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  Why go back to the Old Testament?

  by Lost in the fog in

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  why do jws insist on still quoting from the old testament to back up some of their wacky ideas?

  such as on blood, beards, abortion, tattoos, etc.

  surely if the mosaic law code was nailed to the torture stake all of its parts were cancelled.

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  Because they are stone age thinking men using bronze age writings. It makes them feel smarter. Lol. Still Totally ADD
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  Bad teachings for kids

  by Freedom rocks in

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  during my time in the cult i sometimes sat during a talk thinking why on earth are they talking about topics like this with kids in the audience.

  talking about sex and masturbation was probably the worst one i heard and my daughter was only 5 at the time.. what inappropriate talks or comments have you heard over the years that children should not be exposed to really?.

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  Their views on sex is really a two edge sword. On one side they are telling people how evil certain sexual acts are on the other it puts new ideas into children and adults heads they never thought of before.

  When it came to their talks and wt studies on the big A it was the cause of many nightmares for many of us as children. I often wonder how many have experience PTSD because of those talks and wt studies you heard as children? Still Totally ADD
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  introducing * drum roll* me

  by gabcol in

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  i'm a long time lurker, first time writer on this site.

  years and years ago, i was on another ex-jw message board though i'm not sure if it's still around or not.

  i really enjoy reading all of your stories.

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  Welcome gabcol to this site. Good to have on board. What a brave person you are to go through all that without the emotional support of this site. Kudos to your gay friend in helping you out. I have learn how willing many are to help. Nothing like the Borg wants you to believe. What insight you will be able to teach from your experiences. Take care Still Totally ADD
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  Cheese!

  by neat blue dog in

  1. social
  2. physical

  any cheese lovers out there?

  i just love virtually any kind, from creamy and soft to brittle and sharp, from cottage cheese to the 'moldy' cheeses like gorgonzola.

  i like to try new things, so any suggestions for cheese varieties you have tried?

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  neat blue dog last month I harvest 800 bulbs of heirloom Italian garlic from my garden. This Oct. I will plant about 1000 cloves. My garlic is the way garlic should taste. None of that tasteless garlic you get at the store. Still Totally ADD
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  Finances

  by former2free in

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  2. friends

  i thank all of you for the warm welcome and having read my bio.

  i look forward to many discussions and hopefully in the future to be able to be open about it with my wife and kids.

  but for now i have a question.

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  Son think about the accounts report that used to be given at the KH. I think now it is just posted on the information board. Read that account report you will find it is very vague. This started many years ago when you was a child. By them using the word simplify they started giving less and less information about where the money goes. As a example let' say X amount of money goes to the kingdom preaching work. In it self that sounds alright but are we really sure that's what it is used for? There is no accounting of it after it goes into that fund.

  I saw this happening years before I woke up and left. That is why it is so hard to track the money. This word simplify is a great cult word tool they use. Dad aka Still Totally ADD
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  How do you deal with the smoke?

  by compound complex in

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  i hope you're not dealing with wildfires in your area.

  currently, california is under siege.

  we, in the sierra nevada foothills, had our major conflagration last october and needed to evacuate.

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  In 2007 in North central FL we went through wild fires for about a month. I believe it engulf close to 100,000 acres and million acres just north of us in GA. There was evacuation of our area and we was told by the fire fighters we were going to lose our house. Lucky for us the two massive fires that was coming from two diffrent directions ran in to each other and blew themselves out. In other words there was little to no fuel for the fires to burn. The fire stop about 1/4 mile from our place. Sparks from the fires keep starting up other little fires all around our property. One which burned right up to our property. Smoke, ash in the air summer heat of FL and no sun but orange skies for days was everywhere. To me it truly look like what the time of the end would look.

  My advice CC is stay in air conditions house as much as possible and wear a face mask to protect yourself from smoke outside. Good luck to you and stay safe. Dont forget to thank the fire fighters if you get a chance for putting their life on the line to protect your area. Take care. Still Totally ADD
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  Former2free bio and intro

  by former2free in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  oh where to begin i am a born in witness witness mother and father and grandparents though only 2 of the 4. i was born in the early 80’s and immediately my parents faced the blood transfusion issue course in their minds at the time it wasn’t an issue it was not gonna happen.

  i don’t wanna go into too much detail but fortunately it worked out well as is evidenced by my writing of this back story.

  i had the usual spiritual goals that most witness children have i got baptized at 13 then i started running mics and doing sound and giving more talks.

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  Proud parent bumping my son thread. You are a good man flipper. Still Totally ADD
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  Don't even try it!

  by JTrottigy in

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  there are many here who think they can infiltrate my web-site.

  be warned that we administrators of jwtalk call the listed congregation on your application for membership in our site to verify if they know you!.

  some of you have slipped through the cracks and got into our site, but rest assured, we will find you out and ban you!.

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  To much Star Trek if you ask me. We are the borg, we will assimilate you. We will add you to our perfection. Resistance is futile. Lol please get a real life and find out what the real truth is. Still Totally ADD
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  Former2free bio and intro

  by former2free in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  oh where to begin i am a born in witness witness mother and father and grandparents though only 2 of the 4. i was born in the early 80’s and immediately my parents faced the blood transfusion issue course in their minds at the time it wasn’t an issue it was not gonna happen.

  i don’t wanna go into too much detail but fortunately it worked out well as is evidenced by my writing of this back story.

  i had the usual spiritual goals that most witness children have i got baptized at 13 then i started running mics and doing sound and giving more talks.

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  Good job son good job. What this all about dating girls in middle school? LOL. I did the same thing. We are so happy to have you back. Talk to you later. Still Totally ADD
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  Apostate - what does the word mean to you?

  by Tallon in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  over a period of time i got to thinking - what does the word 'apostate' mean to me.

  having given it some thought, this is my view;.

  the org has given the word its own definition and basically use it to demonise people and consider them pariahs.. however, the jw meaning of 'apostate' is a mere word and only has power if recognised as such.

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  The word apostate at one time scare the crap out of me. Even when I first left I came to realise I was a apostate and had to cope with what that meant to me. My wife keep telling me all I did was to leave my former belief. Now this word means very little to me now except to show how the wt. uses it as a sledge hammer to keep their faithful inline. Words can be powerful tool and the word apostate for the wt. is it biggest gun. Still Totally ADD