Posts by DanTheMan

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How Far We've Come

by metatron in

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i just wanted to add a note of optimism on the occasion of silentlambs.

disfellowshipping.. some of us have known about sites like these for a few years.

of us used to post on the old h2o site.

DanTheMan

Of course, the loyal, Watchtower-whipped, mental gymnast religion addicts that are still in are looking at all of this as the "final sifting" before the end.

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How You Can Encourage Mental Illness

by metatron in

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first, you need to identify some outward signs of mental illness and then find ways to encourage their manifestation.

paranoia: remember, you live in a world controlled by the devil and.

his demons.

I remember going to the DC in the summer of 2001. At this time I was still in, still thinking that I was the problem not the religion, but starting to feel a little cynical towards the whole thing. As I've mentioned in other posts, the "Korah" drama hit me like a bucket of cold water. Also, I remember studying people's faces and thinking, "these people aren't happy". That convention was the beginning of the end for me in a lot of ways. I slowly began to realize that this horseshit religion was making me and a lot of other people CUCKOO!!!!

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boomboom car stereos...

by DanTheMan in

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i live in klumbus ohio, in a neighborhood that ain't da hood but it ain't the 'burbs either.. it seems that if you are a male under 25 in my area and you don't have a 10,000 watt car stereo that shakes the whole neighborhood, well, you're nothing.. i don't get hip-hop culture.

i think that it is a screaming commentary on the cultural rot in the usa.. could someone comfort me or help explain the appeal of this pervasive sub-culture?

the depravity of it all makes me feel so hopeless sometimes.. maybe i'm a little too narrowly caucasian in my outlook.

DanTheMan

LDH - I tried very hard not to make this a "racey" post - but, in all honesty, the boomboom does seem to be a primarily black thing. And I will be very honest in saying that black urban culture is a little mystifying to me sometimes. That is one of the reasons why I posted this thread, was because I think the boomboom thing bothers me a little too much sometimes. I really wish I understood the appeal, so that I could be a little more tolerant. The intolerant, arrogant, self-righteous attitude that I had as a young man made me so ripe for the JW's, and I don't want to be like that!

I know that back in the 80's, I couldn't get enough Metallica and AC/DC cranked up, and I still enjoy some of that.

I remember seeing Iron Maiden live around 1987 or so, it was so loud you couldn't even tell what song they were playing. It was ridiculous.

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boomboom car stereos...

by DanTheMan in

jw
friends

i live in klumbus ohio, in a neighborhood that ain't da hood but it ain't the 'burbs either.. it seems that if you are a male under 25 in my area and you don't have a 10,000 watt car stereo that shakes the whole neighborhood, well, you're nothing.. i don't get hip-hop culture.

i think that it is a screaming commentary on the cultural rot in the usa.. could someone comfort me or help explain the appeal of this pervasive sub-culture?

the depravity of it all makes me feel so hopeless sometimes.. maybe i'm a little too narrowly caucasian in my outlook.

DanTheMan

the other day I'm in the grocery and I come out and notice mom with two little kids getting ready to unload the groceries into her car.

"Hey wait! Maybe some profane rap turned up to ear-splitting volume would make the experience of loading my groceries so much more enjoyable...and certainly all these other people in the parking lot would benefit also!" she thinks to herself. So she starts up the car, turns up the booms, and only then proceeds to load the groceries.

I just don't get it. PLEASE, would a boomboom car stereo apologist please help me here? God, I hope it's a fad like 80's hair bands.

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boomboom car stereos...

by DanTheMan in

jw
friends

i live in klumbus ohio, in a neighborhood that ain't da hood but it ain't the 'burbs either.. it seems that if you are a male under 25 in my area and you don't have a 10,000 watt car stereo that shakes the whole neighborhood, well, you're nothing.. i don't get hip-hop culture.

i think that it is a screaming commentary on the cultural rot in the usa.. could someone comfort me or help explain the appeal of this pervasive sub-culture?

the depravity of it all makes me feel so hopeless sometimes.. maybe i'm a little too narrowly caucasian in my outlook.

DanTheMan

I live in Klumbus Ohio, in a neighborhood that ain't Da Hood but it ain't the 'burbs either.

It seems that if you are a male under 25 in my area and you don't have a 10,000 watt car stereo that shakes the whole neighborhood, well, you're NOTHING.

I don't get hip-hop culture. I think that it is a screaming commentary on the cultural rot in the USA.

Could someone comfort me or help explain the appeal of this pervasive sub-culture? The depravity of it all makes me feel so hopeless sometimes.

Maybe I'm a little too narrowly caucasian in my outlook.

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CHILD ABUSE_THE REAL TRUTH_PART1

by zev in

notice what the governing body has to say about child abuse in the church.. .

awake!

churchinsuranceagainstabuseclaims.

DanTheMan

A spokesman for the group said he believes the churchs focus is more on protecting the clergy than helping the victims. He added that the message at the very core of the churchs documents is, dont tell the truth.

*cleaning barf off my computer desk, said barf in reaction to knowing that I spent 10 years in a religious organization whose image-consciousness and collective ego makes the RCC seem humble*

I used to love all the RCC flaming the WT engaged in. I was so proud to be in a religion that was nothing like Catholicism LOLOLOLOLOL

Edited by - dantheman on 24 July 2002 21:26:23

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The Watchtower's Reverse Cleansing

by metatron in

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for years now, the wts leadership has been closing its collective.

eyes to the internal moral decay of the organization.

governing body all the way down to local elders, more and more.

DanTheMan

Met, don't you ever stop posting at this site, or I'll send a couple of my boys after yous.

Cosa Nostra wiseguys, what a masterful description of the current ranks of newbie elders.

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Pornography and Sexuality

by Beans in

after leaving the only religion in the world, what are your views on sexual issues and have they changed more and more since the time you left the borg?

did you go sexually crazy and try many different things?

did you find intrest in porn and want to experiment more?.

DanTheMan

It is only since leaving the WT that I've been relieved of my porn addiction. IMHO porn is a cancer in our society. Too much is made of sex.

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personal boundaries

by garybuss in

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friends

the manageable human.

disassembling personal boundaries.

disassembling personal boundaries clears the way for abusive behavior.

DanTheMan

The WT is the very definition of religious abuse

Franc, I enjoyed your comments. There is one elder I used to know who was a pioneer and sub circuit overseer, a Society Man if there was one. His friendly manner masked a vicious contempt of males in the congos he viewed as weak. "WHY AREN'T YOU REACHING OUT????" was his platform mantra. If I ever see him, and I have the nerve, he's going to get a big "FUCK YOU" from me. Or at least the bird. Uneducated car detailer judging my spirituality - gotta love that borg.

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Hi to All Ex JayDubs (Espcially in England)

by Tish in

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this is my first attempt to make contact with ex jws, i would love to make contact with ex jws in cambridgeshire/northamptonshire but would luv to hear from anyone else who wishes to share their wit/humour or just chat.

i have been out of "big mother" for 18 months after spending my whole life very actively associating with jws (all of my 32 years).

DanTheMan

Hi Tish -

Sorry, I'm on the other side of the pond too. 31 yrs old, just left 4 months ago, wasn't raised JW though.

Glad you broke free.