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jula71
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"Please wrap me in a Roman Toga" - Russell's Last Words?
by slimboyfat ini had never heard this before, but according to royston pike those were russell's last words.
can anyone verify this, or show where this story comes from?
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Putting on the new personality
by mrs rocky2 ini remember sitting through countless meetings, convention, and assemblies and having the scripture about putting away the old personality and putting on the new personality hounded into us repeatedly.
in retrospect, it appears wt wanted us to give up any personality or individualism and conform to a new personality based on wt mandates and become a mindless drone.
i am so happy to be free to be me and no longer driven by guilt to conform to a mans interpretation of god.. when we lose the right to be different, we lose the privilege to be free.
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jula71
One thing to keep in mind, this change is a common thread among cults. It is always in the form of mind control, built on a platform of acceptable behavior and is kept in check with fear.
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Are You For or Against The Death Penalty?
by minimus inpersonally, i have nothing against executing wanton murderers.
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Are You For or Against The Death Penalty?
by minimus inpersonally, i have nothing against executing wanton murderers.
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jula71
For it, except when convicted on circumstantial evidence.
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What to say...
by wanderlustguy in.
i don't know what to say here, i've typed this 10 times...and deleted it.
i just feel really, really alone.. goodnight.
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jula71
Looks like a thread I could have started about 20 times. I feel ya WLG, I'm going through the same thing. Feeling guilt at the same time knowing it's not the truth and knowing guilt is what they want me to feel.....then feeling all alone in the process. That's why this place is so important for many of us, to know we are not alone.
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The unpleasantness of growing up in the jw world.
by greendawn injw children have typically a very hard time growing up because of having to be so different from other kids they can't celebrate christmas, easter, birthdays or national holidays can't associate with "worldly" kids because that can ruin good habits, and as teenagers have to suppress sexual urges at the time when they are at their most intense.
they are constantly under pressure and living in a jw environment that's not particularly loving, understanding, or supportive they will probaly tell them: if you feeling down do some more field work to cheer up.
no wonder why so many leave.
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jula71
Children in the witnesses generally are not developed and well adjusted kids (unless they have liberal parents) and that is extremely sad.
Man, how true is that?!?!?! I'm a social wreck having been raised thinking how bad "worldly" people are and trying to avoid contact with them. Now I'm trying to grow and adjust in a way that normally would have taken place in my adolescent years.
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Who is directing them?
by barbar injws claim to be led by god.
he is directing their organisation by his spirit.. they believe that smoking is wrong, in fact a disfellowshipping offense.
so why did god not tell them that smoking was wrong?.
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jula71
Why was it scientists, who they only agree with when it suits them, who gave them this spiritual insight?
That's an interesting thought regarding science. when you think in the whole scheme of what they believe. Regarding using blood transfusions and using blood components, science and medicine is wrong. The thought that a past world wide flood is very unlikely if not a fantasy, science is wrong. Jerusalem being destroyed in 586bc vs. 607bc, science is wrong. Science is ONLY right when they can use it to push their beliefs, then they do out of their way to show that even science backs them up!!!
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are you pessimistic or optimistic about the future?
by nowisee ini just saw a documentary called "the corporation".
very disturbing.. one premise put forth likened our reality to those who first experimented with flying.
they formed contraptions with wings and jumped off cliffs.
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jula71
I was raised to be a pessimist, like most dub's are. Always afraid of the future, fear of the "great war", afraid of not making the cut to get in. Always afraid I'm not doing enough. But now, I'm growing to be very optimistic. The future is can be bright and is what you make it or what you perceive it to be. One thing to keep in mind though, fear is a large and well used political tool. Both side use it. Democrats use fear against Social Security reform, "Republicans and the like want to take all SS and force you to live on cat food." Republicans have used it, "terrorist's have nukes and will use them." You have to take shows like that with a grain of salt. Fear is being used as a tactic, in that instance, against capitalism. edited to add: I just checked the shows website. It was made with help from Michael Moore and my fav, Noam Chomsky. There's a couple guys with an agenda !!!!!
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do JWs believe in dinosaurs?
by tsunami_rid3r inthe bible doesnt mention them at all.
so what the hell?
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jula71
what I was told, a long time ago, is that they were real. But, Noah couldn't fit them in the ark so they all perished. And as Katie pointed out, inthe old green bible, there was a picture of one just inside the front cover.
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How Many??
by RichieRich inip_sec did this once, but with all the newbs, i think it merits being done again.. so, how many of you are still active, meeting attending witnesses?
priviledges count for bonus points.. priviledge list:.
cleaning toilets: 2 points.
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jula71
geezzz......30 points
I'd like to thank Richie for making me look back at all that stuff