April- Now if only can can get the weight off of my stomach! LOL! Nice to meet you!
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Coming Out Party! Who Wants To Join Me?
by Funchback ini am officially retiring my other two personas (mister biggs and mister 8iggs).
quick history: i chose biggs because i am a huge fan of ronald isley (and his brothers).
i initially added 8iggs because i went over my quota for posts one day.
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Coming Out Party! Who Wants To Join Me?
by Funchback ini am officially retiring my other two personas (mister biggs and mister 8iggs).
quick history: i chose biggs because i am a huge fan of ronald isley (and his brothers).
i initially added 8iggs because i went over my quota for posts one day.
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Christy! What a beautiful name! Yes, it does feel good!
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Can JWs attend other churches?
by SusanHere ini have an odd situation that came up during a recent visit by my long-time jw sister.
on sunday she agreed to attend our meetings (lds) with us "to see how other churches do things".
i was totally blown away.
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While I began to doubt, I decided to read CofC. Then, at a point in the book, I was intrigued to know what the SDAs believed. I wanted to see their similarities to the JWs. I did an on-line research. Perhaps your sister has read something that intrigued her about the SDAs.
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Coming Out Party! Who Wants To Join Me?
by Funchback ini am officially retiring my other two personas (mister biggs and mister 8iggs).
quick history: i chose biggs because i am a huge fan of ronald isley (and his brothers).
i initially added 8iggs because i went over my quota for posts one day.
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JBean- Hang in there! You'll be where I am one day. Just remember that, no matter how far you've come along, someone else has already gone further (they are the ones who will support you.) Also, no matter how insignicant your progress may seem, there are scores (perhaps hundreds) of people who see you as being waaaaaaay ahead of them in your progress (they are the ones that YOU are going to support)!
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Coming Out Party! Who Wants To Join Me?
by Funchback ini am officially retiring my other two personas (mister biggs and mister 8iggs).
quick history: i chose biggs because i am a huge fan of ronald isley (and his brothers).
i initially added 8iggs because i went over my quota for posts one day.
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Thanks, ugg. You got it going on, too, with your posts.
DJ- Does Anthony post here, too?
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Coming Out Party! Who Wants To Join Me?
by Funchback ini am officially retiring my other two personas (mister biggs and mister 8iggs).
quick history: i chose biggs because i am a huge fan of ronald isley (and his brothers).
i initially added 8iggs because i went over my quota for posts one day.
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Lisa-
My current Profile pic is so friggin' small that I may revert back to the daily/weekly profile pic change. By the way, LOL @ your JT comparison.
Donna-
I know some "friends" from West Chester. In fact, I worked at The Vanguard Group for a couple of years. You me, Quincy, Mr. & Mrs. badwillie, and flower need to get together soon!
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Can JWs attend other churches?
by SusanHere ini have an odd situation that came up during a recent visit by my long-time jw sister.
on sunday she agreed to attend our meetings (lds) with us "to see how other churches do things".
i was totally blown away.
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Coming Out Party! Who Wants To Join Me?
by Funchback ini am officially retiring my other two personas (mister biggs and mister 8iggs).
quick history: i chose biggs because i am a huge fan of ronald isley (and his brothers).
i initially added 8iggs because i went over my quota for posts one day.
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I forgot to give a shout out to Jesika; and I forgot to LOL @ metatron. You funny, mon!
Dutchie- Each person can only go their own speed. I just wanted to be a spark that may (or may not) start the flame of true freedom.
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Coming Out Party! Who Wants To Join Me?
by Funchback ini am officially retiring my other two personas (mister biggs and mister 8iggs).
quick history: i chose biggs because i am a huge fan of ronald isley (and his brothers).
i initially added 8iggs because i went over my quota for posts one day.
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Wow!
Thanks to all who have responded thus far! I still have to take the final step but I will wait until the end of the month because of some prior engagements.
Jeff T. and Jeff R. and Leslie and Sandra.... It's nice to see your real names! (Well, Leslie, I've know your real name all of my life!).
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Coming Out Party! Who Wants To Join Me?
by Funchback ini am officially retiring my other two personas (mister biggs and mister 8iggs).
quick history: i chose biggs because i am a huge fan of ronald isley (and his brothers).
i initially added 8iggs because i went over my quota for posts one day.
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Hi, all!
I am officially retiring my other two personas (Mister Biggs and Mister 8iggs). Quick history: I chose Biggs because I am a huge fan of Ronald Isley (and his brothers). I initially added 8iggs because I went over my quota for posts one day. Then, Simon added rules about us not having multiple IDs. So, I rarely used 8iggs. But, with the approach of the 9/11 anniversary, I wanted to save my 911th post under Biggs and use it to do a tribute to 9/11. Now that 9/11 has passed, I am done posting with Biggs and 8iggs.
Why the change?
Because I am no longer concerned (or scared) to be who I really am: Brian Funches from Philly, PA. As an idividual, it is my God-given right to be able to question things; to be able to vent my feelings; to express my viewpoint on a certain matter; to agree or disagree; These are things that the WTBTS frown upon. On the one hand, we as JWs are taught not to put our trust in men. Then, on the other hand, we are told not to question anything the Society does or the decisions they make. JWs are expected to give full allegiance to the old men in Brooklyn. If you question their integrity, their motivation, or their actions then they view you as going against the Almighty himself. You will be disciplined according to their rules. Does giving them blind devotion and full faith negate the aformentioned scripture to not put your trust in men? It certainly does.
As of today (9/18/2002), I am one of JWs. I attend most meetings. However, very soon, that will no longer continue. I was only continuing to go because of my love for my wife. The time has now arrived for my wife to understand that, even though I am attending meetings, my heart is no longer into it. I am not going out of love for my Creator. If I decide to worship God it has to be out of love...not out of fear that, if I don't go to the meetings, God (Jehovah) will destroy me.
So, for all of you who are scared/nervous/worrying that the WTBTS is cracking down on those "leaking" information and that they might "discover" who you are....DON'T BE SCARED! Don't let them control your life to the point where you no longer think for yourself. If you believe in God then use your God-given conscience instead of your Watchtower manipulated conscience. None of us on this Board should be afraid of who we really are. Don't misunderstand me...I know that, for a variety of reasons, many of you choose to remain anonymous. I also know that it may take some of you a long time (months and months) before you feel comfortable "coming out". Hopefully, this post will encourage you.
If you consider yourself free from the chains of the Watchtower: Shout your name and say it loud...
"I'm free from the iron thumb of the Watchtower and I'm proud!"
Edited by - Funchback on 18 September 2002 12:3:31
