Topics Started by omegaone

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Just pass me a cigarette and hold on
by Eyebrow2 in
1. jw
2. friends
been a while since i have had a chance to visit the board.

a lot of things have happened...dealing with some business crap....ending one and starting a new one with a partner this time...dealing with child custody issues...my husband was laid off....just general stress....arghhhh!!!!.

everything is going to work out i am sure...but i bought my first pack of cigarettes in 10 years on sunday.
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COFFFFFEEEEE!!!!!!
by Soledad in
1. jw
2. friends
i'm so thrilled i bought my stove top espresso maker today!!!

yipeeeeee!!.

i've been looking for these for months!.
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What kind of JW response do you think I'll get?
by Bubbamar in
1. social
2. family
in my moms last letter she stated that me, my sister and her should all just "move on" meaning put our hurts and anger behind us and work towards having better relationships.

however, in the same letter she clarified that disfellowshipping is "discipline" and she intends to continue shunning me.

so i wrote back asking her what "moving on" means for her.
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What are good versions/translations of the Bible?
by coldfish in
1. watchtower
2. bible
hi i'm new to this site.

i was raised a jw, i'm now 28, and left about a year ago.

the only bible i've ever looked at is the new world translation.. objectively.. how good do you think the nwt is?.
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What's your favorite book?
by nb-dfed in
1. jw
2. friends
ozziepost's post about what we are all reading now made me wonder what everyone's favorite book is.

my all time favorite is to kill a mockingbird - harper lee.

i also love shogun by james clavell and east of eden by john steinbeck.
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The 3 Most Twisted Scriptures in JW Thinking
by metatron in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
once upon a time, a bible edition was said to have been printed that accidentally omitted.

a "not" in a critical text.

thus, the "thou shalt commit adultery" bible was created - and .
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Are there "Rules" to Dating a JW? Why?
by MelbaToast in
1. jw
2. friends
i know growing up there were certain unsaid rules about dating....i always had to have a chaperone or go in a group....can anyone think of all the obligatory rules that you had to follow....and did you follow them "word for word"?
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JW fun is at an all-time low
by Nosferatu in
1. jw
2. friends
there used to be much more enjoyable things in the jw religion that would give you some relief from the recycled information.

remember when there were two dramas at the conventions?

remember at the meeting, instead of having a public talk, a missionary would show slides from his recent trip, or there would be a movie shown from the wts?.
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So then, here's a question...about "meditation"
by onacruse in
1. jw
2. friends
recent threads have got me to thinking about this.. i've never "meditated," insofar as i've always understood the term.. i always avoided even trying to "meditate," (and still have a reluctance even to consider doing so) because the wts not-so-obliquely suggested that "meditation" was parmount to 'opening your mind to demons.

' even though i've totally trashed the wts mumbo-jumbo, i still find in my soul a reluctance to embark on such a journey.. kate gave me a different perspective last night.. so, your comments, and especially, your experiences?.

craig.
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what is the weirdest counsel you ever received?
by nb-dfed in
1. jw
2. friends
my husband and i had a committee meeting because of underage drinking.

when he was being counseled, the p.o.

told my husband that he needed to make me wear different clothes to the meeting because it made some of the brothers unable to concentrate.