LongHairGal

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  Did You Have A Lot of "Friends" In The Organization?

  by minimus in

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  were you associated with regularly?

  did you have many friends?

  were you the life of the party?

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  LongHairGal

  In the beginning I had a pretty good social life. Not too many friends but enough. Then it all fell apart! First, my big mouth saying something not politically correct truthwise and then criticism over my clothing. Then my eyes were opened from that point onward. I lost my innocence so to speak. It was downhill all the way...and that was before I found out about screwy doctrines!
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  Frightening experiences

  by greendawn in

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  my most frightening experience occured about 12 years as i was driving in a safari park with wild animals like tigers around.

  there was suddenly a very loud explosion under the bonnet and that really frightened me and my two passengers, if there is to be a fire what do we do with tigers outside?

  fortunately it soon became clear that there was no fire only a lot steam came gushing out, the cooling system had over heated and a pipe got burst asunder .

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  LongHairGal

  Here are some frightening experiences that I can remember offhand in my life:
  
  A couple of experiences in my house that scared the pants off me (no details); almost drowned once; almost got killed on an amusement park ride; a couple of minor car accidents; a couple of almost-rape experiences; a mugging (no injury). I don't know how I survived my childhood. I don't want to remember anything else!!
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  WHO IS YOU?

  by Terry in

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  the mind is what the brain does; not who you are.

  the soul is an idea that would seem to have testable consequences.

  specifically, if the human mind is the product of a "ghost in the machine" and not simply the result of electrochemical interactions, then the mind should not be dependent on the physical actions of the brain that houses it.

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  I never really analyzed it before but I figure when the sperm and the egg got together and formed my organism and I started to breathe and opened my eyes I was me. I read somewhere that at some point the baby realizes it is a separate entity from its mother. This is why I always had a problem with the belief of reincarnation because it would be superimposing one soul on another.
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  Are the jws asocial?

  by badboy in

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  its says in one of the ads that jws are asocial,do you think it is true?

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  LongHairGal

  I would have to say that yes they are asocial. They are in a controlled environment or a bubble so to speak. The fact that they seem to socialize with other dubs doesn't mean much because it only seems that way.
  
  We all know that a real conversation and a free exchange of ideas is frowned and most of them are paranoid and watching their backs so therefore they are not really relating to you when they talk. So generally speaking I would have to say yes.
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  A Dangerous Legal Precedent

  by metatron in

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  a jury in milwaukee awarded 17 million bucks to an 82 year old barber who got hit by a car.

  driven by a church volunteer.

  the archdiocese was held liable for the volunteers' actions.. (see wall street journal editorial page, march 17, 2005).. now, i'd like to see the watchtower crash and burn as much as anyone .... but i sincerely.

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  LongHairGal

  Never mind danger to the public. How about danger to yourself being in a car driven by a dub? There are several who I would never again get in a car with. There is one particular one (male) while not having bad driving skills per se, is so eccentric and unstable that he would do something stupid with you in the car. For example, he might stop to help or give a ride to some homeless type and endanger any in the car group. What if he did this and one of the sisters got raped or something? What is he going to do - say he's sorry? But because he gets a lot of hours in field service nobody notices these little oddities.
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  Giving your life for a Brother or Sister, would you have done it?

  by JH in

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  often, we hear that jw's would give their life for a brother or sister anywhere in the world.

  the more i know jw's, the more i say, "heck no"!

  since jw's believe in the resurrection, why bother?

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  LongHairGal

  I'm not sure if I ever could have actually done it. Only if it were a child of mine. But in the early days we liked to hope that we could. How idealistic and unreal of us!

  Fast forward to now:

  After what I have been through and with people there who wouldn't even say hello this question is actually a bad joke. The question is: would they die for me? Most certainly not and I don't want or expect anybody to. Let's just cut the crap.
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  Closure? What has been your experience?

  by ljwtiamb in

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  what has given you the greatest peace of mind?

  must one initiate their own exit or does it matter that a jc pushes an issue?

  df or da or fade?

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  LongHairGal

  Whether you fade or da yourself is up to you. There are many opinions on this board. Some say it is cowardly to fade and that you should come out and da yourself. Others say because they have family there it is best for them to fade until the time is right. It is harder to fade though because you go through the motions about something you no longer believe and it makes you sick. The real point is: are you convinced and/or resolved in your mind and heart? That is the real question.
  
  I say do whatever is good for you. Whether you want to tell them to shove it or fade doesn't matter.
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  Theological question: When did God create the Devil if...

  by logansrun in

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  st. augustine speculated that god exists outside of time.

  this viewpoint would seem to make sense in our modern understanding of physics since time is dependent upon space; time is not an absolute, and it is not linear.

  god, according to augustine and other theologians, sees all of history as one eternal present moment.

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  LongHairGal

  It makes perfect sense to believe that God exists outside of time - or in another dimension. I guess he would have to because doesn't the bible say that nobody could see him and live. How does he hide his "glory"? Astronomers can see very far into the universe and haven's seen God. He must exist in a realm that can't be seen.
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  The most condescending thing said to you by the (sm)elders.

  by diamondblue1974 in

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  i wasnt the most academic of children although i had some capability but i could read quite well by the time i was 4 years old at least for my age; i have always read as a child and still read now as an adult both professionally (research) and for pleasure.

  i have always been able to write too...and pretty much advanced as well as my peers did in school...perhaps i am lucky, i certainly feel like i am when illiteracy amongst adults and children is rife at present...however.. i remember when i was 16 the wts in the uk were pushing through a scheme teaching those who were not as able to read and write...and an elder in the hall made a point of coming to me and suggesting that i should actually attend the training!!

  !....i explained that i could read and write well enough and didnt need to be taught basic literacy... he said that i might learn something new and should respect jehovahs order of things and show appreciation...i did decline his kind offer rather abruptly....but wtf??

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  LongHairGal

  Goldminer:
  
  I heard a stupid statement like that years ago. Apparently the logic is that because you are not looking it will fall in your lap or whatever! I don't believe this. And if it appears this way for some JWs it is because they have a large social network and the word gets out that they need work and something comes through. But as far as really doing without, my experience has shown that what's good enough for you is NOT good enough for them! And you can apply this to any scenario about them "doing without".
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  20 years ago..a talk concerning field service..sisters crying..eyes opened

  by confusedjw in

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  well i can't recall now which public talks it was - one of my first - and it dealt with field service / preaching.

  so i thought i would interview several people in the congregation about service and their thoughts and feelings on the subject, expecting something very different than what i got.

  to my shock (i was an over zealous young buck who thought the sun rose and set on the wt) three sisters burst into tears as they told about their feelings of inadequacy and guilt over field service.

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  LongHairGal

  On a more uplifting note: there was ONE good thing about field service (besides getting exercise), especially in the spring and summer months - you got the chance to appreciate everybody's flowers, lawns, landscaping, the smell of cut grass, etc.
  
  Because you were walking rather than whizzing by in your car you got the chance to really look at people's property. In some ways, we probably enjoyed the beauty more than the householders did.