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Totally cringeworthy weekend of Facebook smugness.
by quellycatface in
1. jw
2. friends
last night i was looking at some of my ex-friends photos of the assembly in twickenham.. the smugness is palpable.

the smiles do not reach their eyes, however.

everyone is swathed in shawls, men with jumpers under their suits and it all looks very stiff.. anyone else seen any of these photo calls?
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Members of the writing department has resigned
by hardtobeme in
1. jw
2. friends
this is what i found at anointedjw.org.

i don't know if it's true.

on august 25, 2014, we received the following comment and inquiry: .
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From the Johns Hopkins Psilocybin Findings to the Reconstruction of Religion - Bob Jesse
by frankiespeakin in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm-yinhpogq.
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What was YOUR First Worldly Experience?
by Yondaime in
1. jw
2. experiences
while i was in florida during the spring visiting my oldest sister.

i had the time of my life with my brother in law.. you see my sister married a non-believer and my parents viewed him as the scum of the earth, so i was terrified to ever talk to him.

turns out he's one of the coolest people i have ever met.
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Exjw UK Annual Xmas Dinner
by Amelia Ashton in
1. jw
2. friends
hi guys.

i have provisionally booked the farmhouse on 13th december for this year's annual xmas dinner/meetup.. http://www.hungryhorse.co.uk/pubs/farmhouse-portsmouth.

all welcome just let me know so we can prepare a big enough table.
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Just Curious About Something
by EmptyInside in
1. jw
2. friends
sorry,couldn't think of a better title for this post,without it being long.. i was thinking this morning,if ex-jws, who were born into the group less likely to join another religion after leaving.

vs. the witnesses who belonged to a church before joining the religion.. from my own prespective,being raised a witness,i have no intention of joining any religion.

and it seems that born-ins are less likely to join a religion after leaving the cult.. in my own experience,i think it's religious burn-out to tell the truth.
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using kindle/ tablet/ iPad in meetings how to police?
by purrpurr in
1. jw
2. friends
i've noticed about half my half are using these.

of course there's always the potential for people to be looking at things non jw on them.

are the society going to find a way to police this?
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Can you prove Jesus existed outside of Bible (so called) evidence?
by punkofnice in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i thought i'd done a thread on this before but can't find it.. so.

did jesus actually exist?.

without using the bible i'd like to see obvious proof..
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Watched Dexter and loved it. Then watched Homeland and loved that too. What should I watch next?
by Amelia Ashton in
1. social
2. physical
hi guys,.

i am so out of touch with tv shows and i have got a lot of catching up to do.. some-one suggested dexter and it was fantastic and what an ending.

really loved it.
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Do you have any assembly memories/stories?
by RisingEagle in
1. jw
2. friends
on an earlier thread about ice cream i remembered a snack that was sold at assemblies and that started me thinking about some of my memories of childhood at conventions/assemblies.

i guess it was the taste/smell association because even today when i go to various convention halls for home improvement expos, car shows and the like it takes me right back to the past.

i have many memories wrapped around the conventions and experienced different things because i have lots of elders in the family that were used, literally, for food service, the accounting office, security and dramas.