Topics Started by AS IF

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If I knew it was wrong I wouldn't do it!
by WantTheTruth in
1. jw
2. experiences
even after a year of thought regarding religion, and inparticular the jw faith... i am still no further forward as to whether i should go for it.. i realise that practically everyone who reads this post will be anti-jw; but i appeal to your unbias/ neutral side... if thats possible.. both sides have their own point of view... both are very convincing; i am just not sure what will "clinch the deal".. all i know is that i cannot go on like this for much longer!.

soul-destroying is an understatement!.

yours in desperation.... wtt
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making sense of report
by peacefulpete in
1. watchtower
2. bible
help....i have heard that the u.s. report in the jan 1 wt showed a 3% increase!

the past 15 years or so never saw growth more than 1%.

dis they change the way these figures are compiled resulting in exagerated numbers?
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W5 last night.Hour long.JW,s and child abuse
by Survivor1 in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
did anyone watch w5 last night on cbc at 9 pm?(canada).

it was another hour long program of child abuse vicitms and the watchtower society.. it looked very very bad .

bill bowen was on.. it was a very powerful program.. .
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The Fifth Estate: Post your comments HERE
by Scully in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
for everyone who's watched.... or is in the process of watching the show..... .

please feel free to post your comments.... reactions.... quotes that stood out in your mind here!.

love, scully
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they are coming to get me
by Curious Mind in
1. jw
2. experiences
a bit of background first.

i was raised a jw and baptized at 15 although to say i was dedicated was stupid, anyway began to fade with my wife after we were married and finally broke away about 10 years ago although we were not da,d or df,d.

three years ago i decided to do what i had always wanted to and joined the airforce which i am immensly proud of and enjoy greatly ,somrthing i could never say about being a jw.
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My Very First Door
by LB in
1. jw
2. friends
back what seems like a zillion years ago i finally got up the courage to take my first door.

i had been out in service a few times, but this was going to be the one where i did all the talking.. knock knock knock.

door opens, i shuffle my feet and say "nice door, did you buy that or did it come with the house?".
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2 years later
by Jacqueline in
1. jw
2. experiences
i met a jw man a little more than 2 years ago.

he grew up in the truth.

i was worldly.
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Identifying mind states used by JWs
by Introspection in
1. jw
2. friends
it seems that it would be very useful to know the tricks jws use, most of us are no doubt aware of this on some level but i thought it would be nice to really get into them, maybe even look at some actual incidents that have happend to see what was going on.

what comes to mind for me is that some of the emotions involved are guilt, shame and fear, but not only that there is the whole "love bombing" thing on the other side.

i think it's worth pointing out that the bombing is basically to stroke your ego, i mean they are being nice to you because they want a new person.
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Seen but not heard!!
by AS IF in
1. jw
2. friends
hello to you all, i feel like i know a lot of you because i been here so long and watched you "talking" here so much.

please know that you are all helping many people.

i started to to the e dance called the "lurk" you've all done it or heard of it.
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my first time .........posting
by AS IF in
1. forum
2. tech-support
hello to you all, i feel like i know a lot of you because i been here so long and watched you "talking" here so much.

please know that you are all helping many people.

i started to to the e dance called the "lurk" you've all done it or heard of it.