my jw friend of 20 years, the first one i ever met, the one who got me into jwism in the first place, unfriended me from facebook without explanation.
other jws who have unfriended me at least called me names (apostate) and told me they were unfriending me, but they were no loss.
but someone who's been your friend since you were 13...and no explanation...i'd think 20 years- 20 years!
I'm so sorry, too, Julia. She's "just following orders," which is what Nazis and JW's do.
When you get right down to it, the fact is that you have been honored. You are thinking for yourself, and shunned for it.
I recommend that you read Jonathan Livingston Seagull. He was dishonored when he should have been honored because he went outside the boundaries of being a regular seagull. He flew higher than any of the other seagulls.
i am a pedant, but the reason i care about spelling and grammar etc on jwn is that jw's will pick on any minor error and discount everything else you say, so if you are writing articles on blogs or wherever, you need to get it "right", in the sense that it cannot be criticised.. i know that "apostasy" can be written with a c and be acceptable to some, but as the origin is the greek word apostasia i prefer to spell it with an s to avoid criticism.. we should try to make our spelling and grammar acceptable to all if we wish to be taken seriously, i think we need to pay attention on here too to make sure our posts make sense, with some posts i just think, "wtf are you on about ?".
pedants rant over..
Hi, Phizzy. I hate to admit it, but I'm a spelling and grammar Nazi. Some of the things I read here and elsewhere make me wince. It's hard for me to keep mum sometimes.
I am pretty sure that the correct American spelling is with an "s." Ths spelling with a "c" may be the British spelling, but I'm not sure.
What you say about JW's and grammar does not seem right to me. My experience with them is that they are uneducated and given to lots of grammatical and spelling errors, and that's not all.
no, he is not 5 years old, he is 59 today.
totallyadd like many of you was raised in the cult and not allowed to celebrate his birthdays.
he was always on the outside looking in, deprived of cake and comraderie.
Happy Birthday! Many more!
think about it..... if there were a prophet on earth today everyone would know it.
when a prophet is finally here i can guarantee it will be a man and not a group on men ftom brooklyn..
It might be a woman.
my dad used to pray for the witnesses behind the iron curtain.
i couldn't figure out why were they caught behind this heavy curtain.
couldn't they just find a door and leave?.
Prayers are very passionate with Holiness people. They pray for all the people still living in sin, express gratitude for their meager belongings, and take prayer requests from the church members before beginning the prayers. Prayers are said out loud in church, with everyone praying out loud at the same time, so it's hard to hone in on anyone in particular. Mostly, they were loud!
these are hilarious - his voice-over is perfect .... sad dog diary.
sad cat diary.
fruit bats.
Have you read The Plague Dogs by Richard Adams? It has some great observations by dogs as well.
Thanks for those hilarious videos!
on the tv show the view today, george a guest on the show stated,.
prince approached him and ask to have a bible study, george said.
hell yes.
So do celebrity dubs have Bible studies only with other celebs? My nieces would consent in a heartbeat to study anything with Prince!
peacefully after a short bout with leukemia.
she was 88 years old and the foundation of my life.
she will be sadly missed by me and everyone whose lives she has touched.. .
I'm so sorry, Diana. Your grandma sounds a lot like mine. We can console ourselves somewhat by remembering how lucky we were to have them with us for so long. A lot of people lose grandparents in childhood.
With sympathy,
SandraC
. . . and how to twist the fabric of my clothing into an "alien baby" image.
i hated peas.
my mom would say, "the kids in china are starving.
eat your peas.
You make me feel really weird, Lois. I loved my vegetables, but I couldn't stand meat. I could eat pork and fish, but chicken and beef did not taste good at all to me. Once when I was in the hospital, I was forced to eat the meat on my plate by a hospital employee. I threw it up. She left me alone after that.
Once, again when in the hospital, we had brussels sprouts. I liked them, but none of the other kids did. So about 8 kids dumped their brussels sprouts on my plate. We all got yelled at.
