Posts by JamesThomas

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Introducing myself

by lollydawdle in

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hi everyone: mouthy thinks i should introduce myself to you all, so here i am.

i was a jw for 30 years.

left in 1995 on my own - not df'd nor disassociated.

Signs that you are no longer a kid

by WildTurkey in

signs that you are no longer a kid (or even close)...

you're asleep, but others worry that you're dead.

you can live without sex, but not without glasses.

God, ya, this ear hair thing. What's up with that? I'm beginning to look like a I have a couple rodents riding along side my head. They also say that as long as you live your nose and ears never stop growing. Methuselah lived to be what 900 and something. Jeeze, he must of been a quite a sight to see. A hairy walking nose with giant hairy rodent ears. Thank God I'll be dead soon. JamesT

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HI, Newbie here

by DblOSmith in

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hey, guys.

i'm just a newbie 19 year old from houston.

cruised on this site.

JamesThomas

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When will The Watchtower tumble down?

by Fruitcake in

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well, i finaly saw the movie stigmata, and it was about the catholic church, i don't want to demean any catholics here but made an observation on how similiar the catholic church and the watchtower is,.

vatican-----governing body.

excommunicate-----disfellowship.

JamesThomas

Here is something I copied from another site a couple months ago by a poster who called themselves GOD:

The Universe is in Me. Which means: I have never been, nor will I ever be, anywhere more present, than where you are -- right now. To the degree that you make Me holier or more present in any one person or place -- is the degree that you belittle and subtract Me from everyone and everywhere else. Any seeming absence is due to no weakness of Mine, but rather your being so filled with beliefs as to be blind. Remove everything from you that can be removed, and then tell me what is left. What is there then? Be still and know, I AM

Edited by - jamesthomas on 7 February 2003 21:22:6

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Today was his day....

by SheilaM in

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today my son anthony michael turned 18!!!!

it is a very happy but bittersweet day.

he thought we had forgotten him, but i had arranged with his swimteam coach to bring the boys over on the pretext of them going out for dinner after practice.

JamesThomas

You sound like a great mom Sheila. These are for you.

JamesT

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Deprogramming your "Last Days" phobia...

by logansrun in

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raised in a religion that preached a massive, theocratic holocaust for the majority of mankind can leave you with more than a few mental and emotional scars.

i remember being terrified on new years eve in 1986 (i was 9 yrs old) because of all the talk that that year was the "international year of peace.

" i was conditioned to look at world events as being a sign that the end is near, sound familiar?

JamesThomas

Brad,

I was raised in the Borg and know of these haunting feelings. They are deeply programmed.

Peace within was found only after some serious inner questioning and soul searching.

Look closely at the universe, it's majesty and beauty. Look into the eyes of a small child. Look deeply within your heart.

Can the Source of all this beauty be a murderous vengeful entity? Is it truly possible for you or anyone to love and respect a god who will kill you if you don't?

There are solid answers in your heart right now.

Answers which will bring you peace.

But only you can go there and find them.

Forget what you have been taught about God, and go to the center of your personal sense of Being, and find out for yourself.

JamesT

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Just another Newbie saying "Hi!"

by Auntie Flame in

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hi, just wanted to get acquainted a little bit.

i already jumped in and posted a couple of times.

i've been out for 13 yrs.

JamesThomas

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introduction

by TheSilence in

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im new to the board and didnt want to be a lurker so this is my short hello since im not exactly certain how things work around here... sooo.... hello ;).

jackie