Posts by Abandoned

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This is the only place I don't feel ugly

by Abandoned in

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i want to thank everyone here for all the help and kind words offered to me as i adjust to having worth.

i guess i have a long way to go and i guess i'm going to have to go and see a counselor like someone else suggested.. no matter how hard i work or what i accomplish, i still feel so ugly and i'm still afraid of the stupidest things.

i don't know if my fears are on par with paranoia, but they are definitely distracting and i need to get some outside assistance.. the good news is that around here, with people who've gone through the same, i feel better.

Abandoned

Hello all. I want to thank everyone here for all the help and kind words offered to me as I adjust to having worth. I guess I have a long way to go and I guess I'm going to have to go and see a counselor like someone else suggested.

No matter how hard I work or what I accomplish, I still feel so ugly and I'm still afraid of the stupidest things. I don't know if my fears are on par with paranoia, but they are definitely distracting and I need to get some outside assistance.

The good news is that around here, with people who've gone through the same, I feel better. I know we're all different and still have some pretty big disagreements on some issues, but the fact that we all have the ugliest part of my life in common makes me feel like I'm going to get over all that I've been through.

Thanks everyone.

(lol, 100 Years by Five for Fighting just came on)

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sex abuse of wives

by J-ex-W in

okay--i think i've got it this time.

i want to start this thread, but my relevant postings are already under child sex abuse "cary verse arrested again" and under friends "sex abuse of wives" as well as scandals and cover-ups "psychopath murderer"-something.

please, if you are interested, read those postings then continue the thread by replying here (under scandals and cover-ups).

Abandoned

(((J-ex-W)))

It's too bad you had to go through such humiliation. I wish you the strength you need to deal with this.

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The God Delusion

by XU in

let's not turn this into an argument thread over religion vs. atheism, ok?

i just bought the book and it's really refreshing to read his thoughts.

i need a dictionary though because his vocab range is broader than mine.

Abandoned

I'm going to have to take a look at these books.

27

Lightbulb Joke

by Asheron in

q: how many born-again christians does it take to change a light bulb?.

they have already seen the light.. q: how many agnostics does it take to change a light bulb?.

a: we can't know.

Abandoned

There are 3 lights in the loft and 3 corresponding switches in the basement and there is no way to see the lights when standing at the switches. You may touch the switches only three times in total and you have to establish which switch is for which light, however you cannot leave the basement until you have finished flicking the switches.

Well, turn on one switch and leave it on. Then turn on another switch and leave it on for a few minutes and turn it off. Now go upstairs and the one on will be the first. The hot one of the two off will be the second and the cold one will be the third.

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Did You Always Find Yourself "Discouraged"?

by minimus in

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as a witness, were you regularly "discouraged"??

since i've been out of the "truth", i rarely here of normal people ("worldly)

Abandoned

I don't think it's just a jw thing, but it definitely is one of the governing body's tools to keep the "faithful" under control. If you think you're constantly messing up or never giving enough then you of course deserve all the crap that comes your way. And they make sure it comes your way. They build persecution into the religion but not in standing up for righteous principles, but by doing things that always make you appear to think your superior to those around you. Of course that's going to bring persecution.

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Wishing All A Very Special Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year!

by hambeak in

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to everyone i wish a very special holiday season and a thank-you to all for the kindness and help i have received from the folks on this board.

i had problems mentally dealing with family and health as well.. i am fine now and want to say thank-you to a few that have really helped in one way or another.. katiekitten, sparkplug (who really looks a lot like j lo) coco, chris and nina, warlock, outlaw (who always makes me laugh) mary, blondie and of course crazy bonde deb (who is sweet and not crazy) lol.

i love you all!.

Abandoned

Hambeak,

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, right back atcha.

Oh and I think the name goes Crazy Blonde Babe.

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Stick to the Borg...Your Judas kids made their choice

by Midget-Sasquatch in

yet another article in such a short period of time...someone already mentioned it would be in the jan15 2007 wt.

here are the scans:.

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Abandoned

So first they study about when a child rebels and then, in the coming soon, they have an article on what you can learn from children... Doesn't it seem like they should have put these two articles together? How to learn from your child when he rebels.

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Job 26:7

by 2050 in

many people use job 26:7 to show how the bible teaches that the world is a sphere and hangs in empty space.

in reality the bible teaches that the world is flat, circular and supported by pillars (most bible scholars agree with this).

in job 38:6 jehovah corrects job and says.

Abandoned

LOL! Thanks for the laugh. You made the tears go away for awhile.

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If YOU Were One Of The 24 Elders, What Would You Tell The Anointed???

by minimus in

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now this could be fun.

Abandoned

Witnesses? Sure we had witnesses, but they're currently all in a witness protection program. Take my advice, get the heck out of the jw. You're only making as *ss of yourself.

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Do elders and ministerial servants really put their family 1st?

by jambon1 in

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when i stopped going to meetings i immediately found myself spending more time with my kids.

no sunday/monday evenings preparing talks.

no fri/sat preparing the wt.

Abandoned

The watchtower society are experts on organized idiocy. So you can bet that elders, ministerial servants, pioneers, publishers, and anyone else who is sadly associated with this dysfunctional religion are wasting time that could be better spent. Pretty strong statment? Well follow along as I make my thesis.

What do the jw say is their main commision? Making disciples and spreading the good news of the kingdom right? So, all the talks, all the meetings, all the preparation, all the judicial committees, all the magazines and books and everything else that they print, ultimately is to support this goal of spreading the kingdom message. Would you agree that is an accurate summation?

If their goal truly is to spread this good news of the kingdom, why do I have to wait until some eager-beaver knocks on my door at nine or ten in the morning on my one day off from work to be offered two small pamphlets regarding this "life-saving" message? Is that a good use of their time? Are they finding the most effective way to bring these waters of life to me? No, obviously not. Coca cola, once owned by members of the "faithful" appreciates how to get their product out in front of the masses. So Billy Graham, a man who at least by apperances has changed with the times to endeavor to bring his message to more and more people, is considered a part of the great harlot while they, twiddle their thumbs, and drag their feet up and down the non-secured neighborhoods of America while claiming to be using their god-given lives efficiently spreading god's message. HAH!