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  Does you get reely annoiyed at posta's who start thred's wif typo's in the titel?

  by yadda yadda 2 in

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  do you find it annoying and insulting when someone starts a thread with typos in the title?

  i snort in contempt when i see a new thread started and the poster hasn't even bothered getting the spelling correct in the title, or starts the thread off with a post full of typos and crap grammar.

  i've found that the more stupid mistakes there are in the title of a thread and in the poster's initial post, the less interesting and worthy of reading is the thread.

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  sum hair nede to lern 2 spel.

  And some of the offenders have had positions of MS and Elder. I guess the magic number is more important than intelligence to lord it over the writhing low class.

  Seriously now.......it just goes to show how bad the educational system is today. Whatever happened to reading, writing and arithmetic?

  Today it's......."we don't want Johnny and Susie to feel left out. If they think the word good is gud, we don't want to make them to feel bad by telling them they are wrong.".
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  Preaching to JW's

  by k9groomer in

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  i know everyone here has different feelings about "religion/god, etc.

  " i now consider myself christian, got baptized in a baptist church, etc.. i have my own business and have two jw's that occasionally work for me.

  my mom is a devout jw.. the other day for a reason that came up unrelated to religion/god, a groomer who works for me was asking me about the church woman's bible study i'm involved with while we were working.

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  You can't!
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  Ray Franz on Fear Among JWs

  by compound complex in

  1. social
  2. humour

  to this day, in all countries, any persons among jehovah's witnesses who find they cannot conscientiously support fully the organization's teachings or practices live in a climate of fear, feeling they must constantly be on guard as to what they say, what they do, what they read, with whom they associate, from whom they receive letters, not feeling any sense of freedom even when among personal friends or close relatives if these are also witnesses.

  as stated, in my personal experience i have had people phone who were afraid to give their name or who felt it necessary to use a fictitious name, some who even felt it necessary to take out a special post office box to be able to correspond without danger of their correspondence with me or other former witnesses being discovered.

  they face a form of "hostage" situation, produced by the organization's authority.

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  When I first read COC in either 1998 or 1999 it created my own COC. It took me a few more years to break completely away. Ray really knew what he was talking about because thousands who are still captive have that fear.

  Thank you Ray for all you have done. I have searched and finally found my Christian Freedom.

  HappyDad
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  The Rapid oncoming time of the end part 1

  by Homerovah the Almighty in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  to the student of ignorance and fear mongering : regarding your proclamation of the end times.. the point is the select signs of the times of the gt as written in the bible could be placed well in any moment of human history.

  for last 2000 years and even be placed with greater accuracy in the middle ages, so when someone reads information from apocalyptic religious.

  cults like the jws who are trying to superimpose fear into people so they will react in the way they want them to react, hence it pays to analise.

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  Hmmmmmmm..............

  I wasn't about to read all of this but it reminded me of old Brownboy who used to go off every now and then.

  But this guy........if he is Brownboy.........must be on some calming psych drugs.

  HappyDad
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  Special Post: 1 year anniversary on JWN - My intro finally posted

  by Awakened at Gilead in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i came on jwd a year ago tomorrow, having realized that jws were not the truth, quite painfully, on march 29, 2008. i was here within a week, and within 2 months i was officially dad by my congregation.. ever since joining, i have never actually wrote down a comprehensive look at why i left the organization.

  what doubts caused me to leave?

  why did a gilead grad leave what i once considered so precious?.

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  Wow!

  Thank you for your story. It takes me back to where my mind was when I really wanted to believe that it was the "truth" but the doubts kept piling up.

  Like you, I had a lot of "what if they are wrong" thoughts for years. That, and the yes men and power seeking men I served with as an elder made me resign as an elder in 1991. It took another decade for me to thoroughly be convinced that I could not be a JW anymore.

  Now we are free and all we can do is be here for those still floundering in the sea of mistruths. Hopefully, they can one day be totally free also. My heart goes out to all who have to compromise because of family that are blindly believing.

