i have been beginning to wonder if those that have come to disbelieve in the bible as god's word, and those who believe in no god at all............use the wrong verbage here.
is it disrespectful to those who believe.... for non-believers to say things against what believers hold so precious?
many have moved on, or..... mentioned they do not post their true feeling here on certain subjects for fear they will be harrassed by others here.. first off....i'll admit i'm a guilty one for doing this very thing but have been wondering if i'm out of line as well as others who post similar ideas in the same type of manner.
Thanks Gumby
That is pretty much the decision I've made with my mother, but it still hurts to see her worship that f**king organization. I was only trying to let Logan and Obiwan know that right or wrong there are situations and circumstances which are not cut and dry, I'm in one. They probably already know of some themselves.
i have been beginning to wonder if those that have come to disbelieve in the bible as god's word, and those who believe in no god at all............use the wrong verbage here.
is it disrespectful to those who believe.... for non-believers to say things against what believers hold so precious?
many have moved on, or..... mentioned they do not post their true feeling here on certain subjects for fear they will be harrassed by others here.. first off....i'll admit i'm a guilty one for doing this very thing but have been wondering if i'm out of line as well as others who post similar ideas in the same type of manner.
Great thread Gumby
I'd have to agree with Dave for the most part....Like Logan and Obiwan I would love to have every JW in the world know what I know and feel the same as I do about the WTBTS. I would give anything to see my immediate family out of the Org..then I look at my aged mother...She's happy where she's at in the Org...I've tried to talk to her and saw the pain and confusion in her eyes..the, this can't be wrong I've lost family and friends didn't allow some of my children to have surgery which was needed sometimes for years because I was afraid of blood transfusions, endured years with an abusive husband who beat me and my children and was promoted in Gods organization.
What do I do Obiwan/logan do I force the issue to free her from the cult or do I let her live out her remaining years believing she has made the right decision, every time I've brought it up she's become visibly ill.
As far as the whole KGB story goes.....He has a short fuse and probably should not be on this forum at least until he is stronger.
If a person is a christian or not should not determine how he treats his fellow man, saying I'm christian or I'm not christian is a banner I no longer give a rats ass about when determining what kind of person you are, the best compliment you can give me is to call me a good man or a good father.
Reading KGB's posts you learn he has physical ailments and takes lots of meds to handle the pain this in conjunction with his temper made him an easy target. My point is when you see an easy target sometimes its the humane and compassionate person who is able to restrain himself from squeezing the trigger and waiting for game which is healthy and able to protect itself. I don't necessarily think KGB was targeted but it would not kill anyone to hold back occasionaly when posting replies. Occasionaly I said because as was already stated this is a discussion board and if you can't discuss things openly then why come here. Just remember many on the forum are damaged goods.
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muwahahahahaahahahah!
that is exactly how we should handle door to door interaction.
Her skirt is kind of short don't you think?
That poor brother is struggling to keep his mind on spriitual things
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as a jw we asked god, in prayers, for his holy spirit to understand things better and be a better teacher of the good news.
did you ever feel god's holy spirit give you strength or understanding?
Odrade are you referring to positive and negative energy which flows within you?
did anyone else have a hard time fitting in with non-witnesses when you left the witnesses?
i never had a hard time fitting in with witnesses since i grew up as one, i was always popular in witness circles and could usually strike up an easy conversation with someone as long as i knew they were a witness.
but i just can't find any common points of interest with anyone anymore since i've been disfellowshipped twice and then finally faded away a year and a half ago.
Hi descender
Df'd twice and then faded, how many years did it take to do all that?
My big mouth gets me in trouble too, we went out for dinner with a JW couple and because I did not go to the Sunday talk my wife says to us all, what a wonderful talk the speaker used the analagy of a banana getting seperated from the bunch and how it quickly gets peeled and eaten, likewise ones who seperate themselves from Jah's organization get swallowed by the World...I couldn't help myself and asked if all the banana's present clapped at the wonderful experience, they surely wouldn't want to be caught by that monkey Satan who eats stray banana's.
You'll fit in descender..welcome my fellow stray banana
Come on Czar..don't keep us guessing!
in chemistry, certain chemicals react violently to other ingredients and should never be put together.
if we make a comparison with our everyday lives, do you think that certain people are incompatible with others, and that no matter what they do, they will never be friends?
have you ever experienced being incompatible to someone?
Twice..same type of guy in each instance, nice one day hateful the next. Joking one minute and then ignoring everyone the next. That drives me nuts...usually I'll work on a moody maniac for a couple weeks and if they don't soften up its adios sucker.
Ravyn I've posted this before, why is that you only let Logan bite you...
Eric you must be single...just kidding
remember this line below from the old phill collins song?
"well, if you told me, you were drowning i would not a lend a hand"!
are there some people who you despise so much that you wouldnt stop to help them if they were drowning or otherwise in need of dire medical attention?
Hamas the link you posted was hard to understand.....was the point not to trust that guy? You really really really don't like him do you.
Can't really think of anyone I would let die.....I have thought of killing several people but in reality I couldn't.
doncha just love fairytales?
i don't think i ever heard this one ended quite this way before..... ---ravyn.
this one will give you sweet dreams:.
It would make for a good tv movie.........
this post isn't about "how much longer until the new system of things" arrives.
i'm wondering how much longer people will buy this load of crap?
the society has been telling the r&f that armageddon is right around the corner for 124 years now, and they're still using this method.
Joker where do you really stand? You surf a site condemned by the WT but you seem to support them in most of your posts, sometimes openly and other times its subtly. You make some interesting comments in your posts but I have not figured out where you are coming from...maybe I don't need to know or maybe your not sure yourself.
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