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  Do you have "cold sweats"?

  by onacruse in

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  over the last 2 years, especially early on, as i was "forced" to finally face the facts about my life-long religion, i had many a nightmare, waking up in a cold sweat, fearing that i'd lost my hope for everlasting life, fearing that armageddon was just around the corner, wondering if i'd made the right decisions.. perhaps the worst of all was walking away from the bible, insofar as it being carte blanche "word of god.

  " then, of course, comes along the idea of the ransom, etc...'reject jesus, and you've rejected life.'.

  i'd be lying to say that, even now, i don't still have some little nigglings that make me wonder.. however, the days of the "cold sweat" are long gone.. you?.

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  Craig,

  Your better half said it for me:

  For me leaving was done slowly and over time. Bit by bit my little Watchtower came crumbling down and when I finally stepped back and saw the bigger picture (you know the one you can't see, the forest for the trees) I saw it for what it really is a lie, plain and simple. I knew that God couldn't be behind this organization and IF HE was, well HE isn't a God I wanted to worship, because his appointed Elders were lier's.

  This statement along with my own personal experiences and doubts led me to the real truth. But I will admit..........no cold sweats but some bad sleep paterns and dreams about those I knew in the org. Those dreams seemed to be about me being around them......at a KH or whatever........and "faking" that I was one of them......but not being one of them.........or the dream had me trying to "subtly" tell them the real truth. These dreams stopped a few months ago and I don't miss them. My beliefs these days are very fullfilling..........I love going to church.........espcially Calvary Chapel......their message is soooooo bible based without pomp and ceremony. Now......I am ready.......willing....and able to stand up for what I believe if a dub I knew wants to have a chat...........BRING IT ON BRO!

  HappyDad
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  Hello all I am back

  by Purple in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  greetings everyone after an absence of several months and being offline all that time i just thought i would pop back in and say hello.

  i dont know if anyone will remember me but for those that do i say hello and boy has my life changed.

  i am now a divorced woman living in a suburb that she has only ever dreamed of living in and am part owner of a singles club and having the time of my life.

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  HappyDad

  Hi Purple,

  It's my pleasure to meet you and glad that you came back to JWD. I have recently joined (May 25, 2004) after lurking for a couple of months and am happy that I did.

  Enjoy your journey...........

  HappyDad
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  The Friends?

  by Farkel in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  when i was a little dubbie we used the expression "the friends" to describe fellow dubbies.

  we would say things like "she's one of the friends," or ask questions like "is he one of the friends?

  is this terms still used in that fashion in dubland?

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  HappyDad

  Back in the 1980"s we had a CO "Tony DeSente" I think was his name. He always refered to cong. members as the "family". Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm..........wonder if he had some godfather connections before becoming a JW?

  HappyDad
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  JWD's growth rate trounces that of the JWs

  by seattleniceguy in

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  check it out.

  i signed up on december 15. i am member 11210. members signing up the middle of this month were in the mid 14400's.

  that means in 8 months, we've had about 3200 additional people show up.

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  HappyDad

  After reading all of these posts............I have become disgusted...........what is wrong with you 'postates?

  Not a single one of you underlined or highlighted your answers. Don't you know that is an important criterea if you want to live forever with the rest of tha cong. that you all love so much?

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  Met a ex-jw last night !!!

  by christopherrobin in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  hilarious !!!.

  15 yrs.

  ago i was married, a ministerial servant, giving talks, did'nt cuss, regular.

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  Christopher,

  Great to be free ........isn't it?

  Ohiocowboy said it right...........

  We're here....We're there....We're Everywhere!!!

  And we are happy!

  
  HappyDad
  
  
  
  
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  XenaWarrior is Ill

  by Thunder Rider in

  1. jw
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  got a call from xw a little while ago.

  she was on her way to the hospital.

  not sure what the problem is but she didn't sound too good.

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  ((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((XW))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

  Get well soon.................hope you are ok!

  

  HappyDad
  
  
  
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  A Letter from A Witness

  by cruzanheart in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  one of my witness friends in england told a friend of hers out in service about how i'm not going to meetings anymore, what a shame, etc., etc., so this well-meaning little person decided she wanted to write me a letter.

  i asked why, and she told me the story of this young man.

  remember how i was able to leave the matter of my husband?s relationship with jehovah in his hands?

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  Codeblue,

  All of them are nothing but a bunch of self serving heartless bast**ds whether family or not.

  Just hope that one day they may be in the shoes we have disgarded since being deprogrammed!

  I may sound cruel and heartless but saying "I told you so" can be very theraputic.

  HappyDad
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  How Many Here Left The Organization? How Many Got Kicked Out??

  by minimus in

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  just curious.....

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  HappyDad

  When you seriously think about it.........it doesn't matter how we got out..........faded, da'd, df'd......whatever........at least we are OUT!

  HappyDad
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  Does anyone else take Atenolol or Nitro-Glycerine?

  by ohiocowboy in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i just got back from the doctor yesterday after discovering that my angina and valvular regurgitation from mitral valve prolapse are getting worse, and the angina lasting longer, and getting more intense.

  i was on calan-(verapamil), but have now been switched to atenolol and nitro.

  i was prescribed the nitro before, but never used it, as i was afraid to take it.

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  Awwwww.shoot..........

  The bottom line is..............

  Getting older...........or as jgnats said..(maturing) SUCKS big time!

  What other meds will we have to be on as we age?

  The past two years as I rode my motorcycle.........I refered to it as my scooter. Told my friends that I have to ride that scooter as much as I can..........because before I know it.........I may be riding one of those scooters that are advertised on TV. lol

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  Diarhea is hereditary

  by HappyDad in

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  2. humour

  heard from a famous comic:

  medical scientists have now confirmed that diarhea is hereditary.

  they have found traces of it in peoples jeans.

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  HappyDad

  Heard from a famous comic:

  Medical scientists have now confirmed that diarhea is hereditary.

  They have found traces of it in peoples jeans.

  Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh.........how sick!

  HappyDad