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just wondered, have there been any toronto gatherings for xjws from this forum?
curious, and would be interested in meeting some of the locals
Hey there XJW_B12 - yeah, it'd be neat to meet up with similar people, not just here, but from everywhere. I know we can do it here, but in-person, is great!
I was hoping that there'd be, at least, some sort of casual laid back gathering here in the city (Toronto).
You know, either a restaurant/bar/tavern, somewhere that is agreeable to everyone.
I'd be into meeting some local XJWs, just to say: "Hi" and keep it friendly.
Have you met any XJWs
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http://www.guinnessvote.ca/ <~~ vote here.
Guinness wants to help us Canucks to have a March holiday? Hmmm?
I wonder if we can get one of our Canuck Breweries to convince the Irish to have a holiday courtesy of Canada or some well-known Canadian over there?
Maybe a: Labatt Blue Monday in February.
Molson Muscle Monday in March.
Ya know folks, and for those of you who live in Quebec, or...can get St. Amboise Beer (MacAusland Brewery, Montreal, QC.) - check out their Oatmeal Stout - it rivals Guinness and it's Canuck made.
Check out the St. Amboise Cream Ale - it rivals (the South Park Beer) Kilkenny.
If I got March 17th off, that'd be cool, but I work in a tavern as it is, and well ya know...it's mighty busy on St. Patty'sDay. Trust me, I see plenty of green faces by the end of the night. Sometimes the sidewalks are that colour too. I know: EW!
it was just brought to my attention that herbert armstrong and the worldwide church of god are yet another "only us" religion.
have any of you ever studied him and his teachings and found similarities to the wt and gb?
this could prove helpful to me as my jw friend is familiar with armstrong having attended there as a child.
Hey Gig, here is a link to Garner Ted Armstrong:
http://www.garnertedarmstrong.ws/
I took a look around, and it's got lots of 'scary' this and that. The link is probably not what you are looking for, but if anyone is curious as to the 'end of the world' stuff, he's got loads.
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i hit a milestone, i joined aarp.. who here is already a member and what features/discounts do you find helpful?
help out a newbie.. blondie
AARP (USA)
I wonder what the Canuck version is: C R A P
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just wondered, have there been any toronto gatherings for xjws from this forum?
curious, and would be interested in meeting some of the locals
Just wondered, have there been any Toronto gatherings for XJWs from this forum?
How was it? and will there be another one? Curious, and would be interested in meeting some of the locals .
i haven't shared much about myself.
sorry, no pics, but i will write a little bit about where i'm at and where i have been, so to speak.. i'm still working on finding myself, believe it or not.
my parents used heavy shame based discipline, as well as the physical stuff.
Hey Saint Satan. I haven't read every post you've placed on here, but myself, well...I'm pretty much faceless on here, except for that silly 'car crash' photo I placed on here beside my name.
It has been close to 20 years since I left the Borg. I had no family in the organization, but I alienated myself so badly from them as a result, it was like being shunned on purpose by them.
Years later, things are definitely better. It is definitely not an overnight journey to 'find oneself' that's for sure. But when you get there, the journey leading up to it, will be well worth recording and remembering.
Shame is a powerful tool.
But from what I am reading, you are shedding your past, and working to restore yourself, under your own terms.
I am 40 now. It is only in the last couple of years that I have felt any contentment. I think as days/weeks/months and years go by, we get better at being: ourselves.
Saint Satan, forgive me if I have taken liberties here at writing what I have written, but when I read what you read, I saw some similarities in some of where I have been.
Like a fine wine and single-malt scotch: it gets better with age
just wondering if any here are from the vancouver bc canada area?.
if so, drop me an email.
orbi
An old post, but what the heck.
Me? Toronto, ON. Canada. Specifically: Danforth area (eastend) around Main Street subway station.
i was lead to beleive that cleanlinness was next to godliness,that jehovah is a clean god, .
as we as a family sat down behind ( being the operative word ) a couple of elderly sisters ,arriving late we took the only seats available,even then we caused disruption as we even i were fighting over the seats as to where one would sit ,sure enough i allways seemed to end up in the firing line of these elderly fat arsed sisters,whom allways ended up farting in your face,the smell was so strong that you could actualy taste the stench it in the air 10 minutes later,i allways felt sick ,my children grinning .
how did you cope yourself
Well ya know...I laughed so hard I...um...well...you know...
No matter what, everyone at one time or another, has had to endure not only someone elses bodily oopsie-daisy or their own.
No kidding about kids, they are pure unadulterated rascals. They'll do anything from doing the 'real' thing to placing their hands under their armpits.
Makes you wonder why on earth, most Kingdom Halls, did not have: WINDOWS
Air...I need air.
I do recall one incident, which was really cute, and it happened back in Atlantic Canada where someone accidentally let on rip. Well, everyone started to snicker, and before you know it, the brother on stage, was bold enough to make a cute comment which sent everyone into hysterics. He acknowledged someones 'noise' and let everyone laugh, get it over with, and on with the study.
It can be, painfully funny sometimes though. As much as you'd try to keep yourself from laughing, it was all you could do to keep it in (laughter, as well as...you know).
as an apostate, or disfellowshipped or disassociated person/jw.
do you find that you judge xjw's based on the reason they were either disfellowshipped or disassociated?
like, do you view persons disfellowshipped for smoking, different than those who committed adultery?
As an apostate, or disfellowshipped or disassociated person/JW.
Do you find that you judge XJW's based on the reason they were either disfellowshipped or disassociated?
Like, do you view persons disfellowshipped for smoking, different than those who committed adultery?
Do you view those who were disfellowshipped for scripturally challenging the organization differently than those who may have been disfellowshipped for lying or any fornicating reason? (the list could go on, for comparisons)
My bent is, once you are out, regardless of why: in the WTBTS eyes - you're a gonner!
I remember asking an elder a similar question, and he basically said: 'once they're disfellowshipped, for whatever reason, they are treated the same way as any other disfellowshipped person. Jehovah views them the same way. We should too'. This is not word for word, but pretty damn close.
Any thoughts?
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hi everyone,blueblades here!
please tell me your story.at this stage of your life do you find yourself moving toward god,away from god or staying the same?
Blueblades, once again, good question.
Personally, I had wanted to move towards, but eventually, and on my own personal journey, I began to move away.
Now I'm so far away, moving to or even far away, is out of the question. I'm out of the picture with god.
