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  What are some common misconceptions about JW's among ex-JW's?

  by AlmostAtheist in

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  we come out of the org.

  we caught them in lies.

  they stole our time, our money, our families from us.

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  aoxo

  i think jw's do brainwash their followers but i don't think that they do it anymore than any other religion does (especialy catholics).
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  Goldfish in Aquariums

  by DazedAndConfused in

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  i am at the end of my rope.

  i lost my favorite "bubble-headed" goldfish.

  i have one goldfish left.

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  i'd like to focus my comment more on your filter. you said that it was very dirty. if you have a foam insert in the filter (im assuming its a hang on the side filter) then that insert must be rinsed when it gets clogged. the reason why your water got smoggy when you did a water change was because there was an influx of bacteria growth. that is actualy what that smog stuff was. the bacteria were floating around in the water because it didn't have a place to live yet. like was mentioned before you need a bigger biological filter so that there is plenty of surface area for the bacteria to grow, and you will need a lot of it since goldfish are very active and therefore produce more waste. i think that not rinsing (preferably in a bucket of old fish water) the biological filter insert is what crashed your tank. just rinse the filter, do a water change using dechlorinator/stress coat drops to add to the water and keep an eye on your fish. i wouldn't take anything out of your tank like the decore because bacteria lives on that stuff and can be usefull to recolonising your tank faster. make sure your dechlorinator also has stress coating which helps build a slime coat on the fish, reducing its chances of getting sick from bad bacteria. adding salt to the water is a debate among fish enthusiasts. it seems to do the same thing that stress coating does, mainly contributing to the stress coating on the fish.
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  Which sex do you think has it easier in our culture?

  by new boy in

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  and....................have you ever wished you were of the opposite sex?

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  i think women have it easier in this culture, well in the city area's that is. they seem to get away with anything as long as they start crying. and yes i wish i was a woman because i am a very sensitive man and sometimes that doesn't work out too well for me.
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  reruns

  by aoxo in

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  ever wonder if the editors or writers of the w@a rewrite older articles in the newer mags?

  it seems that the new articles in the new mags talk about the same old things in the same old ways but are different "topics of discussion".

  after reading an article i keep thinking, "haven't i just read this in another article in some other awake?

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  ever wonder if the editors or writers of the W@A rewrite older articles in the newer mags? it seems that the new articles in the new mags talk about the same old things in the same old ways but are different "topics of discussion". after reading an article i keep thinking, "haven't i just read this in another article in some other awake?" they must recycle articles like afternoon sitcoms do to each other.
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  Knocking forum is now open on PBS website

  by Jourles in

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  here we go folks.

  a newly opened forum for knocking is now open on pbs's website.

  let's not let the jw's overrun this with crap.

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  is this going to be on pbs? i couldn't find it scheduled on that websight to be on pbs. i want to see this documentary.
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  Feeling bad for doing normal things - SLIGHT ADULT CONTENT

  by jambon1 in

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  i was reading the article in the nov awake about musterbation (not a typo, i just hate that word & have to rephrase it)!!.

  it took me back to the days as a young man who had normal feelings of a sexual nature.

  new in the truth and fighting, with every fibre of my being, (at least in the beginning) against the idea of having a ham shank.

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  so many times as a youngster i sat in boreing meetings with nothing for my mind to do but wander my eyes around at the sisters short skirts-black pantyhose laced... well anyway i remember not wanting to get up for the song afterward if ya know what i mean. maybe if i was allowed to date as an early teen then i would be better at dating, or maybe i could get a date.
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  --- A Question for ALL Atheistic ex-Dubs----

  by gordon d in

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  which child is wiser?

  while starting a hunt for easter eggs one child runs to a big tree and finds nothing then that childs brother says, go look under that rock i promise youll find one there!

  the child throws down their basket and says, i give up!

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  if you look hard enough you can find anything that you want to be there. it doesn't mean that its realy there. i am a lot happier since i announced my atheism. i do not have a theist brain. i do not think that way and do not wish to change my ways of thinking and reasoning for someone elses satisfaction and i don't go preaching my atheist ways to other people so i am not dragging anyone down with me. your comments are highly offensive.
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  Were you Socially inadequate after leaving the Organization?

  by The wanderer in

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  jehovah's witnesses to restrict their association to other individuals who.

  also were jehovah's witnesses.

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  i was very socialy crippled while in the org, because my friends weren't very good friends. i am now getting better but it was a very long, lonely and frustrating battle to become social with worldly people. i had no tools to use in conversation until i went to a therapist and got some. finaly after being out for three years i have some friends but i am still somewhat crippled and am still trying very hard to get more friends. i dont agree that the org teaches us how to associate with people because the way they teach it to us is just a facade and not genuine. maybe im not explaining this right but it just didn't seem to work out for me very well.
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  The JW

  by Quentin in

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  this image comes from photoshopfaceoff.com...if it doesn't look like a jw i don't know what does...

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  he can go inside his shell when he is challened by other beleifs:)
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  anyone have a crack house in their neighbourhood

  by orbison11 in

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  and what did y ou do about it,,or could you do anything bout it?.

  thanks,,,,orbi.

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  why can't you make it annonymous? call with a cell phone or pay phone if you need to. or you could go from door to door disguised as you know what and get a petition going so that you can take it to the cops, they can take it to a judge and get a warrant to check the house and bust them.