on another tread this point came up.
scotsman posted a comment about a certain poster being gay, and i do not know or care if this is true or not, and in conflict over the fear of dying at armageddon for this "sin".
do any of you fear the big a because of your lifestyle?
"1. If what they taught was true, I would rather be dead than live forever on earth with the cruel, unloving people at the KH."
Ditto.
But to be honest, I never gave a lot of thought about Armageddon even when I was a Witness. Except maybe for the STUPID article a couple of years ago that stated that unbelieving mates would die at Armageddon. That presumptous attitude pissed me off!
seems the more contact i have with the wt the more angry i get.
please bear with me.
there are more issues at hand about which i posted earlier.. i cannot give updates on these delicate matters for fear of serious repurcussions.. some of you might remember what i'm talking about.
"I was thinking of presenting this matter to "Bethel", but if I did I would probably be DFed.
DF actually means nothing to me, but my girls (daughters) then wouldn't talk to me anymore.
So even though I'm out they still control part of my life.
What the GB is actually saying is: "You come out with the truth then we will seperate you
from your family"."
I hear ya, Avenger. Something similar may be happening to me right now, and I AM DA'd.
In answer to your question do real friends exist-yes they do. But real friends don't try to control you, nor do they side with people or organisations who are trying to control you.
We all have our breaking points. Sometimes I think JWs make it a mission to try and find them, so they can make us out to be the "evil apostates" (their religion must have scapegoats for it to be valid).I've worked hard since I was out not to let them goad me into behavior they can point to as being "typical" of apostates. But it never seems to end. Now I understand why so many have gone on the defense.
Just keep in mind, Avenger, most of society DOES agree with us about the JWs. I've opened up to some of my new friends, and their understanding and support helps a lot.
Long live Emperor Princess!!
Or do you prefer Empress?
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http://www.rollingstone.com/features/nationalaffairs/featuregen.asp?pid=2916
well, despite not having the much touted "freedom of speech" that america enjoys, we will get to see micheal moore's new film "farenheit 911" whereas america, for now, won't.. the film links president bush with powerful saudi families including the bin ladens.. seems disney (based on florida) have blocked the distribution because they are afraid of losing tax breaks by way of retaliation ... handy having cousing jeb as governor isn't it?.
still think you have freedom of speech?.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/3689121.stm.
I stand corrected-Mr. Moore does offer his films online
this site has helped me a great deal, so i share my enthusiasm with others who were not aware of this site.
one such person is very close to me, and she is with us now:.
allow me to introdroduce..... jane eyre!.
Welcome to the board, Jane
my anonymous reader has an interesting questionhow others helped us think.
for me, it was two things:.
a high school teacher asked me, "does it make sense to you that god thinks that the people at your kingdom hall are better christians and more worthy than say....mother theresa?".
WHAT IF
I can't find the rhyme in all my reason I've lost sense of time and all seasons I feel I've been beaten
down By the words of men who have no grounds I can't sleep beneath the trees of wisdom When
your ax has cut the roots that feed them Forked tongues in bitter mouths Can drive a man to bleed
from inside out What if you did? What if you lied? What if I avenge? What if eye for an eye? I've
seen the wicked fruit of your vine Destroy the man who lacks a strong mind Human pride sings a
vengeful song Inspired by the times you've been walked on My stage is shared by many millions
Who lift their hands up high because they feel this We are one We are strong The more you hold
us down the more we press on What if you did? What if you lied? What if I avenge? What if eye
for an eye? I know I can't hold the hate inside my mind 'Cause what consumes your thoughts
controls your life So I'll just ask a question What if? What if your words could be judged like a
crime? Written by Tremonti/Stapp Published by Tremonti/Stapp Music
in the june 15, 2000 issue of the watchtower magazine, the wts printed a question from readers entitled "do jehovah's witnesses accept any minor fractions of blood?
well, guess what?
4 years to the day later, the wts reprinted that very same qfr word for word!.
Just like a Disney movie-they re-release it for the next generation
well, despite not having the much touted "freedom of speech" that america enjoys, we will get to see micheal moore's new film "farenheit 911" whereas america, for now, won't.. the film links president bush with powerful saudi families including the bin ladens.. seems disney (based on florida) have blocked the distribution because they are afraid of losing tax breaks by way of retaliation ... handy having cousing jeb as governor isn't it?.
still think you have freedom of speech?.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/3689121.stm.
"It is not in the best interests of our company to distribute a partisan political film that may offend some of our customers." Hmmm. Disney doesn't distribute work that has partisan politics? Disney distributes and syndicates the Sean Hannity radio show every day? I get to listen to Rush Limbaugh every day on Disney-owned WABC. I also seem to remember that Disney distributed a very partisan political movie during a Congressional election year, 1998?a film called The Big One? by, um? ME!"
This part was interesting.
I wonder what kind of rights Miramax owns, since they invested so much money into the film. If Mr. Moore still retains the rights, and if he is serious about the importance of this issue, he should make the film available to the public on the internet for free and take a financial loss on it.
i'm new to the forums so i just wanted to say hi.
kind of nervous at the moment.. i'm one of the jehovah's witness kids that is looking for the whole truth.
i go to the meetings and have my own problems with the organization but i do believe in alot of it's beliefs.. since i got that out the way i wanted to see what other people think about the newer jehovah's witness teens.
" They become Jehovahnized in a matter of a year."
What a succinct description
Welcome, btw!
Cicatrix
