did i mention i dislike ridicule
rickisteel
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Just Because Someone Is A JW "Apologist", It Doesn't Mean WE Have To Be Condescending & Nasty
by minimus ini know certain apologists might rub us the wrong way, but let's not treat them like their pieces of sh*t.. and i know certain posters might rub us the wrong way, but let's not be so quick to beat everybody down that's not of our same reasoning.. just saying..
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Hi guess i may have to introduce myself
by rickisteel inhi im from the uk im 42 years old , i was brought up as a witness from birth to 12 years of age i left the meetings with my parents ,.
i had a wild youth was a bit of a rebel involving alcohol ,drugs , heavy metal and motorcycles , i was thrown out of home at 17 my sister was 14. and was discarded as my parents remarried and neither of there new partners wanted us (baggage) , anyway by the time i was married and 21. somebody spiked my pizza with lsd (cant remember the flavour ) and for the next 3 days i thought the world was ending , i called my dad and rambled some stuff to him ( cant remember exactly but the world was ending in my head) a little while later i got a witness call briefly , i found out where he lived and went and asked him for a bible , he suggested i have a bible study me and the wife took the offer and so it began again , i was baptised in 93 and went from strength to strength in the truth , aux pioneering , volunteered for everything , talks , cleaning , meeting parts etc was soon appointed and moved on giving public talks , assembly parts , shepparding calls etc , then in 1997 my wife fell down a kerb and damaged her cruciate ligaments several operations later and disabled ( by the way the brothers /sisters in the cong were great at this point ) my wife began to act odd 1n 1999 she tried to take her own life and over the next several years took 26 overdoses and spent much of her life in phychiatrict hospital in 2001 she was bi polar disorder type rapid cycling (not the common oh i feel a bit low type bi polar but the full blown rollercoaster ride bi polar) .
the thing that struck me was i began to feel like a leper and despite a couple of close friends nobody in the cong or on the circuit( long time friends) seemed to care , i brouht up the kids on my own visiting my wife in hospital and caring for her at home , i felt so alone , when i used to take the kids to the meeting / assembly on my own i just got tutts and sad headshakes "she not come" ?
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rickisteel
Hi im from the uk im 42 years old , i was brought up as a witness from birth to 12 years of age i left the meetings with my parents ,
i had a wild youth was a bit of a rebel involving alcohol ,drugs , heavy metal and motorcycles , i was thrown out of home at 17 my sister was 14
and was discarded as my parents remarried and neither of there new partners wanted us (baggage) , anyway by the time i was married and 21
somebody spiked my pizza with lsd (cant remember the flavour ) and for the next 3 days i thought the world was ending , i called my dad and rambled some stuff to him ( cant remember exactly but the world was ending in my head) a little while later i got a witness call briefly , i found out where he lived and went and asked him for a bible , he suggested i have a bible study me and the wife took the offer and so it began again , i was baptised in 93 and went from strength to strength in the truth , aux pioneering , volunteered for everything , talks , cleaning , meeting parts etc was soon appointed and moved on giving public talks , assembly parts , shepparding calls etc , then in 1997 my wife fell down a kerb and damaged her cruciate ligaments several operations later and disabled ( by the way the brothers /sisters in the cong were great at this point ) my wife began to act odd 1n 1999 she tried to take her own life and over the next several years took 26 overdoses and spent much of her life in phychiatrict hospital in 2001 she was bi polar disorder type rapid cycling (not the common oh i feel a bit low type bi polar but the full blown rollercoaster ride bi polar) . the thing that struck me was i began to feel like a leper and despite a couple of close friends nobody in the cong or on the circuit( long time friends) seemed to care , i brouht up the kids on my own visiting my wife in hospital and caring for her at home , i felt so alone , when i used to take the kids to the meeting / assembly on my own i just got tutts and sad headshakes "she not come" ? my reply ussually " no shes not well, she is in bed" which she was , the lack of help weighed down on me i thought i could deal with anything and pushed on , thats whe the dreaded Deppression got me ( clinical deppression) i was still serving etc busy , one day i walked into a shop bought a packet of cigs and started smoking (i didnt want to smoke it was a cry for help) the j.c was soon arranged i was deleted reproved but told them i wanted to die , no help was given me i was made to look small and belittled in the j.c by an upstart elder newly appointed , i wasnt d/f but restricted etc so in 2002 i walked away from it all , i dont have a hatred for the organisation i just lost faith in it , my wife attends the very occasional meeting and gets a kingdom ministry , and sometimes gets the mags (if they can be bothered to bring them) we dont celebrate holidays (not sure what to do about that one yet) i still believe in a creator , but not sure where im headed yet .
