dear ex-jw.com.
many of you have asked me why i am in this place.
you think i am being disobedient to the faithful and discreet slave or being hypocritical when i frequent this site.
The other thing that I notice about this character, is that he never talks about Jehovah, much ado about Jesus, and he will use the word God, but I can't recall even once where he referred to God as: Jehovah or Jehovah God.
Bye Comforter.... oh, can you take Fred with you?
i remember back to when i was part of the borg... .
i noticed how all the rich witnesses got away with everything.
i knew of a teen who was dating (and having sex with) this non-believer and nothing even happened to him.
And don't forget, the brothers that owned construction companies were so kind to employ the less fortunate members of the hall and teach young brothers a trade, hire sisters to answer phones for minimum wage.
golf course 'dotted with prostitutes' tents during tournament'
police in california who raided a private golf tournament say they found prostitutes' tents dotted around the course.. they detained over 100 golfers and arrested six others during the raid on the hidden valley golf club in norco.. the times says an la restaurant booked the course under the name golf ventures, thought to be an alias for its real name.. as the 100 competitors and 19 women were taken off for questioning, six people were led from the course in handcuffs.. the club says it is as shocked as police.. lisa mcconnell of the sheriff's department in riverside county, east of la, said: "as part of a golf tournament, sex acts were offered to participants for a fee.
there were tents set up around the course where people could pay for sex.".
Sorry if I offended you, Andee, I certainly didn't mean to upset you. But you have to admit, that you sure can hear alot of bull pucky in Norco and Mira Loma, every weekend now. Mira Loma has its own Circuit Assembly Hall.
golf course 'dotted with prostitutes' tents during tournament'
police in california who raided a private golf tournament say they found prostitutes' tents dotted around the course.. they detained over 100 golfers and arrested six others during the raid on the hidden valley golf club in norco.. the times says an la restaurant booked the course under the name golf ventures, thought to be an alias for its real name.. as the 100 competitors and 19 women were taken off for questioning, six people were led from the course in handcuffs.. the club says it is as shocked as police.. lisa mcconnell of the sheriff's department in riverside county, east of la, said: "as part of a golf tournament, sex acts were offered to participants for a fee.
there were tents set up around the course where people could pay for sex.".
Norco? ah, that's where a person can either smell the bull shit or listen to it!
Norco is famous for 2 things: The JW Assembly Hall and cows. When you travel thru that area you must roll the windows up and still hold your nose. The smell is atrocious.
i was df'd a number of years ago.
my parents never shunned me - they didn't feel that df'ing broke the family ties.
but when my brothers or uncle were in town i was "allowed" to come visit at certain times when their other jw friends would not be around.
Congratulations on your integrity-keeping ways!! Your son has seen who is Christ-like and who is not. Unfortunately, its not a game, so there are no winners or losers, and no one really comes out on top. I hope your son continues to see how your patience and long suffering have not been easy but they have shown what you are made of!
just curious...anyone one else have experiences with jw friends or relatives who gave birth to children with down's syndrome?
my sister has down's syndrome, she was born the year i left home.
i often wonder how jws justify bringing kids into the world when they know they will be unable to care for them all their lives.
I don't think this is necessarily a JW thing, but a selfish thing on the part of many parents. I am 39 and I have a child that is one. People ask when I am going to have #2 and I say, "Never."
They seem shocked. When I explain I have a perfect child, just wonderful, there couldn't be another baby more beautiful, so why should I mess with perfection. I have enough money for her college education, a 2 bedroom house, day care expenses, etc. It would not be economical to have another, especially if my financial situation took a downturn. And then, after 40 the chances of a DS kid go way up.
Now, if I had a DS child, what would the effect be on my 1 year old to grow up always with a mentally retarded sibling. Facing facts means I'd have to teach her to tolerate other kids making fun of her and her sib. It would mean there is a good chance that in my daughters young adult-hood, she'd be left to care for her DS sibling, since people at 60 get cancer, heart attacks, etc.....even if I was 70 and I died, that means my daughter would be 30 and caring for another adult for the REST OF THEIR LIVES. I am willing to make decisions that effect my life. I am not willing to make those kinds of decisions for my baby.
JW's do say "Jehovah willing" an awful lot, but worldly people say, "the Lord provides" or "God works in mysterious ways." People don't stop and think, they see movie stars having babies at 40 and don't realize they have gotten other eggs or in-vitro .... People think, "Oh an only child" or they think "I better have a baby, who cares if I am 45!"
Ya gotta think past yourself and see the whole picture.
jehovah's witnesses proclaim the good news of the kingdom under the power of god's holy spirit.
jesus commanded his followers to preach in the most distant parts of the earth and promised them that the spirit of god would guide them in this life-saving work (acts 1:8).. without the spirit of god, one cannot continue preaching about jesus and god's kingdom (matthew 24:14).
one surely will not have god's spirit if one preaches a negative message (against jehovah's servants) from door to door.
I want to save souls. That requires three things though. God's blessing, my personal love for others and a soul's willingness to be saved.
I never heard of saving souls the whole time I was a JW! We never talked about people getting "saved"..... what part of the world are you in?
I think you are so misguided and that you lack the love that is really needed to even be a good minister. You are judgmental, self-righteous and smug. Not to mention, STUPID. You can go read your November 99 KM and it there will tell you to NOT VISIT apostate sites. It tells you to NOT do what you are in fact doing. It warns you that you are supposed to know with whom you associate.
Now go read your NOVEMBER 1999 KINGDOM MINISTRY and then tell me what you learned.
i know i asked this absolutely yonks back, then by the name of celtic, but with so many newcomers here i thought no harm but to ask once again.. how many artists do we have here or working in art related fields including film, music, theatre, environment, gardening, sculpture, graphic design, illustration, fine art, photograpy etc etc?.
what hobbies do you have?
how do you see your future artistic horizons opening up?
I used to fingerpaint, does that count?
well, we just got back from spending yesterday evening and most of today with isp, mrs. isp, and the two little isps.
the number of folks from this board that i've met is steadily growing, and i've yet to suffer many disappointments.
isp and family were very kind and generous people, with absolutely adorable children!
I guess no one wants to answer that question! Maybe he was disguised as a lamp? Was there a chubby guy there with a lampshade on his head?
you my dear are a genius!
thank you so much for the help the other day.
riley finally cut his first tooth yesterday!
I miss when my girl was that age!! She is only 1 year old, but she seems so grown up now, bossing us around and marching all over the house.
Handsome baby!
