i want to start by saying i will not participate in discussion here about my resignation as a moderator at jwn.. simon please consider this as my resignation from that position.. i have been posting on this board for almost 12 years.
i know some of you a lot, others a little and some not very well at all.
i have remained here for those of you who have needed support as you make the transition out of the wts, who needed someone to listen to your experiences of abuse at the hands of jehovah's witnesses, and to both laugh and cry with you as you progress out of the watchtower society.. we know that we have all experienced the cruelty of abuse of one kind or another.
I wondered onto JWD, sorry JWN (old habits and all that) because I was thinking about Craig and all the fun we had here and you of course were a big part of that. I just want to say I wish you the best in whatever your endevors are. You are an amazing lady and surly put the "Lady" in your handle. You've been such a great help to so many people and leave a great legacy here which I dare say no one will ever be able to fill.
+1. Well said Kate.
Chris
uncensored discussions and information for anyone interested in the advocates for awareness of watchtower abuses or 'aawa' http://aawa.co/ (previously known as "the association of anti-watchtower activists http://jwactivists.org/) and how it's handled and responded to privacy issues and put people at risk:.
aawa is here!!
(the association of anti-watchtower activists)an invitation to a new effort- aawawhy when i logged onto aawa did it go to facebook ?in regards to aawaaawa - every generation needs a new revolution - thomas jeffersonnotice how the introduction of the aawa has brought out the loonies lately?will aawa become another cult?
A decade or so ago I used to post quite often that before one posts a thought you should imagine yourself standing on a stage in front of the whole world. The Internet has changed a lot since 2003, but the idea still holds.
There is no absolute privacy. A site and individual posters can take reasonable precautions but if you throw it out there on the world wide web, just know it can be found if someone is skilled and determined enough.
Forgive me but back in the day I found chat and PMs a more effective way of helping folks first beginning the exit out of the cult. That and lots of phone calls. There are ways to provide reasonable safety to people but it can never be absolute. There are ways of helping people who want to remain undercover, but at some point the JW must also step up and take a chance. Hopefully the forum they choose is a relatively safe one.
Just my thoughts and of no real consequence any longer. Carry on.
Chris
i want to start by saying i will not participate in discussion here about my resignation as a moderator at jwn.. simon please consider this as my resignation from that position.. i have been posting on this board for almost 12 years.
i know some of you a lot, others a little and some not very well at all.
i have remained here for those of you who have needed support as you make the transition out of the wts, who needed someone to listen to your experiences of abuse at the hands of jehovah's witnesses, and to both laugh and cry with you as you progress out of the watchtower society.. we know that we have all experienced the cruelty of abuse of one kind or another.
I am at that moral crossroads. I can no longer remain silent
I understand. I reached that point myself way back in 2005. I have nothing but respect for admin for keeping this board open for so long. But there comes a day when things come together and you realize you have to move on.
Lee you have done so much good for so many people for so long. You have a big heart, you care and you want to help. Nothing wrong with that. You will find a way to help. You always have. You always will.
Love ya lots Lee.
Chris
the latest edition of the free in christ ministries journal contains a very interesting article entitled the watchtower and masons.. drawing upon material from the book the watchtower & the masons by fritz springmeier, it gives the following parallels between the things that c t russell believed and those taught by the masons:.
* both believe jehovah is the most important word being the basis of their dogma, and the name of their god.
* both believe god yielded power to a lesser god.
One of the best ways to have posts unread is by copying and pasting long and rambling posts from other sites.
it's happening!.
disney compra lucasfilm y fija 2015 para el estreno de 'star wars: episode vii'!.
http://www.elseptimoarte.net/bombazo-disney-compra-lucasfilm-y-fija-2015-para-el-estreno-de--star-wars-episode-vii--15973.html.
I was kind of wondering....why not do a reboot? They did that with Batman and Spiderman. Schumacher ruined the Batman series with the awful Batman Forever and Batman and Robin; a reboot wiped the slate clean.
Sort of reimagined, like say Battlestar Galactica?
It's not a bad idea. Actually I really like it. I've always thought there was more story that didn't get told in the Ep. 4-6. And barely enough story for 2 films in Ep. 1-3. If you reboot you don't have to limit yourself to a trilogy.
Still even if it's better written and acted nothing will compare to the original Star Wars. It captured the entire country's attention. It was fresh and brand new. I used to stand in line for 2 hours just to buy a ticket, then go to another line to stand for 2 hours to see the film.
The only problem I see with a reboot is to tell the story right, you've got to start at the beginning. I'm not that eager to revisit Phantom Menace again, even if it's done right.
it's happening!.
disney compra lucasfilm y fija 2015 para el estreno de 'star wars: episode vii'!.
http://www.elseptimoarte.net/bombazo-disney-compra-lucasfilm-y-fija-2015-para-el-estreno-de--star-wars-episode-vii--15973.html.
By default, it will be better than The Phantom Menace. So, theoretically, it could only become the 2nd worst movie if things go horribly wrong, right?
No that would Attack of the Clones. Although the most annoying sound effect was that stupid lizard horse Obi-Wan kept riding around in Revenge of the Sith.
I doubt seriously if the films made after Return of the Jedi have any of the original actors in them. It's been 30 years and none of us are as young as we used to be. If they're smart they'll recast the main roles and answer a few dangling questions from the original trilogy. There's a lot of different storylines that could follow Episdode 6. Whichever way they go, just don't dumb it down or waste 2 hours on a 30 minute story.
The prequels turned me off the franchise they were that bad. Really when it comes down to it there are 2 very good films, parts of a third (teddy bears throwing rocks can stop stormtroopers?) and 15 minute Jedi battle in Revenge. Very little about the prequels were believable or interesting.
jehovah's witnesses do not break up families.
members who refuse to become or remain jehovah's witnesses... break up families.. really, you apostates have such a distorted perception of reality.. .
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Jehovah's Witnesses DO NOT break up families. Members who refuse to become or remain Jehovah's Witnesses... break up families.
I haven't seen or been spoken to by my father or sisters since 1989. The elder giving my mother's funeral talk deliberately left my name out. My children have never met them 23 years later.
I started studying at the age of 9, a year before my parents. I was never disfellowshipped or "disciplined" in any way. To this day I have a friend who's an elder.
All of this happened before Al Gore invented the Internet so I guess it doesn't count. But having lived it, I have to say the shunning was real. The narrow minded judgment was real. And the role Jehovah's Witnesses played in breaking up my family of origin was real.
But then this is just some troll so I don't know why I bother.
demonzzzzz
does god have a visible organization on earth today?.
is it not true, that jehovah had a representative line of kings sitting on his throne at jerusalem, and didn't that line of kings end when king zedekiah was deposed from the throne?
while it was operational could it not be said jehovah had a visible organization on earth while those kings were ruling?.
Love your god and love others. Focus your life on those two laws and you'll do very well.
Everything else is added by people. Let it go and don't stress over doctrine.
Just my musings.
there have been several threads about music the last few days, so i decided to start another.. this song absolutely makes me tear up every time i hear it.. .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cq_3byxasmm.
