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  An asteroid is coming in 2036

  by Still Totally ADD in

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  a friend of mine who is a astronomer told me a asteroid will hit the earth near ca in 2036. it will make a close pass by earth in 2029 and if it goes through a certain point he called a donut hole it will come back and get us in 2036. i asked him if it is big enough to cause problems?

  he laugh and said it is extinction asteroid.

  he went on to say the russians are already working on a plan to destroy it before in makes it here or try and change the course of it.

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  A friend of mine who is a astronomer told me a asteroid will hit the earth near CA in 2036. It will make a close pass by earth in 2029 and if it goes through a certain point he called a donut hole it will come back and get us in 2036. I asked him if it is big enough to cause problems? He laugh and said it is extinction asteroid. He went on to say the Russians are already working on a plan to destroy it before in makes it here or try and change the course of it. I said to him you are kidding are you not. The answer was no he was very serious about what he said. I then asked him if it would be better to be near the event or on the other side of the earth and look forward to a slow death. He said it would not matter were you were. The heat from it would make it a quick death. I have known this man for awhile now and I know he is no quack. He was very concerned about this. He said many of the end timers in our area are already making a big deal out of it. Maybe the idea of 1914 plus 120 = 2034 is not so far off. Have any of you heard of this? If this is true I will see you all on the dark side of the moon. LOL Still Totally ADD
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  Do you think JW’s are dangerous, if yes why? If not, why?

  by suavojr in

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  personally the jws to me are not dangerous.

  on the other hand, many do think they are in fact a dangerous cult.

  why are they dangerous?.

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  Let us not forget the young children who go to school already paranoid about how evil everyone is. Then all alone have to stand up in front of everyone and defend Wt. teachings. Which makes them targets of other children and teachers. Often times to the point they are in danger of their own physical and emotional health which will last a life time. Yes they are dangerous. Still Totally ADD
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  It is so obviously a lie......now

  by snare&racket in

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  once the spell is broken, one you take a deep fresh breath outisde of the watchtower camp, the amazingly obvious realisation becomes clear.... of course this is a lie, of course this is ridiculous!

  you find you have memories of really believing the claims and promises, but it seems like another life, another experience.

  it seems so incredibly false once you leave and it is very difficult to belive you even once accepted it!

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  Good Job snare&racket. I am still amazed at the fact I did not see this until I was 54 years old. By then child grown with children of their own in the cult. My wife and I stand alone in our family not willing to listen to the cult talk anymore. I remember them telling us to live one day at a time in the faith. Will one day turned into one month and then into one year then into a life time of years. Here I am almost 60 years old looking back and all I can do is shake my head and think what was I thinking of. I see it so clearly now but as a born in it truly takes time for many of us to see what is really behind the curtain. Good for you to come up with such a great explaination on how cults keep you in. Stilll Totally ADD
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  One thing about this site that bothers me

  by keyser soze in

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  the constant references to 'window washers' as something derogatory.. i understand the context of it-that most jws are uneducated, and unqualified to do much more.

  but sometimes the references seem snobbish, almost mean-spirited.

  one poster, on another thread, essentially referred to window washers as 'losers'.

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  I remember our teachers would tell us to do good on our test because we did not want to grow up to be ditch diggers. Well those ditch diggers make pretty good money these days. I wish I would have been able to get higher education but the Big A was just a few years away (1975). I wanted to be a meteorologist but of course that would take me away from all those boring meetings and door knocking. So I went into contruction trades. I can now build a house from the ground up blind folded. That and a dollar will get you a cup of coffee. I love any trade that helps or builds things that help people. I feel we are all on the same page when it comes to the Wt. in what they are doing. That is keeping people brain washed from not following their dreams. That is just wrong. Eveyone should have the right to follow their dreams no matter what they choose. Still Totally ADD
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  Hey, How About This?

  by Frenchy in

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  would anyone be interested in this: pick a short (means not long!

  )sf story that you really like and post it here, say a page (is that too long, simon?

  ) a day.

