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  Do You REALLY Know People?

  by minimus in

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  are you a good judge of character?

  do you really know a "friend" or "loved one" like you thought?

  have you ever been disappointed as to how "off" you were?

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  cheeseman

  I always trust people, to a certain extent, until they give me a reason not to.

  That's my philosophy also. Nobody really knows anyone, in my opinion. This is because we are constantly changing and re-inventing our inner-selves. I am not the same person I was a year ago, or two years ago, or...well, you catch my drift. All I can do is give people the benefit of the doubt, and if they surprise me with their actions then I ruminate over what it means and whether or not I have to re-evaluate my relationship with that person.
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  Were You Always Afraid To Do Something Wrong As A Witness?

  by minimus in

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  jws are always being reminded that you "could" stumble someone.

  you had to continuously question yourself about possibly offending another (weak) christian's conscience.....were you always worried that you were going to get into trouble because you might've screwed up somehow??.

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  I used to worry profusely about my attire. I would wear thai-dye tops and "new age" trousers. Bright green boots with rastafarian laces. I was never spoken to about my clothing, but I knew others in the cong were avoiding me because of it. I suppose part of me knew this could "stumble" others, however, I strongly believed that nobody should be judged by what they chosse to wear, so I stuck it out.

  Worrying about my "hippy" threads had other repercussions, to the point where even if I just wore jeans and a sloganed t-shirt, I felt the elders were taking notes on me. Perhaps it was just me being paranoid, but I guess that's what this cult does to your character.
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  Bullies

  by Nancy Drake in

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  hi ya'll.. i'm looking for advice on how to handle a neighborhood child that is bullying my son and other children in my apartment complex.

  he is very mean, takes my son's stuff, tries to trip him on his bike by putting a stick into his spokes, pulling his underwear up, cussing at him.

  at first i tried to talk to him nicely, asked him to please not do mean things to other children.

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  cheeseman

  I was bullied around the same age by an older girl who lived up my street. My mother had a good talk with her mother (don't know what she said though). Anyways, it worked. I knew the girl wanted to beat me up afterwards, but it was clear she was spooked by her parents 'cause she never did it to me again.
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  The hypocrisy of the DF policy

  by Sirona in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i posted recently about a jw friend on mine getting df'd.

  (she was the only jw who kept in touch with me when i left 5 years ago).. now i'm just so angry about some things that have been said by my jw family.

  just this last weekend my friend hit rock bottom.

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  cheeseman

  Sirona, good for you that you are looking after your friend. You are showing the kind of love the brainwashed dubbies will never have. I agree with Gretchen...show her this site...it sounds like she could use an outlet.
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  Are the Demons Really Everywhere?

  by professor in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  our witness family was obsessed with demonism.. at a very early age, i was introduced to strange stories of demonism.

  a brother in the congregation had brought home a souvenier doll from a tropical island as a gift for his daughter.

  the daughter would talk about how the doll would come to life, but the stories were dismissed and attributed to the child's imagination.

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  A JW ex-friend of mine got himself into a real panic about the deeeemons one night. He lived alone across the road from me, and one time (about 2am) he started banging on my door. Anyway, he woke the whole house up. I asked him what was wrong that he was here at that time of night/morning. He said that he had been reading in bed and that a stack of cd's by his bed started flying across the room and crashing into the walls. I let him stay the night in the spare room. Next morning I went with him to see his place and sure enough the cd's were everywhere, scattered to the four corners of his room. However, I knew (and I'm sure that he knew I knew) that he'd simply got the heeby-jeeby's and didn't want to spend the night alone. Awww. They're a delusional bunch, have you believe anything.
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  Silent Lambs campaign

  by kittyeatzjdubs in

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  hey!

  is anyone participating in the silent lambs campaign where they're sticking the flyers in the doors of kingdom halls?

  i'm seriously thinking about it, but i'm going for the gusto!

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  cheeseman

  Logansrun, how would you go about showing the dubs they harbour paedophiles?
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  Silent Lambs campaign

  by kittyeatzjdubs in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hey!

  is anyone participating in the silent lambs campaign where they're sticking the flyers in the doors of kingdom halls?

  i'm seriously thinking about it, but i'm going for the gusto!

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  cheeseman

  I think it's awesome. Go kitty. If their persecution complex is greater than their ability to see reason then they clearly have hearts of stone. F them. Those with the right heart condition will take notice.
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  Can't get this out of my system

  by cheeseman in

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  does anyone else here feel that that they are kinda obsessed with all this god/satan malarky?

  i mean, i've reached a point where i believe the bible is just a storybook, however, the fact i was lied to all that time by the wts just makes my blood boil.

  i feel like screaming.

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  Does anyone else here feel that that they are kinda obsessed with all this God/Satan malarky? I mean, I've reached a point where I believe the bible is just a storybook, however, the fact I was lied to all that time by the WTS just makes my blood boil. I feel like screaming. I think about exposing all the lies and hypocrisy of the WTS day and night, over and over, until it completely takes over my life. I want to find every error that exists in the bible. I feel I have nothing better to do than to arm myself with as much info as possible to shoot down the dubs who come to my door. Does this sound obsessive?

  I want to enjoy life, but I feel as if I have some kind of mega-mission. I hope these feeling pass, as I can't do anything at the moment except think about it all the time. It's ruining my enjoyment of life.

  Does anyone else feel like this?
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  Has the quality of jws gone down?

  by badboy in

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  any takers?

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  cheeseman

  The real question is... Has the quality of "apostates" gone up?

  I'd have to say we are becoming diluted. As time goes on, armageddon waits forever, more and more average minded ones will see through the organisation and join our ranks. (I should know...I don't have much in the brains dept. but even I can see through them!)

  Sorry 'bout the bad news.
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  Contradictions and NWT

  by cheeseman in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i have 2 witnesses coming to my door in the near future.

  they left me the "why you can trust the bible" tract which claims there are no contradictions in the bible.

  so, in preparation i looked out some examples on the internet.

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  cheeseman

  I hear ya NeonMad. Shifting the topic from a few minor points of error to shaking the foundations of the organisation will probably have more effect. However, I might try to find 2 or 3 of the best contradictions I can though, just for extra backup in my arsenal. Any beauties come to mind?