ozbrad

Joined

• started 4 topics
• posted 179 times   see topics posted on
• send a message

Posts by ozbrad

• 
  46

  Former Unbaptized Publisher, New Here

  by GloomySunday in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  former unbaptized publisher, here.. i'm new to the forums and have hesitated for months to join this forum.

  i was raised in a jw family, and was never baptized, because one of my parents didn't think i should be baptized early.. my mother became inactive, but i eventually went back for social contact, eventually starting a study.

  i raised a few questions, only to find that the conductor would get irritated and defensive when my questions would get deeper into the topic.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  ozbrad

  Almost 30 years of Sunday morning sleeping in here.
• 
  269

  Why does god kill children?

  by Comatose in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i was thinking about all the accounts in the bible that indicate god kills children as a punishment or teaching experience.

  1. kills all of egypts firstborn sons, who were innocent kids who did nothing to him or his people, who had no control over the decisions pharoah made.

  how many times have you read that account or thought about it without realizing the devastating pain dealt to all those parents, and remembered those were innocent kids?.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  ozbrad

  
• 
  8

  Matthew 6:26

  by ozbrad in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  .

  .

  someone posted this on facebook and i found the image and words haunting..

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  ozbrad

  @ Cold Steel

  The difference between me and your god is that if I saw a child being raped I would do something about it.
• 
  8

  Matthew 6:26

  by ozbrad in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  .

  .

  someone posted this on facebook and i found the image and words haunting..

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  ozbrad

  

  Someone posted this on Facebook and I found the image and words haunting.
• 
  33

  Heartwarming JW Facebook Comment

  by exwhyzee in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this urban legend/anecdote was on the facebook page of a jw who is a facebook friend of mine.

  it's kind of long but tell us what you think....it was all i could do to stop myself from making a snarky comment.

  a young couple very much wanted to have a family, but his wife could not conceive, so they decided to adopt a baby.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  ozbrad

  I knew of an old JW couple whose only son died in Vietnam who adopted/fostered 2 teenage sisters.

  They set about terrorizing the parents and burn quite a large sum of money the parents had.

  They were eventually returned some how. Never heard that experience at an assembly.
• 
  70

  Who have you seen in concert?

  by pontoon in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my short list; lynard skynard, beach boys, carole king, yes, doobie brothers, rod stewart, ringo starr.. all star band, styx, gordon lightfoot, moody blues.

  can you tell i like the older stuff?.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  ozbrad

  Madonna

  Cyndi Lauper

  U2

  Crowded House

  Eurythmics

  George Michael

  Elton John

  Michael Jackson

  Robbie Williams

  Boni Jovi

  Diana Ross

  Pet Shop Boys

  Inxs

  and many more I can't remember. Michael Jackson was the best followed by Cyndi Lauper.
• 
  29

  Hi! Life story of young, 23-year-old (gay), disassociated, non-baptized publisher

  by HillCountry in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hello, this is my first post and the first time i have told my entire story, albeit abridged, to anyone.

  it will be a long story, sorry.. my grandparents were brought up with different religious backgrounds but converted to bible students around the depression era.

  later, my grandfather met my grandmother through the congregation and got married until his death, having a marriage that lasted over four decades.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  ozbrad

  Hi,

  I'm also gay, born in and never baptised left on my 21st birthday and about to have my 10th anniversary with my partner in Jan.

  It does get better. My teenage years like most gay JW kids was hell. It was such a relief to get out into the real world.

  There is a gayexjw support group on Facebook with over 500 members here. http://www.facebook.com/groups/37475079005/

  and also A Common Bond http://www.gayxjw.org/

  Brad
• 
  34

  Wishful thinking? Will WTBS ever go down?

  by MC RubberMallet in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i see it posted that many are 'waking up' etc.

  but the religion is still growing!

  many enjoy the kool-aid.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  ozbrad

  I think they lie about their figures. I've lived at this address for over 12 months and never seen a witness around here.
• 
  59

  Favorite JW Urban Legends

  by Christ Alone in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  what are your favorite urban legends that you heard as a jw?.

  here's mine:.

  a brother, through his work, was asked to give a speech to the united nations.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  ozbrad

  Well there was the story of this talking snake who got a naked woman to eat some fruit.

  And the one about the guy with super human powers who lost it all after he got a haircut.

  And there was this one about a guy who built this really big boat....
• 
  125

  A question for Athiests

  by EndofMysteries in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i really do not understand how any can be athiests from thinking real hard about it.

  how can you think everything on this earth just happened?.

  from my understanding, to be athiest, this is pretty much how it goes.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  ozbrad

  You believe a talking snake made a naked woman eat some fruit 6000 years ago but those scientific fact are just wrong. mmm

  Now which sounds sillier.