Topics Started by MuadDib

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How would JWs run a country if they had one?
by Spectrum in
1. jw
2. friends
can anybody imagine what it would be like to live in a country run by jws?

what would they call it?

what laws would they have?
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Another experience story about leaving the society
by enderby in
1. jw
2. experiences
i was raised a dub, though not born one.

my mother had told the woman her story about studying in the 70's and that she believed the dubs were on to something but just didn't really care.

what i need are some dub friends.
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what is a born again christina?
by tetrapod.sapien in
1. jw
2. friends
well, typically, a born again christina is a guy who is at the end of his tether, and doesn't give a f*ck about much anymore, and is depressed and cuts himself.

and then one day, on just a typical weekday, he meets a girl named christina, and she is so sweet and she gives him his faith again.

his faith in humanity and the universe.
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Trends within the organization
by MuadDib in
1. jw
2. friends
a little background before i get to my main thought.

first of all: my dad is a pretty pedantic guy and he likes to keep track of all the stats in the annual statistical summary of the society - numbers in different countries, which countries grow and which shrink, that sort of thing.

he got me into it too, a few years ago, and i've noticed (as i'm sure many of you have) the general downward trend in membership in the western world - north america and europe - and the complimentary growth in the third world - especially africa.
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Okay: Who is Barb & What's the "news"?
by lynnmelo in
1. jw
2. friends
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i know no one really knows what the content of the "news" is, but i don't even know what news you guys are waiting for.

i've been reading some posts referencing "barb" and "the news," so i wasn't wondering if someone could give me some background (i've looked a few pages back and can't find anything).. thanks.
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3 Books - Bible Unearthed, 101 Myths of the Bible, and Early History of God
by VM44 in
1. watchtower
2. bible
three books that i hope to read soon.

the bible unearthed: archaeology's new vision of ancient israel and the origin of its sacred texts (paperback).

by neil asher silberman (author), israel finkelstein ($11.20).
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I did a search on JWs and...
by Finally-Free in
1. jw
2. friends
i found this on the cia site.

the jws are mentioned in the last paragraph.

anyone know if there's any truth to this?.
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Something I have noticed
by MuadDib in
1. jw
2. friends
the last few district conventions i've been to, i haven't really been paying attention.

at lunchtime i'd kind of just keep to myself and wander around.

and i started picking up on something.
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A question for all the new ones
by Lady Lee in
1. jw
2. friends
what made you decide to post?.

i know some lurk for a while - sometimes a long while.

others find the site and do a bit of reading and sign and post immediately.
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Looking for some advice
by MuadDib in
1. jw
2. friends
i'm a young man raised in the jws, been meaning to get the hell out of dodge for a few years now (basically ever since starting a history degree and learning why the jw conception of history, science, and indeed of reality is so utterly nonsensical, in addition to having discovered girls and fun).

i have no qualms about leaving the organization, i don't care what the elders or anyone else think about my decision - with the exception of my family.

i love my family deeply and i know that my decision will really hurt them, especially my mother (a full-time pioneer), and this is making me hesitate to do what i know needs to be done in addition to causing me a lot of worry and stress.