i thought it might be interesting to see how many here remember where and when they were baptised into the borg.
for some the memory may be too painful, but i'm curious.. me.
it was 1966 in vancouver, bc.
1977 or 78. At the wbts owned assembly hall in Natick, Massachusetts. don't really recall any special memories of that day. I got baptized because I caved into the pressure from my parents, and the woman I was studying with. It wasn't something that was my idea.
peace,
somebody
can anyone comment on this.
it appears that in our universe we have differing rules pertaining to sex being acceptable or not.. when you married , you are suppose to only have sex with your spouse.. if you are not married or have never been in a committed realtionship, it seems at a certain stage of ones life, it is either understandable or acceptable to just have or maintain a relationship that has nothing to do with anything but sex, or the closeness of another human being.. perhaps there were failed relationships that someone does not want to indulge in again , but still want to feel close to another person for a limited amount of time.. i am finding this to be acceptable not just among males but females as well in the 30-40 age range.
we humans are a strange breed.. comments are appreciated.. ps i am quite familiar with the biblical texts... i would rather not go there on this thread/
hi stephen,
If you are not married or have never been in a committed realtionship, it seems at a certain stage of ones life, it is either understandable or acceptable to just have or maintain a relationship that has nothing to do with anything but sex, or the closeness of another human being.
Maybe when we hit a certain age we just don't care to deal with the emotional part of relationships that Prisca was speaking about. Coming from a woman who has been with a mate for 20 years, I find myself thinking about leading a life without love sometimes, when I'm freed. Love and sex don't necessarily have to go together. One is an emotion, one is an act. The emotional part can wear a person down. ( the sexual part can too, but that's the good kind of wearing down, not the bad kind. )
peace,
somebody
recently, i came across the web site.
* http://www.classmates.com.
which is a directory of high school graduates throughout north america with many millions of entries.
hi Skimmer,
Good luck to you and hoping she replys to your e-mail. I don't think she'll bet upset about you saying hi or reminiscing at all.
I registered on classmates almost a year ago. I received an e-mail from a former classmate but I'm in a rut here. I have no clue who the person is and even his name doesn't sound familiar to me. I was very quiet and very much a loner through high school and I was surprized that anyone would remember me period. I'm stuck in a rut because he started his note by saying " Hi! Remember me? !" and went on from there about what he has been doing for the past 22 years. I don't know who he is. Should I just come right out and say that I don't remember him? Should I just ask him if we had any classes together? I don't know how to go about responding without sounding rude or being insulting to him. I could just blame it on getting old and asking him if would like to exchange some pictures. I'm taking time to think about how to word my reply.
Let us know how it all goes with exchanging notes.
peace,
somebody
keeping a balance in what is allowed and what is not is very difficult and is more difficult if i have to take action against one person when i have let other things go by others.. it would help a lot if we could stop the personal attacks and some of the name calling & insults that are thrown about.
i know personalities do and will clash but please disagree about the subjects being discussed and not get personal!.
if you think someone is deliberately trying to cause arguments please do not respond to them as this is giving in to what they want.
Simon,
I get upset about flaming posts, but I'm sure a lot of other people do too. It goes along with the territory.
Not all disagreements serve a good purpose, but some do.
I think you've done a wonderful job here and I like it just the way it is.
peace,
somebody
i am erica garza rodriguez.
i wanted to write and thank all of you for your interest and support during this long pursuit of justice.. to those wonderful friends who were able to travel to ritzville for the trial, my heart overflows with humble gratitude.. bill bowen (and wife sheila, behind the scene).
b (you know who you are), pat, chris, richard and wife, gsark, baharama and sister, maximus, were you there?
angel,
The name you chose fits you to a tee. You are an angel in so many ways. Especially for all the abuse survivors here, and out there in the world.
I thank you so very much for your courage and your strength.
peace,
somebody
PS...it was nice meeting you in the chat too!
hello again friends,.
i have recently been pondering some over some thoughts on organized religion.
the jws always refer to other religions as part of babylon the great, in which we should flee from.
hi Vitameatavegamin, ( I could use some of that right now.
I agree that organized religion is bad, not good. Organized religion is more like dictated faith. And when that is the case, members aren't allowed to feel or have faith. And in return, they don't know what faith even is. That is how I felt as a JW anyway. I did not know what faith was. I only knew what obeying the top organizers was.
And I think with JWs, if they spent more time concentrating on how to be a good Christian and not spending so much time on how many meetings attended, hours of field service put in, whether or not you should have a vasectomy, etc., maybe people in the JWs would not be so prone to all this judging and deciding who is and who is'nt.
I agree. But I also know that the truth is that the "meetings attended, hours of field service put in, whether or not you should have a vasectomy, etc." is exactly what the society has taught it's members to measure each others level of spirituality by. Those who don't make the time in service or to meetings are judged as "spiritaully weak". Those who make good service hours and attend all meetings are considered "spiritually strong". We also have the ratings of "mature Christian" and "imature Christian". Then there are the "marked" ones. The list of ratings go on and on.
That's organized religion for ya!
Interestingly, this is the definition of Jehovah's Witness, from the Merriam -Webster Dictionary:
Jehovah's Witness (noun)
First appeared 1932
: a member of a group that witness by distributing literature and by personal evangelism to beliefs in the theocratic rule of God, the sinfulness of organized religions and governments, and an imminent millennium.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
peace,
somebody
hi gang, .
to make it easier for the out of towners (especially the ones driving in from the us), how does everyone feel about having our next get together on a saturday...say saturday, august 18th, starting at 4pm?
(i'll be working on the 11th and the 25th...).
expatbrit,
I've ALREADY got my ride via theocratic strategy. Just so you can see a head full of porneia ( sp?) sheesh...I can't spell the word, but I have a head full of it!
hi gang, .
to make it easier for the out of towners (especially the ones driving in from the us), how does everyone feel about having our next get together on a saturday...say saturday, august 18th, starting at 4pm?
(i'll be working on the 11th and the 25th...).
peterstride,
all the partying, beer drinking, dancing, debauchery....wait, I'm getting ahead of myself now!
That's what I call flockin! I'm Irish..so that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it.
I can't wait to meet you all and I'll be there Sept 15th. ( even if I have to theocratically beg, lie , and steal)
Thank you for setting all this up! It's appreciated by all.
peace,
somebody
hi gang, .
to make it easier for the out of towners (especially the ones driving in from the us), how does everyone feel about having our next get together on a saturday...say saturday, august 18th, starting at 4pm?
(i'll be working on the 11th and the 25th...).
Sad thatI'm missing meeting HadEnough. and you all.
PLEASE make sure you post on how it all went, you gang of apostates!
kinda looking forward to hearing about all the flockin' fun I missed,
somebody
hi gang, .
to make it easier for the out of towners (especially the ones driving in from the us), how does everyone feel about having our next get together on a saturday...say saturday, august 18th, starting at 4pm?
(i'll be working on the 11th and the 25th...).
ChuckD,
Do you live in Providence?
peace,
somebody
