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  T.V. shows you miss?

  by beautifulisfree in

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  shows do you miss the most?

  ( and wish they were back on).. .

  i used to love the 'commish' and 'punky brewster' sadly they don't run reruns on either of those .

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  Firefly (A show that got cancelled WAY too soon!)

  Ally McBeal (Loved it!)

  Star Trek The Next Generation (Used to watch the reruns after school everyday!)

  Charlie's Angels
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  How do you feel about the name Jehovah?

  by JWdaughter in

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  do you use it anymore?

  do you care?

  do you cringe when you hear it?

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  To me, the name Jehovah is a label - one that's been marketed very cleverly - to be synonomous with the Witnesses.

  And as the marketing dept in Brooklyn has done such a superb job - I will never speak, hear or read that name without a start of displeasure...a feeling of loathing...a dull ache in the pit of my stomach...and a flare of anger.

  And I despise the fact that one of these days I might have another nightmare about being attacked by demons, and I might awake trying to scream that name to protect myself.

  Childhood programming can be a real drag!
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  Name the Books That Impacted You The Most.

  by XJW4EVR in

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  anything by raymond franz is a given.. 1984. siddartha.

  lord of the flies.

  grapes of wrath.

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  I read alot more fiction than non. I still enjoy re-reading some of the classics I first fell in love with during my childhood. Books were my windows to a normal world. One I escaped to almost constantly. Without books I think I would have gone bonkers quite early on!

  Fiction

  Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte

  Gone With The Wind - Margaret Mitchell

  Anne of Green Gables (Whole Series) - Luce Maud Montgomery

  Little Women - Louisa May Alcott

  The Fionavar Tapestry - Guy Gavriel Kay

  The Lions of Al-Rassan - Guy Gavriel Kay

  Moonheart - Charles DeLint

  The DaVinci Code - Dan Brown

  Rebecca's Tale - Sally Beauman

  The Historian - Elizabeth Kostova

  Non - Fiction

  Crisis of Conscience - Ray Franz

  Visions of Glory - Barbara G. Harrison
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  Drama - To Whose Authority Do You Submit?

  by truthseeker in

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  from the 2006 d.c. program

  wonder what an independent spirit is eh?

  another 2001, korah, dathan and abiram example to obey the fds and the elders.

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  Did Timothy's friend wear a toga with "U of A" on the front of it?

  All I can say again, is "Wow."

  They're reaching. Or maybe they just don't care anymore if their stories are biblically or historically accurate. Too funny - and sad at the same time.
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  Drama - To Whose Authority Do You Submit?

  by truthseeker in

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  from the 2006 d.c. program

  wonder what an independent spirit is eh?

  another 2001, korah, dathan and abiram example to obey the fds and the elders.

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  Jgnat - are you serious?

  My first reaction was to laugh as if it were a joke. Then I realized you probably weren't joking.

  If true....well...wow. Impressive. (heavy sarcasm here)
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  Drama - To Whose Authority Do You Submit?

  by truthseeker in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  from the 2006 d.c. program

  wonder what an independent spirit is eh?

  another 2001, korah, dathan and abiram example to obey the fds and the elders.

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  Drama, drama, drama...

  I was shocked to see the title of the drama. Reject an Independant Spirit? WTF? It's little snapshots like that of current dub-dumb that reinforce the reasons why I am NOT in the Lie anymore!

  They sure are blatent with their messages, aren't they?

  Question - has their EVER been a drama that has had anything to do with Jesus, his ministry, etc.?

  Or has it all been Old Testament doom and gloom? Or modern day bull-shite? (God, I hated those modern day dramas. Not even costumes to raise my interest.)
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  were you forced to join the (misery ) ministry school?

  by headmath in

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  maybe you have some fond stories of this.. my story is that i was forced to join when i was about 12. i always got an assignment that dealt with beastilaity in exodus or somethin.

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  I don't recall if I was forced or not. I know that I gave my first talks at a very young age.

  What I do recall, is having to work on the same "points" over and over again. Remember those? The one that I struggled with was called "Pausing and Emphasis".

  I got a "W" two times in a row from an elder until I finally got passed on it and moved on to the next "challenge".

