John Barleycorn

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  Got the old shunning treatment

  by Sadie5 in

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  hubby and i stopped in at wal-mart tonight.

  ran into a jw.

  this was an older guy.

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  How the Jacksons are doing

  by Joker10 in

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  la toya:

  king: and says that he had many special young male friends -- the "vanity fair" article deals with other things too.

  and you were raised as jehovah's witnesses?

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  friends: i have a question....

  by thebeliever in

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  since leaving the jw's, with what have you replaced your belief system?

  meaning, since we know there is no armageddon, heaven, hell, etc... how do you now understand the world and your place in it?.

  i personally believe in evolution, but that doesn't help with the matter of spirituality.

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  to ex-jw's specifically: with what have you replaced your belief system..

  by thebeliever in

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  how do you now understand the world... and your place in it?.

  i personally believe in evolution... and also a "higher power"... it seems more and more people are drifting away from organized religion, but they are then left searching for meaning and purpose..... going to college/university and studying a normal curriculum, one is exposed to philosophy, the socrates and platos of history, who in many ways started widespread discussion on such topics as above.

  some sort of philosophy has to be studied i believe, just so one can understand the history of man, from that point in time and how we came to christianity in the first place.. however, it is a very personal matter, as we must all find our own answers.. i believe it is natural for people to be drawn to ponderings of purpose and god, and there are many ways to seek connection to that souce.

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  Mars

  by OICU8it2 in

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  look at mars.

  se sky.

  35 million miles.

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  Believe almost nothing

  by Brummie in

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  but tolerate everything that is harmless to tothers.. thats my religion.. whats yours?.

  its took me a lifetime to learn tolerance and to be comfortable with it.

  *smacks side of head*.

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  Newbie Introduction-or-How to De-Program Yourself in 6,456,129 Easy Steps

  by 2escaped lifers in

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  my wife and i are new to this forum, and really, we're now new to life as well.

  or rather, life is new to us, normal life that is.

  i don't want to turn this into a novel (at least, not yet).

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  greetings- seeking Sacramento area/Northern California area jws or exjws

  by John Barleycorn in

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  ...hello all, i'm what you'd call a shunned father seeking jws brave enough to talk to me or exjws who might have known my would-be family in the sacramento valley/northern california area... my names andy and i am seeking my twelve tear old daughter *edited by john barleycorn*, born in sacramento 1991... the mother's name is *edited*, she shunned me, then disappeared and married a jw man taking on a new last name which i still cannot find out... she might have had more children with her new hubby since, but i have not been able to find out... .

  ...any tips,help or useful suggestions greatly appreciated, thank you.

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  greetings- seeking Sacramento/Northern California jws, or exjws

  by John Barleycorn in

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  ...hello all, i'm what you'd call a shunned father seeking jws brave enough to talk to me or exjws who might have known my would-be family in the sacramento valley/northern california area... my names andy and i am seeking my twelve tear old daughter *edited*, born in sacramento 1991... the mother's name is *edited*, she shunned me, then disappeared and married a jw man taking on a new last name which i still cannot find out... she might have had more children with her new hubby since, but i have not been able to find out... .

  ...any tips,help or useful suggestions greatly appreciated, thank you.

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  Anyone else from N.California here yet?

  by jelly in

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  i was starting to worry.

  i dont post much but i usually check the site daily.

  oh well, its nice to be here.. terry

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