Topics Started by aSphereisnotaCircle

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I was 19 when an elder came on to me
by Mistah MOJO in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
i was a nineteen year old kid when a jw elder in his late fifties came on to me.

i was going through some awful stuff and dropped by his mobile home for spiritual counsel and a listening ear.

he answered the door in skivvies and a t-shirt.
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What a Fine Witness
by Gretchen956 in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
i have a co-worker that came from the same small hometown i did.

small world, we both ended up about 450 miles away from there working for the same place.

shortly after tracy started working with me i walked with her to the coffee shop on break and got to chitty chatting.
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Questions they ask when I crossed the Canada US border
by JH in
1. jw
2. friends
i crossed the border and drove into the us yesterday, and here are a few questions he asked me.. the first question he asked me was, what's your nationality.....thats sounds normal.

then he asked, where are you going?

wisconsin i said.
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for atheists/agnostics
by BlackSwan of Memphis in
1. jw
2. friends
how did you get to the point where you are at now?

was it primarily new information that made you rethink religion and god?

learning about the ice age, the universe, the fossils out there?
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Who would tell 9/11 survivors to just get over it?
by Swan in
1. watchtower
2. medical
maybe the same people who post on this board and tell us to just get over it.

i get so tired of them dismissing our experiences and trauma by saying "why do you have to tear jehovah's organization down?

just get over it and move on!".
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What the Bleep Do We Know!? Movie
by Sailor Ripley in
1. jw
2. friends
i was just introduced to a new flick and thought that you might want to check it out.

i'll not give any review as i don't want to sway your interpretation.

i will say that i found it interesting and could be appropriate based on some postings i've read here.
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BoE "Porn" Letter... what if it isn't "convenient"?
by Scully in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i was just reading the boe letter dated june 7, 2006 regarding pornography.

here's an excerpt that made me go "hmmmmm".. next, the body of elders should determine whether the brother still qualifies to serve.

he may continue to serve if his involvement consisted of (1) a few brief viewings, (2) he displays a heartfelt desire to desist from looking at pornography in any form, (3) the elders are convinced that he will refrain from viewing pornography, (4) he continues to retain the respect of others who are aware of what he did, and (5) his conscience allows him to do so.
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JEHOVAH, the greatest child abuser of them all!
by nicolaou in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
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can there be any doubt?
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'God Bless You' When You Sneeze?
by willyloman in
1. jw
2. friends
we're all familiar with the wt's "history" of the origin of the phrase "god bless you" ("geshundeit" in german) in response to someone's sneezing.

the wts says it originated with the pagan belief that the soul leaves the body when you sneeze and the "bless you" is part of a superstition to protect you from demon invasion.

given that background, jw's don't say anything when someone sneezes.
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What women don't like and what men don't like!
by spectromize in
1. social
2. relationships
women don't like,.

#1 unclipped hair protuding out of your nose and ears.. #2 showing up at the restaurant without reservations.. #3 using her money to buy a gift.. #4 asking her daughter out if it doesn't work out.. #5 watching the football game while she says:"we have to talk!".

#6 being a couch potato on your days off.. #7 never, never say she's fat even if she is.