TheHypnoToad
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We went to church for the first time...
by megsmomma inken...first i saw your post, and i am sorry the church you tried wasn't for you.
i have been out of the jw's for about 7 1/2 years, and just now felt the urge to go to a church again....so take your time and do what feels right for you :) don't give up.....keep seeking, you will find.. so, about our experience...we went with a non-denominational.
we went with a big place...it reminded me of how the jw's assembly halls are...the decor and the seating.....and the ammount of people.
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missing the bullets
by KAYTEE inpast history,.
an incident at my first congregation (stalag 17).
an elder from the platform, obviously trying to encourage the masses, spoke about the brothers in beirut, dodging the bullets to get to the group meeting and how we should be zealous, like these ones, in going to the meetings.. a few weeks later we had a very bad bout of snow, .
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Going to Church Today
by Undecided ini am going to church today with my wife.
i was putting on a tie and found my old tie-pin with the hebrew yhwh on it that i had from my jw days.
i thought about wearing it with my tie but just couldn't do it.
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If the "Kool-Aid" came out...
by Justice-One ini was wondering the other day how many would drink if the kool-aid came out at a future meeting?
you know, they made an announcement that the faithfull and discreet slave had been told that we should all kill ourselves because jehovah did not see the need for us to endure through armageden.
i wonder....30 percent?
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Scientology Losing Ground To New Fictionology
by Nathan Natas inscientology losing ground to new fictionology.
los angelesaccording to a report released monday by the american institute of religions, the church of scientology, once one of the fastest-growing religious organizations in the u.s., is steadily losing members to the much newer religion fictionology.
"unlike scientology, which is based on empirically verifiable scientific tenets, fictionology's central principles are essentially fairy tales with no connection to reality," the air report read.
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Roll call time - What KH's have you attended.............
by Check_Your_Premises innaperville, dekalb, joliet......... il.
i tried to bump an old thread on this topic, but i couldn't find it.. anyone?
beuller?.
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Have you become REALLY interested in people now?
by AK - Jeff inwhile in the borg, we seemed to be focused on people, but it was false, only looking for opportunities to 'convert', 'study with', 'help them into the truth'.. i have noticed that i take a genuine interest in others now.
those i meet in public, my gay child care provider, her childen, her partner.
parents of other children we meet at events [we care for our grandkids].
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Awkward moment Tuesday night
by Jourles inon tuesday night, i took an elbow to the nose while playing volleyball.
a guy i play with is an er doctor and recommended i go to the er just to make sure everything was ok. turned out i had a "nasal fracture with contusion.
" anyways, while talking with the admissions lady, one of the questions she asked me was, "any religion or church you want me to put you down as affiliated with?
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Why did you choose the Alias that you did?
by The wanderer in<!-- .style1 { font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: #663399; } .style2 {font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;} .style7 {font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: #353185; } .style8 {color: #353185} --> why did you choose the alias that you did?
being curious about why people do or act the way they.
do led me to this discussion.
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