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  Hi - I'm new here too

  by dazednotconfused in

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  30 of my 40 some years on this mortal coil have been spent as a witness.

  once i was old enough to realize the meetings were not a place to play and run around i understood the gravity of my situation.

  "just love jehovah and do his will" i was told.

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  done4good

  On the surface, your story is similar to many here. Welcome!

  If I could give one phrase of advice, that would be "Be patient".

  It takes time dealing with the "Dazed" feeling of coming out of the WTS.

  I like the semi Led Zep handle, though.

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  Did You Ever Do This?

  by Outaservice in

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  it seemed that running my business and all the meetings at the hall, plus my social life was taking a toll on my time.

  there was a brother at the hall, that was married, and a very good public speaker (used to be a radio announcer) .

  anyhow, he was always short on cash and was agreeable to my offer as follows............... if i was assigned to give a talk out of town at a neighboring congregation, i would pay him to take the talk for me as a substitute (at the time $25.00) and then i would stay home that day.. i gave him $10 for an instruction talk, $10 for a service meeting part, and $5 for anything else such as reading the watchtower sundays or a bible reading, etc.. it was a 'win, win' situation for both of us.. outaservice (now out of money).

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  done4good

  Definately one of better ones I've heard in a while.

  No, can't say I've ever heard of something similar.

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  computer careers

  by Chameleon in

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  i made another thread like this, but it was specific to one career.

  personal experience; main point of thread in the last paragraph.. .

  i'm 21, attending a community college for a networking degree.

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  done4good

  I'm not entirely sure where you are, but the IT industry in the US is still basically strong, despite resourcing and offshoring trends over the last few years. It is more like where it was in 1994, (when I started), as opposed to 1998, but still not bad, by any means. Networking still offers some very good jobs, but CONVERGENGE is very imporatnt these days. You know, the voice and video stuff. Many "data only" guys either don't care about this or just refuse to care, so if you spend your time learning these things, you will do well, in all likelihood. Knowing VoIP technolgies and related stuff really matters for most "cool" jobs.

  my $.02

  Jason V. (never been without a good job in IT yet).
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  Professed Atheists who have helped society

  by RWC in

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  there seem to be quite a number of atheists who comment here.

  when they argue how bad religion has been for society they point to actions done in the name of religion that are indeed horrific, such as the inqusitions.

  there are also examples of course of non believers who have done great damage to society.

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  done4good

  Madame Q,

  You also pointed out some good ones... I didn't know the specifics about Marie Curie. I always felt she was somewhat of a martyr in her studies.

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  Professed Atheists who have helped society

  by RWC in

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  there seem to be quite a number of atheists who comment here.

  when they argue how bad religion has been for society they point to actions done in the name of religion that are indeed horrific, such as the inqusitions.

  there are also examples of course of non believers who have done great damage to society.

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  done4good

  Kid-A,

  You really have done your homework!

  Good $hit!

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  Where does one go from here?

  by Wafe in

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  done4good

  The problem is that I still believe about what the Bible teaches about not having relations before marriage so what I am trying to find is a way to meet ex witnesses who feel the same way I do.

  You may want to start by defining what "fornication" actually meant in those days. Not necessarily what you might think.

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  Science vs. Religion - Must We Choose Between Them?

  by bavman in

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  i dare to say science and religion are two different animals.

  they may try to explain similar things but in different ways.

  i don't believe man will ever live without either religion or science nor would i want us too.

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  done4good

  I still need to read through this whole yet, but for simplicity's sake I'll cut to the chase. To the extent that religion can be proven a myth, (which, for the most part CAN be), one would be foolish to continue belief in a specific something or other just because he or she wanted to IF they knew better. What it comes down to is what CAN we know? This takes one on a journey of research if he/she is honest and patient with themselves. In the end, if you apply pragmatic thought with some basic common sense, the answer will become more clear, but only then. I don't like being dogmatic about these things, but in the end, as a bottom line, one will have to choose between the plethora of existing religions, and of provable science. Which ONE do you think is gonna win?

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  Where does one go from here?

  by Wafe in

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  done4good

  As far as making friends goes, here is a good place to start, but get out and do things with others. Yes, the stuff you wouldn't do because the bOrg said you couldn't.

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  Where does one go from here?

  by Wafe in

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  done4good

  Wafe,

  Don't take this the wrong way...Slow Down. Feeling this way after leaving is normal. Take time, do research. Come to your own conclusions. Just don't try to come to them too quickly.

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  Need some education on REALITY? Start here! Religionists take note!

  by Nathan Natas in

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  prove that jesus is imaginary - from the bible - in less than 5 minutes.

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huj8hg5cosw.

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  done4good

  Oh NO! The Great Pumpkin is imaginary!!!

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