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  Challenging the Discussion Board with Unsettling Questions

  by The wanderer in

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  this post contains reasonable questions due to the fact.

  that individuals who no longer claim to be one of jehovah's.

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  schne_belly

  Not certain Wanderer...

  Ask the question again when you have reached 1000 posts!!!
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  Issuing a Challenge to Atheists and Unbelievers

  by The wanderer in

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  personal and more than likely good reasons.

  and after reading the .

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  Recent Show Featuring Paranormal Investigations

  So now god only acts in a "paranormal" fashion. Can't just come out and show himself, huh??

  I don't know if I accept the premise of the argument.....
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  Preaching the Watchtower Society's Message of Morality

  by The wanderer in

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  heated controversy.

  and once again, i make no apologies for .

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  Wanderer –

  Jehovah’s Witnesses believe that they have a morally clean organization.They believe this on the same basis that they believe everything else – because they are told so.

  Experience tells me otherwise – the congregations are full of divorce, cheating on mates, etc, etc.Youth ‘secretly’ participate in any number JW defined ‘morally un-clean’ activities.

  Yet – Joe Witness will still proclaim with a certain pride in his voice how clean Jehovah’s people are – so unlike the ‘world.’
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  A Ministry of Misery - Mental Illness Amoung JW's - Part 1

  by BrendaCloutier in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  found on a pro-jw site.

  excellent read - enjoy.

  a ministry of misery - part 1. .

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  Even when in - I would bring up this study up to others.

  Then ask the question - do JW's cause the mental disorder or do they attract those with a mental disorder?

  Looking back - I never did get an answer.

  Patrick
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  Moving along

  by Khrysanthemum in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ahhh, my husband just got offered a job in madison and we are moving!!!

  he starts next month.. i'm so excited but yet so scared!

  i grew up here , i know my way around, i know the people, my family is here, i have developed so many memories here...i've finally started making new friends.. yes, our goal was to move eventually, to start over.

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  Was that you MR. Schne_belly? how are you?

  It's me. Welcome to the board! I see you are making yourself at home.

  hope you catch a lot of fish.

  Me too!!!
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  Moving along

  by Khrysanthemum in

  1. jw
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  ahhh, my husband just got offered a job in madison and we are moving!!!

  he starts next month.. i'm so excited but yet so scared!

  i grew up here , i know my way around, i know the people, my family is here, i have developed so many memories here...i've finally started making new friends.. yes, our goal was to move eventually, to start over.

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  Thanks for posting this babe!

  I guess it is the culmination of everything "non-witness." Higher education, job growth, advancement, personal fulfillment, etc

  Thanks for all the Kudo's

  May all of you have continued success in all that you do.

  Patrick
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  A Ministry of Misery - Mental Illness Amoung JW's - Part 1

  by BrendaCloutier in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  found on a pro-jw site.

  excellent read - enjoy.

  a ministry of misery - part 1. .

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  schne_belly

  Brenda - I'm so glad you posted this. I first came across this table at http://www.rickross.com/reference/jw/jw72.html in 1998. I belive it is what eventually led to my leaving.

  Table I

  Admissions for schizophrenia 1973

  		Annual		Annual
  	Total	rate per	Jehovah's	rate per
  	admission	1,000	Witnesses	1,000
  		population	admissions	population
  All diagnosis	7,546	2.54	50	4.17
  Schizophrenia
  (295)	1,826	.61	22	1.83
  Paranoid
  Schizophrenia
  (195.3)	1,154	.38	17	1.4
  Neurosis (300)	1,182	.39	10	.76
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  Nick Lachey my new hero!!

  by kerj2leev in

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  we all must bow before him!!

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  And no I don't read gossip mags

  Ohhh don't worry...your secret is safe with me!

  Who would dump Jessica Simpson?! What's wrong with that guy, even if she WAS dating him for the wrong reason?!
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  DID YOU CUSS???

  by mama1119 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i just had this funny memory pop up.

  as jw, we were not allowed to cuss, right??

  well, i had this friend whose mom substituted "piss" for every cuss word.

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  Ya...I use "Frick or Fricken" a lot...My mom doesn't even seem to like that I use that expression.

  Unfortunatly I do cuss more now that I'm out than before. Not too often, but when I get really mad, usually something having to do with the religion, a swear word will slip out....
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  Nick Lachey my new hero!!

  by kerj2leev in

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  Ya... He did do a pretty good job on the rebound from Jessica. Especially in comparison with her, who was linked up with John Mayer?! I don't understand that....