Posts by Funchback

Growing up, I was raised by a man I proudly call father. He showed me he loved me. He taught me many of life's lessons. He hugged me. He disciplined me with words. He set clear examples for me of how to become a man, a good man, a family man. He instilled in me values and gained my trust. This man, for me, is the most incredible, amazing man that I know. He is truly my best friend. My father's name is Andre.

Contrast my dad with some other guy claiming to be my father. He entered my life when I was around 7. He basically introduced himself to me with a manifesto seemingly written by someone with issues beyond my grasp of understanding. He wrote about how he loved me, how I was special to him. He offered to be there for me in my times of need yet never once showed his face to me, even down to this very day. He has never congratulated me on my bithdays, wedding, graduation or the birth of my son five months ago. To this day, I have never heard his voice. Only pages and pages of rules, what he says is right or wrong, all the while writing things advocating violence and intolerance.

To top it off, he says that I must thank him for everything good in my life but he always blames someone else for the bad. How can I call this other person a friend, much less a father?

His guidebook, the Bible, is as hollow as he is.

I have but one Father. His name is Andre.

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People named after Jesus ? / people named after Jehovah /Yahweh ?

by smiddy in

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in catholic dominated countries many people are named after the messiah jesus , are their any that are named after his god jehovah / or yahweh ?

anywhere in the world ?.

i have only come across one , in america of all places.. his name was yahweh ben yahweh , and i don`t think he would be used as an example by the wt society.. google him.. has their been anybody else ?

Funchback

Here in Brazil, there are quite a few people named Jehovah (Jeová).

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EdenOne, Mrs. Eden & Son: DISASSOCIATED!

by EdenOne in

great news!.

we are free!.

as of the 9th of june, me and my dear wife mrs. eden handed over our letters of disassociation at bethel in portugal, thus making official our departure from the jehovah's witnesses.

Funchback

That's great news, Edens!

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Let's Get Physical

by Funchback in

rap, earth, wind and fire, 'let's get physical'.... types of music, performers and songs i wasn't allowed to listen to as a person in the jw corporation.. i remember jane, a self-appointed annointed, counseled me because i was an 11-year-old boy singing 'let's get physical' after a meeting.

i remember watching the video simply believing it was about exercise...lol!

but holy roller jane just had to try to ruin it for me, causing me to ponder, 'what else could it mean?'.

Funchback

freemamaof3....

Your response was awesome!

Keep rockin'!

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Let's Get Physical

by Funchback in

rap, earth, wind and fire, 'let's get physical'.... types of music, performers and songs i wasn't allowed to listen to as a person in the jw corporation.. i remember jane, a self-appointed annointed, counseled me because i was an 11-year-old boy singing 'let's get physical' after a meeting.

i remember watching the video simply believing it was about exercise...lol!

but holy roller jane just had to try to ruin it for me, causing me to ponder, 'what else could it mean?'.

Funchback

Rap, Earth, Wind and Fire, 'Let's Get Physical'.... Types of music, performers and songs I wasn't allowed to listen to as a person in the JW corporation.

I remember Jane, a self-appointed annointed, counseled me because I was an 11-year-old boy singing 'Let's Get Physical' after a meeting. I remember watching the video simply believing it was about exercise...LOL! But holy roller Jane just had to try to ruin it for me, causing me to ponder, 'What else could it mean?'. It's so silly. The video, to me, was funny: Chubby guys working out, not one half-naked lady, and then a bunch of muscle men who all turn out to be gay at the end.

Let's see, I didn't become gay because of the video. I didn't develop a sexual attraction to Olivia Newton-John. How was this song or video going to corrupt me?

Oh, wait...I did grow up to be a chubby man, though. Oops.

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Making fun of an elder, CO or GB'er, would it be considered brazen conduct or some other WT sin?

by oppostate in

would making fun of an elder, co or governing body member, be considered brazen conduct or some other wt sin, like apostasy?

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is it an actionable judicial matter, even?.

Funchback

Be careful.

Jehovah may send two she-bears after you. Heck, in the past, two of them ripped apart 42 lads. Those are some fast bears.

That'll learn ya'!

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May 2, 2016 Re: Entrance Time at Regional Conventions

by wifibandit in

may 2, 2016 to all congregations in the united states branch territory re: entrance time at regional conventions.

Funchback

But for real, the Vet in Philly, outdoor in the summer heat....this is how it always went down.

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Today's Study - Shun Disfellowshipped Family, Don't Marry Outsiders, Tell On Others!

by Divergent in

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urghhh... what a disgusting study!7 a conflict of loyalties may arise when a close relative is disfellowshipped.

for example, a sister named anne received a telephone call from her disfellowshipped mother.

the mother wanted to visit anne because she felt pained by her isolation from the family.

Funchback

12 Daniel, a brother in Mexico, needed to choose between being loyal to God and seeking his own selfish interests. He wanted to marry a girl who was not a believer. Says Daniel: “I continued writing to her even after I entered the pioneer service. But finally, I humbled myself and told an experienced elder that I was disturbed by a conflict of loyalties. He helped me to see that to be loyal to God, I needed to stop writing to her. After many prayers and tears, that is what I did. Soon my joy in the ministry increased.” Daniel later married a fine Christian sister and now serves as a circuit overseer.

Man, oh man.....This happened to me! I was in love and I felt guilty because she wasn't a JW (we were 19). I broke up with her, broke her heart and it was a very sad time. Eventually, I, too, met and married a "fine Christian sister" and after two years, I realized my marriage was a mistake (even though I stayed in the unhappy marriage for 10 more years).

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My son has a very significant interview today..

by Captain Schmideo2 in

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he is just days away from graduation with his bachelor's in english, and today, he has an interview with a recruiter for an agency that help with finding teaching positions in south korea.. i took it upon myself to research the company and his interviewer, and it's been high marks all around on both of them.

so that's a great ease on my mind.i just hope the interview (over the phone) goes well, and results in the next steps to getting a position.my son spent a month in seoul last summer, an loved the place.

he has friends out there as well, including a young man that he attended classes with here in the states, so i think that's a real plus in taking this very giant leap.when i was his age, i was slowly working my way through a two year degree, still living at home, and aspiring to nothing more than a job as a repairman.

Funchback

I left the U.S. and moved to Brazil to teach English. I gave up a management job at Bank of America after 7 years and decided to spread my wings and work doing something I love in a tropical climate on the beach. I began this journey at the young age of 41. I am now 46 and have found love, peace and happiness.

Side note: Even here the JWs have tracked me down...LOL. They pop up at my job to invite me to things like the memorial, even though I have told them that I am an ex-JW. They go to English schools looking for English speakers to attend their English speaking congregations.

Anyway, I'm sure your son will love the experience. All the best to him!