Merry Magdalene

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  Daddy wont answer the phone when i call him anymore :(

  by Messy in

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  i called my dad the other day crying and left a message saying daddy i need u pick up i need you and right in the middle, click my step mom (i m guessing) hung up on me.

  i also emailed him pretending to be my husband several times and he always answered before, im so scared for him .

  hes bi polar like my brother who died two years ago from suicide.

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  Merry Magdalene

  Hope everything's ok and you get good news soon (as good as possible in the circumstances anyway). {{{{{more hugs}}}}}

  ~Merry
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  Been gone awhile.(Rough past few three months)

  by jakes in

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  i have'nt been here for awhile.the family and i went through a very rough time over the past three months.most of it has been jw related and how negatively the teachings have affected a brother of my wife who has been diagnosed with bipolar.however,that i will leave for a different discussion.we have managed to pull through it all and we are slowly picking up the pieces.

  i am also hard at work putting the final touches to my book.i will keep you posted on the release date.

  this past weekend i stepped into a kingdom hall after more than two years.i attended a jw funeral of a friend who was not a jw.his family are all jws and i was actually surprised that permission was given to them to have it conducted in the kingdom hall.halfway through the talk i got up and walked out of the hall.i could not bare to listen to the pathetic reasoning laid out by the elder during his talk.hardly any comfort was given to the family in the talk.as one other poster mentioned,it all become just one big jw presentation and "sales talk".this was probably done because of the many non-jws that were in attendance.

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  Merry Magdalene

  Thanks jakes! I'll be looking forward to that release date...

  ~Merry
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  Round 2 disastor

  by thebiggestlie in

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  2. experiences

  round two with me and my parents went terrble last night.

  my mother was sobbing and my dad had the biggext look of dissapointment on his face.

  i couldn't think straight.

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  Merry Magdalene

  I'm thinking of you too, and hoping to hear more from you when you can make it back...

  ~Merry
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  Been gone awhile.(Rough past few three months)

  by jakes in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have'nt been here for awhile.the family and i went through a very rough time over the past three months.most of it has been jw related and how negatively the teachings have affected a brother of my wife who has been diagnosed with bipolar.however,that i will leave for a different discussion.we have managed to pull through it all and we are slowly picking up the pieces.

  i am also hard at work putting the final touches to my book.i will keep you posted on the release date.

  this past weekend i stepped into a kingdom hall after more than two years.i attended a jw funeral of a friend who was not a jw.his family are all jws and i was actually surprised that permission was given to them to have it conducted in the kingdom hall.halfway through the talk i got up and walked out of the hall.i could not bare to listen to the pathetic reasoning laid out by the elder during his talk.hardly any comfort was given to the family in the talk.as one other poster mentioned,it all become just one big jw presentation and "sales talk".this was probably done because of the many non-jws that were in attendance.

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  Merry Magdalene

  I'm sorry you've had a hard time of it. Hope things are looking up!

  JW funerals are the worst (that I've ever been to anyway). And they preach like that even if there aren't alot of non-JWs present, I think. They wouldn't know any other way.

  Glad you're back. Relax. Decompress.

  What's this about a book?

  ~Merry
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  liars and fools

  by + in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  tijkmo asked me to listen to his song liars and fools .

  liars and fools by ian gill + motherremix.

  liars and fools by ian gill + openremix.

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  Merry Magdalene

  Thank you, +, I think your work is amazing and I have been enjoying viewing what you have posted links for here at JWD. And it shouldn't go without saying, I think tij is amazing. So much talent. I am in awe.

  It's great to see you too, Crumpet!!! {{{hugs}}} It's been a lovely year so far. Hope all is well with you!

  ~Merry
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  liars and fools

  by + in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  tijkmo asked me to listen to his song liars and fools .

  liars and fools by ian gill + motherremix.

  liars and fools by ian gill + openremix.

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  Merry Magdalene

  p.s.-- I like some of your ideas there, Crumpet
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  liars and fools

  by + in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  tijkmo asked me to listen to his song liars and fools .

  liars and fools by ian gill + motherremix.

  liars and fools by ian gill + openremix.

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  Merry Magdalene

  ...watching/listening...(sans wine)...

  ~Merry
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  What Religion Are You?

  by choosing life in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i know a lot of posters are not religious and others feel no need to attend a church.

  but, for those that do attend somewhere, i was curious as to what type of church they chose after leaving the jws and what attracted them to that particular church or religion?

  if you were not raised as a jw, did you return to the church you were raised in?

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  Merry Magdalene

  Hi there~

  Maybe you can guess...

  But there's no masjid (mosque) anywhere near where I live so I don't attend congregational prayer and don't really know what it is like yet to be part of a Muslim community (except for online).

  I talk a little bit about how and why and such on MySpace.

  I've been a Muslim (one who submits to Allah) for a little over 6 months. Before that I considered myself a Christian and attended a nearby Presbyterian church. Very nice folks! Before that I was a solitary eclectic Witch. Before that I was a 4th generation JW. I like to learn and grow...

  ~Merry
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  The vote is in: SCIENCE vs RELIGION......who won?

  by Terry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  history has demonstrated:.

  religion is following orders by implicitly trusting someone or something.. science asks questions.. religion purports to answer questions.. science seeks to disprove its own conclusions.. religion seeks to reinforce its own dogma.. science is error-correction toward adjusting for realities as they unfold.. religion internalizes against reality by mocking up a substitute.. science is the most recent development of the human mind.

  technology proves science to be successful in advancing human progress.. religion disdains human progress and waits for the end.

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  Merry Magdalene

  Terry remarked:

  The Muslim world fell in love with Aristotle and then turned their collective back on the advancement logical thought could bring to their people. The contrast between Arabs as a people and a nation (and religion) and the logical, scientific world of technology is striking. They are largely a dependant Stone-Age people clinging to Theology and societal backwardness through gritted teeth. They seek through radicals to obliterate the proof of their own failure and backwardness by destroying the symbols of Western Scientific Prowess by blowing things ups (including their own most devout devotees.)

  Click on the title in bold for an interesting (and less simplistic and insulting) consideration of The Factors Behind the Decline of Islamic Science.

  And a bit more on Medieval Islamic Sciences.

  Thanks for triggering another interesting discussion and helping me learn more.

  ~Merry
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  WOW, WHERE'S THE TIME GONE?

  by Dansk in

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  2. friends

  my profile revealed that it was four years ago today that i joined jwd!

  i can hardly believe i've made over 5000 posts and been here for so long!.

  well, the truth is you guys have helped me stick around.

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  Merry Magdalene

  {{{{{{{{{{IAN & CLAIRE}}}}}}}}}}

  You've made my life richer by being here.

  ~Merry