ZazuWitts

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  Married, but....

  by RedhorseWoman in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  today is valentine's day...a day to share with your partner.

  today is bittersweet for me.. my husband is a wonderful man....intelligent, a gifted musician, kind, handsome....and an alcoholic.

  he spent the day drinking, and i spent my valentine's day evening eating supper alone in front of the tv.. tomorrow is my birthday.

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  ZazuWitts

  HaPPy BiRtHDaY to RedHorseWoman
  ((((((((((((((hugs)))))))))))))
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  R U DFshipped?

  by DFshipped in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i am a dfshipped person who is working towards reinstatement.. i would like to meet anyone else who also would like to return.. i really would prefer not to meet people who want to criticize my desire to return.

  i would like to enjoy and offer encouragemnt to others like me.

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  CurlyQT also known as Gwen

  Welcome, welcome. Hope you stay around for a long time and tell us more about yourself.

  I've been 'out' for 30 years, but have never had an experience like this forum before, so it's a form of therapy for me also - I best describe it as
  bitter/sweet! Sharing with, and learning of the others' experiences and feelings has been a real eye-opener for me...think you will find it to be true for you too.

  Loved your post. Zazu
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  TOLERANCE

  by Frenchy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  tolerance.

  i think the appearance of the now infamous danielle gives us reason for pause.

  i admit that at first i took her at face value which is what we are all supposed to do.

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  Frenchy,

  Your post is very significant. Tolerance is a character trait we should all develop and use in our dealings with others. The Golden Rule
  always has, and always will be a good one to live by.

  I've only been participating on the forum for about 7 weeks - and I've noticed the registered users have
  increased from about 350+ to some
  650+. I would like to see those
  'looking' add their experiences and thoughts to the discussion. I truly believe that the more we learn of others and where they have been in life, the more insight we have into our own thoughts, behaviors and beliefs.

  At the onset, Danielle was a welcomed
  participant - for me it was just her excessive posting that was troublesome
  --almost felt I was sitting in a KH listening to 30 years worth of Tower
  articles, he,he.

  Truthfully, my brief participation on this forum has awakened many feelings that I thought were 'done and over.'
  Sometimes, just sometimes, emotions are surfacing that I find difficult to deal with. But, here, I see others in the same situation - so it is comforting to know we can express what we feel...it
  does, indeed, help.

  Thank you all for being so forthcoming with your experiences and questions.
  
  And, for you 'lookers' - please do join us...we would like to get to know you.
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  Did you watcht the Practice last night?

  by Venice in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i didn't but there's been a lot of talk about it on h2o and other boards.

  here's the opening post on h20.. ______________________.

  biblexaminer .

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  Venice

  Thanks much for posting - I was watching the show and fell asleep - mad at myself for doing so. I didn't know what happened after the mom took the stand - and didn't know it was to be continued. Didn't see the liaison committee at the hospital, he,he. Thanks for the link (not registered myself) - going over there now - to see what has been posted.
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  Who's Going to the Memorial??

  by Prisca in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just wondering..... for those of us who are inactive, or have serious doubts, etc etc... are you going to the memorial, even though you don't fully agree with how they explain things?.

  anyone planning to have their own at home?.

  or are you still planning on going, even if it's to say g'day to long "lost" friends?.

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  Oh No, Frenchy, you too! Oh, how I wish they would just let people alone...it's so anxiety producing...for lack of a better term. Zeeeesh! Our thoughts are with you Frenchy.

  (((((((lots of hugs)))))))
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  Paducah, KY News 6 Report

  by silentlambs in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  jehovahs witnesses, resigned pastor draw battle line over child molestation coverup charges.

  last month, bill bowen not only resigned as presiding overseer of jehovahs witnesses at draffenville.

  bowen charged his denomination with a national policy of elders not reporting confessions made by child molesters to police.

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  ZazuWitts

  Yes, Fredhall, you are right - they are going to expose the UFO story:

  Uncover Fiends (in the) Organization

  Thanks for reminding us.:)
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  Paradise earth or heaven?

  by Pathofthorns in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  it has been said to me "what other organization offers a hope of a paradise earth?

