at first glance, most people would say that there are lots of very good jws around.
ok, we reason, maybe they are a little misguided, but most of them mean well.
we particularly like to think that way about our friends and loved ones who are in the organisation, we dont want to regard them as being unkind and uncaring.
Thx Scully, it all makes sense now - I guess I just took the remark out of context!
Zebras have high sexual appetites - truer words have never been spoken, ehehe!
"I see no good reasons why the views given in this volume should shock the religious sensibilities of anyone." -- Charles Darwin, The Origin Of Species, 1869.
martha's way #l. stuff a miniature marshmallow in the bottom of a sugar cone to prevent ice cream drips.. my way:.
just suck the ice out of the bottom of the cone, for pete's sake, you are probably lying on the couch with your feet up anyway!.
#2. to keep potatoes from budding place an apple in the bag with the potatoes.. my way:.
HAha! Even though I don't know who Martha is, or what her Way is, this is still quite hilarious. One up for C2F!
"I see no good reasons why the views given in this volume should shock the religious sensibilities of anyone." -- Charles Darwin, The Origin Of Species, 1869.
we read a lot on here of the high number of witnesses, young and old, who have lived or are living double lives so that they will not be disfellowshipped and lose their social and family support structures.. we all know the mess this makes in people's lives and psychological health.. to me its an interesting by product of man trying to be god's policemen.
it doesn't work.
its a poorly constructed manmade plan that people just figure out a way to get around for the most part.. clean organization indeed.
I led a double life for the LONGEST time...the last couple of years were a joke, really. I just didn't want to rock the boat before I moved out of my parents' house, is all.
During my last meeting with the elders, I was a very bad boy - I made up a lot of stories about some ppl in my ex-cong. who had pissed me off and acted all prissy towards me, simply because my parents weren't as rich as theirs, and although I feel bad about it today, it was worth it seeing the looks on those elders' faces.
The sad thing was, they wrote down every word I said and their faces looked as if I was telling them something straight out of the Bible. If I hadn't been so nervous I would have been laughing my silly ass off at that point, but I was close to crying, so that didn't happen.
They also told me that they knew what I was doing 'behind their backs'. There you go - apparently my 'loving brothers' had been informing the elders about my less-than-wholesome activities. Now before you ppl get the impression that I'm a coke snorter or something, NO, these things involved grrls. Well, women actually, to be precise. hehe.
Worst of all, by the time they left, I was basically a wreck - these specific elders had actually been very kind towards me for many years (one of them was the real deal - he was a guy you could relate to, a kind, but stern sort of guy - I still love him to this day. He was the Junior Elder, there were two of 'em.) But the senior elder was all harsh and crude about the deal, as they were leaving I called out 'goodbye guys, thanks for coming!' and the older one ignored me, just frowning and carrying on walking.
God, that was a difficult day.
"I see no good reasons why the views given in this volume should shock the religious sensibilities of anyone." -- Charles Darwin, The Origin Of Species, 1869.
at first glance, most people would say that there are lots of very good jws around.
ok, we reason, maybe they are a little misguided, but most of them mean well.
we particularly like to think that way about our friends and loved ones who are in the organisation, we dont want to regard them as being unkind and uncaring.
Englishman, what'd you mean in your post when you said "no worse than castrating a man...no big deal at all?"
I'm confused, as in my opinion that's the worst thing that can happen to a man!
"I see no good reasons why the views given in this volume should shock the religious sensibilities of anyone." -- Charles Darwin, The Origin Of Species, 1869.
i have never really shared my experience growing up as a jw, but feel it is time to share.
i am 26 years old and was raised as a jw from birth.
i left the jw when i was 14 by actions and 21 by a written letter, because i was baptised at the age of 11. .
A sad story, but one I think you will find in common w/many people here. Welcome to the board, hoping to hear more from u soon!
"I see no good reasons why the views given in this volume should shock the religious sensibilities of anyone." -- Charles Darwin, The Origin Of Species, 1869.
they'll stay anonymous...here is a pic of me taken recently, after a bad haircut (i was falling asleep in the chair at the time), for those who asked...have fun!.
also, i'm testing image insertion in posts, so consider this successful if you see a piccie of me!
and no, i'm no keanu reeves!
Billygoat: I was never a 13 year old either! I spent most of my thirteenth year of life reading Isaac Asimov and writing computer programs. So much for being a teenager!
"I see no good reasons why the views given in this volume should shock the religious sensibilities of anyone." -- Charles Darwin, The Origin Of Species, 1869.
they'll stay anonymous...here is a pic of me taken recently, after a bad haircut (i was falling asleep in the chair at the time), for those who asked...have fun!.
also, i'm testing image insertion in posts, so consider this successful if you see a piccie of me!
and no, i'm no keanu reeves!
ARGH! No Backstreet Boy here. I try NOT to appeal to 13 year olds. *sigh*
"I see no good reasons why the views given in this volume should shock the religious sensibilities of anyone." -- Charles Darwin, The Origin Of Species, 1869.
*lol*
Fucking funny
"I see no good reasons why the views given in this volume should shock the religious sensibilities of anyone." -- Charles Darwin, The Origin Of Species, 1869.
they'll stay anonymous...here is a pic of me taken recently, after a bad haircut (i was falling asleep in the chair at the time), for those who asked...have fun!.
also, i'm testing image insertion in posts, so consider this successful if you see a piccie of me!
and no, i'm no keanu reeves!
20!
6/9: Yes I did, actually! But it didn't inspire the poses, they were mainly accidental as the timing on the lame Samsung digicam was a bit dodgy and I sortof had to rush to jump into the chair and freeze for the photo! erk!
OK, no one in chat believes that I am 20 (well, give or take 3 weeks), so I will scan in my ID book and show u ppl. If I can find it, that is.
"I see no good reasons why the views given in this volume should shock the religious sensibilities of anyone." -- Charles Darwin, The Origin Of Species, 1869.
they'll stay anonymous...here is a pic of me taken recently, after a bad haircut (i was falling asleep in the chair at the time), for those who asked...have fun!.
also, i'm testing image insertion in posts, so consider this successful if you see a piccie of me!
and no, i'm no keanu reeves!
BSB? What's that? I stay in South Africa, so I don't know..
"I see no good reasons why the views given in this volume should shock the religious sensibilities of anyone." -- Charles Darwin, The Origin Of Species, 1869.
