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  Are you still the nice polite witness person inside?

  by prophecor in

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  or have you shed that polyester portion of your personality?

  might that personality trait truly been authentic?

  was that really who you were, or a cover because we were required to be so civilized?

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  franklin J

  the initial confusion caused by leaving that religion 20 years ago sent me into a depression and confusion to the point where I did not know who or what I was....when I emrged from therapy and got on with my life I realized that I was actuallly a good, caring person; I actually like myself. I was a "regular guy". It amazed me how well I developed new friendships and relationships on the outside.

  It came to me slowly; but I realized that my parents had instilled a value system in me that became part of my life; transcending any religious interference. With the help of a good therapist, I was able to shed all the JW detritous and maintain my personality.

  Yes, I think of myself as a "regular guy", a decent human being; despite not being religious. The two do not necessarily go together.
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  Awake = college education?

  by seattleniceguy in

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  we've all heard the jw claim that a lifetime spent reading the awake!

  magazine is equivalent to a college education.

  is this really true?

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  franklin J

  ...I suppose getting a college degree from reading the Awake magazine for 20 years might be equivalent to obtaining the same college degree from one of those internet academies...
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  Signing Off!

  by Doubtfully Yours in

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  have a lovely, safe, and wonderful weekend!!!

  i'll e-see you all sometime at the beginning of next week.. e-love,.

  dy

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  franklin J

  you have a nice weekend also,
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  Ladies, would you or have you used this???

  by DevonMcBride in

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  http://www.p-mate.com/eng/intro.html

  i heard this was a hot selling item in england and australia.

  no need to sit on a filty toilet seat or squat.

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  franklin J

  ...what a laught; for those with a certain "penis envy"?

  Hah!
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  How many "real friends" did you have in your congregation?

  by JH in

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  most congregations have about 80 to 120 people.

  out of that, how many could you consider being a "real friends"?

  personally, not one of them was a "real friend".

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  franklin J

  ...I am ashamed to say, none.
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  How people would see modern technology if you went further in the past

  by IronGland in

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  last night, while lying in my pod meditating i began thinking about the following scenario: .

  i'll imagine what my computer might look like to the more educated and mentally-agile members of past societies.. .

  on my desk i have:.

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  franklin J

  the ancients certainly had their own way of doing ( and exploiting) things...I am sure they would adapt marvelously to technology and make the most of it; just as our culture has....it is also cheaper than buying and maintaining a "slave".
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  Did you gain any good character traits as a result of being a dub?

  by beebee in

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  i've never been a dub but i've been lurking around here on an off for about a year.

  i came here to gain insight into my guy and it's been quite an eye-opening education.

  thanks to all of you for all i have learned.

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  franklin J

  ..no

  perhaps some self discipline...but I attribute any values in my life as coming from the way of life my mother and father taught me, not Jehovahs Witnesses.
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  My Elder Friend Got Announced As Being Deleted.....

  by minimus in

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  for going to my kid's wedding.

  he was told he was not "serious", had no "self-control" and "did not work well with the body".

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  franklin J

  yes, but the problem as I see it is not so much that another person has had their eyes open, so to speak; but to be AT THAT AGE and look back over your life and say...what did I do? Must be excruciating. Especially to know you have raised your children with that way of life.

  Min, you might try encouraging her to go back to meetings if she wants to....that she does not have to change her beliefs at this age of her life., you will accept her no matter what decision she makes...might be too painful for her to break away...

  I suppose I have the same situation with my elderly mother, except she is dissassociated like myself ; but occasionaly remarks about how happy she was "in the Truth". At times she apologizes to me for raising me in that religion; at other times says she wondered what negative things might have befallen us had we not been JWs.

  With the elderly; I have found it better to just listen and be supportive of them. They have earned the right to be or say whatever they want....
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  Would Jesus shun anyone?

  by JH in

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  i can't imagine jesus shunning anyone.

  on the contrary, he went towards those who needed help the most.

  if the jw's followed jesus footsteps, they wouldn't shun.

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  franklin J

  no, but he might have stoned them....
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  My Elder Friend Got Announced As Being Deleted.....

  by minimus in

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  for going to my kid's wedding.

  he was told he was not "serious", had no "self-control" and "did not work well with the body".

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  franklin J

  Min,

  I think it must be very painful for your mother at this time; she must suddenly realize that you are not so wrong...

  times like this, family becomes very important...

  been there, frank