Posts by FayeDunaway

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"There will be raspberries falling from the sky"

by stuckinarut2 in

according to these authentic holy verses, you too can share in the assured joy of sweet raspberries from the sky:.

"i tell you truthfully, there were raspberries in an abundance that fell from the sky, bringing great happiness to all those on earth".

from the book of stuckinarut2 4:7. but how can you believe this authoritative verse?.

FayeDunaway

Good point, BB.

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is this still a belief? no 'marraige' after being resurected?

by sowhatnow in

i was having a discussion with my sister yesterday, and she said to me,'mom told me that if dad dies at armageddon, she cant get remarried in the new system' .

i told he i have never heard such a thing, but i do recall that it was believed that anyone who dies now, cannot be married in the 'new world' because they are to be as angels in heaven.. she said , so why be resurrected if yiu cant live your dream of having a loving mate and perfect children?

god is still dictating to you how you will live.

FayeDunaway

Wow joe, they finally corrected that teaching? Took long enough!

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Earthquake!.. and JW superstition.

by apocalypse in

while in service on saturday, i was sitting with an elder that i have known for years having a coffee break.

we were discussing the up-coming convention and what we had to do etc.

then, (there was a tv up on the wall in the coffee place where we were) on the screen burst the news of the nepal earthquake.

FayeDunaway

Yep. I was at a gathering about 7 years ago, at the beginning of the economic recession in the USA. A young ministerial servant said 'things are getting WORSE! Isn't it EXCITING??' With a crazed expression in his eyes.

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The shift: from follower to wanting to leave

by paradisebeauty in

this week has been the week when my whole way of thinking shifted.

i still cannot believe how this can happen so fast.

over a period of seven days i went from not even imagining that i could ever not be a witness to wanting to get out of this organisation.. .

FayeDunaway

The GB could learn a lot from this new pope Francis...

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Went to a Catholic Funeral Today

by Captain Schmideo2 in

jw
friends

it was for a dear friend of the family that i have known all my life.now, bear in mind that i was born and raised jw, so my experience with catholic ceremonies can be counted on three fingers, a wedding, a "regular" mass, and this funeral mass.once they got down to the actual speaking about the deceased, i felt emotionally involved, but prior to that, i was watching and had questions about aspects of the services (these i have seen in common for all three times i have been in an rc church):why the "sing-song" voice during the prayers?

does god hear it better if you sound all spooky tenor?i observe that every time a reading from one of the gospels takes place, it is preceded by a big musical number:"alleluiah!

alleluiah"( "and nowwwwwwwwwwwwwww, heeeeeeeeeeeeeere's jesus!".

FayeDunaway

I've been to catholic funerals, many of them, and some are really good. It depends on whether the person was known by the priest or not.

My church isn't catholic, but the funerals are so personal, with friends and family members getting up to speak about memories or character of the person. I help at every funeral held at church, they are all good and meaningful.

It's always made me sad how impersonal witness memorials are. At most a couple of sentences about the deceased. That's all they get then it's a commercial for their religion. I hate that my parents will be treated the same. It's going to drive me nuts.

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When will JW.ORG appear on convention name tags?

by kairos in

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friends

i have not seen the logo on a name tag, yet.. will this year be the first time jws are encouraged to walk around advertising a web site?.

FayeDunaway

It's inevitable. Probably next year. The real question is when will all witnesses have it tattooed on their foreheads.

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2015 Convention Reminders Video!

by Atlantis in

credit goes to mike & kim.. .. https://youtu.be/yj3x6wjrsaq .

.. .. atlantis!.

FayeDunaway

Couldn't stomach the whole thing, but seriously, this stuff is just common courtesy that witnesses apparently naturally lack due to their theocratic zeal :P. and boy, do I NOT miss that sanctimonious, rule based, talking down to me tone all the time...no matter if there are cartoons now, it still sounds the same.

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Are you Thick Skin?

by James Mixon in

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friends

tick skin "the ability to withstand criticism and show no signs of any.

criticism you may receive getting to you".

did you have a thin skin when.

FayeDunaway

Criticism hurts a lot. I always wanted to be as good and perfect as people expected of me. But I think this is getting better as I am getting older, I am realizing what other people think of me doesn't matter very much.

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The shift: from follower to wanting to leave

by paradisebeauty in

this week has been the week when my whole way of thinking shifted.

i still cannot believe how this can happen so fast.

over a period of seven days i went from not even imagining that i could ever not be a witness to wanting to get out of this organisation.. .

FayeDunaway

Shoot it would be nice if some of us lived close to eachother. Paradise beauty I really would want to be your friend in real life. I'm glad you've clicked with LHS too.

You should research the cross...when I did, I was so surprised by what I found. Actually Wikipedia helped me a lot with the history of thngs. Jesus did actually die on a cross. Witnesses have fought very long to be apart from other religions, but really it's foolishness. Rutherford especially was really messed up. I don't know what happened to him in his childhood but the guy had serious issues he infused into the religion and that they cling to today.

Giordano, my pastor is female! She's quite awesome, but I admit that it took some getting used to to having a female pastor. I knew this church had a female pastor, and the first time I went, I planned it to be the week there was a visiting male speaker...and I could not believe how he spoke of his own weaknesses and insecurities from the stage! He infused his experiences of having a child born with a severe disability into his sermon, and how difficult that was to accept for him due to his own pride, but how rich she has made his life. it made me like him so much. But the next week I met the female, and she is so warm and loving it felt natural for her to preach.

About Unitarian Universalists...we have many close friends of that religion, and they are all wonderful people. It's not for me because I am firmly Christian...But me and my kids often go to their family game night.they are good people.

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Things I trust more than the Jehovah's Witnesses Governing Body

by OnTheWayOut in

i stole this, from of all places, rick fearon.

i don't know who he stole it from.

please think of more.. things i trust more than the jehovah's witnesses governing body+ the media+ mexican tap water+ cappuccino from bill cosby+ a bigfoot sighting+ a politician who says "trust me"+ an al qaeda who wants flying lessons, but skips landing and take-offs+ a hillary clinton war story+ bill clinton wanting to give a speech at an all-female school+ gas station sushi+ a brian williams or bill o'rielly news report+ email from a nigerian prince.

FayeDunaway

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