Wild_Thing

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  Discussion forum for Ex-JW teens???

  by Wild_Thing in

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  2. friends

  does anyone know if there are any discussion forums or other types of online support for teenagers/ young adults who are struggling with being a witness?

  i did a search and found one and it looked rather christain based.

  my neice is feisty, opinionated, and doesn't like any bible crap.

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  Hey Sheila! Where ya been! Yeah, my neice is one unhappy girl! I'm ready to step in and give her some hope!
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  American Idol ..

  by Brummie in

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  what happened to the vasquez guy?

  my money was on him to win!

  brilliant voice.. i hope anwar or vonzol win but i guess the top 5 will look like this:.

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  I hope Vasquez isn't gay! I think he's kinda cute!

  (Not that there's anything wrong with that!)
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  Discussion forum for Ex-JW teens???

  by Wild_Thing in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  does anyone know if there are any discussion forums or other types of online support for teenagers/ young adults who are struggling with being a witness?

  i did a search and found one and it looked rather christain based.

  my neice is feisty, opinionated, and doesn't like any bible crap.

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  Wild_Thing

  Does anyone know if there are any discussion forums or other types of online support for teenagers/ young adults who are struggling with being a witness? I did a search and found one and it looked rather christain based. My neice is feisty, opinionated, and doesn't like any bible crap.

  I don't really want her coming to this forum yet.
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  ami i jaded?

  by free will in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  hi all, i just have to vent.

  my father is just going into have a heart catherization (probably not spelled right) and some of the elders are at the hospital and are going down to view the procedure.

  comfort or sneaky eyes?.

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  In spite of my paranoia and bias, I agree with James.
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  American Idol ..

  by Brummie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  what happened to the vasquez guy?

  my money was on him to win!

  brilliant voice.. i hope anwar or vonzol win but i guess the top 5 will look like this:.

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  Wild_Thing

  I think he got a record deal or some other lucrative offer that is more of a sure than being on American Idol. I honestly, I think he will be richer and more successful if that is the case. All of the other American Idol winners ... you hear from them for a little while, and then what? Clay who??????? Ruben what?????
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  ami i jaded?

  by free will in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  hi all, i just have to vent.

  my father is just going into have a heart catherization (probably not spelled right) and some of the elders are at the hospital and are going down to view the procedure.

  comfort or sneaky eyes?.

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  Wild_Thing

  You are jaded and suspicious and you probably have a right to be! My experience has been that whenever a group of elders come together, nothing good can come from it!
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  How many should partake this year at the memorial?

  by M.J. in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  how many should partake this year at the memorial?

  how many of the original anointed, whose number was "sealed" in 1935 would likely be alive today?.

  i've examined the general survival rate of people of this age group in the us.

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  Boy! That is what I call some fuzzy math! How long did it take you to come with those calculations???

  Two things always make me laugh when I think about the annointed:

  (1) The idea that positions can be "backfilled".

  (2) The annointed people I always knew were absolutely crazy! ( think it must be a prerequisite!)
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  Exploring your Faith ... the Dubs.

  by Taylor S. in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i try not to draw conclusions .

  about things with ?absolute?

  certainty, especially not something as subjective as the belief in an almighty.. .

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  If the Truth cannot stand up to a little scrutiny, then it wasn't that truthful to begin with, was it?
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  Do You Believe A Person Has The Right To Die?

  by minimus in

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  or do you think that a person should continue to be made to "live" even though they are in a vegetative state?

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  I think every person should have free will and should be able to have the right to die if they want to. The only exception is if they are mentally ill or unstable. The problem is that sometimes that can be hard to prove or determine and is sometimes a very subjective judgement.

  I just know that if I ever become terminally ill, I will fight as long as I can, but I want to reserve the right say my goodbyes and exit this world in my own style. Hopefully, I will have people around me who will support my decision and be there with me.
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  Hardcore Cultist's

  by GetBusyLiving in

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  what sort of people come to mind when you think of the term "cult" or "cultist"?

  i used to think of really cheezy b-side movies with zombie like creatures wearing all white and frothing at the mouth as they rock back and forth singing hymns to their overweight leader standing on a soap box somewhere out in the woods preparing kool aid.

  now i think of the witnesses!

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  It was hard for me to think of Jehovah's Witnesses as cultists when I left. I just couldn't see it. At best, I would say, it was a high-control group. I always thought of a cult as a group that separated themselves from society to the point of having their own compound, dressing all alike in weird clothes, and having one single leader that they follow as their savior who is supposedly the voice of God.

  Now, the longer that I am gone, the more I realize how much of a cult that the organization really is. They may not stick out like a sore thumb like many smaller cults, but they are a cult none the less. They do separate themselves from society and view everyone else as inherently evil and dangerous. And in a way, they even have their own compounds for the specially priveledged governing body and the other "fortunate" ones who get to go live there to be a slave servant for "Jehovah".

  They also make up their own rules and claim the direction comes from God. And while they may no longer have one single leader that they follow, their have evolved their cult leadership into a group of like-minded old men. They still serve the same purpose and they still claim to be the sole voice of God.

  The most convincing reason that they are cult is because it is so damned hard to leave. No, they do not threaten to kidnap you or lock you up until you come to your senses, as is sensationalized as happening in some cults, but they have you so brainwashed that you believe it will be your utter destruction if you do. They use emotional blackmail to try to coerse you to stay, and then encourage your family to disown you if you do not. They do everything they can to silence their dissenters.

  Some people disagree that JW's brainwash. I believe they do. They brainwash you no matter if you were brought up from infancy, or even if you joined as an adult. I just think it is more tragic and engrained if it is done from infancy. But even if you do not believe they brainwash, they have just about every other hallmark of a cult group.