For me it is helping free myself from all I firmly believed in.
In the past 20 years, I still haven't found peace. I still don't know what to believe.
Even on this board, I still haven't. It has helped. It has made me think. It has let me know "that I am not alone".
I know I have to find peace within myself. No one can do that for me, but today - especially today - I still don't have the peace I am searching for.
Maybe some day I will.
For theses that are selfishly here.... I feel sorry for you.
For those who joke about being here... I feel sorry for you.
For those who are here just be Emperor or whatever the highest category is... I feel sorry for you.
For those that are here to "slam" others... I feel sorry for you.
I am here for understanding. For something to touch my heart that will release me from all of the misery that I felt... am still feeling about myself.
Minimus - I read your thoughts on this forum. I feel you are here to help us think. If you aren't then your are a deceiver as JW's are. But you have shown nothing to me to feel that way.
I am here simply to know that I am not alone.
Mystery
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In Your Opinion, What Is The Purpose Of This Board?
by minimus inmy understanding is that this board can serve as a place to come so that jw's and ex-jw's can get together to discuss mostly, jw issues as well as matters such as our likes and dislikes of a non-religious nature.
since there are so many posters here, could you please express what you think this place is for?
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Arsenal, Southampton, The FA Cup & Number 3 Son.
by Englishman injust got a text message from ben.
he's a student in cardiff.
he's also an avid portsmouth supporter, and guess what cardiff is teeming with right now?
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Mystery
Speaking as an American - Shutterbug apparently you have never played the sport. I am making an assumption, due to the ignorance of the information in your post. First you can't or shouldn't play soccer in a cow pasture due to obstacles that may be in the line of attack. But with football you could play in a cow pasture after all, the only thing the men in tight pants are doing is trying to knock the crap out of each other.
As far as kicking a ball into room as big as most people’s living room, I again can see your ignorance in the soccer sport. I guess some people have a living room 8’x24’x3’-8’ base; I think I remember my parents fishin’ camper the entire dimension being about 8’x24’ I don’t remember a living room suite or TV or anything like that being able to fit in it. But of course there has to be at least room for a TV so that you can sit and watch and critique.
Try American Football, as it repuires more skills and is more interesting.
This again is your biased opinion – as an American and getting up in years.
I would put my soccer team up against your football team in endurance, accuracy, and skill any day of the week. Oh – or do you just sit on the side-lines (or couch) and watch?
If you don’t like the sport and feel that there is no skill or endurance or athletic ability in the sport just stick with your football. And since you brought up football. Can you answer this: Why does one tight pants running man earn more than one point for crossing a 100 yd ( a whole lot bigger than a soccer goal)? Maybe if soccer changed its scoring systems to getting 6 points for a goal; so that the scores “look bigger” it would make a difference.
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Cutting the final ties
by Wolfgirl ini've been doing a lot of reading these past couple of days, including someone's life experience that he wrote about and that was linked to on this board.
found here: http://members.aol.com/smcdownlds/downldfit.html.
anyway, after reading that, the last vestiges of my "programming" have fallen away.
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Out and Free!
Congradulations
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Why do elders step down when their children are disfellowshipped?
by truthseeker inhi everyone, a question that has been on my mind for a while.. if jehovah appoints the elders, why is it that when one of their kids is disfellowshipped some of them step down as an elder?.
does jehovah dis-appoint them?
is this a scriptual thing?
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Mystery
My dad didn't step down when I was DF'ed. But of course MY actions were blamed on the "brother", and it "wasn't my fault". Even when at my "meeting" I lied to the elders about the last time we had been together and at the brother's second meeting he told the entire truth. But then that was glossed over because the brother that was DF'ed with me wasn't from a "real spiritual family" and "lil' ole me was". What a laugh.
My dad did step down a couple of years later due to a work related infraction. He felt that with accusations coming from "the world" regarding his business would hinder the name of Jah. So he willing stepped down. -
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School is out for SUMMMMA.....(lil Bostonian touch) well kinda
by SheilaM inoh, call me anal but i'm kinda bummed.
school's out final grades are in and i'm a little disappointed.
creative writing-should be an a but she hasn't put it in yet.
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Congradulations Shelia.
I wanted a 4.0, but ended up with a 3.2. img src="http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/images/smilies/approve.gif"> In the end the places I worked, 4.0 or 2.0 wouldn't have mattered as long as the degree was on the wall.
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Exposing WTBTS Lies & Errors, Part 7
by AGuest inexposing watchtower lies & errors
part vii
christ speaks to the congregations
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Mystery
Very good pionts. I printed this one out to keep. If/when my family begans questioning me again these will be good points to make.
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Don't forget to report! (Worship Book ch 4)
by ozziepost inat the last district convention, the book "worship the only true god" was released intended to be used along with the "knowledge" book on home bible studies.
both books are to be studied before baptism.
so, what are the 'new recruits' learning?
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The more "time" they can tie up, the less time for "worldly activities".
Preach, preach, preach, preach, preach!!!
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Update on my Heart condition
by wednesday ini just got out of the hospital, and have some news on my heart condition.
i have apparently had hypertension for some time and it had caused a slight thickening of my heart.
it makes the heart stiff and causes it to work harder.
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No HOPE in our future????
by kenpodragon inin my witness past, i had many hopes.
they do not pass by with the thought that there will soon be hope of something better.
no, they pass into me with the hope of knowing how precious the things are that i have.
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SHUNNED FATHER GOES TO COURT - AGAIN
by SHUNNED FATHER inthe watchtower has been trying to get my wife appointed as the representative of bethany's estate so they would be in a possition to sue the doctors, hospital, child welfare and provincial government.
i decided to get involved to prevent this.
after many months of legal battling , the wts thru in the towel and gave up on the idea.
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Good Luck Lawrence,
Our prayers are with you.
