Posts by stan livedeath

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Admins & Mods ... who are they?

by Tallon in

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this is just a general query, and am hoping someone can clarify.. a lot of web forums usually list the usernames of the admins & moderators.

i have not seen listed, unless someone can show me otherwise, the admins & moderators of this web forum.. from what i can gather, simon is the owner & admin of this web forum.

scully has just locked a discussion thread - so i'm guessing that s/he is either an admin or moderator.. who are the admins & moderators ?.

A wave of momentum!

by stuckinarut2 in

it certainly has to be one of the most exciting times to live in as an awake ex witness!.

the wave of momentum we are part of as thousands awaken from the hold of the society is a joy to be a part of.

the internet helps us to see that we are not alone.

stan livedeath

a wondrous expansion is now taking place !

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Admins & Mods ... who are they?

by Tallon in

jw
friends

this is just a general query, and am hoping someone can clarify.. a lot of web forums usually list the usernames of the admins & moderators.

i have not seen listed, unless someone can show me otherwise, the admins & moderators of this web forum.. from what i can gather, simon is the owner & admin of this web forum.

scully has just locked a discussion thread - so i'm guessing that s/he is either an admin or moderator.. who are the admins & moderators ?.

stan livedeath

simon owns the site.

ive no idea if scully is an admin--in fact i dont know if there are any.

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How Would You Console A Witness Who Has Lost A Loved One?

by minimus in

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let’s say that you haven’t been around a kingdom hall in years and everyone knows you are not a “true believer “ anymore.

yet a tragedy strikes and you want to give a real heartfelt expression of your feelings— what would you say?

would you acknowledge the resurrection hope that the witnesses entertain or say something very different?.

Why I lost my religion

by Sour Grapes in

i was a jw for over 50 years and recently just stopped cold turkey going to the meetings.

years of sitting at the meetings with the boredom, the gloom and doom, repetition of doctrine, the gloom and doom, the fake love, the gloom and doom, the end being so close, do more - do more, just got to be too much for me to stomach.

i stopped praying to god and no longer thank god for the food before i eat.

stan livedeath

i am one very lucky S.O.B.

i realised i simply did not believe in a god..just a man-made idea. so--no point in being a dub anymore. i was 23 years old.

why very lucky ? i'm 69 now.

so that 46 years watchtower-free.

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Why is there such a 'high turnover' within the Jehovahs Witnesses?

by UnshackleTheChains in

i happened to come across a time article in 2008. it was basically talking about the high turnover in american faiths.

it mentioned the jdubs and highlighted the following point.. an even more extreme example of what might be called "masked churn" is the relatively tiny jehovah's witnesses, with a turnover rate of about two-thirds.

that means that two-thirds of the people who told pew they were raised jehovah's witnesses no longer are — yet the group attracts roughly the same number of converts.

stan livedeath

snugglebunny

My father converted around a dozen or so people to the JW religion. None of them came from door to door work, something in which he partook with enthusiasm. 6 of his converts were workmates - all of them air traffic controllers at London's Heathrow. (if you've seen Pushing Tin you'll appreciate what a weird bunch they are)

oh dear....just when you thought it was safe to board the plane.

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Hitachi TV Review

by The Fall Guy in

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i have never reviewed a product before, but having purchased a hitachi 50 inch full hd lcd tv at the weekend, i thought i'd share my experience.

hitachi tv's are now made in turkey, and not by the hitachi company.

the uk's sole supplier is the argos company.

stan livedeath

most large flat tv's sound rubbish--i use a soundbar with a big sub.

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Learning To Believe Again

by The_Seeker in

i was raised a jw and left the organization when i was 18 years old.

many thought i left because i wanted to live a life full of drugs, sex, and rock and roll, which was not true at all.

i left because i realized that these people had no idea what they were talking about and were simply parroting what the, " society " , told them to believe.