Yes - I am so thankful to live in the USA where I have every right, every freedom, every possibility as person could have.
To me it’s not about politics or any of that stuff, it’s about being thankful for my freedom.
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As A Former JW Are You Patriotic At All?
by minimus injehovah’s witnesses were drilled with the idea that all governments are from satan and that we should have nothing to do with anything involving support of the government, voting, or political talk for one party or another.. now that you are out, is patriotism important to you?
is voting important to you?
are you supportive of your country?.
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Too Much Information???
by Roger Kirkpatrick ini hate it when people beat around the bush before coming to the point.
so, i composed the following letter for letter-writing jws who like to cut-to-the-chase, as it were.
feel free to add your own points in the comments below.. “dear neighbor:.
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Dear Neighbor:
Convert to our religion or God will kill you.
Love Never Fails,
JW’s
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Repercussions over Whiskygate?
by eyeslice2 inanyone any idea if there have been any repercussions over whiskygate and if anthony morris was ushered into the backroom after a meeting?
i am pretty sure if this had been a member of the r&f and the video was all over the internet, something would have been said about being careful not to bring jah's organization into disrepute.
i am sure the local elders in the congregation he is assigned to wouldn't have the balls to do it and there would have to be a mole pretty high up to find out if the gb got involved.. we can but speculate i guess..
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They won’t even hold pedophiles accountable and you think they are going to do something about buying whiskey?
Also, he is at a level that nothing would ever happen to him anyway, to think otherwise is delusional.
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Who shoots 223 AR15s?
by rockemsockem ini have a few and built two 80% lowers.
just got a larue two stage trigger.
i can get 2moa out of it at 100 yards with a nikon 223 scope.
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Nobody who is an ethical hunter shoots a deer 5 times and doesn’t kill it. Then to not track it and finish what you started is disgusting.
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Do You Have A Negative Outlook Because You Were Once A JW?
by minimus init could be argued that exjws have issues in life simply because they were jehovah’s witnesses at a point in their lives.
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do you think you or we are fairly normal considering we were jehovah’s witnesses or do you think we have a lot of baggage because we are a bit messed up ( even if we don’t even know it)?.
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No - I too, am over that part now. Happiness is a choice I make everyday. I choose how I want to react to any given situation or remark, I choose if I want to let things bother me or not.
Once I realized I could choose to not be bothered by all things JW - life got better.
I choose to love others, love myself, forgive my parents who joined this cult, forgive myself, but I also choose to not be a doormat for my pimi siblings who are rotten.
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Many ex Jw`s have suggested they were ostracised for having full time Jobs ,that`s not my experience .
by smiddy3 inwhen i converted in 1961 ,the po and his assistant who by the way was his fleshly brother were both life insurance salesmen , { i know ,why didn`t red flags show up then }.
and the 4 different congregations we attended over the next 10 years in vic,aust,the majority of the brothers had jobs to go to.. we then went to s.e.
qld,for the next 37 years and the majority of the brothers their were self employed one way or another in the building game ,either as plasterers ,actual builders ,tilers , and painters ,electricians , as well as everyday jobs.. my son worked for an elder who owned his own cabinet making business.
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I was a single sister, lived at home, and worked a full time job. No one gave me a hard time and I was still asked to participate in the administration dept at assemblies and quickbuilds. That was more than 20 years ago so maybe it’s changed.
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What Do You Think About The Police?
by minimus insome people are very suspicious of the police.
some folks value policemen and women.
i’ve had experience with some.
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Killed this bastrd today in my shrubs.
by rockemsockem inif it does not have hips it dies if i see it.
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Snakes do a lot of good for the environment. I have many snakes around my yard as long as they mind their business I let them stay.
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Do Celebrities Influence You In Making Your Decisions?
by minimus inwhether it be sports athletes or hollywood heavyweights or talk show hosts—do these people influence your thinking?.
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I do not listen to their drivel about politics and social justice. But I did have the “Rachel” haircut back in the day.......... and I have been known to try out a few fashion trends from time to time when I like it.
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What Do You Think About The Police?
by minimus insome people are very suspicious of the police.
some folks value policemen and women.
i’ve had experience with some.
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As I have mentioned before I have sat on a civilian review board for police actions.
I have a lot of respect for what they have to deal with - getting called out in the middle of the night to go scrape dead bodies off the road and notify relatives of the death, dealing with people at their absolute worst moments. To see the anguish of the officers when children were hurt or killed is heartbreaking. I have seen officers who do death notifications sit with parents until other relatives arrive, I have seen them search for dogs that escaped from vehicles in a crash so that the parents of the deceased could have the comfort of that animal.
There are bad ones and they are removed from the force, but the good ones outweigh the bad ones. I wouldn’t want to do that job.