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  Conversations with my dad & sister for 1st time in over a year...

  by Jamelle in

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  i recently had to call and leave a message at my parent's home due to needing specific information from them about their places of birth, etc., because i'm applying for a passport.. my sister called me back later that same night and we had a strained, but all in all, cheerful conversation.

  she's younger than me, just turned 21 - i haven't seen her in about 3 years.

  we spoke mainly of her work, and kind of danced around the subject of my marraige back in march '05 that none of my immediate family came to.. i asked her if she thought my parents would like it if i sent them a few pictures from the wedding.

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  He always sounds like hes sorry to hear I'm doing well in the world -

  Of course - you can't be happy away from Jehovah's organization. They think that the 'happiness' you're feeling is void and empty and false. You know how it is - people inside just cannot accept the fact that you can be happy away from the controlling environment. Opens too many doors inside their mind that they have to slam shut.

  It's truly sad that you cannot share the joy of your life with your family. As long as you've kept the 'door' open, then you've done all you can do. The rest is on them. I know you know all that, but just wanted to share a few supporting thoughts.

  Thanks for sharing. I still get a little hot under the collar when I hear these things, though.
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  Coming Oil Shocks - real or myth?

  by Qcmbr in

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  i've been reading a very persuasive site regarding a potential coming oil shock: .

  http://www.lifeaftertheoilcrash.net/ .

  i've also looked at some of the counter arguements such as the theory of abiotic oil (oil is not a fossil fuel it is generated deep in the earth by geological processes and is therefore not going to run out.

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  I think it's definitely a real possibility, simply because the U.S., competing for that #1 oil-consumer spot, is TOTALLY dependent on oil and petroleum products, yet controls very little of the world's reserves. I don't think the world will fall apart, but oil and therefore prices of gas and everything else will increase drastically.

  The more real challenge facing the U.S. especially is the 'housing bubble' - meaning the overinflated price of real estate, especially on the East and West coasts. So many homeowners have overpaid so much for land and housing, most are at the max they can pay for monthly payments, many are completely tapped out on other sources of credit. This creates a very fragile situation where it won't take much of a blip in the economy to start the ball rolling. Typically a housing bubble like this precedes a recession. Again, not 'world ending', but it could definitely cause a lot of people a lot of problems when the correction comes.....
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  When will they learn?

  by Lady Lee in

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  a real dumb question.

  but when will they learn?.

  we know they lurk.

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  That will never happen lady. What you should be waiting for is the Day of Jehovah! That is what we are encouraged to wait for by the bible. Tht Day you may see if you wait. The other thing you are waiting for is only a wish that wont come true.

  Sure....you are still brainwashed now....but take a look around the board and the REAL truth of the Bible will be shown to you, while the deceptions, lies, inconsistencies and hypocricies of the Witnesses will also be made clear....

  Welcome to the board, even though you disagree. May you find the freedom that many of us have found.....
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  JW's and the lottery

  by cheen in

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  anyone hear of or know of any jw's or exjw's who've won a large lottery prize?............i know of one jw who won close to half a million $us dollars and now he's like "jehovah who?...whos jehovah?

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  Surely receiving gambling proceeds is akin to accepting a Christmas present?

  I had a boss once that said "If you don't celebrate Christmas, why do you accept Christmas bonuses?"

  Interesting point - as long as you 'tithed' to the Society, they probably wouldn't really care how you got the money...lol.
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  letter to elder (part 2 of da)

  by BlackSwan of Memphis in

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  ok, id mentioned in my da post that i would show you guys the letter that i wrote to the po after he sent me his card.. i thought maybe it might be of interest.. i never heard back from him, i guess i got my point across..

  thank you for the kind words and sentiments.

  terry and i want you to know that we think of you as family.

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  Black Swan,

  That was a very well thought out, mild tempered, well-reasoned letter. Of course it fell on deaf ears, but that's how "honesty" is dealt w/ in the organization. I thought you made some excellent points and I printed out a copy and saved it for future reference. Thanks for sharing.
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  Religious con men

  by MsMcDucket in

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  i'll put as much as i can here.

  i'll post the link for those who have the desire to read more.. http://www.sullivan-county.com/nf0/nov_2000/rel_games.htmideal confidence game.

  for a confidence game to be ideal, it is essential that the victim not realize that he has been swindled.

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  Interesting. You'd read this and wonder how this could possibly happen to intelligent people....but here we are!
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  The joys of field service

  by TallTexan in

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  i posted this as a response under another post, but i couldn't resist starting a topic on it...lol.

  does this sound familiar to anyone???

  when i was a jw, i thought there was nothing cooler than getting up at 7 a.m. on saturday, getting showered, putting on dress clothes, meeting at 8:30 a.m., answering a bunch of phony 'how are you this morning's', watching as people jockey for position in their favorite car groups so that they could be with their friends (because god forbid you get stuck in a car group with someone not in your clique), and miss looney tunes while listening to some lame attempt at a 30-second presentation by brother monotonous, then being sure to get out by 9:00 a.m. 'cuz if you were with brother rule-conscious you couldn't start your time until you knocked on that first door.

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  In the summer it's like wearing 3 layers of Saran Wrap stuck to your sweaty legs and nether regions, topped by the obligatory slip made of another layer of Saran Wrap and then a matronly long skirt.

  O.k., rebel8, I conceed - ties are NOT as bad as pantyhose

  Send me some breakfast pizza and I'll send you some breakfast tacos....
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  For those of you born in.....

  by lonelysheep in

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  i want to say how brave i think all of you are for stepping out of the jw's, even if it's hidden (those of you still going).

  whenever witnesses would knock on our door, i always felt they were ok and just worshipping god in the way they felt was right.

  i never knew it came with soooo much stress and shunning if one does not comply.

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  Born in, jumped out......
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  My D/f appeal meeting went amazingly, but the still want to d/f me

  by jwfacts in

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  sorry how long this is but i found the meeting very exciting.

  the short version is i said directly that i do not believe in the wts, feel being d/f is unfair on my jw family so asked them to just leave me alone.

  it didn't work.

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  Jehovah's Witnesses is just a pyramid multi level marketing business corporation. Somebody else wanted your down line.

  Gary,

  You always crack me up....lol.

  JWFacts,

  Very interesting read. LOVED the thought about all worldy people being like Nazi's - what a loving brother! Glad to see you're 'defending your faith', but you should have known better than to try and use the *gasp* Bible - where were your old bound volumes with the REAL spiritual information in them??

  Hang in there. Do as much damage as you can. The more they get sued, the more harrassment they get, the more grief they get, maybe elders won't think it's worth it anymore....
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  The joys of field service

  by TallTexan in

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  i posted this as a response under another post, but i couldn't resist starting a topic on it...lol.

  does this sound familiar to anyone???

  when i was a jw, i thought there was nothing cooler than getting up at 7 a.m. on saturday, getting showered, putting on dress clothes, meeting at 8:30 a.m., answering a bunch of phony 'how are you this morning's', watching as people jockey for position in their favorite car groups so that they could be with their friends (because god forbid you get stuck in a car group with someone not in your clique), and miss looney tunes while listening to some lame attempt at a 30-second presentation by brother monotonous, then being sure to get out by 9:00 a.m. 'cuz if you were with brother rule-conscious you couldn't start your time until you knocked on that first door.

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  And I responded: "No, you called her out, so you talk to her - I have nothing to say to her".

  Sweet.....we had a couple of elders in our hall that would pull that trick....wish I'd thought of pulling that on them.