Where have you been? Don't you know that it's wrong to oppose anyone else's religious views? It's called liberalism!
You are so right. Duh...what was I thinking!
Maryjane
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"Apostasy" Sucks (sometimes)
by Maryjane in.
i'm so frustrated with the challenges associated with "spreading the bad news about jehovah's witnesses" i find when i debate with a jw in the company of "civilians" (people who know nothing of jw's) they come off smelling like a rose and i seem like a disgruntled nut.. just needed to vent!.
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Maryjane
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"Apostasy" Sucks (sometimes)
by Maryjane in.
i'm so frustrated with the challenges associated with "spreading the bad news about jehovah's witnesses" i find when i debate with a jw in the company of "civilians" (people who know nothing of jw's) they come off smelling like a rose and i seem like a disgruntled nut.. just needed to vent!.
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Maryjane
I'm so frustrated with the challenges associated with "spreading the bad news about Jehovah's Witnesses" I find when I debate with a JW in the company of "civilians" (people who know nothing of JW's) they come off smelling like a rose and I seem like a disgruntled nut.
Just needed to vent!
thanks.
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Does the average JW feel the "end is near"?
by Bumble Bee inmy hubby recently had a discussion with his older brother.
my brother in law told him he wants to reach out to become a ms. he's going to cut down on his work schedule, go out in service more, spend more time with his son etc.
he's in his mid forties, has always been regular at meetings and fs, but never aspired to reach out before.
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Maryjane
With everything going on in the world today (particularly in the US with the economy on near collapse, the "war", etc.) I suspect many JW's are looking to this as prophecy being fulfilled, look for things to get worse etc. etc.) Any who are in the religion at this point in time will probably be die-hard defenders of the "truth".
Is your friend expecting an untimely demise? How old is his son? To what extent has he already raised him in "the truth"? I assume he made you [de facto] godparents when you were active JW's. Since he knows your current inactive status, I'm wondering why he would even ask you something like that. If he's really that concerned, maybe he should ask someone else to care for his kid in the event something happens to him.
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A recent Awake that said earth's population would fit in T
by AlmostAtheist ini bumped into a jw at the store the other day.
he doesn't know i'm df'd (apparently) and i didn't decide to enlighten him.
he banged on for a bit about people we both knew, how service was that morning, etc.
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Maryjane
did you subtract the 6 million JWs? - they are not part of this world.wp
ROFLMBAO!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for the laugh...I spit out my water on this one.
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Watchtower baptises mentally ill ?
by oldflame indoes the wtachtower baptise the mentally ill ?
it sure seems like it with all the new freaks here making claims of being prophets and jesus etc.....is this how low they will go to get their numbers up ?
it really makes me wonder.......
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Maryjane
We had a couple of mentally ill people in my old congregation...one baptized and one studying and attending meetings regularly. They were both schizophrenic.
If you count depression then they baptize mentally ill people all the time (myself included!)
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Share one link that others may find interesting
by IronGland in.
http://www.unrv.com/forum/index.php
this is an ancient rome discussion forum that i've become addicted to.
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see any good movies lately?
by lucifer in.
i know i did, i saw the family stone, it was funny and sad at the same time, i would go see it again, and chronicles of narnia, i saw it twice already and want to go again, what about you guys?
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Maryjane
Saw King Kong last week..'twas a pretty good remake
Saw Syriana week before last...was good (i think) but I need to see it again when it's on DVD or cable...it's hard to follow and you really have to be wide awake & paying rapt attention during it.
If you liked "Ong Bak" get Tony Jaa's new movie "Tom Yam Goong". Great martial arts/action flick.
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The Marks of a cult
by mouthy ina while back some asked what are the marks?
i read this i thought it worth posting.
1)the first mark is manipulation of scripture the bible is twisted to fit the leaders or groups interpretation.
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Maryjane
Cinema Blend wrote: #1 isn't so much the mark of a cult, as the mark of a crappy religion. Cults don't have to be religious in nature... if we're just talking about cults in general.
Good point. An Ex-JW friend of mine is involved in a business cult (a Multi-Level-Marketing scheme). They fit many of Steve Hassan's criteria also.
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Do you Trust Yourself?
by Maryjane insince i left, i've had a hard time making decisions and i keep to myself a lot.
i feel like if the wtb&ts was able to dupe me, then i'm liable to get duped by someone else.
i don't think i totally trust myself and i don't trust others either.
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Maryjane
Since I left, I've had a hard time making decisions and I keep to myself a lot. I feel like if the WTB&TS was able to dupe me, then I'm liable to get duped by someone else. I don't think I totally trust myself and I don't trust others either. I'm way more paranoid than I used to be. Is this "normal" when exiting the organization? I bought a book called "Being Logical" trying to re-train my brain to think! -
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9/11 Cell Phone Calls - How did they do it?
by Maryjane in911 cell calls made?.
"today, american airlines and qualcomm showcased their strength as technology pioneers and market leaders in their respective industries," said dan garton, executive vice president of marketing for american airlines.
"american is committed to researching and providing innovative, cutting-edge products and services that enhance our passengers' traveling experience and give our customers what they value.
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Maryjane
I'm just one of those people who has problems believing the official story. This is just one of the anomolies that always bothered me (one of the least...there are more troubling anomolies as well)