Posts by Lindy

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Answered prayers

by Oldhippie in

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looking back over many years of prayers, i cannot pinpoint any time when i felt, unequivocally, that i had received a personal response to my prayers.

can anyone here relate any experiences where you have felt that god answered prayers for you?

No, I can't say I have had one single prayer answered. This was something that bothered me. It fed into my self-image and sense of self. I figured that God didn't want anything to do with me. I did all I could to get his attention. The sisters around me got their prayers answered, what was wrong with me? They told me to be specific. I did. Got nothing. Ask for things along God's will. I did. Nothing. I figured the few bad things that I did must be the end of God's love for me. When I had my crisis of conscience with my religion, I prayed and prayed for a sign that I was wrong in what I felt and what I had found out about the Society. After I finally figured it out, I then realized God did answer me. He didn't want me associating with the WTBTS because he was no longer with them. More research led me to believe as I do now, that God is not there listening and more than likely never was and no ones prayers are answered. But believing so can make the right things happen. You can make them happen though because you believe they will. You do all the right things and things work out. If not, it was not in your power to begin with and you say it was not God's will for you. You blame youself.
It goes along the thinking that God is with both teams playing against each other and on both sides of the wars that are killing people everyday. He can't possibly be with all these idiots!! Yet they keep playing and waring and when they win it was with God's blessing so it makes all competion and the killing okay. If you don't win then it was because you lost God's blessing or he has other plans for you, or you need to work on something such as humility.
It is the same with people dying and when destruction hits with hurricanes and tornadoes. If you live it is God's will and you bless him and prayers were answered. If not, then it is Satan's doing. If the local KH survives it is with God's protection. "God doesn't give you more than you can bear", is another good one for when bad happens and prayers aren't answered. It is a no win, because people will find a way to be blessed or persecuted for God's sake no matter which way anything goes.

Lindy (Antique)

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This hit a little too close to home

by mommy in

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the following appeared in the newspaper this morning:.

a 17-year-old highlands school student was in jail thursday on charges that he had developed a hit list, naming several fellow students he supposedly planned to kill.

highlands police say they arrested andrew douglas quintero, a junior, without incident on wednesday and charged him with 10 misdemeanor counts of communicating threats.. in an interview thursday, highlands school principal jack brooks indicated he wasn't sure whether the student intended to carry out the threats, but said he wasn't taking any chances.. "whether this was done out of humor or it was an expression of anger, i had no idea," brooks said.

Lindy

I know what you mean. We live in a very small community where everyone seems to know everyone. A couple of summers ago everyone was at the community park for a yearly gathering the town does. Someone tried to take a small girl from the restroom. They tried to tie her up and get her out without getting caught but someone came in and they left quickly. As far as I know they were never caught. Unheard of in this town, had everyone really upset. There just is no safe places anymore. Sad, but if you are aware less can happen.
One of the local HS's here shut down for two days because of threats. And get this, just this past week my husband came home because his company had a bomb threat. No bomb was found but they had to close for a while and about half the people didn't come back that day. My hubby braved it and went back. Who ever heard of these things even 20 years ago? Completely unheard of when I was a kid!

Lindy

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Red Religion and the Lawless Man

by GinnyTosken in

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ive been sorting through my old jw books and found one published in 1951, what has religion done for mankind?.

skimming through it, a few sections caught my eye.. the societys comments about the dangers of the totalitarian red religion of communism are hilarious, since they easily apply to the society itself.

substitute russell, rutherford, knorr, and franz for marx, engels, lenin, and stalin, and brooklyn for moscow, and voila!.

Lindy

Dear wasasister,
The problem is, the whole world was into racism at that time. So the WTBTS wasn't different than anyone else at that time. Not that that is okay but they didn't concern themselves with it until the "world" did. Then they sorta tried to correct it as far as it goes. Enough to make themselves look as good as anyone else does. The pictures in the magazines and the few brothers in positions from other races besides white, just like the surrounding peoples. It isn't their main concern, magazine pushing and entrapping you in the Organization is the main focus.
Numbers are dwindling and they can even get around that by saying that that is a sign things are coming to a close on the "system of things". They have an answer for everything.
So their answer to the old literature or any older thinking on things, is always the fact that "the light is getting brighter as the new day dawns." They just don't consider that Jehovah just didn't give the light in the first place. And the candles that the GB used to read by were the same ones that the people of the world read by too and now we have the new search lights in the world and the GB are still reading by candle light. Just "wait on Jehovah and He will take care of everything." "Don't run ahead of Jehovah, ya know."

Lindy

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for unclebruce (and whoever else might help)

by teejay in

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yo, unc (and whoever else might be eavesdropping and can help),.

since you never answer your emails, i have to reach you this way... :-p. in the past, you've made some rather provocative comments about.

biblical figures (abraham, moses, etc.

Lindy

Uncle and teejay,
If you both would love some interesting reading go to this site:

http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Parliament/3460/quest.html

This stuff is very interesting reading about who Jesus really was, how his line got started and what really happened to him.
I have read Genisis of Grail Kings, The Bloodline of the Holy Grail, Realm of the ring Lords, White Powder Gold-The Elixer of Life? off the list given. Thought provoking to say the least. Some cool pictures too. Shows where fairies and such come from. (Always wondered that.)I have to show the fairies to my daughter.

This stuff is heavy reading so make some time for it. My husband recieved this site from a friend of his who does a lot of religious research. He had put it on Word and we just printed it out. I found that a lot of it makes a lot of sense compared to "modern" christian religion.

Hey Unc, you old codger, your old antique here will miss your humor and wit and intelligence on this site. Come back soon, yu'all! Daughters and a road moving? Wow, excitement in them there hills!

