Posts by Backed away

being in the construction business for four decades erecting tall structural steel frame buildings, etc, it amazes me how man has built many awesome structures.

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God, because we have earthquakes, tornadoe's, hurricanes,death, diseases, famine, mental illnesses etc.. all because of one disobedient act from two of his creations/children, thousands of years ago.

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Believer, Agnostic or Atheist?

by lfcviking in

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i am curious, what amount people on this board from their experiences of being a baptised & active jw and their subsequent exit from the jw org (for whatever reason or reasons) are now either agnostic, atheist or do some actually still believe in god?.

your honest answers please.. lfcv.

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Ditto with Jourles.

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Jehovah`s Witness`s For Sale!

by OUTLAW in

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wbt$ liturature is a failing business..donations down..costs remain the same..at some point a decision has to be made to stop hemoraging money..wbt$ has many business interests..sometimes a corporation will sell a failing business off to another corporation..that corporation will buy the business in hope of turning it around and makeing a profit again.....do you think the wbt$ would ever put the "jehovah`s witness religion" up for sale?...outlaw

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OUTLAW
What can I say
When you're right, ...you're right. !

xjwms, Please don't encourage him like that, there will be no living with him now! Ha!

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Its Time To Post!

by lurker in

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hello all: i have been lurking around this site for over two years.

due to a recent post of someone claiming to be an elder (which has been removed) i have been motivated to post.

i have been around this site for well over two years and have read most of your posts carefully.

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A big welcome Lurker! although you have been here almost two years longer than I have! It's even warmer inside, trust me and I only lurked for a few weeks.

Your alias is Lurker, not anymore.

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I think I'm screwing myself

by nonamegiven in

get your mind out of the gutter, not screwing myself that way haha.. for those that don't know, i'm df'd, trying to get reinstated so i can get family/friends back in my life than fade away faster than the only good radio station you can tune in on a long road trip.

basically, i can't keep my mouth shut.

my mom and i were talking the other day.

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NNG,

You have a tough situation for sure. I marvel at those in this discussion group who contribute yet for reasons of Family they stay in. I was DF'ed and reinstated but because of the treatment I received while on the outside, my decision was made up then to fade for similiar reasons as you. it's worked for me but I'm fortunate. so far...

Now, if I was as educated with what we learn here and abroad, I don't think I could last at a meeting beyond the opening song. I can handle funerals, strange thing to say huh?, but I too can't keep my mouth shut. spouting lies in front of me, especially on a subject I am qualified to respond to is what kills me to stay silent. It's hard enough when I'm at JW relatives home's not to bite my tongue all the way thru! that's why I refer to my JW family as "small doses " it's all I can take and keep the peace.

No easy answer since It's so personal for you but know we understand and are with you whatever you decide.Hang in there!!

John

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Pat Robertson Prediction

by robhic in

i didn't see this anywhere here, so thought you might be amused by this story.. i was watching fox news this morning.

they had a quick story about ole pat robertson predicting a major terrorist strike in the us sometime after september of 2007. millions would be affected (he didn't specify killed or what, just affected...).

but the kicker was this:.

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His initials are not PR for nothing.

The sad thing thing is, many of those who follow him will believe it as Gospel and spread this nonsense to others and criticize others for not seeing it as from God.

Sound familiar..

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Should I dye my hair?

by confusedjw in

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<------- i'm getting more and more "salt" in my "pepper".

or should i just go with a hair extensions?

anyone willing to donate?.

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I kinda dig the salt & pepper look... it says "mature" and "experience" to me.

Yeah leave it, seeing us older guys with too dark of hair looks strange. keep the salt and pepper look. mine is more salt and cinnamon.

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Alias change:unhappy to free2think......................

by free2think in

hi everyone i finally did it.

i decided to change my alias as unhappy didn't really fit anymore now that i can see the truth.

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Nicer alias, me thinks I need to change mine from Backed away to moving forward. although, I sometimes end a reply with BA, that might be better than MF! HA!