The Pope John Paul II

[Boise_Chief]

Yeah I figured you knew about it...... have you thought of the number of lives lost and just think in two or three years blood will be fine. Btw those disfellowshiped for blood will still be DF'd

[Jenson71]

The guy talked to our school today. About abstinence and lust and stuff. And his wife talked with him, and the whole time, I was just thinking about how hot she was.

[Spott]

Originally Posted by Jenson71

The guy talked to our school today. About abstinence and lust and stuff. And his wife talked with him, and the whole time, I was just thinking about how hot she was.

It's easy for him to talk about abstinence, because after you have been married for a while, it just comes naturally.

[Jenson71]

Originally Posted by mizzou5

It's easy for him to talk about abstinence, because after you have been married for a while, it just comes naturally.

His wife said he waited 26 years for her.

[Spott]

Originally Posted by Jenson71

His wife said he waited 26 years for her.

Did he wait until he was 26 years old or did he date her for 26 years?

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by Boise_Chief

Yeah I figured you knew about it...... have you thought of the number of lives lost and just think in two or three years blood will be fine. Btw those disfellowshiped for blood will still be DF'd

What do you mean blood will be fine? Did they change their policy about blood transfusions?

[Over-Head]

Originally Posted by Boise_Chief

Yeah I figured you knew about it...... have you thought of the number of lives lost and just think in two or three years blood will be fine. Btw those disfellowshiped for blood will still be DF'd

As an ex- witness myself, I chose to harbor no ill feelings towards them. I, after almost 25 years just felt that it was not right for me.
That and the fact my congregation overseer was about the biggest hypocrite on the face of the earth.
But still I didn’t let the actions of one man or body of elders decide my choice for leaving them, I did it after carefully weighing all options, and thoughts I had developed as a child then on through my adult life.
My biggest obstacle was the fact they keep you very close-minded to ANYTHING BUT THEIR TEACHINGS.
-DO NOT suggest post secondary education (they figure the bible will teach you everything you need to know, so you can go “pioneering”)
-and basically want you to live “within” today’s society but be completely separate from it.
Sure I went “out in service”..(the knock on the door you get when one of them offers you a Watchtower and Awake), did bible readings, heck at one time I was even a “Ministerial Servant”…(liken it to a Deacon in the Catholic faith, 1 step away from being a priest)
But then reality set in, and I just found I could not maintain “their” expectations, so I left.
I was never DF’d mind you, but something tells me if they knew I converted to Catholicism last year I’d be ear marked as an apostate.
I left about 10 years ago, so I felt no need to bother letting them know, I figure if they ain’t got the hint by now, why bother.

The blood issue is based on a passage from (you’ll have to excuse me here it’s been a long time years) Ezekiel (if I remember correctly) where it says in part
…”And if you should keep the command of abstaining from blood, good health to you”
Like any religion they have faith based on interoperation of the Holy Scriptures this being one of them.
.
The JW’s started in Up state NY when Charles Taze Russell after listening outside a basement window joined a “study groupie of the bible”, found he could “interrupt it” and thus the whole JW structure was built.
(This BTW can be backed up in the “History of the Jehovah’s Witness” a publication that came out about 10-12 years ago during their 100 anniversary)

But I think more than anything what got to me about them was the fact that they honestly believe EVERY OTHER RELIGION out there is WRONG, and they ain’t to slow in tell you either.

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by Over-Head

As an ex- witness myself, I chose to harbor no ill feelings towards them. I, after almost 25 years just felt that it was not right for me.
That and the fact my congregation overseer was about the biggest hypocrite on the face of the earth.
But still I didn’t let the actions of one man or body of elders decide my choice for leaving them, I did it after carefully weighing all options, and thoughts I had developed as a child then on through my adult life.
My biggest obstacle was the fact they keep you very close-minded to ANYTHING BUT THEIR TEACHINGS.
-DO NOT suggest post secondary education (they figure the bible will teach you everything you need to know, so you can go “pioneering”)
-and basically want you to live “within” today’s society but be completely separate from it.
Sure I went “out in service”..(the knock on the door you get when one of them offers you a Watchtower and Awake), did bible readings, heck at one time I was even a “Ministerial Servant”…(liken it to a Deacon in the Catholic faith, 1 step away from being a priest)
But then reality set in, and I just found I could not maintain “their” expectations, so I left.
I was never DF’d mind you, but something tells me if they knew I converted to Catholicism last year I’d be ear marked as an apostate.
I left about 10 years ago, so I felt no need to bother letting them know, I figure if they ain’t got the hint by now, why bother.

The blood issue is based on a passage from (you’ll have to excuse me here it’s been a long time years) Ezekiel (if I remember correctly) where it says in part
…”And if you should keep the command of abstaining from blood, good health to you”
Like any religion they have faith based on interoperation of the Holy Scriptures this being one of them.
.
The JW’s started in Up state NY when Charles Taze Russell after listening outside a basement window joined a “study groupie of the bible”, found he could “interrupt it” and thus the whole JW structure was built.
(This BTW can be backed up in the “History of the Jehovah’s Witness” a publication that came out about 10-12 years ago during their 100 anniversary)

But I think more than anything what got to me about them was the fact that they honestly believe EVERY OTHER RELIGION out there is WRONG, and they ain’t to slow in tell you either.

Yep, great post.

I left because I'm a lazy bastard and wanted to watch football on Sundays, mostly.

[Over-Head]

Originally Posted by gochiefs

Yep, great post.

I left because I'm a lazy bastard and wanted to watch football on Sundays, mostly.

No you left due to the fact you’re a misguided hateful little turd who even once started a thread which contained a phrase that went something like this

…”Since O-H, and a few others are survivors of this hatful religion”…


And trust me ass wipe, if the search function were working I’d make you eat your last post.

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by Over-Head

No you left due to the fact you’re a misguided hateful little turd who even once started a thread which contained a phrase that went something like this

…”Since O-H, and a few others are survivors of this hatful religion”…


And trust me ass wipe, if the search function were working I’d make you eat your last post.

Uh...I'll go find the thread. I pretty much left because I don't like ANY religion. I would have done the same had I grown up Catholic or Protestant or Muslim.

[Delano]

If you get some free time you may want to check out George Wiegel's biography of the current pope.

Witness to Hope

[Jenson71]

Originally Posted by Delano

If you get some free time you may want to check out George Wiegel's biography of the current pope.

Witness to Hope

Cool. That was the book the kid in school was reading. Thanks alot.

[chiefs4me]

One bad apple does not make for a bad bunch,,

I am Catholic and I don't care what any of you think about it,,as a matter of fact you can all kiss my Catholic azz.

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by chiefs4me

One bad apple does not make for a bad bunch

There's more than one.

[Rausch]

Originally Posted by gochiefs

There's more than one.

The orchard's infested with worms and the owner refuses to spray for bugs...