As Always,
Lindy (Antique)

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Helpful Techniques for Getting in your Time

by Jang in

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i found this a few years back on one of the sites which has since closed down ..... .

remember: there is a time for everything under the sun.

helpful techniques for getting in your pioneer time .

Lindy

Hi Seeker!
You said: "it just goes to show what happens when man-made rules are instituted"
Like cheating on taxes, and we know that JWs never do that either! lol

Lindy (Antique)

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One Proud Englishman.

by Englishman in

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i've got to tell everyone, my wife christina has just had a letter from bath spa university.. after 4 hard years of study on "inclusive learning", her dissertation has been formally approved, and as such, she is now officially an m.a.. ain't the girl done well?.

englishman.

Lindy

Woo Hoo! Mrs. Englishman! Job well done! We are proud of her too!

Lindy

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Got My Grades From College!

by Lindy in

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i am so proud.

just got my grade today in the mail.

not bad for an old lady who hasn't looked in a school book for a very long time!

Lindy

WOW! Thanks each and every one of you for all the comments, it's so encouraging!

Dannybear: Yes, I remember those days in the not so distant past and I am thankful every day that I can go forward away from them. You are not "unlearned" Danny. You are considerably wealthy in knowledge. I didn't realize until I went back to college how much I did know. I had the advantage over the younger students many times. Believe me, you would have the same advantage.
If you want to and can, go back. It took me three whole years to get the nerve and now I wish I had just gone. I would be done now! LOL But each day is anew and with its decisions.
Now I know why my father was self taught. He just couldn't sit still and not take in more knowledge. He taught himself several languages and he would write little poems and draw cartoon pitures all the time. He loved books and read and read. It is probably what kept his mind active into his mid 80's before he died.
My Mother on the other hand, found the JWs and even though she had a great mind, it stagnated. What a shame, and what a waste.

COMF: You evil man you!! Thanks sweetie, I love you too!

Unc: You ole sweetheart, Hugs back to you! You are hardly behind sweetheart! Your way with words and your wit tells me that you are ahead of many of us!

SlipNSlide: Go back! It is something else! It does something to you to know that it isn't to late to do anything. It is a great ego booster too! It is hard work but, like everything else, you get back what you put in. I still am having a hard time believing all the A's. And I am slightly fearful of the fall. But now I know I can do it! So if I can, anyone can!

Tina: I am glad you knew, now I do! I was scared to death! But you have encouraged me up until now and I thank you. It has meant so very much to know others are there for you!

Chris and Teejay, Way to go! I am a lot older than you guys, so if I can start now, you guys can finish up! I also hated english in HS, but love it so far in college!

Dana: What a thrill to get through the first years. Now on to the finish line. You did well up until now, you'll do fine this fall too!

expatbrit: Thank you so much!

HighPriest: Thank you for the cheers! It means a lot.

larc: Thanks, I just try not to think of Akron campus, it is a while away. I am sure once I get used to it, I will be fine. My daughters will be going too, so that will help.

mommy: I was scared to death! I just went, didn't think about it, and kept on truckin'! The first couple of weeks were the hardest but I found that if I asked questions of the instructors and the students things were a lot better. If I can do it, you can. Once you get settled and going and you realize that you are at an advantage as a non-traditional student you will do fine! It does something to you, boosts your confidence. Best wishes to your starting! Like I said before, it took me three years to get the nerve to start!

Yerusalyim: Don't laugh, I was upset that the software fundamentals class brought my average down. I worked my butt off to learn too. Of course if I hadn't, my grade would have been worse than the B- I did get, so I should shut up! I told the instructor that this class was bringing my average down. I was joking with her, of course. I just couldn't get passed that excel!! I did love the rest of the class though! Word and Power Point are so cool!!

JAVA: Thanks so much for the encouragement to all of us. Support is so imoportant as we all found out after leaving behind the WTBTS and all of its damage.

Again, thank you everyone for so much love and caring. It means the world to me. And I hope that it has encouraged others reading this to do there best in life and enjoy it, to do the things that they thought impossible in the WTBTS and that there is so much more in the life we live now. Not to put off to the "new system" what can be done today!!

As Always,
Lindy

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Early Christian Writings!

by ISP in

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yup......check these babies out!.

> http://home.earthlink.net/~kirby/writings/.

isp

Lindy

Another great site for this kind of research is:

http://anes235-1.ff.cuni.cz/WWW/projects/semitic/ethiopian/shelf.htm

Lindy (Antique)

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HOW DO PEOPLE GET OUT OF RELIGIOUS CULTS?

by Jang in

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recovery from mind control .

how do people get out of religious cults?.

different people leave in different ways.

Lindy

Liked this information. At first I was "thrown out" but the guilt and fear brought me back in. Then I after almost getting "thrown out" on several more occasions, I finally was a combination of "walking out" and "burnt out". Then I "found out" (by accident, exploring on the net) and now I am "out out". But they think I am "drifting" and "weak" and that is fine with me.

Lindy

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What will you miss most from this system....

by expatbrit in

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that's the title of another poxy thread on witnesses online that has me scratching my head in disbelief that anyone could be so deluded.. i would love to be able to post a reply in the thread saying something like: "well, i guess none of you have any unbelieving relatives, then?"..

link: http://www.witnessesonline.com/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/witnessesonline/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=1&t=000345.

expatbrit

Lindy

Dear RHW,
You said:
"The thing that's really sad is that, as JWs, they are missing out on the beautiful things in life right now. They are giving up everything in their present lives for some amorphous "something" that they can't even define."

Can't agree more! That is why I started college this spring and am moving on tyring to do things that I missed out on. What you said is something that hit me the most when I think of the ones that I care about that are still in the congregations. What a waste, and you just can't tell them, they are conditioned not to listen. No one could tell me, and my wonderful SIL sure did try!
Lindy (Antique)