Posts by MadTiger

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I walked off the job today....

by Terry in

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can't explain this one.. right in the middle of my shift i became disassociative.. my brain locked and i threw my hands up and kept repeating, "i can't do this!

i can't take this!

right out the front door of the bookstore.. i wasn't angry.

Living a Balanced, Simple Life

by WTWizard in

i have heard this as a title for a talk at a grand boasting session, as well as the theme in the puketower.

the tower renders this as meaning balancing theocraptic activities.

they always seem to mention balancing street work, door to door, not at homes, calls, and studies.

MadTiger

I totally agree with leading a simple, balanced life.

That's why I GTFO of the WTBTS

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Did you lead a double life as a JW? Are you leading a double life still?

by Bumble Bee in

as a jw, alot of us lead double lives.

i know i did.. in talking about our situations with my sister in law, realized that i now lead a double life as a "fader"!!!

my husband and i are "out" of the religion (my brother, sister in law and the kids too) but for the sake of family, they think we are still "in" although they know we are not active.

"Except the occasional serious groupie couple that no one wants to have over for dinner because everything offends them and they just want to sing kingdom melodies and talk about experiences from the yearbook"

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Were You Treated Unfairly In The Congregation?

by minimus in

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there is clearly a caste system in the organization.

there is a pecking order.

certain classes of people did not associate with those not of the same ilk.

MadTiger

I won't recap everything.

There is an old blues song -- "Why Am I Treated So Bad?"

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Did you lead a double life as a JW? Are you leading a double life still?

by Bumble Bee in

as a jw, alot of us lead double lives.

i know i did.. in talking about our situations with my sister in law, realized that i now lead a double life as a "fader"!!!

my husband and i are "out" of the religion (my brother, sister in law and the kids too) but for the sake of family, they think we are still "in" although they know we are not active.

MadTiger

The last 3 years in, I was

"Livin' La Vida Doble!!!"

just a little.

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Ran across this -- Mormon beefcake calendar!!!

by MadTiger in

http://mormonsexposed.com/

MadTiger

http://mormonsexposed.com/

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WHA WAS THE TURNING POINT FOR YOU IN JWS

by chuckyy in

hi.. just wondering what it was that first made you realise that jws didnt have the absolute "truth"?

was there a specific event/turning point for you or was it a moment of enlightenment?.

chukky.

MadTiger

I came here, and found out that what I thought was a local problem was actually a global problem.

Then, I found out about the pedophile protection plan (PPP), the Tacoma Parking Scandal, etc.

I am a pagan now.

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Any Comic Book Fans?

by gaiagirl in

i'm a fan of several: tomb raider and danger girl (both about smart, capable women) ghost (similar to above, and a very good mystery about her background) hellboy metal men (recently returned for an 8 issue run, and the basis for a new movie in the works)

MadTiger

Off and on.

I am about to go on a reading spree. I found out my library (as it should!) has an extensive collection of graphic novels and comics.

Support the local public library system with donations of time and/or money.

The public library is one of the greatest institutions. People think books, but remember, that was the only way to record information back then. Now, technological advances have enabled us to store information on microfilm and microfiche, cassettes, compact discs (CDs), digital versatile discs (DVDs), and free access to the INTERNET.

The public library is one institution worth supporting.

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Stinkin Dorito's!!!!!!!!!!

by megsmomma in

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i bought some for my husbands lunch.

they are in snack size....so i don't have to handle them.

well, problem is hubby doesn't want them at work cause it will give him "dorito breath".

MadTiger

I can binge on anything. Nothing is safe, if I am ready to attack.

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My first week here ...thoughts

by emy the infidel in

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i have been hear for about a week now, and have not been is such a strange mental place since i was a witness.

it has been good, the programming still kicks in however, but i'm getting less and less afraid to reason with it.

i got my coc book yesterday.... i sat looking at it and thinking of all the years i avoided it, mischaracterized and marginalized it, w/out having any specific knowledge of what was actually in it.

MadTiger

Those who escaped are very diverse:

There is no pattern to our intellect, time in the so-called truth, "privileges of service", religious/spiritual path taken afterwards, sexual orientation, etc.

I can honestly say that it means a lot to be able to read posts from people who understand the weirdness that I was subjected to and subject ed myself to in the name of truth.