  I was 8 years old, people. What idiot refuses to pass an 8 year old on their talk because of pausing/emphasis. Even my mother, the super-dub, thought it was out of line to give me a "W" the second time.

  Oh the memories...
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  What are you reading?

  by damselfly in

  1. social
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  now that i'm done with school for the summer i've got some spare time to read as much as i like.

  heaven!

  i just finished "sylvanus now" by donna morrisey.

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  Right now I am re-reading "The Memoirs of Cleopatra" by Margaret George.

  I can also recommend The Red Tent - that is an excellent book I have read more than once!

  Fiction on my list to purchase/read this summer:

  Irish Stew (Nuala McGrail Mystery) by Andrew Greeley

  The Golden One (Ameila Peabody Mystery) - Elizabeth Peters

  A Breath of Snow & Ashes - Diana Gabaldon

  Non-fiction on my list:

  We Band of Angels: The Untold Story of American Nurses Trapped on Bataan by the Japanese - Elizabeth M. Norman

  Marley & Me: Life and Love With The World's Worst Dog - John Grogan

  Nicholas and Alexandria by Robert K. Massie
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  Learning about the Amish (of all things) gave me hope for the JWs...

  by Jamelle in

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  as part of an education program held at the hospital for which i work, i learned some things last week about the amish communities.

  i had always known that they practiced shunning, and that sounded so much like the jws, that i'd always lumped both groups into the same "general" category and thought no more of it.. ironically enough, there is a quote on one of the amish church books that really caught my attention.

  i immediately applied it to my knowledge of the jws.

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  Jamelle

  As part of an education program held at the hospital for which I work, I learned some things last week about the Amish communities.

  I had always known that they practiced shunning, and that sounded so much like the JWs, that I'd always lumped both groups into the same "general" category and thought no more of it.

  Ironically enough, there is a quote on one of the Amish church books that really caught my attention. I immediately applied it to my knowledge of the JWs. Let's see what you guys think:

  "The church that remembers it's past, has a future."

  Very simple, very concise. Now, I'm not endorsing the Amish religion, but that one statement does ring of truth to me. (Although I think the Amish take things a little too far...)

  The Witnesses do not remember their past, they ignore it. What they do know of their history is re-written, censored, sanitized drivel. Before I left the dubs I could have told you next to nothing about the history of my faith. Other than some vague impressions of sepia colored photographs in the random Awake article and the term "Bible Students" I was clueless.

  The focus for Witnesses is on the future, on the next assembly, the next special talk, on the fulfillment of prophecy and of the things "hoped for" - their songs speak words like "Forward you witnesses..." etc, etc.

  I am one of those people that believes strongly in learning from the past, personally and as a species.

  It's comforting for me to think of the above quote. I do believe that someday the JW religion will no longer perpetuate itself. It will fail. Eventually.

  We all know the problems and the reasons that will help lead to that ultimate failure. But this shakey foundation that the WTBTS is balanced on will surely contribute to their collapse.

  What will be the figurative "earthquake" that topples the tower? Who knows? But I for one, hope it comes sooner, rather than later.

  Kudos to everyone that works in their own ways, large and small, to educate others about the Witnesses, the truth of their past and their present!!!
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  Do you think it`s hard to have a relationship after you leave?

  by dido in

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  i have been out for 4 years now, and find it hard to meet someone who i find is compatible.

  one of the reasons being is that they haven`t experienced what it is like to come out of a cult, and i find there is a void there.

  does anyone else feel like this?

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  Do you think it`s hard to have a relationship after you leave?

  I was lucky, I guess, in that I was able to widen my social horizons before I "exited" the dubs. It just so happened that I got along well with several people that I worked with. I went out with them, met their friends and those friend's friends, etc.

  Volunteering for a local animal shelter also led to meeting new people, making new friends, etc. Joined a local amatuer volleyball tournament and that was alot of fun too!

  Of the guys I've dated since I left the borg, two I met via friends from work, one I met at a nightclub and one I met online at a dating site.

  I married the guy I met online. Funny how that worked out...

  I have found that although my husband does not share the experience of growing up in/leaving a cult-like environment, he at least is willing to listen sympathetically when I need to vent. There are some things he can never understand, but for that I have other ex-JWs and this board.