Joel Wideman

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  The spider in the bathtub

  by DannyHaszard in

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  forget about the spider in the bathtub

  ( whole lotta cognitive dissonance going on)

  jehovah's witnesses watchtower whitewash-the elephant in the room.

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  Joel Wideman

  I remember watching the movie about Jim Jones and being oblivious to the implications. I remember watching a movie about another cult and it didn't affect me at all. And this was even after I had begun to have doubts. I read anti-Scientology websites and it was barely a blip on the radar. It wasn't until the WTS sued Quotes that it all came together.
  "What elephant?" indeed.
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  The story of my life (part 7- Bethel, the end)

  by onacruse in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ya know, it's odd how the "big" things just sometimes seem to bounce off your forehead, rather like seeing the trees instead of the forest.

  well, fwiw, that was the state of mind (if you can call it that) i was in, after less than a year at bethel.

  i was reassigned to the night-shift janitorial crew.

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  What a long strange trip it's been!
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  WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO CONFESS?

  by stillAwitness in

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  o.k i confess: sometimes i still wish i was in high school where i was tucked away safely away from the real world.

  oh yeah, and i pick my nose sometimes.

  what are your confessions?

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  Joel Wideman

  I confess that I have nothing to confess. I'm perfect as I am. And humble too!
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  JWs picking and choosing which rules to follow

  by kristyann in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  does anyone else find that many, many jehovah's witnesses pick and choose which rules they want to follow?

  my boyfriend's parents are jws and i have many, many examples to share with you!

  i'd love to hear if any of you have known of similar type things, or if you know any other rules that jws commonly break.

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  For all but the last, so what? Good for them!
  As for the last, that's entirely in line with JW teaching. Spare the rod, spoil the child. Don't abuse your kids? Meh. Given all the abuse stories, particularly where the abuser was an elder, that doesn't seem to be a rule at all.
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  If you don't think that the dead come back to life....

  by Legolas in

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  you should see this place at quitting time!

  i seen this on a sign!

  and i laughed my ass off!.

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  If you don't think that the dead come back to life....

  by Legolas in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  you should see this place at quitting time!

  i seen this on a sign!

  and i laughed my ass off!.

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  Joel Wideman

  Yes, these are real.
  http://www.churchsigngenerator.com/images/churchsigns/free_thinker.jpg
  http://www.churchsigngenerator.com/images/churchsigns/b1_knees.jpg"
  http://www.churchsigngenerator.com/images/churchsigns/4_inch_tongue.jpg
  http://www.churchsigngenerator.com/images/churchsigns/fight_like_a_real_man.jpg
  EDIT: Site doesn't allow remote linking.
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  Info wanted

  by Lady Lee in

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  what were the reasons you stayed a jw or remain a jw despite knowing something was wrong?.

  what excuses did you give yourself or others for staying?.

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  Joel Wideman

  My biggest excuse was "It's not the organization, it's the people in it"
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  MYTHICAL CREATURES IN ANCIENT TIMES

  by Mary in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  did dragons and the phoenix really exist or were they just mythical creatures?

  the dragon is of course, mentioned in revelation and is symbolic, but it's mentioned so often in other old writings, that i'm not sure if they just went extinct or what.

  i was reading 1 clements earlier (written around 95 ce) and it specifically mentions the phoenix as living in arabia (below)

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  The Epoch Times | Dragons in the Tibet Sky
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  MYTHICAL CREATURES IN ANCIENT TIMES

  by Mary in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  did dragons and the phoenix really exist or were they just mythical creatures?

  the dragon is of course, mentioned in revelation and is symbolic, but it's mentioned so often in other old writings, that i'm not sure if they just went extinct or what.

  i was reading 1 clements earlier (written around 95 ce) and it specifically mentions the phoenix as living in arabia (below)

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  Joel Wideman

  Look below the clouds. See those long mysterious scaly objects appearing to float above the terrain? :D
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  MYTHICAL CREATURES IN ANCIENT TIMES

  by Mary in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  did dragons and the phoenix really exist or were they just mythical creatures?

  the dragon is of course, mentioned in revelation and is symbolic, but it's mentioned so often in other old writings, that i'm not sure if they just went extinct or what.

  i was reading 1 clements earlier (written around 95 ce) and it specifically mentions the phoenix as living in arabia (below)

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  Joel Wideman

  Yeah, I screwed up the html. Repeatedly. Should work now.