  I salute you AAG.

  HappyDad
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  THE ELDERS JUST KNOCKED ON MY DOOR

  by Mary in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was asked what i thought when i saw all the bad things going on in the world and about how close we are to the end.

  i replied "jeff, i simply do not believe that it's going to happen in my life time.

  " he was momentarily stunned and said "well, when have things ever been this bad before?

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  Good job Mary,

  I wish I could be as quick with the right answers as you gave that elder.

  Yesterday, I got two memorial invitations in the mail. It was sent to my old address (I moved in December) and forwarded by the post office. One had my daughters name on it and she hasn't lived in this state for 8 years. At least they are not up to date with our whereabouts. lol

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  What was your most boring public talk title?

  by truthseeker in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i don't know the talk # but the most boring talk title ever had to be "who are qualified as ministers of god?".

  next came "parents - are you building with fire-resistant materials".

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  When I was giving public talks, the one I gave the most at my cong. and the one most requested when I visited other congs. was "A CLEAN PEOPLE HONORS JEHOVAH"

  The outline talked about being clean morally and spiritually, but a good part of it dwelt with personal hygene and having all your belongings looking clean.

  One of the areas I always brought up was brothers on the platform wearing a nice suit but having shoes that looked like they just walked through a pasture. Damn.....if your going to wear a nice suit, then at least polish your shoes even if you did just walk through a pasture.

  Most JW men don't have a clue when it comes to knowing how to dress for success. They just put the designated uniform on.....stains and all...... and don't think how dumb they actually look.

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  Memorial Problem

  by InTheSpotlight in

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  looks like a good place to get info and share ideas.. o.k.

  my first question:.

  i am a christian.

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  HappyDad

  Hello InTheSpotlight,

  As an ex JW of over 30 years who is now a Christian, I have a word of advice.

  I see no harm wanting to go and observe how they do their Memorial service. If it will help you have a better understanding of them, then do it.

  As a Christian, I would take the emblems because of what they represent.

  If you are wanting a ministry of reaching out to Jehovah's Witnesses with the real truth, that is a good goal to have in your heart. However, you would be wasting 99.99% of this time that could be put to use in a more meaningful ministry. There are hundreds of them!

  Trying to talk to or convince an active Jehovah's Witness into believing that there is a "crack" in their belief system is a futile undertaking. The only way for a JW to become an ex JW is by their own doubts and investigating them and the entire religion.

  But if you plant even one seed, it could grow into something fruitful.

  I wish you the best.

  HappyDad
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  My first Social Security check

  by HappyDad in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  well folks,.

  i guess i'm officially old.

  got my first social security check in the mail and can deposit it tomorrow.

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  Well folks,

  I guess I'm officially old. Got my first Social Security check in the mail and can deposit it tomorrow. My mind doesn't feel like it is 62 years old. Inside I still feel like 30. My main goal/wish is to live a very long and healthy life so I can get all the money I can from what I paid in for most of my life.

  I opted to have the first check mailed to me so I can scan it and keep in in my computer as a reminder. From now on, the monthly stipend will be direct deposited. That's the safest way!

  Here's wishing all the rest of you seniors and those about to become senior citizens a long, happy and healthy life.

  HappyDad
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  How Have YOU Changed Since Leaving The Witnesses?

  by minimus in

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  are you that much different now?.

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  It's been almost 10 years since I knew I couldn't be a part of the borg anymore. But it took until 2003 to cleanse my brain of wondering if it really could be the truth. Thirty years of brainwashing doesn't go all away at once. 2003 was the last Memorial I attended and I have been free since.

  I feel that I have finally lost my judgemental attitude and no longer want to debate with or allow myself to get angry with others on this forum because I don't agree with what may be an agenda they are looking to push. I now look at it as the way they need to vent and cleanse themselves of the brainwashing they also went through.

  I'm happy to say that my daughter is also out of the borg.

  Today I'm a Christian and leading a very happy and productive life.

  HappyDad