Madame Quixote

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  Soulmates do you believe in them

  by fifi40 in

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  do you believe in love at first sight?

  do you believe that we have a soulmate?

  has any one ever experienced either of them

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  Madame Quixote

  No. No. And No. If I do have a "soulmate" it would not result in marriage, but would be a long-distance, intellectual relationship, without a doubt.

  Now, I do know a lot about LUST AT FIRST SIGHT. I think that's how my parents ended up married, and I ended up being born, supposedly "prematurely," about 7 months after the wedding night!

  Very nice, post, Tyrone van Leyen:

  "The chemical in our brains responsibe for the illusion of social bonding is called oxytocin. It is an evolutionary trick designed for the survival of our species. Marriage is a creation of our doing for the benefit of the children when the effects of the oxytocin wear off. There is no such thing as compatibility. Even my brothers who are identical twins are like night and day, but it is as close as you can get to the real meaning of soulmate. It is like having a built in freind for life in some cases. Sorry to disappoint."

  Might we be soulmates? I'm not talkin' about a lockdown, just for tonight . . . LOL
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  Ex-cult member workshops that are recommended

  by Dogpatch in

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  ex-member workshop: colorado.

  "after the cult".

  estes park, colorado.

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  Thanks for posting this. I am definitely looking into it. I have been out for a long time, but still have some issues. I am a third-generation ex-JW. I guess that counts?
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  BLOOD is in ALL intervenous drugs!!!! I bet your average JW does'nt know!!

  by Lady Liberty in

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  the horseshoe crab's miracle bloodalthough the horseshoe crab is considered a living fossil, its blue blood provides modern medicine with a substance that is crucial for drug testing.

  although horseshoe crabs have remained relatively unchanged for over 250 million years this living fossil of a creature now provides modern science with a substance crucial for saving thousands of lives.

  this is the miracle blue blood of the horseshoe crabs.

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  Madame Quixote

  That's very interesting. Thanks for sharing this.
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  Ok so this is it

  by The salmon in

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  ive been "in the truth" ever since i was 6 years old when my mother was baptised in the late 70`s.

  so i sort of got dragged along to the meetings and therin started the indoctrination that was to prove to be my undoing.

  ive been reading this page for a while now and read some very slick posts from dissillusioned ex members.

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  Good luck, Salmon. Is that anything like The Salmon Of Doubt by Douglas Adams?

  Hope you have a lovely fade and that your family happily and willingly joins you!
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  hello...i've had enough

  by GoTan in

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  i hope this finds everyone well.

  i feel like i am doing something wrong but i really don't care anymore, i've had enough.

  i am 4th generation, born 22 years ago and raised a witness and need out.

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  Congratulations on your realization that the JWs are full of it! Welcome home! There are a good number of ex-JWs in the UK; maybe you could hook up with some of them at a meetup or two and get some ideas for how to leave home . . . just a thought,

  Whatever you do, don't do anything rash; take your time and plan it out stealthily. Good for you, that you have your education. That should make things a bit easier (unless you're a theologist).
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  Got a letter from a JW stranger in another state!

  by lavendar in

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  we received a hand-written letter (out of the blue!

  ) from a stranger who's a witness.

  she lives across the border in an adjoining state from ours'.

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  Madame Quixote

  So sorry, Lavender. Hope your son does not get baptized in that silly faith; that's like a nail in the coffin.

  Anyway, we're here for you. Best wishes. The sites mentioned above are all good sources of info and there are a lot of helpful people here, too!
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  As of Thursday night I am no longer a Jehovahs Witness

  by Es in

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  2. friends

  yep my fade has come to a stop, got the phone call off my dad today he asked me if i celebrate christmas and birthdays and i said yes, and so he said they are going to go ahead with the disassociation letter i sent over two years ago!!!!..

  he said that after today the only phone calls i will get are if there is an emergency, but nothing social my response to that was well you havnt seen or spoken to me for over a year im used to it.. he also said there was no bad feelings and that i should never doubt there love for me, and that the stupid thing of it is they can associate with mike and the kids just not me.. im really happy and calm about it, ive had my initial cry over it, and now i feel good that i dont have to lie and hide things anymore.. its such a relief.. luv ya all.

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  Good for you. Sorry your family is filled with jerks (like mine). You are free, at least, to be who you are, not what some book company tries to tell you you should be. It's all for the best, especially in regard to your kids. Best wishes! You won't regret leaving the JWs; they should all regret staying, but they probably won't - so, just live your life!
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  "Knocking" Documentary on JWs?

  by Gayle in

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  maybe this isn't a new topic.

  http:www.knocking.org/on_the_big_screen.html.

  the clips i saw only gives a very "positive" biased message for jws, not the through & through facts.. pbs will be showing this in may.

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  "Knocking Their Members Around"

  That's a great idea for a protest poster, Gayle.
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  MANY PBS STATIONS WON'T SHOW KNOCKING !

  by DannyHaszard in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  some pbs stations won't show knocking .

  even though knocking is scheduled for a national pbs broadcast on may .

  2007, as many as one-quarter of local pbs stations will not show .

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  Devon McBride,

  Thanks for the email addy on the Anderson Cooper discussion of Knocking. I just sent a brief email stating that I wasn't sure if he was talking about the same cult I grew up with - JWs who were a high-control, abusive cult-religion. hopefully others write too.
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  MANY PBS STATIONS WON'T SHOW KNOCKING !

  by DannyHaszard in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  some pbs stations won't show knocking .

  even though knocking is scheduled for a national pbs broadcast on may .

  2007, as many as one-quarter of local pbs stations will not show .

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  Madame Quixote

  Instead of insisting that PBS NOT show Knocking, we should insist that they share balanced, calm, and accurate counterpoint, in the form of other documentaries exposing the already-known abuses.

  A counterpoint discussion panel could follow-up the Knocking show, featuring people like Barb Anderson, Bill Bowen, Danny Haszard, and other, lesser-known, every-day ex-JWs, as well as current JWs.

  It would make an interesting show - for us, at least.

  I doubt many people will watch any of it, anyway. If JWs watch it, they'll turn off the counterpoint, which is what they always do anyway.