i got mine in the mail today and started reading it right away. by the way i found a spelling error.
jaredg
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"Captives of a Concept"
by Cameron inthere are as many different ways of writing a book about jehovah's witnesses and their watchtower society as there are those who write them.
captives of a concept is just one of those different ways.
it is not the greatest book that has ever bewn written about jehovah's witnesses or their watchtower society.
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no meetings this week
by missy04 ini feel kind of silly posting next to you guys who were in the organization for much longer, like i know what i'm talking about or something, lol, i don't.. but i think it's really sad..all of these people, mostly really good people, who spend their whole lives or at least alot of it trying to do things..field service, studying, giving talks, giving up good jobs, ect.
for this religion.
i am really sad that i can't just save 'em from it.. i haven't been to any meetings this week and i think i finally might have the guts to tell them i'm done.. wow, it must have been realllllyyyy hard for all those who have family in the org.
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jaredg
so missy what made you feel that you needed to find a friend? does your family live near you? your profile says that you are 18. it seems to me that at that age you should be able to find friends in school and or at work. do you feel lonely? do you not get long with people your own age? i'm just trying to get the picture here.
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no meetings this week
by missy04 ini feel kind of silly posting next to you guys who were in the organization for much longer, like i know what i'm talking about or something, lol, i don't.. but i think it's really sad..all of these people, mostly really good people, who spend their whole lives or at least alot of it trying to do things..field service, studying, giving talks, giving up good jobs, ect.
for this religion.
i am really sad that i can't just save 'em from it.. i haven't been to any meetings this week and i think i finally might have the guts to tell them i'm done.. wow, it must have been realllllyyyy hard for all those who have family in the org.
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jaredg
missy...sorry to hear about your rough times. i wish you well. so what is your story? how did you come about getting involved with the witnesses?
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jaredg
WELCOME!! this site is very infomative and receptive. hope you stay for a while and make yourself at home.
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Boyfriend gone to GTA :(
by Nancy Drake inwhat is with you boys and your video games?
my boyfriend was first in line last night to get his grand theft auto-san andreas that he prepayed for in may and has been talking about for months.. i won't talk to him for like a month.. anyone know the average age when guys are supposed to grow out of this?.
stupid boys.
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jaredg
i already told my gf that when grand tourismo 4 comes out that she won't see me for a while...hehehe
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"Captives of a Concept" --book online
by bebu inon another thread, mj and garybuss recommended a rather new book to me, which, it turns out, is available online as a download as well as a paperback that can be shipped.
i think it is an excellent resource, and believe it could be recommended to many people, jw or ex jw, because it uses wt material and doctrines as its criteria for discerning if the wt really does have all the authority they claim.
(if you are a jw, do you know what proof you supposedly rely on that the wt is the faithful and discreet slave?
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jaredg
i ordered the book yesterday. it should be here next week.
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What Are You All Reading?!
by Doubtfully Yours inso, what's everybody reading these days?.
i used to read so passionately, but i've lost the hobby due to everyday life stress and distractions.
i want to get back into reading again.
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jaredg
currently i am reading The Varieties of Religious Experience by William James. It's kind of a slow read but there have been some good points broought out about the psychology behind religion in general.
i just ordered Captives of a Concept by Don Cameron and i can't wait to get it in!!
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Are you dressing up for Holloween?
by Elsewhere in.
i'm thinking about dressing as martha stewart.
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jaredg
i'm gonna be papa smurf
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anyone read monday, september 27 "examining the scriptures daily"?
by evergreen in.
i decided to have a look at the scripture for that day as it was sitting next to me whilst watching my daughters favorite programme the tweenies and noticed what the society had to say concerning false stories via e-mails etc.. mmmm rather interesting i thought .any one else read it?
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jaredg
HA! HA! HA! That's real good. The horse is calling the kettle black.... or something
i think you got confused....it's "the pot calling the kettle black" and "straight from the horse's mouth"
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"AND NOW IT BEGINS . . . "
by Corvin intoday, right around the time i was expecting nancy home from school, on this her second day back, the doorbell rings.
guess who?.
i will simply cut and paste the entry i made into the now very detailed log i am keeping since nancy's suicide attempt.
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jaredg
i'm dressing up this year...whooohoooo