xjw_b12

Joined

• started 96 topics
• posted 3,960 times   see topics posted on
• send a message

Posts by xjw_b12

• 
  27

  Whats the best anti-war film?

  by sleepy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  .

  just watched the "thin red line" last night, a very artisticaly shot film with great music, that shows the mental aguish suffered by soldiers in war.the contrast between the peace and beaty of the island and its people and the war being fought makes you wonder what war is all about.. it makes me wish that people would sit down and think about what they are actually doing when they talk of sending people to kill for their country..

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  xjw_b12

  Freedeom96 said:

  Black Hawk Down was brutal. Don't know if it was meant to be anti-war, but it was not glorifying it either.

  Ditto on that.

  Valis beat me to The Deer Hunter. I managed to get into that movie, even though I was underage at the time. R [ Restricted ] in Ontario is no one under 18 allowed....period.

  That one shook me up.

  I've seen the trailers for the new Bruce Willis movie coming out in March, and it looks to be the same theme.

  Not to slight our American friends in any way, but it seems when the U.S. goes into these arenas, it is next to impossible to distinguish friend from foe.
• 
  19

  Most Confusing Books to Understand

  by JH in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  what book did you find the hardest to understand at the book study?

  we studied the book "revelation its grand climax at hand!

  " three times at the book study, and i found it very confusing each time.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  xjw_b12

  I am also going to vote for the Babylon the Great book

  In fact if I remember correctly, the book was so hard to understand that even the writers were confused.

  So confused they forgot to write the questions, with the book, and the questions had to be printed in a seperate booklet.

  Anyone remember that ?
• 
  19

  5 Secrets Women Need to Know

  by ESTEE in

  1. social
  2. humour

  ladies!

  here are 5 secrets to a great relationship that every woman needs to know

  1. it is important to find a man who works around the house, occasionally cooks and cleans and who has a job.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  xjw_b12

  ESTEE. That is just too funny.

  I thought I was doing ok until I read #5

  BWAHAHAHAHA

  BTTT
• 
  22

  Seen but not heard!!

  by AS IF in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hello to you all, i feel like i know a lot of you because i been here so long and watched you "talking" here so much.

  please know that you are all helping many people.

  i started to to the e dance called the "lurk" you've all done it or heard of it.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  xjw_b12

  Sounds...... As IF it is too darn cold here in Canada, and us newbies who have been lurking around, are coming out of the wood work.

  Welcome to the board and tell us more about yourself. What part of the Great White North are you from ?

  Regards xjw_b12
• 
  4

  S.H.I.T.

  by target in

  1. social
  2. humour

  ship high in transit.

  in the 16th and 17th centuries, everything had.

  to be transported by ship.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  xjw_b12

  Excuse me.

  I must take offense to the lack of recognition and perhaps unintended defamation of my College. I am sure many of my colleagues from Ontario would be likewise offended. GO TIGERS !

  xjw_b12 Graduated 1983 S carborough H eights I nstitute of T echnology

  I have a school t-shirt to prove it !
• 
  26

  A Circuit Overseer is online

  by Carlo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi brothers and sisters.

  i'm a circuit overseer.. i have opened a page for all to see.. http://www.dbhome.dk/carlo/co.html.

  tell me what you think.. carlo.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  xjw_b12

  Brother Carlo

  Thank you very much for the fine information presented on your web page.

  I especially appreciated the reminder of why I feel so welcome and safe, going to the Kingdom Hall vs those oppostate web sites.

  15. When we go to the Kingdom Hall, there is no question that we are with our brothers. We know them. No one requires authentication of this, because the brotherly love manifested, makes it obvious.

  Agape
• 
  45

  What's Your Sign?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  as witnesses, we were admonished to never look at horoscopes because they are demonic.

  many jw's that i knew of would not even look at a fortune cookie because they could be "demonized".

  i read my gemini everyday.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  xjw_b12

  Jesika. You posted

  Horoscope: The coming days promise a busy time socially, jesika. You might even host a party of your own, at your home. You may feel terribly rushed, and wonder if you'll be able to get everything done, but don't worry, it'll all come out all right. Friends or family members could prove invaluable in lending assistance. At some point, you might attend or take part in a sports event. Have fun!