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Is there any specific scripture(s) in the bible that say you will not survive armageddon if you are an inactive publisher?
by solomon injust wondering?.
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rickisteel
put the last 2 posts together and you have a rounded view, i guess neither is wrong both are required
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$3 Billion class action lawsuit on behalf of Jehovahs Witnesses children
by mind blown indecember 1, 2012. australia.
a $3 billion class action lawsuit is being launched in australia on behalf of up to 6,160 children within the church of jehovahs witnesses.
documents relating to the class action reveal over 14,000 serious criminal breaches of mandatory child protection laws, committed against these children by elders and ministers of religion within the church of jehovahs witnesses over the past 4 years.. the victorian government inquiry into the handling of child abuse by religions and other organisations is currently investigating the allegations, and is expected to hold a public hearing in relation to this in early 2013.. http://jwnewsnetwork.wordpress.com/2012/12/01/3-billion-jehovahs-witnesses-class-action-over-child-abuse/.
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rickisteel
so i guess this will put an end to trick or treating , penny for the guy, etc good grief this lot are worse than the E.U we have to put up with in the U.K
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Just Because Someone Is A JW "Apologist", It Doesn't Mean WE Have To Be Condescending & Nasty
by minimus ini know certain apologists might rub us the wrong way, but let's not treat them like their pieces of sh*t.. and i know certain posters might rub us the wrong way, but let's not be so quick to beat everybody down that's not of our same reasoning.. just saying..
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rickisteel
By ridicule i refer to a certain wesite , www.jwsurvey.whatever the you tube videos are just a joke wether the governing body are right wrong upside down or back to front i see no benefit in ridiculing them for the way they look or by their mannerisms , it simply isnt a christian thing to do , and is extremely immature and makes no sense , i thought this after watching a group of chavs ridicule an older lady receptionist while in a hospital waiting room the other day too .
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Is there any specific scripture(s) in the bible that say you will not survive armageddon if you are an inactive publisher?
by solomon injust wondering?.
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rickisteel
ROMANS 10:13,14 seems pretty plain to me that preaching is what God wants people to do
for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” f
14 How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? 15 And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!” g
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VOTE TO REVOKE UK CHARITY STATUS OF JW CHARITIES! URGENT!
by Blablaman innot long left... closes 20/02/2013 @ 08:01am.
vote now!.
http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/29949 .
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rickisteel
im sorry but i dont see what good this will do . i would not sign it because i feel it is totally
unfair . i havent been an active christian in 12 years now , but when i was i never saw any of the things
on the petition going on , i used to pass on clothes from my young children to people i called on , i walked round in the snow to check
on all the elderly people i called upon and offered my help , clearing paths , shopping etc .
you get the odd bad egg but jehovahs witnesses in general are decent honest people who go out of their way to practically help
out where they can , at least thats what i have seen in the U.K
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Who Is On Your Concert "Wish List"?
by breakfast of champions inhere's a few i've missed and hope to see:.
leonard cohen.
radiohead.
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rickisteel
the black keys
jack white
elvis presley :(
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Is there any specific scripture(s) in the bible that say you will not survive armageddon if you are an inactive publisher?
by solomon injust wondering?.
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rickisteel
Romans 10 :13,14 makes it clear that preaching is required by anyone claiming to represent God
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Just Because Someone Is A JW "Apologist", It Doesn't Mean WE Have To Be Condescending & Nasty
by minimus ini know certain apologists might rub us the wrong way, but let's not treat them like their pieces of sh*t.. and i know certain posters might rub us the wrong way, but let's not be so quick to beat everybody down that's not of our same reasoning.. just saying..
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rickisteel
Hi i dont understand ridiculing the governing body because of there looks mannerisms etc seems just childish to me
wether they are right or wrong , isnt it also fullfilment of a certain scripture ?
i say this as i find ridicule of anyone immature , oh this is the scripture i mean : 2 peter 3:3