Thank you all so much for your comments and support. You are a wonderful bunch of people.
Ray
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Adult Children of Alcoholics
by Ray Skyhorse inhow do witnesses view aa meetings and aca meetings?
are they ok with the 12 steps?
the reason i am asking is because i think it might be beneficial for my jw-wife to attend some aca meetings but i'm unsure of how "anti-aa" the witnesses are.. also, if anyone care to make any comments re aca meetings, i'm all ears.
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Adult Children of Alcoholics
by Ray Skyhorse inhow do witnesses view aa meetings and aca meetings?
are they ok with the 12 steps?
the reason i am asking is because i think it might be beneficial for my jw-wife to attend some aca meetings but i'm unsure of how "anti-aa" the witnesses are.. also, if anyone care to make any comments re aca meetings, i'm all ears.
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Ray Skyhorse
How do Witnesses view AA meetings and ACA meetings? Are they ok with the 12 steps? The reason I am asking is because I think it might be beneficial for my jw-wife to attend some ACA meetings but I'm unsure of how "anti-AA" the witnesses are.
Also, if anyone care to make any comments re ACA meetings, I'm all ears. Thank you.
Ray
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Where are you ?
by sunshineToo in.
in which part of the planet are you?
i'm in the sf bay area, ca, u.s.a. i have been there for 17 years.. how about you?
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Behind the Redwood Curtain in Eureka, California.
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Ciao For Now-I'll be back
by Ray Skyhorse ini'm going to be busy moving to northern california (humboldt county)so i'm not going to be around for the next month or so.
i hope i don't miss too much interesting stuff while i'm away.
i hope i don't miss dateline.
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Greetings Everyone,
I'm going to be busy moving to Northern California (Humboldt County)so I'm not going to be around for the next month or so. I hope I don't miss too much interesting stuff while I'm away. Oh well. I hope I don't miss Dateline. Is anybody else here from Humboldt? I would like to correspond with any exJWs in the area.
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Women in the "Truth
by hillbilly inhowdy all!.
first, i'd like to thank all of you for providing a diverse and enjoyable forum.
in my opinion, the lack of good "debate" and discussion of veiwpoints are some of the things that made my 'active duty' days less than enjoyable.
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Welcome Hillbilly! Nice to have you here. I thought your post was very interesting. I'm married to a JW; I've never been a member. Looking forward to hearing more from you.
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What Does "New Light" Really Mean?
by Ray Skyhorse ini understand how the wts uses the term "new light" as a rationalization to explain the mistakes that they are constantly making.
can anyone explain to me what this phrase really means?
i don't like studying the bible very much.
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I understand how the WTS uses the term "New Light" as a rationalization to explain the mistakes that they are constantly making. Can anyone explain to me what this phrase really means? I don't like studying the bible very much. Thanks.
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I MOVED OUT!
by airwlk149 inok, so i moved out on saturday.
i am not 18 for 17 more days but my mom asked me to leave early all the same.
on friday things got hairy, we had jw friends from out of town visiting, and i exploded.
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Ray Skyhorse
Hi Airwalk,
I'm glad your out of your parents house. It must be very difficult growing up when both your parents are in a cult. I know you must be kind of nervous about your future since you don't have a permanent place to live. Do you have a job? Are you in school? What are your plans? Do I sound like an overprotective parent or what?
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am i normal?
by airwlk149 inok, so i am 17 almost 18. i used to have a boyfriend.
we were gonna get married this coming december, but stuff happened and we aren't now.
i had sex with him before marriage, and the bible firmly states to deaden your body memebers, which apparently we did not.
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Greetings Airwalk,
You are at a very difficult stage of life. Discovering who you are can be a riddle at times and understanding your sexuality can be downright confusing. Especially if you think you are experiencing bisexual feelings. I know, I've been there.
I'm a 37 year old bisexual male. I'm currently married and have an adorable 8 month old son. I've known that I've been bi since I was about 12 years old. What being bi means to me is about being sexually attracted to someone whom I am very emotionally close to and also find physically attractive. Usually, I am attracted only to women. When I see an attractive woman walking down the street, I look at her (I try not to stare.) I don't look at men that way. However, there have been a couple of times in my life where I became physically attracted to some of my male friends. I've had several very close male friends in my life, although I was only physically attracted to two of them. One of them, as it turns out, was bi and we were lovers for a couple of years. We were not out of the closet, but met discreetly on occassion. We kind of drifted away from each other as lovers when we developed relationships with other people. I currently am in a monogamous relationship with my wife. We love each other very much and she knows I am bi. We are married because we love each other and we wanted to raise children together. My former lover is still one of my best friends (yes, my wife knows about him.) I guess if I have any advice for you is that you should communicate to those you love and are attracted to about your feelings. I don't think it is wrong for you to have the sexual feelings you currently have. You've told your friend that that you find her physically attractive. That's wonderful that you two can talk about it.I'm going to make a generalization and say that I think it is a bit more difficult for young males to come to terms with their sexuality than young women. The reason I say this because there is this macho, bullshit attitude that is ingrained into boys which conflicts with their sexual feelings for other males. I think a lot of young men turn into violent homophobes because of this internal conflict. Females don't seem to have this problem.
By the way, I think you are very normal, though a bit confused and depressed. Since you are currently confused, I suggest you don't rush into a marriage with your (ex)boyfriend. I think Joelbear also had some great advice.
Peace,
Ray Skyhorse
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what it feels like to be reinstated
by airwlk149 ini just got reinstated about 3 months ago and i am still trying to adjust.
i got baptized right before i turned 16, got disfellowshipped not even a year later.
then another year later i get reinstated.
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Airwalk,
I'm really glad you found this place. I hope we can give you some emotional support that you so desperately need. You sound like you have a good head on your shoulders, although you've been emotionally screwed over and have scars. I think you are beginning to see the hypocrisy of the JWs. Friends who treat you like you were dead are not real friends, you know that. I like the idea of you going away to college. Find out about student loans and grants. You've been through a lot but you still have a difficult road ahead; that road be easier to travel once you have true friends to share the journey with.
Best Wishes,
Ray Skyhorse
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Why does this make so much sense to me?
by openminded insecular humanism: it isn't just for atheists anymore.
dateline: june 10, 1999. this is the first-ever guest column for this site, so enjoy..... .
so there i was, the daughter of two very devout catholics with 24 years of catholic education between them, sitting in a room full of godless secular humanists - and agreeing with nearly everything they said.
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Ray Skyhorse
Thanks for sharing this Openminded. It was an enjoyable read. I think I'll ask some of my family if they would kill if God asked them to. It will be interesting to hear their responses.
Peace,
Ray