i looked through your posts but couldn't find your life story.
have you written it?.
i would love to read your progression from/through jw to avid scholar :).
Just needed to chime in also for being a Leolaia fan. Always appreciate the depth of research and the attention to detail that is included in each post.
And even more important is being a fellow Dr. Who fan!
This humorous and creative youtube clip has a great Dr. Who reference:
they mean the leadership.
all of this is code for: one who is not ready to really study and accept how the leadership of jehovah's witnesses use the bible to their own self serving means.
but to be fair, jw's teach that most all of these characters refer to the leadership of jehovah's witnesses, the governing body.
Great thread and topic! Much appreciated ATJ.
in my day, you were proud to be a jw!
you knew you'd get "persecution" and it was all good.
when you abstained from blood, you read the ingredients of a candy bar!
Indian Larry- The holding hands legislation was what finally pushed me over the edge. Just couldn't take any more legalism.
There are several threads on it. Here is one: http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/bible/182583/1/new-WT-rule-no-holding-hands-durning-public-prayer
so here's the latest in my pathetic saga.
i've tried to fly under the radar for the past year, but it isn't working so well.
i've learned not to engage my wife in debates but rather to ask questions.
Has the option of getting Professional counseling been considered?
As an armchair observer of your family dynamic, it seems to be quite adversarial, and perhaps by both parties.
Speaking from personal experience, you will not win in this situation where you are cast as the bad guy. The Borg supplies all the "answers" as to your motives in questioning anything.
Your motives need to be proved to her as having her and your children's best welfare at heart.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfhsewwd3wa.
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cedars.
Thanks to all in their efforts to publicize one of the most egregious abuses of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society.
Special thanks above all to a most courageous young lady, Candace Conti, without whose bravery this exposure would not be happening.
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http://autos.aol.com/article/woman-arrested-for-warning-drivers-of-speed-trap-with-makeshift/?ncid=txtlnkusauto00000020.
Being a Houston resident, I know first-hand that it it next to impossible to get ticketed on the main freeways driving at 80-85 mph, unless you are drivind like an a**hole.
My hat is off to her for riding even riding a bicycle here. Being that she lives here there is no way she would have stepped out into the street. More people are killed every year on Houston freeways from having car troubles and venturing out of their vehicles than from actual accidents.
I agree with the earlier posters that the main issue here is one of free speech.
there have been several threads about music the last few days, so i decided to start another.. this song absolutely makes me tear up every time i hear it.. .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cq_3byxasmm.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWJCu3d6EX0
The inspiration for her writing this song came from the suicide of one of her close friends.
Makes sense as you listen closely to the lyrics. Breaks me up every time.
http://theoatmeal.com/comics/religion.
Low-Key- Look further into his blog and check out his cartoon on the Utilikilt. You might appreciate that. Funny stuff!
the anonymous hacker group has proven themselves effective in the past.
lets wait and see if they pull it off again with the wts.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhyl4waps2o.
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Vultures!
sal, it's funny but things were much more shallow in the dubs.
i noticed some of the ugliest blokes getting pretty little trophy wives so long as they had a job or were the sons of elders.
my dad (an elder) even went so far as to encourage me to come back to the dubs because i would easily pull a good looking wife .
Open Mind- Lol, had to think minute about that one.
