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  Hi everybody, I´m a new member from Spain

  by benito in

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  first of all, i want to apologize for all the mistakes i will probably make, i m not very good at english, it s very hard for me to think in another language different than my native tongue (spanish, of course!!)..

  i ve been lurking through this forum for a long time but i didn t dare write here because of my lack of knowledge of the language but i changed my mind.

  i think i can give a different point of view from other members of usa of uk, it seems that most of the members are from theses countries.

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  Hi Benito. I look forward to reading more of your posts.
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  The Best of Brits.

  by Englishman in

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  just curious... we had a poll here in the uk as to who was the most famous brit of all time.

  i was so underwhelmed that i can't remember who even won it.

  it wasn't churchill, that's for sure.

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  William Shakespeare, The Rolling Stones, Beatrix Potter, and whoever invented Postman Pat :)
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  How Do YOU Feel Knowing That YOU Were In A Cult?

  by minimus in

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  for years, i refused to think of the witnesses as a "cult".

  too harsh and restrictive of a word for me......but there is no denying that we were all in a mind controlling cult.

  are you embarrassed or uncomfortable knowing that you belonged to a cult just like the moonies and the branch davidians are/werw a cult?

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  Sometimes I feel angry knowing that I was raised in a cult, but mostly I feel sadness for the relatives that are still slaving away for the organization. I truly believe their lives are miserable, a few of them suffer from depression and social anxiety, and the rest just see the world as doom and gloom.
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  Worldly People

  by Undecided in

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  i was sitting in my car in a parking lot and an old woman came out with a shopping cart with a few items in it.

  she was putting them in the back of a pickup truck and it was a little high for her to lift things over the side.

  she had a bag of dogfood or something like it and a young woman saw that it would be hard for her to lift it and she ran over and lifted it over for her and pattied her on the back and walked over to her car and left.

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  Yes, I agree that on the average "worldly" people are just as kind, if not kinder, than Witnesses. My children are four years old and seven months old, so when I run errands my hands are usually full. I get a lot of assistance from "worldly" strangers if I look overwhelmed. How do I know they are "worldly"? They don't start talking about Jehovah as soon as they are done helping me.
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  spiritualism

  by Ellie in

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  can i just ask, has anyone ever had any bad experience after buying anything from a spiritualist type shop?.

  i ask because today i walked past a shop in my town that sells crystals and things and they do tarrot and that kind of thing, i picked up enough courage to go in to have a look and i saw this lovely fairy candle holder, i really liked it but i am a bit afraid to buy it as i guess i've had it drummed in to me that those things are channels for demons.

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  Welcome ellie! I have some fairy statues, my daughter has at least 10 troll dolls, and I burn incence on a daily basis. I'm sure that I do more things that should supposedly invite the demons, but I have never had anything bad happen to me. So go ahead and buy the candleholder.
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  A Great CD.. NIN - With Teeth

  by GetBusyLiving in

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  the new nin cd is so awesome.

  sometimes it sounds like it's been written by an ex-jw.

  you can listen to the whole thing in its entirety in the link below if you are so inclined.

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  Thanks for the site. I love NIN. I love Trent Reznor too. I saw them in concert 5 years ago and it was one of the best shows ever!! I hope I get the chance to see them in concert again.
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  What did they all do on "worldly holidays" when you were home alone?

  by LongHairGal in

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  i always hated being alone on thanksgiving or christmas.

  what bothered me was that if it were known you accepted an invitation by relatives it was frowned upon.

  but what got to me was this: is god more pleased that i am home looking at four walls alone rather than being over somebody's house??

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  When I was a child we did absolutely nothing on the holidays. Halloween was the worst, because kids used to start trick or treating AFTER sundown in my neighborhood and my mom would turn off all the lights and close the curtains to give the illusion of not being home. Nothing beats sitting in the dark at home while all your classmates are out collecting candy. Pisces
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  question from a NJW regarding a family JW in medical condition

  by maggie221 in

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  hello, this is my first post here and i will try and be breif.

  i am not a jw but have an uncle and family who is strong into their belief.

  my cousin (his son) is in the hospital and had a bad accident at work.

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  Welcome to the board Maggie. I am so sorry to hear about your cousin, I hope he gets better. I agree with everyone else who has replied, you should go visit him. Please keep us all posted. Pisces
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  Another Newbie From Wisconsin

  by pisces in

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  i have been reading many of the posts and i can not get over how many people have similar feelings to me.

  i would like to share my background.

  first i was born into the organization and all the relatives that i knew were jws.

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  Thank you all for the welcome. I plan on sticking around and putting in my two cents. Sorry Blondie I do not own a cow yet, but I do have a very large dog.
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  Another Newbie From Wisconsin

  by pisces in

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  i have been reading many of the posts and i can not get over how many people have similar feelings to me.

  i would like to share my background.

  first i was born into the organization and all the relatives that i knew were jws.

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  Hi Everyone!!! I have been reading many of the posts and I can not get over how many people have similar feelings to me. I would like to share my background. First I was born into the organization and all the relatives that I knew were JWs. Unfortunately for me, my aunt's children were probably the most revered and idolized Witnesses in the state. I am not kidding, one was even baptized as early as six or seven years old. These kids were put into homeschool and began pioneering at an early age. At the same time, I was just an unbaptized publisher who didn't give talks and barely ever answered. In my own defense I am a bit shy and generally like to just be the observer, but we know that Witnesses judge people based on performance and not the quality of a person's heart. I was constantly told that I should try to be more like my cousins to the point of where I was depressed and felt like a disappointment to everyone in my family. When I got to be about 18 I got a job where a local elder worked, one day he saw me smoking a cigarette and instead of being a man, and confronting me about it, he called my cousin's parents and told them that I smoke and that I am not a good association. Now that I am older I look back and I actually think he did me a favor. Anyhow I haven't set foot in a KH since the Memorial of 2001 and couldn't be happier. I have been blessed with two beautiful children and last year I got engaged to my wonderful never- been- a- Witness boyfriend who has a ton of hot tattoos. Well that is a summary of my story. I really look forward to contributing to the topics. Pisces xoxoxo