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  would you ever forget your life as a JW?

  by highdose in

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  and would you want to?

  its starting to seem like a distent memory for me, even though its only been a year.

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  At times I do.

  My life is so not about the JW's anymore. I go through life with it fading more and more from my memory.

  I like that. But it took a very long time to get to that point.....
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  Evil lying Manipulators OR Captive Duped Slaves Duping Others (or some of both)?

  by OnTheWayOut in

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  i see many threads that address this issue, but i still don't have a clear thought on this.

  so i want your help.. the governing body misleads the members- no doubt.

  they do change some of their history to make the wt organization look smarter or better-guided by "jehovah.

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  But what would the money be used for? Is there something I'm missing that the money is being laundered and used for private purposes like cars, mansions, etc? Because a lot of non profits make billions a year. Making the money in and of itself is not the problem as much as how the money is being used.

  SO okay so we know they bring in billions. But if they funneling the money Back into the organization I don't see how this makes them evil and deliberate liars.

  Now, I'll admit, it's 8:15 am and I have yet to have my coffee so I am completely aware that I may be missing what point is trying to be made.

  But for s**** and giggles, could someone help me understand how Making the money itself is a bad thing? OR is there evidence that the money is being used in a purpose not intended for this particular non profit?

  of the just waking up after a really long night class
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  Scientology Loses Fraud Case, A-list Member

  by MadGiant in

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  search: scientology loses fraud case, a-list member.

  with a fraud conviction, an oscar winner's angry departure and rumors of another a-list defection, the church of scientology is under fire.

  here's a primer on the controversial religion and its recent round of negative press.. a paris court has convicted the church's french wing of fraud, after two ex-members alleged pressure to buy treatments and vitamins.

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  Wow. What I would Really like to say is not very fit even for this website.

  About as many thumbs up as possible for Mr. Haggis for showing up who the Scientologists really are.
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  Have you made your Xmas cake yet?

  by highdose in

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  and if so any tips?plus i have no idea how to decorate it....

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  I am so downright determined one of these years I'm making us a Yule Log cake :)
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  Which coffee person are you?

  by Newborn in

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  espresso (single or double)?capuccino?latte?latte macchiato?american coffee?coffee with flavour?black coffee with milk or sugar?i am definately a latte person!!

  gotta have one each morning.. i regret we don't have starbucks in sweden.

  /newby.

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  Double cream, double sugar, experimenting with organic coffee blends for the moment.
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  Volunteering

  by BlackSwan of Memphis in

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  when we were jw's we 'volunteered' our time to help others learn the 'truth'.. in what ways do you volunteer your time now that you are out and are free to help others as you see fit?.

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  Something that strikes me with some posts is that there is the idea that there is ".... well I can only do this, right now, but want to do more eventually."

  I'm wondering if that is a hangover from our past of not feeling like we're doing enough?

  I mean, think of it like this, whatever it is, when it comes from the heart, it rocks, it's a good thing.

  ILBDAYS: Volunteering at your son's preschool is a beautiful thing. Here in the Metro Detroit area I have a friend who has volunteered with a local organization that is basically like a latchkey, but it runs til 7 or 8 pm at night. They provide hot meals and activities and a place for students to do their homework. The parents of these kids are all over the board. Some of them are working 2 or more jobs, some seriously don't care either way. You care about your son and his class. Yah, I think that counts as volunteer. Hospice can be an amazing resource. I hope that you are able to do all that you really want to do

  zoiks: oy, yah, the escaping is half the battle. I totally hear ya. I remember when I was trying (badly, but trying) to fade, I couldn't wait to be able to move on with my life.

  Joshnaz: Wow, on the streets for 9 months and you bounced back. That's an amazing story. You help the elderly, that's really loving. :) I will check out the website tonight. It sounds like something that could always use support.

  A Guest: Good Grief lady!! (I'm assuming you're female cuz of your, er, symbol....) you sound like you never stop!

  Blondie: Yes doing WT comments counts :) Where would we go without it? United way too. I'm learning more about that organization and it seems super cool.

  I am a GS co leader, and am thinking of adding to that, being the director for my neighborhood. The other night at our leader mtg the current director tells us she can't find a replacement and I kid you not, every single head (other than mine) burrowed their heads very deeply into their paperwork. The director looked so stressed out, I thought she was gonna cry, and she looked at me with these pitiful eyes, and so now I think I'm probably gonna do it and i have NO clue what I'm doing. Oh, I also take care of cookies. ..... we have a new cookie coming out this year too :)
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  Ms. Bohms first post

  by bohm in

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  hey, im bohms girlfriend.. i have been arguing alot with bohm himself about the huge amount of time he spends in here:-) now i've decidet to look it out my self.. about me: i have growen up in the socalled "truth".

  i was baptised when i was 18 - because of an earlier boyfriend, who wouldnt be with me when i was not.

  now i really hate him for it... it would have been so much easier if ive never got baptised.

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  Welcome!
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  No windows

  by BlackSwan of Memphis in

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  a couple years back i read posts re the lack of windows in the kh.

  i think at the time i was still so close to the situation that i thought it was a bit extreme and surely it couldn't be anything like it was being made out to be: conspiracy on the part of the organization.. flash forward to recent days.

  i have been attending our local unitarian universalists church (or universalist unitarian?

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  Wellllllll okay, it makes sense. And here in MI I can see how having fewer windows would make a difference with energy, especially in the wintertime.

  One of the things I remember about virtually every KH I've been in is how classroom like they are. When I started to visit different churches, I noticed how very different they all were from the average KH.

  Most of the time, despite the denomination, there is an aura of sacred space. A place to worship and pray and whatnot. The KH really has none of that.
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  TRESPASSING

  by blondie in

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  woman wins trespassing judgment against jehovah's witness.

  miscellaneous news.

  source: foxnews.

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  I have a No Solicitation sign on my door and I still get people who solicit crap. The last time it happened, I tactfully pointed out the sign and the lady said I didn't see it.

  bs.

  People think, too often, they can completely ignore those things without penalty. Ridiculous.
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  Volunteering

  by BlackSwan of Memphis in

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  when we were jw's we 'volunteered' our time to help others learn the 'truth'.. in what ways do you volunteer your time now that you are out and are free to help others as you see fit?.

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  I read it somewhere but I thought it appropiate for my life "All of the people I know that are perpetually unhappy are those that jump from one self-help program to the next. The problem is not with themselves, it is with their focus. Self-self-self. If they spent that time volunteering in their comunity or helping their friends and family, they would be much more content."

  I really like this statement. I think I may print it out and put it on my refrigerator. I know someone, who happens to live with me, and uhm, happens to be my mil, and well is perpetually unhappy and cannot for the life of her figure out why. And we know why.

  Her entire existence is solely about her own happiness. It's about her all the time. We have tried to encourage her to volunteer at various places like maybe a hospital or maybe the nursing home where she rehabbed from her broken hip, to no avail. Yes, she is physically able to.

  It sounds like you are so totally on teh right track Plummet!! Tell me more about the HS group. How did you get involved with this? It sounds really interesting.

  I'm so sorry that you've lost so much.