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  I guess this is the first post. Pre-9/11, Clinton still in office, I was still brain washed in the cult. I was only 46 years old. My, my times have chaged. I thought I would bring this to the front for the new ones to see. Still Totally ADD but didn't know I was back then. LOL
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  What I really hate....

  by Perversion of a truth in

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  is that i was born into this cult, taught and believed that i was going to live forever, , that i was never going to have to die.

  now i am in my mid 30's realizing that this life is all there is and that after that i am dead forever and i am terrified.

  i don't want this to be all there is, , i don't want to just live a few years on this beautiful planet and then become non existent forever!

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  Soon I will be 60 years old. From around my late 30's until I finally left the Wt. 2011 I suffered with similar anxiety attacks. I must say 99% stop as soon as I was no longer following the cult. With that said I hope you get help soon the heart is nothing to play with. Knowing this is all we have has given me a bigger propose in my life. I for my part in some small way want to leave this earth in a better way than I found it. I work hard at helping others who are beaten down because of life. I try to find joy in the little things and share my knowledge of living a simplier life. Being more active in my community is another big step I am working on. Sitting on the front proch of our house and listening to the birds and insects, watching a sunset, looking up at the stars are just some of the things one could do to reduce anxiety. Getting away from the TV news also helps. I feel for you. Been there done that. But there is hope. You have a long life ahead of you. Make it the life you want not what some cult wants you to do. It took me 54 years to figure this out and I am happy I still have time to make a small diffrence. Take Care and take care of yourself. Still Totally ADD
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  The Masters of Spin--Local numbers from your Apostate Account Servant

  by suavojr in

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  2. beliefs

  ytd average.

  yearly contribution.

  $ 2,625.85. donation resolution .

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  I understand the congregation will now send a certain amount of money to the Wt. every month. The question is will the elders have the power to enforce getting the money from the pub. who wrote on a slip how much they are willing to give each month? I can see the letter from the Wt. coming in to all congregation in about 6 months telling the elders to start strong arming the pub. for money. LOL Still Totally ADD
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  Going To Aruba For My Birthday!

  by minimus in

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  staying at an all inclusive for my birthday next month.

  this will be the third time i use cheap caribbean.com....what a great deal..

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  Good for you minimus. Have lots of fun and relax and remember if you get sunburned use ice water with a little cider vinegar in it. Soak a hand cloth in it and put on the burn. After about half hour you will notice a big diffrence. This comes from a person who lived in FL for 40 years. I was born in June also on the 6th. So Happy Birthday to you. Still Totally ADD
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  JW Literature... Lots of it... what to burn and what to keep?

  by ILoveTTATT in

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  i have lots and lots of watchtower literature... and i don't know what could be useful in the future to have as a reference or as a keeper.

  i am definitely keeping the 1993 and 1994 bound volumes of the awake!

  (no, we are not false prophets... down in the same page, the generation of 1914 will not pass... also the youths who put god the watchtower first).

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  Wasn't the Wt. CD-Rom edited so the crazy stuff was taken out? Are they keeping it in there because no one is really going to read it? Still Totally ADD
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  Have you noticed the common practice is to knock indivual's self esteem?

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  in another thread, one of our members made a comment that caught my attention.. i have been trying to put my finger on a practice amongst the org and witnesses in general.... as soon as someone does something well, accomplishes something, or excels at something, the atmosphere effectiveley 'kicks them in the gut' to bring them down.. anything that makes a person grow or develop is blatently discouraged and therefore self esteem is squashed!.

  the constant message telling a witness to be 'humble' is designed to suck any sense of growth or 'betterment' out of a person..... therefore this leaves the average witness to be a blubbering mess of insecurity and instability completely dependant on the organization...kind of like a 'battered-wife' scenario.... .

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  Knocking you down to lower your self esteem is the name of the game in JW cult land. I remember many moons ago when my first son was just 1 year old. The CO was in town that week and the elders arrange for me to work out in field service with this guy. After the first door he asked me why I was not out in service more. I told him God blessed my wife and I with a son and I had to work more to support them. He immediately responded with cutting words that to this day I will never forget. He said to me "God did not bless you with a child you only had sex with your wife and she got pregnant.'" I have hated that guy ever since. To destroy a young mans self esteem like that. What makes me mad is I allowed it to control me. Still Totally ADD