caught inbetween the wt doctrine and being "worldly", x 'hovahs live a strange life indeed.
sampling what the world has to offer, yet remaing loyal to wt doctrine is the dichotomy that is the loyal x 'hovah.. my friend, let's call him "gomer", is such a person.
undoubtedly bothered by this situation, gomer refuses to delve into the world of the truth about the "truth".
Hey Dan,
Yes, Gomerville. Like their namesake, Gomer Pyle, they remain entrenched in a belief system, yet are not smart enough to see their way out of a wet paper bag. Sometimes Gomers have a "brother", "Goober" Pyle, a loyal 'hovah, that keeps "Gomer" hanging on to the WTS by the thinnest of threads.
Gomer = loyal X 'hovah
Goober = loyal 'hovah
TR
if any current jw is having second thoughts on the religion and is having trouble deciding whether to stay in the org.
or leave, here is a simple test to help you decide:.
scenario: armageddon has started.
The Pope makes absolute sense. Do you want your family, friends and neighbors, innocent people, killed or not?
TR
as most of you folks know, non-witness family members are treated almost the same way as jw's treat disfellowshipped people.
after leaving the borg, fully or partially, has anyone had good results in reestablishing relationships with non-witnesses family relatives?
i've got over a dozen cousins that i'd like to have a relationship with once again, but i'm not sure the best way to break-the-ice.
Cyberguy,
Admit to your family that you were a dope, in a cult, and now you've corrected your ways. Apologize for acting like a 'hovah jackass. That's what I did. Worked for me.
TR
Edited by - TR on 30 November 2002 21:16:14
as you may know, there are ones at the top of the organization that stand accused of pedophilia, etc.
as i remember, both greenlees and chitty have been exposed as such.. now there are accusations that ted jaracz is also.. ask yourself something: how did jaracz get to be at the top of a "christian" organization when almost nothing about his personality reflects anything that is christian?
which of the fruitages of the spirit could you associate with his conduct?.
Does anyone know if Jaracz has replied publicly to the charge against him?
If he hasn't, the silence is deafening.
I don't know, if I was a public figure that was falsely charged, I would damn well hold a press conference and proclaim my innocense, not to mention file a law suit for slander.
TR
i'm sure you've heard tom daschel, al gore, richard gephardt and other prominent democrats wheezing and moaning about talk radio.
you can bet your boots that within the next 12 to 14 months, the democrat party is going to attempt to reinact some form of the old "fairness doctrine" which said that if you allowed one political point of view to be aired on your radio or tv station, that you had to provide equal time for the expression of the opposing point of view.
i was employed in the radio/tv bidness during the years of the "fairness doctrine" and i can tell you the objective was never fairness.
Me, I'm a blatant Republican, I love Rush, Sean Hannity, and Bill O'Reilly
Yeru,
I love ya, man!
Frank,
I love ya, man!
TR- conservative and proud of it.
i am sitting here listening to my kazaa, finding old songs that i had forgotten i even knew at one time.
music to me has always been an outlet for expression, even thou the words and music belong to someone eles.
it can help me to work thru my emotions in ways like no other .
If ever I had a "spiritual" experience, it was at the YES concert last Tuesday. I've been listening to them since I was a teenager.
It's the type of music you can rock to or lay down in the dark and take a fantasy voyage through the mind. I love it.
TR
i put a question mark on this cuz i don't know where to turn.
i have confirmed and she has admitted to three affairs in our eight years of marriage.
i don't know if i could ever trust her again.
yeru,
A big part of me is saying keep running and don't look back, but there's that part of me committed to the vows I took at our wedding.
She broke the vows. They are not valid anymore. You certainly have a right to divorce. Better get a lawyer on tap. Seriously.
TR
the first time i came on jwd, it was in chat.
wendy (mommy was there) and even tho i had just left the borg, i was still very religious.
i came off rather abrasive to say the least.... i have pissed off a lot of people here, and made an ass out of myself more than a time or two.
Hey Amanda,
Glad you're here.
TR
okay, my mom is elderly (80 yrs.
old) and not able to get to all the meetings like she used to (which is definitely a plus for me!
btw shes living with me now, since last spring, cause shes not able to keep up with things anymore).
Goddammit! This crap pisses me off!
I sure as hell hope somebody could pull off some type of scam to scam the WTS and get a crap load of money back, secretly distributing it to people like the old grammas and grampas that need it the most.
Just what the hell is the 'hovah society doing with the bucks? I wanna know! Any 'hovah distribution centers for the needy, let alone needy 'hovahs? Any food banks set up by the society? NO! Soup kitchens? Shelters? I swear to God those GB F***rs are gonna burn!
TR
forget the hot dog you see in the picture.
just look at the poutine right next to it.
thats right, a poutine.
Would you eat this?
Oh HELL yes.
TR
