Posts by Trotafox

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My first Christmas!

by airwlk149 in

merry christmas to all you ex jw's!.

today was my first christmas.

i had so much fun.

Trotafox

Katie:

Yes it truly has been a great Christmas day. Welcome, back. I'm fairly new to the Board.

Trot

"Wicked men obey from fear; good men, from love".... Aristotle. You can love and obey Christ without intervention from an organization.

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ANy ideas on ridding of dubs?

by lydia in

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friends

anyone have any good ideas on how to keep dubs from constantly returning??

they don't seem to leave the area alone with just requests and they are preying on those who live in a development that do not have the money to file a lawsuit.

help!

Trotafox

Try the following:

http://www.do-not-call.org

Trot

"Wicked men obey from fear; good men, from love".... Aristotle. You can love and obey Christ without intervention from an organization.

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Have they sunk to new lows?

by duped in

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friends

my husband came home from the grocery store yesterday (christmas eve).

and said he saw a witness couple driving around the parking lot handing out mags from their car window.

i mean how lazy is that?

Trotafox

Scully: Interesting. I just read the 12/15/01 WT article you mentioned.

The MAIN question I have for you regarding this Watchtower article is this: The Question From Readers article specifically refers to JW females married to non-JW males. How is it that it's OK for these women to do all these things and not be referred to, as you so eloquently described, as "returning to vomit"?? Don't you think that's a tad hypocritical that a certain group of people within your ranks are allowed to do something while the rest of you are not?? What makes them SO special??

I just saw my pioneer JW neighbor, who was wearing, eeeek...do I dare say it....RED!, come out of her house and accept a gift wrapped in gold paper from a friend in a car that was out in front of her house. The red outfit and the gift would be a definite No-No in the congregation from whence I came. Could it be that some JW's are reading into the article exactly what you just mentioned about why it could be okay for JW sisters married to unbelieving mates to celebrate holidays (depending on their conscience) but not all JW's?

Do ya think some JW's are finally getting the message of the hypocrisy of the WTS?

I think there are many JW's who really WANT to celebrate the holidays but their programming chip won't allow it.

Trot
P.S. Can't spell worth a spit today...Too much Xmas wine

"Wicked men obey from fear; good men, from love".... Aristotle. You can love and obey Christ without intervention from an organization.

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Merry X-Mas!!

by Kent in

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friends

hi folks!.

merry x-mas everyone!.

i m still in the canary-islands, but jumped into a cyber-cafe, and wanted to wish you all a merry x-mas.

Trotafox

Kent:

Trot

"Wicked men obey from fear; good men, from love".... Aristotle. You can love and obey Christ without intervention from an organization.

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Visits

by PhilBot in

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friends

just so happens that when u want ppl there not there?.

if thejo's witness dont celebrate xmas then they should not mind visiting me on xmas day because no one eles will be doing... il apreciate the co.. if nothing else!.

address can be added later if reqested..

Trotafox

Hi, PhilBot:

Welcome to the Board. Are you a current JW or non-JW? Doesn't matter though...we converse with all. Tell us about yourself? Personally, I have to get off this Board at the moment. But will be happy to converse more when I return. Just wanted to welcome you. Others will converse.

Trot

"Wicked men obey from fear; good men, from love".... Aristotle. You can love and obey Christ without intervention from an organization.

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Biography in profiles

by Simon in

many thanks to stephanus for getting this started and all the hard work putting together the 'whos who' site.. i've added an additional box to the profile page where you can enter a short biography (plain text - no formatting yet).

this is displayed when people click on your profile link (the 'membership card' icon under you poster name).

i will add a link to the member listing page to indicate people who have biographies with a link to display them.. let me know if you have any problems.

Trotafox

A-hum-m-m-m-...

Scroll through the bio using the bottom line (or even outside of it for faster scroll). It works to view entire bio. Thanks, Simon. Busy today but will get to it this week. My bio is New on Who's Who also. Thanks, Stephanus.

Trot

P.S. (editing) Sorry, Teejay. Our posts crossed.

"Wicked men obey from fear; good men, from love".... Aristotle. You can love and obey Christ without intervention from an organization.

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Raymond Franz and UN

by kpax in

can anyone ask raymond franz what he knows about the un involvement?.

.

kpax

Trotafox

TJ:

Don't go to bed yet. Sending E-mail reply.

Trot

"Wicked men obey from fear; good men, from love".... Aristotle. You can love and obey Christ without intervention from an organization.

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What made you a JW?

by radar in

why did you become a dub?.

a hope for something better?.

an acceptance that your parents religion was the truth?.

Trotafox

I actually chose the JW's. Gr-r-r-r-. Grew up looking for spiritual answers. JW answers to biblical questions made sense and I trusted my best friend (a JW). Wrong thing to do on both counts. Live and learn as they say but this was an expensive lesson.

Trot

"Wicked men obey from fear; good men, from love".... Aristotle. You can love and obey Christ without intervention from an organization.

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First Post Musings

by Perry in

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friends

this is my first post and i must say that i have been lurking here from time to time and have been impressed with the content.

back in college i visited the old h2o site many times and this is definitely superior.

thanks to all for the rich content i've been enjoying.. my great mother was a witness making me a fourth generation.

Trotafox

Welcome, Perry, to the Board. Good God...4th generation? Yikes. Good post. Hope to hear more from you.

Trot

"Wicked men obey from fear; good men, from love".... Aristotle. You can love and obey Christ without intervention from an organization.

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Raymond Franz and UN

by kpax in

can anyone ask raymond franz what he knows about the un involvement?.

.

kpax

Trotafox

Teejay: I agree and I see your point. (((hug))) We owe so much to RF that could never possibly be repaid but....

I'm no longer a Witness and the weird positions of the WTS have zero influence or meaning in my life. I couldn't care less what they do anymore. I think Ray is the same.

With all due respect, you must understand the feelings of anger and helplessness of "Avengers" and "sf" (myself included). With family and friends still in the chains of the WTS, one gets very desperate as to what to do. To sit back and do nothing is crazy. We'd love to see the Borg tumble in bits and pieces but it's an overwhelming task. Take it apart brick by brick? Where do you start? We need all the help we can get. That's the frustration. It would be easy to walk away and get on with your life. Forget your past. It's done ... capu-u-u-t. But what of the others? If you love them, you can't leave them or forget them! No matter how hard you try, you can't shake off the feeling that you have to do something ... anything. That's the reason I'm on this board. I'm no great scholar but I'm willing to offer my support anywhere, anytime, if it will help.

What RF chooses to do is, of course, his own business. He's already given a great deal and helped so many. But there are plenty posting on this board that care about what the Borg does and the influence it has on the lives of their loved ones.

Trot

"Wicked men obey from fear; good men, from love".... Aristotle. You can love and obey Christ without intervention from an organization.