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Enishi
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RATED R MOVIES
by sandy inthis past weekend a relative came over with these ultimate fighting dvds that he bought but he wouldn't sit down and watch city by the sea because it is rated r.
they can be so dense and hypocritical!
when i pointed out to him that his ultimate fighting dvds are un-rated but in my opinion it is far worse to watch people fighting for pure entertainment purposes than it is to see a rated r movie that teaches a great life lesson.
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Just received Crisis of Conscience!!
by acsot ini've already exited the jws in mind and heart, and have read many comments from everyone about the book, so didn't really see the need to buy it for myself.
however, after reading something here on the forum, i decided to order it (and the tao of pooh and siddhartha.
) a super-dub sits two desks away from (she and her husband knew ray and his wife, had tea with them in their room when he was on the gb, etc.
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Enishi
Speaking of Ray Franz's books, I read through In Search of Christian Freedom but not Crises of Conscience. Should I buy that as well?
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Throwing out Old Watchtowers
by Okram inwhen you were a jw,.
did u feel guilty about throwing out old copies of the watchtower even if you had the yearly bound volumes?
my mom won't do it.
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Enishi
Yeah, I used to feel bad whenever I threw them out. Now, I look forward to it. :) I especially enjoyed gathering up those atrocious Isaih books we spent three years studying and burning them.
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homosexuality
by wilton inim am a 19 year old male who is thinking of leaving christianity for another religion.
i am looking at jw first and before i really start studying it i want to know how the religion works on homosexuality because i have a boyfriend and dont want to leave him.and would i be able to go date and have sex with someone not in the religion.. thank you .
wilton
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Enishi
The frequent denunciations the WTS directs at homosexuals is especially outrageous considering how they KNOW that there are thousands of celibate homosexuals within their ranks suffering in silence under the guilt and burdens heaped upon them.
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The dull ache of success
by czarofmischief inthis is part essay, part whinge.
a whinge is a british expression for a bitchfest.. i am in pain, a great deal of psychic turmoil.
partly, i think, it is due to the weather; the gloom of a pittsburgh winter is nothing to sneeze at (although, achoo, the flu is going around).
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Enishi
I used to always think that the devil and sin were totally unnecessary, a tragic accident. But over the past couple months, I've come to realize that evil and suffering are necessary. It's not that we need to experience the bad to appreciate the good, that's nonsense. No, the truth is, that without polar opposites, life could not exist. Without evil, there could be no good. Any condition, any idea or concept, any creature that choses a path, cannot exist without its opposite. However, love and the joy of living are beyond good and evil. When you can look at your enemy and see yourself, and accept it, purpose becomes that much clearer.
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What Might've Kept You Still In The Organization?
by minimus insome people left the organization because of the united nations scam, 1975, the "generation" change, child abuse issues, not feeling the "love" of the brotherhood, etc.
in all honesty, is there something----that if it hadn't happened----would have kept you still in?
for example, if the child abuse issues were resolved properly, perhaps, some of those that left because of the mishandling, might still be at the meetings.
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Enishi
Well, most of the things I disagreed with were secondary issues like their attitude towards outsiders, entertainment, yoga, things like that. I agreed with all of their main doctrines, such as paradise earth, no immortal soul, no eternal torment, though I was quite angered by thought of people dying at Armageddon irregardless of their belief system. Since I was raised a witness, my views of the outside world were distorted. Unlike most witnesses though, I did do quite a bit of research on other faiths. For a long time was having a lot of inner conflict due to what I'd learned. I particularily agonized over the fact that Buddhists, pagans and other groups seemed to be far happier and more compassionate than the dubs. I think what really kept me attached to the organization though was the concept of a paradise earth, and the belief that they were God's chosen instrument and there was no questioning it. When you've been taught something from childhood, shifting your paradigm is more frightening than death.
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What Might've Kept You Still In The Organization?
by minimus insome people left the organization because of the united nations scam, 1975, the "generation" change, child abuse issues, not feeling the "love" of the brotherhood, etc.
in all honesty, is there something----that if it hadn't happened----would have kept you still in?
for example, if the child abuse issues were resolved properly, perhaps, some of those that left because of the mishandling, might still be at the meetings.
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Enishi
My realizing the organization was false was inevitable, I had detested the intolerant attitude of the WTS for a long time and even disagreed with a couple of their views. However, had I not learned about the child abuse and the UN scandal, I'm sure I would have remained a loyal dub for several more years, as I would have still thought that it was God's organization.
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Breakingbenjamin MIA (What Happened?)
by 95stormfront in.
seems that all the posts by breakingbenjamin have been removed from the forum.
what happened....did he get caught by his jw gestapo parents?
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Enishi
Tell him that we hope for the best.
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RATED R MOVIES
by sandy inthis past weekend a relative came over with these ultimate fighting dvds that he bought but he wouldn't sit down and watch city by the sea because it is rated r.
they can be so dense and hypocritical!
when i pointed out to him that his ultimate fighting dvds are un-rated but in my opinion it is far worse to watch people fighting for pure entertainment purposes than it is to see a rated r movie that teaches a great life lesson.
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Enishi
I actually tried pointing out to other witnesses several times that if certain aspects of the Old Testament were made into a movie and portrayed accurately, they would get an R-rating or worse. Whenever I said that, they would shrug awkwardly and say "well, the context is different". Some parents I knew would have a heart attack if their children saw Shindlers List, but wouldn't think twice about them reading that part in Judges where a prostitute is rapped and cut into little pieces.
Growing up as a dub, I can say that I was far more disturbed by things in the Bible and WTS's intolerant doctrines than any R-rated movie.
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RATED R MOVIES
by sandy inthis past weekend a relative came over with these ultimate fighting dvds that he bought but he wouldn't sit down and watch city by the sea because it is rated r.
they can be so dense and hypocritical!
when i pointed out to him that his ultimate fighting dvds are un-rated but in my opinion it is far worse to watch people fighting for pure entertainment purposes than it is to see a rated r movie that teaches a great life lesson.
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Enishi
One time a sister in my hall went on and on ranting about how she rented a R-rated movie without realizing it, and when she found out she was so angry that she pulled it out of the VCR and threw it on the ground.