Freedom Fighter

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  Spiritual Food For The Sisters!

  by Bryan in

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  this is so crazy, i had to post.. i guess you'll have to click on "jehovah's witnesses".. .

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  Hee hee
  
  That is so funny!
  
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  WERE THERE ANY DRUNKARDS IN YOUR CONGREGATION?

  by badboy in

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  any takers?

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  Yep - a few of them an all.... although a good bucketfull would be the only way to get through a meeting.
  
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  WERE there any hypocrites in your congregation?

  by badboy in

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  Loads - in fact I would say the hypocrites out numbered the genuine people. That's what finally convinced me that leaving was the right thing to do.
  
  
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  Did the WTS make an atheist out of you?

  by JH in

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  shouldn't a religion bring people closer to god?

  it would seem that many became atheist after being deceived by the wts.

  unlike other religions, the wts was very precise in what was to happen during the 20th century.

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  THis is a topic I struggle with at times. My JW experience has completely turned me off organised religion in all it's shapes and forms. My own philosophy is to try and live a decent life and do the right thing by my fellow man. I don't have any significant spiritual void and don't hanker after religious fulfillment. I don't see me participating in any religious activities in the future, or ever again.
  
  The strange thing is tho - I would like to think that there is a God. However, when I analyse this I realise that it is purely for selfish reasons - i.e. for protection and problem solving - for example, 'please God if you help me to solve problem A/B/C whatever' then I will do X/Y/Z. So my only communication would be for my own agenda which is not what religion is supposed to be about.
  
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  My Friend

  by UnDisfellowshipped in

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  i just thought i would post some of my thoughts and feelings and ramblings about a girl i love.. .

  i started working in this store in october.. .

  there was a girl who worked in this store, and the moment i saw her, i fell in love with her.. .

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  Awww - that's so romantic. I think it's fear of rejection which is the biggest killer to forming relationships.
  
  I 'admired someone from afar' for a whole year without saying anything and when I finally was about to work up the courage to say something it was too late. If you're not fast, you're last - I guess it's all about developing a thick skin.
  
  
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  Did You Ever Attend A Meeting After You'd Left?

  by Englishman in

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  did it seem strange to you, almost surreal?

  it's happened to me several times.

  about 2 years after i was df'd, hl and i were newly weds heading for a weekend in london.

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  Nope - never went back. My mum always asks me if I want to go to the Memorial every year, but the answer is always Noooooooooooooooooooooooooo
  
  
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  Eyeball Jewelry?

  by desib77 in

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  i just don't think i could do it..

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  EEK - gives me shivers just thinking about it!
  
  
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  Viz Anyone?

  by Valis in

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  eh gadget turned me on to this mag while i was in the uk...nothing like having tea in 1st class on the train avin a go wiff viz...*lol* any uk peeps read this?

  reminds me of mad magazine or summit... .

  sincerely,.

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  Viz is really funny - the top tips section gets me every time. Sometimes it's a bit crude but just skip over that if it doesn't appeal.
  
  
  My favourite character is Millie Tant - she reminds me of one of my old teachers at school. Viz never dissappoints, there's always something in it to have me in hysterics.
  
  
  
  
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  Can we have a post party?

  by Stefanie in

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  i am bored!

  please?

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  Hey.....
  
  
  No party is complete without Naked Twister!!!
  
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  Learning not to be judgemental

  by eljefe in

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  the other day i realized that i am having trouble learning not to be judgemental.

  as a witnesses i was always looking at others and judging them.

  now, this is the most difficult thing to quit doing.

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  Freedom Fighter

  Hi there and welcome -

  I think that being judgemental is an essential part of the witnesses' psyche. As they put themselves forward as the only true religion then the natural consequence of this is for their followers to believe that they are right. It's this deeply ingrained sense of 'being in the right' that develops into a habit and can be therefore difficult to break.

  JWs are constantly bemoaning the lower standards of ' worldly people ' and rejoice smugly in their own superiority, although we all know that this is a complete joke. It's a hard habit to break, but as time goes on it gets easier.

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