  Ummm. If I remember correctly...your boyfriend came home this weekend. I think that about covers everything above in one way or another doesen't it ?
• 
  21

  new kid on the site

  by yecats in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have been reading everyones comments, this is all pretty new to me, but i posted on the topic related to family and being shunned.

  i was raised a jw but left at age 15, i am the only one in my family to reject the "family" religion.

  so, as you probably already guessed i am not the favorite daughter!.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  xjw_b12

  Stacey. Thanks for telling us a little bit more about yourself. Very, very sorry to hear about your dad.

  You walk in there, and you keep your head high! DO NOT let any GD elder tell you what they think their protocol is, and how you should act, or where you should sit.

  Keep in mind that you have every right to be there and most of them do not.

  Amen outoftheorg

  Please stay in touch, and tell us how you make out, and feel free to share your feelings with us. You will find no shortage of love and support here.
• 
  45

  What's Your Sign?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  as witnesses, we were admonished to never look at horoscopes because they are demonic.

  many jw's that i knew of would not even look at a fortune cookie because they could be "demonized".

  i read my gemini everyday.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  xjw_b12

  Minimus. Fellow Gemini. May 30. I read the horoscope most days. Even read it while I was a JW. Most days I just snicker, but once and a while, they hit a lot closer to home.

  Anyways I find the horoscopes have a lot higher accuracy level than the WTBTS prophecies!........er teachings......or clarification of teachings........er baloney/malarkey/BS.
• 
  10

  advive needed

  by DIAMOND in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'll try to keep this simple.

  how do you tell your nine year old daughter who is your reason for living and who thinks the sun rises and sets with her daddy.

  that you know longer want to go to the meetings anymore.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  xjw_b12

  Diamond. My wife pushed me away from my morning coffee, and newspaper and insisted I reply to your post.

  You are in a tough situation, and a too common one. I read your post from last year to get a bit of history on your background. It's Sunday, are you going today?

  I did the slow fade in 86, 2 years after my marriage in 84. I had only been baptized for a over a year, even though I was raised a witness. I used the old "working late" excuse for quite a while [ even though it seemed to occur more often on Tuesday, and Thursdays ]. It was quite a tense situation, and almost led to our break up.

  When our 2nd daughter was born in 90, I starting having guilt feelings and made a half-heartened attempt to return, but my heart was never in it. However, I used that time, while I was still semi-active, to subtly, and slowly, draw my wife out. I avoided raising " the subject ' directly myself, but whenever the opportunity arose I would ask questions, and make suggestions, hoping she would draw the same conclusions I had arrived at.

  By 1994, 2 years after our son was born, we had issues with the dispensing of the blood card during the the Service Meeting [and later subsequent surgery for our son], my wife announced in tears, while driving home, " I am never going to set foot in that building again ".

  There were still a lot of "trials and tribulations" since that fateful evening, but the main thing was we were of like mind.

  My advice to you is, while a slow fade may be what you are leaning towards, I suggest you try the semi-witness mode, for a while. There seem to be a lot on this board who are doing the same thing for one reason or another. Hopefully this will give you time for your wife to come to the same conclusions you have. The way I looked at was, it was my own version of "theocratic warfare". In the mean time it will keep the pressure off, and allow your daughter to sleep better at night.

  It bothered me somewhat, to "play the role" , but I figured a lot of the MS's and Elders were doing the same, but for their own selfish reasons. And as for field service, I kept active, most of the time, mostly through family bible studies [ not always WT publications either ] and the odd Saturday morning in FS. If I did not agree with the title material of the Awake for that week I would offer the Watchtower, or some other publication, whether or not it was " the feature of the month" !

  My wife and I are hoping the best for you and your family. Please feel free to email me.

  Regards

  xjw_b12 & calamityjane