  " to "prove" that witnesses have the "truth".. it seems to me that this "spiritual materialism" and the inability to see beyond the physical and fleshly world draw many to become and remain witnesses.. as for me, i fail to see such a fleshly reward set out in scripture and more so i cannot possibly see how anything fleshly could live forever in a problem-free environment.. everything fleshly and physical is temporary and changing.

  nothing lives forever.

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  ZazuWitts

  To all posters ^^^^^

  This thread has been a very 'good read.'

  Recently, on this forum, someone provided a link to WOL (I think?) - one poster brought up the topic "do you think there will be time-zones in (Paradise)...said, "I know we aren't supposed to speculate, but am really wondering." This had me ROFLMAO.

  Interestingly enough, as of the time I exited the thread, several were responding and not correcting her for such questioning. One responded something to the point "That she felt Jehovah would have uniformity over all the earth." (Goodbye sun, goodbye
  Earth rotation....guess Jah didn't design it properly in the first place!)
  No big deal, I guess, but wanted to share - remember when I used to do it myself!

  Somebody, very much enjoy your sig signoffs - noticed that you were around before - hope you stay around for a time.:):)
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  What to call it

  by neyank in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  on one post someone referred to our humble little group as a neighborhood.

  (i think it was grunt).

  on another post it was referred to as a coffee shop.

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  ZazuWitts

  Dear Neyank,

  Perhaps "Simon's Cafe" - because I'm sure that later into the night, some aren't only drinking coffee/tea....he,he.
  Also, we occasionally have an individual drunken with WT dogma, wander in and turn into a 'rowdy.'

  Which reminds me, I once saw this on a restroom stall wall:

  Come to the P.A.R.T.Y. with this definition scratched underneath:

  Private Association (of) Rowdy (and)
  Tasteless Yahoos.

  Sometimes apt - don't you think?

  I'm sure your post will elicit many great suggestions for our 'hood.
  Thanks Neyank.
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  The three wise men

  by Simon in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  just a thought.... looking through the greatest man book, something just occurred to me which i can't recall has ever been highlighted (but please correct me).. i always thought it a bit strange that jehovah allowed the three pagan astrologers to find jesus especially as they were obviously guided to him by satan's star (remember they were led to herod first who wanted to kill the messiah).

  what purpose did it serve?.

  well, a few pages earlier in tgm book, we see mary presenting a dove as a sin offering at the temple - this was the cheapest offering that was acceptable which must have meant that they were pretty poor at the time.. shortly after the three wise men visited the family had to flee to egypt when herod started to kill all the young boys in an attempt to kill jesus.. what would they need to travel and live as exiles for a couple of years?.

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  Prisca, Thinker's Wife, Simon & all,

  Just a few 'rambling' recollections from some past reading(s) - I can't even cite the sources - it's been too long.

  We can only know that there were at least two 'wisemen' from the 'east.'
  Religious historians claim, that outside of the Jewish religion, the Persians are considered to have had the next 'purest form of worship.' They worshipped Ahura Mazda, "The Wise Lord." (They did have other minor gods.) They also acknowledged a "holy spirit" and believed that Ahura Mazda, along with his "holy spirit" would wage war with an evil spirit they called "Ahriman."

  There was an element of Messianism in their beliefs, and they taught that after an earthly life of the Saviour, and his death,
  God will triumph over evil.

  I wonder if the Persian, basically monotheism, may have appeared to the Jewish to contain elements of devine insight? Ah, unlikely, but maybe it was the other way around, the Ahura Mazda worshippers, were willing to acknowledge the Jewish faith as possibly being the one that would bring forth the Messiah.

  Well, as I said, just some thoughts ....

  Regarding frankincense - the resin that exudes from the tree dries into a small yellow 'tear.'

  The Persian myrrh sap turns blood red as it hardens (and as you mentioned, Prisca, was highly prized in embalming.) Also, it was not the same myrrh that was commonly found where the 'New Testament" Jews resided.

  I'm sure all three gifts had monetary value - so Simon, has a point - they may have been useful when the family went into exile.

  Just speculations - 'that's all folks.'
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  And God said:

  by Seven in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  "let there be light.

  and god said, let my people go.

  and god said, let my people come.

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  ZazuWitts

  Dear Seven,

  You will be missed....but I do understand. Wishing you a most wonderful hiatus--Zazu.