Who Are You?
I love your responses. Gave me a good laugh after work.
Canon and Blackboe,
I actually think that God exists, but in a way and manner that we least suspect. But your posts are almost enough to make me want to run and not look back.
choosing life
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Proof of God's existence
by Blackboo infrom a logical point....i notice that in these threads that there are few here who dont believe in god..but i hate to tell you your dead wrong for having such an ignorant belief like that..instead ya,ll are blaming religion, people, and your personal problems for your lack of faith in god..thats dead wrong.
the non-believers are not looking at the whole picture..just the present..the things that go on in the world happen for a reason and it doesnt mean god doesnt exist.
the bible says "the fool has said in his heart god doesnt exist".
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Hitchhiking anyone?
by animal inwhen i ran away at 15, the only means of transportation was hitchhiking.
i traveled across county twice, and up and down the east coast several times.
i wouldnt trade those experiences for the world either, even tho at the time it sucked.. this was back in the early to late 70's, a much nicer time.
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choosing life
Ah yes, hitchhiking. I remember it quite fondly. I hitchhiked around town by myself, but only took long trips with my boyfriend. Too chicken to try it alone. It was such a freeing experience to just walk down the road with a little money and let the road take you where it might.
On one long trip, I remember being picked up by a lot of truckers and then those with vans. Loved them both. The ones with the vans always were kind enough to share their high. There was not a lack of anything important. Purps, I wonder if we ever crossed by in St. Louis as I went through there also.
I wouldn't hithchhike now, as I am scared to. I know someone posted about being led into the falsehood of fear, but I am still afraid. I only had one bad experience when I did hitchhike. A man grabbed my leg and wouldn't let go and was hurting me. I jumped out of the car at a stopsign. When I was with my boyfriend, nobody ever bothered me.
Like animal said, those are some nice memories and I wouldn't give up those experiences for anything. I was young and had never heard of a jw yet.
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doing "bad" things while inactive...results?
by DeusMauzzim inok here's the scenario:.
i'm baptised, not da'd or df'd but 1yr inactive because i'm pretty 200% sure dubdom isn't the truth(tm) - i basicly just left silently.
naturally i do not feel myself bound by their rules of living anymore.
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choosing life
A friend of mine was Dfd for eating a meal in a restaurant with a Dfd person. Just like Franz.
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Does your congregation organize college grad. parties?
by truthseeker inthe congregation i am in generally organizes high school graduation parties for young jw's, but they frown on anyone going to college, hence no college grad parties.. are there any of you out there whose congregation organized a college graduation party for someone?.
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choosing life
A lot of high school graduation parties and some technical school graduation parties, but never anything past that. Kinda crazy, isn't it? It is like you have to hide your degree in shame. I went back to college and finished my degree as a dub. I had started it after high school, but quit when I became a good dub.
They didn't give me any party though. They just said it was a shame that I hadn't been out door knocking more lately.
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The WT anti-education message: are the youth paying attention?
by truthseeker init's been about a year since the wt condemned all forms of higher education.. in my hall, two elder's have allowed their sons to go to college.. others are continuing their studies, despite what brooklyn says.. .
how have the youth in your hall responded?.
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choosing life
I see those that want to going to college around here. As long as it is a conscience matter, the dubs pretty much do as they please.
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Hello there from questioning newbie
by Uncertain ini m glad i found this board, and i hope i'm welcome here.
i'm a study, maybe a perpetual one.
i'm through the knowledge book and into teach, i'll save my soul and spirit questions for another post.
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choosing life
Welcome Uncertain,
The things you list drew me to the jws also, along with no hellfire teaching. After time, though, I saw how they replaced the fear of hell with the fear of Armegeddon.
Most of us here have been down the same path, but there are as many different views here as there are posters, which is a good thing.
As you look for truth, don't ignore what is deep inside of you and the beauty of nature and life itself.
Sincerely, Choosing Life
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Did someone disable the reply function on Wanderer's topic!!?
by NotaNess inwhat's up with that?.
i've seen worse posts & replies here people, he's just proposing a scenario to see how level headed people would handle it..
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choosing life
Richard,
When you say "The Wanderer" wants to know something, speaking of yourself in third person, I do feel that you think you are detached in some manner. It is almost as if you are afraid to become one of us. This makes it hard to reply sincerely, as I don't feel I am talking with you but some third person entity and I don't know this third person's agenda. In fact, I am not sure of your agenda.
You have gotten some good advice to lighten up and just be yourself. Maybe you should consider this? I find it hard to start threads here sometimes, as I am shy and afraid to take risks even in simple things. I can't really blame this on the society, as I have always been this way.
I can't tolerate the way the society plays with words and sets up theoretical situations that always lead to what they say is correct. It is a mind game and I don't like to play mind games. Try dropping the special format and just talk human to human and you might be surprised at the sincere responses you receive. I don't think anyone is against you personally, but you have to take that first step by putting yourself out there for others to know.
I know that I don't do too well at this myself, so I can understand your hesitancy, if this is in deed the reason for your eerie format.
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Attention - file host ordered to take down MY picture today !!
by cultswatter inattention!!!!!
geeeeezuz help us all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
someone is trying to railroad my thread entitled "stern magazine -important".
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choosing life
It was there, but it totally disconnected me from the internet when i clicked on it.
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Do You Still Call It "The Truth"? "The Brothers" etc.
by minimus in"when i was in the truth....".
"since i left the truth"..... do you still find yourself using jw terminology?.
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choosing life
Nope. I quit the club and don't find these words helpful to express anything I need to say.
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What Did You Hide From Others While You Were A Witness?
by minimus ini see that some here were actually "in the closet" while they were witnesses.
some kids practiced "fornication" regularly but the only ones who knew anything about it were other youths that would never tell about the secrets.. some marriages were simply horrible.
but no one would've ever had a clue.. was there anything that you ever concealed from the elders or other witnesses that would've gotten you in trouble?.
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choosing life
Mostly just doubts, but lots of them.