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Watchtower 'Experts' on Being Gay?
by jw07 in
1. watchtower
2. bible
have you seen this article?.

the watchtower is trying to be experts on all things having to do with human sexuality.. repressing sexual desires, gay or straight only creates more problems.. http://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/family/teenagers/ask/pressure-to-be-gay/.

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US-Cuba diplomatic breakthrough: Obama and Castro agree to thaw relations after prisoner exchange
by fulltimestudent in
1. social
2. current
who'd have thought it possible?

but that's a headline this morning in the canberra times.. us-cuba diplomatic breakthrough: obama and castro agree to thaw relations after prisoner exchange.

date: december 18, 2014 - 5:37am.
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How did you feel when you got baptised? Seriously....
by stuckinarut2 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
so recently, several over-righteous ones in the cong were discussing "how amazing it felt when they got baptised".

statements like "how awesome did it feel as you got raised back out of the water?!".

or the classic "i felt so close to jehovah as i came out of the pool"!.
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It's all coming back...
by SoJo16 in
1. jw
2. friends
i joined the board this month and holy cow, are there ever some interesting points of view here.. a bit about my background: my dad was an unbaptised born-in who nevertheless went to vietnam and college where he met my mom.

mom was lutheran, but dad told her the only religion he was interested in belonging to was the jdubs.

they married in the early 70s and were both baptized.
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Bill Cosby - too much smoke for no fire?
by Simon in
1. social
2. current
it seems like the list of people who are accusing him of rape and sexual assault is growing every day.

i'm skeptical of single accusations but the number of people and the similar stories seem overwhelming now.. it's not a conviction but to the court of public opinion ... guilty?.

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I'm thinking of going back
by Spectre in
1. jw
2. friends
......to see how much i get love bombed in my tight pants and bright socks.. i bet they'll totally respect my gb approved pinky ring though.. i haven't been to a meeting since 1994 so i wonder if they'll get the irony if i ask, "so what's changed?".

good effin' lord....i just realized i've been out for 20 years.. .

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My Marking Talk
by jws in
1. jw
2. friends
back to august of 1988. my brother and i were the ones being marked.

at the time, my father had clued us in that it was coming and had gotten a recording of it.

are we not also obliged to act on wrongs being committed by a family member or members?
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I think I've finally been disfellowshipped
by Godsendconspirator in
1. jw
2. friends
it wasn't my preferred method of leaving but at least i'm as far as i can be from this cult.

over 2 years ago i've tried to fade out but i guess i did it too drastically.

i live in nyc so the entire territory is walkable and everybody in the congregation live pretty close by.
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'Big Eyes' Movie is the story of art couple Margaret (an XJW) and Walter Keane
by AndersonsInfo in
1. jw
2. friends
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/04/tim-burton-big-eyes-new-movie-margaret-walter-keane-amy-adams-christoph-waltz_n_3013705.html.

tim burton 'big eyes' movie tells the story of art couple margaret and walter keane.

tim burton, a filmmaker known for his own brand of ghoulish cartoon characters, is taking on the world of wide-eyed artist, margaret keane, in a new movie aptly titled "big eyes.".
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JW weddings gone bad. A story from my old congo.
by uwishufish in
1. jw
2. friends
middle tenn late 70s.

first there was the child the high school girl had out of wedlock.

the term rape was bandied about after she began to show.