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  Prince's will

  by wannaexit in

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  is it possible that watchtower is in possession of prince's will and the legal department is waiting for the until things settle down to produce it?.

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  There is no will. Stop the conspiracy bull shit already and start thinking like a normal person.

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  Special Day for our family today!

  by Captain Schmideo2 in

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  my son graduates with his bachelors degree, cum laude!.

  he is the first in my family to graduate with a four year degree.

  and he is already in talks for a teaching job.. so, gerrit lush....up your nose with a rubber hose!

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  Captain Schmideo2,

  I am very happy for you and wish you and your son much happiness.

  Isn't it amazing what can be accomplished once the cult doesn't have a hold on us anymore?

  Likewise.....I can't wait to post the same thing about my daughter when she graduates with her bachelors degree later this year. Only 20 plus years later than it should have taken.

  She will finally have her degree at age 45 and it will be well worth it.

  Our family passed a free ride to college for her in 1989 when she graduated high school because of this "explitive" cult we were in. It has since cost a fortune but my daughter and I have no regrets.

  Long live all exjw's who are now awakened.

  Let this post be a lesson for all you lurkers who still adhere to the brainwashing of higher education.

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  My Bible Study Is Wide Awake To The TTATT

  by James Jack in

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  i ran into my old bible study at the kingdom hall recently, he was baptized as a jw 8 years ago.

  we started talking about small things and catching up about our families and then the bombshell.. "my wife and i are deeply troubled by the watchtower change of doctrine, prophecy, and their history"!

  "did you know about charles russell and his failed marriage... his view of pyramids... generation mistakes... and dates... that place in california for returning prophets..."and on and on he went.. i told him i knew all about it and then show him a publication on display in the foyer (i think it is divine plan of the ages), and it had a fold out of a pyramid and a description on bible verses that showed 1914 was the year the big a was going to happen.

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  Why on earth would a KH have on display in the foyer, a publication such as Divine Plan of the Ages?

  Weren't they told to get rid of all those misguided publications some years back?

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  Prince was on the board of directors for the WTS

  by Barrold Bonds in

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  i was talking with a friend of mine who knows a few people in the home department at bethel.

  apparently, prince was, as i noted in the title, on the board of directors.

  he apparently was sort of a silent partner or advisor in the whole thing.

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  HappyDad

  Ok............

  I edited that post 4 times and the lyrics still come out jumbled. What gives?

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  Prince was on the board of directors for the WTS

  by Barrold Bonds in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was talking with a friend of mine who knows a few people in the home department at bethel.

  apparently, prince was, as i noted in the title, on the board of directors.

  he apparently was sort of a silent partner or advisor in the whole thing.

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  The GB has today given permission for that submarine is to be painted yellow. Seems they identified with some of the lyrics and thought Prince was the man who sailed the seas and told them of his life. And who was also a great source of the sea of green.

  In the town where I was born  Lived a man who sailed the sea,                                                                                                                                                        And he told us of his life,   In the land of submarines                                                                                                                                   And our friends are all on board,                                                                                                                       Many more of them live next door                                                                                                                       As we live a life of ease                                                                                                                               Everyone of us has all we need                                                                                                                          Sky of blue and sea of green $$$$$$$$$                                                                                                             In our yellow submarine

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  Friends of onacruise

  by Onacruise2NephewBoogaloo in

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  i was born into the elastic fact, tract & knock knock club, as it is known to some, but most often you will hear them referred to as "the worst thing i've ever been through.

  "i had the typical jw early life of forced compliance by sadistic joy killing narcissists.

  i learned early on that 'new light' doesn't come from stifled children and there was no suggestion box at my house.. when i was 6 my parents divorced and my mom quickly remarried and we moved from portland to the oregon coast.

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  Welcome nehew..

  I had many a great phone call with Craig when I first came on this forum in 2004. He was someone that you would immediately take to because he understood where you were coming from. It is too bad that I was on the other side of the country.

  Yeah, I miss him too.

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  Excellent Conversation At Literature Trolley

  by cofty in

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  yesterday my wife and i enjoyed one of our regular days out at edinburgh - movie, lunch, walk, meal etc.. in the late afternoon while mrs cofty went shopping i had an hour at the excellent museum of scotland and arranged to meet up outside the national gallery on princes street.

  on my way back i saw the jw trolley was at the usual spot on the royal mile.

  there was an older man and a young woman standing well back trying hard to look inconspicuous.

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  Well done Cofty!

  Sure wish I had conversational ability like you.

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  JW Tattoos

  by bradford in

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  i'm sure there are countless opinions on whether you should get a tattoo or not.

  my personal view is that if you were to get one it should mean something.. anyone get a tattoo to remember their jw roots?

  i was thinking of getting a tetragrammaton somewhere.

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  Got my first and only tattoo when I turned 60, nine years ago.

  It's called "End Of The Trail" and depicts an Indian on his horse, both looking dragged out. I thought it was kind of significant with me being a senior citizen.

  It is on my left calf and is somewhat large.

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  Survey: How long were you in the cult vs what year you were baptized

  by ILoveTTATT2 in

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  hi people,.

  i want as much data as possible on the effect of the internet on the time captured by the cult.. please answer the three following questions about yourself or about someone you know (for example, if your parents or grandparents were jw's and left).

  1) were you raised as a jw, or did you convert?.

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  HappyDad's stats:

  1) were you raised as a JW, or did you convert?

  Convert. Mother was a JW and convinced me it was the "Truth". Then married a JW before I was baptized.

  2) when were you baptized/started seriously being with the witnesses? (Date please, i.e. 1997)

  1971

  3) when did you leave/woke up completely? (date please, i.e. 2013)

  Started mentally fading about 1998. Started meeting fading about 1999-2000.

  Last time I attended was Memorial in 2003.

  32 years in.

  
  
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  Missed it by that much ----------23

  by John Aquila in

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  2. experiences

  i almost had a freaking heart attack.

  i even threw my coffee cup at the wall and starting yelling like crazy when i got the the 5th number correct.

  i was checking my texas lottery ticket for this past saturday.

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  HappyDad

  I play Powerball lottery twice a week, buying two each day it is drawn. $8.00 a week. Bottom line is that somebody will win eventually and I stand a chance just like all the other players. I'd be happy with $1 million.

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