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  Has being a Jehova's witness totally shattered your faith?

  by Silvia Plath in

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  2. experiences

  just because the watchtower society is wrong doesn't mean that there is no god, nor does it mean there is a god.

  it would interesting to now how former members have adjusted thier cosmology, or whether they are now atheists and why.

  i personally see religion as a more personal matter, rather than belonging to an organization.

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  "Shattered my faith" is a negative way of spinning something I feel is actually a more positive thing. My experiences with JWs broke my trust in religious authority, and in other types of authority, too, but what I got out of it was a good understanding of how people manipulate you and screw you over, and how to see it coming before you get caught up in it. It's actually a great feeling to be able to look at everything and make my own decisions based on whether I think evidence of something is solid or shaky.

  Some people see it as... some exJW's who become atheists are just too angry or hurt to accept god.

  I see it as... some exJW's don't really allow themselves to question everything. They have set a limit on their questioning which they don't feel comfortable going past.
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  "Delivered From the Trap of the Birdcatcher" DC Demonstration

  by FadingAway in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a very convincing and timely demonstration on the dangers of the internet!

  http://www.box.net/public/j2uoneqjfe.

  if you can't get this to run, i will be more than happy to pm it to you if you can stomach it.

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  Someone needs to pull the rod out of that guy's ass, it sounds really painful. Oh, and how lame apostate sites appear to be, according to this "demonstration". Yes, we are really concerned about "disorganization". yeah, that's the bone we have to pick here. If only they were more organized, I would go back, for sure.

  It sounded stupid enough to be real, though.
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  Legal Stuff: What's The Likely Fallout?

  by metatron in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  even if the watchtower survives recent legal reverses unscathed, i still find it likely that they will react in some fashion, to further protect.

  the question is how?.

  whatever they do, they need to distance themselves from the congregations.

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  I don't see legal issues ever being much of a threat to the WTS in the US. The US government doesn't give much of a damn when it comes to damages due to voluntarily joining an authoritarian cult. I mean, how could we really expect it to? It has too much to worry about to deal with the problems of people who should have known what they were getting into and now finding themselves bullied by these jerkoffs.

  If anyone's going to need to be worried, I would guess it would be anyone speaking against religious groups like the WTS either in print or on the internet. My guess is we'll be shut down before they get shut down. They have more money, so probably will end up with more rights.
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  Telemarketers on your cell phone......

  by HappyDad in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i remember some time back where someone mentioned they got a telemarketer call on their cell phone.

  it must be happening or about to happen big time and soon.

  today, my financial statement came from my credit union and there was this note in it.

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  last time I checked snopes.com it said this is a hoax. i don't know.
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  ged it to something more main stream.Important notice about my avitar

  by Stealth453 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  several of you have expressed distress at the thought of my avitar.

  i thought it was funny.

  i apologize if any of you were offended by it.

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  I still see your diaper guy on the floor. I don't see what the big deal is about it. Didn't we used to have a pierced male nipple posting on this board a while back? Who would complain about yours?
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  How long do they tolerate you being "spiritually weak" in the beginning...

  by Check_Your_Premises in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ...before they give up on you and just label you as a theocratic slacker/outcast?.

  i have picked up that many in our congregation are considered weak or irregular.

  it appears that they are "encouraged" but eventually they are given up on and considered a "bad association".. my wife, even when she is at her most dubbed out, only makes field service twice a week, and she can only keep that up for a couple weeks.

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  When I rarely show up at meetings I have all kinds of ladies approach me in the restroom where I can be found taking a break from BS, primping in the mirror and hoping the speakers won't be on in there. They range from outright confrontational about it, "do you know what you are doing" to annoyingly preachy, to "You are so-and-so's daughter/sister/niece? why haven't I ever met you?" I just don't care and they know it. Some of them shun me but the rest don't know what to do. They want a reaction and can't get one, so they lose interest.
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  Something I Found Funny The DC

  by FadingAway in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i recently went to the dc in duluth, ga this past weekend and i have to say, it was the best one yet.

  the restaurants around the area were superb!

  as far as the dc was concerned, sos.. anyway, why i have this on my mind, i don't know, but i find it to be funny:.

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  But during announcements, if you want to make a donation by check please make it out to "Watch Tower". That is Watch Tower with 2 words. Finally, some explicit instructions! Yes, Brother's, as far as information that will affect your lives, we will be purposely vague or withhold information from you, however please ensure your check is filled out properly.

  good catch, Fading! I like that one.
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  ZIDANE EXPLAINS HEADBUTT

  by tijkmo in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  zidane explains world cup head-butt

  zinedine zidane has claimed repeated insults about his mother and sister spurred him to head-butt an italian in sunday's world cup final.

  the french captain declared "i'm a man first" to explain his reaction but refused to repeat the "personal" remarks.

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  I heard the Italian player was choking on a spicy meatball and Zidane tried to save his life with the futbol headbutt heimlich, which was mistaken for poor sportsmanship. per Monday's jon stewart report. what a way to finish a career.
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  Do you feel hypocritical?

  by rekless in

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  attending meetings and performing your theocratic duties and acting as if nothing is wrong while all the time knowing it is all a fabicated lie.

  i went into a vacumm, did not talk to anybody, end of prayer,gone!

  went late left early, no comments, no singing, no prayer.

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  No. Should I?
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  The Organization is NOT Spirit-Directed! -- Says J.R. Brown!

  by UnDisfellowshipped in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  "the watchtower" magazine, march 1, 1992, page 6:.

  "the watchtower" magazine, march 15, 1991, page 22: .

  "the watchtower" magazine, march 15, 1986, page 18:.

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  itsallgoodnow

  Lies, Lies and Damn Lies. Theocratic Warfare.