shady individuals typing away in a darkened room in some seedy motel. Their room's filled with the smells of cigarette smoke and bad Chinese take-out.
It's actually kebab but close enough.
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mtbatoon
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Former JW- new here....
by disillusioned youth inhi guys and gals....... .
i would just like to extend greetings to all those poor souls who had to endure the torturous childhood of growing up in a strict jw lifestyle as i had.
i didn't know that there were such forums on the net, and i was made aware of this by my sister who is also a member here, i believe.. i find this kind of funny really.
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demons in Watchtower drawings
by what_Truth? inback when i was a good little faithful dub i never read apostate literature.
however, when i brought a school friend of mine to a district convention he picked up a pamphlet from this really crazy looking apostate guy (you know the type, wild eyed brown trenchcoat, sandwhich board, yelling "the watchtower is a ssssnnnnaaaarrrrreeee!!!
through a megaphone).
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mtbatoon
Well if I'm ever possessed by demons it think the madness will most likely come from forever tilting my head from side to side, squinting and saying ?can you see what it's meant to be??
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i want to believe...
by candidlynuts inthe following is an excerpt from a larry king interview with the author of the book " the purpose driven life".
have to say there's a story in the bible where jesus is walking down the street, and a guy comes up to him, he's got a daughter who's sick.
and jesus goes -- he goes, "i need you to heal my daughter.
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Most people -- if they had the power -- would heal the worlds suffering anonymously without any need for declaration of "belief" or acceptance.
Just to iterate the point because in my mind JTs spot on.
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Disparaging Terms
by Blueblades in"apostate" is the most hateful, disparaging term in watchtower vocabulary.. yet, on page 15 of the dec.1st, 1984 watchtower they say,"it would be unscriptural for us ( wbts ) to use disparaging terms when referring to ones who do not share our belief.".
talk about hypocrisy!
when anyone calls you an apostate, point them to this wt.and watch their reaction.. blueblades
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mtbatoon
An apostate mealy renounces their beliefs be it political or religious. What I find disturbing is the way it's used by the dubs to mean someone who's a pamphlet waving nutter spouting made up religious gobbledegook outside assemblies (as opposed to say the official pamphlet waving nutters spouting GB authorised religious gobbledegook inside). What right do they have to change the English language?
Every JW who was converted into dubland is an apostate.
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Let the Games begin.......
by Gill inwell, after being shunned by my realtions for the last few years, except for parents and sister i've decided that i will no longer play by the rules of the jw cult game.
i have had contact with several cousins, obviously too gob smacked by my cheek to shun in any way shape or form and have began wriggling my way into their awareness again.
i intend to be like a kill and destroy white blood cell that gradually wreaks havoc with their jw cells and destroys...repeat destroys all that jw crap that is in them.
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mtbatoon
Good on you Gill.
I've got an mental image of you rolling up your sleeves and bustling off to your parents anniversary.
Scares me.
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my mom stopped going to meetings today
by dh in.
i don't talk about my family very much on here, but today i feel i have to, because today after all the years of pushing, finally there is a result.. thanks to life & the universe and everyone on jwd, who by simply existing have helped in a way that i don't know how to write.. today is the day my mom stopped going to meetings.. i won't go into loads of detail at this point because it's very involved, but it's done.
my dad is an elder and is still going, but my mom is out now.. thanks
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mtbatoon
Always good new and always an inspiration. Well done dh and especially mother dh.
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Then and now - sports
by larc inearlier, i wrote, "then and now" on military service and dating practices .
onacruse and alanf encouraged me to do this.
i am 64, so i really do know the religion of the 40's and 50's.
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mtbatoon
Didn?t effect me one way or the other. I was rubbish at sports even though I had to do an extra lesson of it each week instead of RE. I was a chubby little chap and darts wasn?t on the curriculum.
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Happy 33rd Freedom Fighter
by Crumpet in.
happy birthday freedom fighter!.
any plans for the day?
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mtbatoon
Toooooo Yoooooou
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Evil SMURFS?
by marked inokay, what's the deal with the smurfs?
i've heard mention here and there about some 80s rumours regarding demonized smurfs (or something) that got jws in a panic.
i remember when i was a kid my aunt telling my mother about smurf dolls with blood on them walking around, i think.
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mtbatoon
lmfao @ GBL
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JW Birthdays
by AuntieJane ini have a family member with a special birthday coming up; but he is a jw.
we have no connection other than internet anymore.
i'm really wanting to wish him well on his birthday.
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mtbatoon
Uneasy. Birthdays, Christmas and any other band celebration of life were just something I wanted to get through with minimum fuss and forget about. That's just me though. I was young so anything reminding me I was different was a drag.