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  Hmmm...

  by Lumptard in

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  just got this email this morning...anyone know if there is any truth to this?

  haven't been to an assembly in a while, so i can't say that i've heard one way or the other.

  normally i'd just disregard this as someone talking blarghey but it came from someone who usually doesn't send me that kind of stuff.... .

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  Lumptard

  Cheers Buttlight and all...Thanks for the warm welcome.
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  Hmmm...

  by Lumptard in

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  just got this email this morning...anyone know if there is any truth to this?

  haven't been to an assembly in a while, so i can't say that i've heard one way or the other.

  normally i'd just disregard this as someone talking blarghey but it came from someone who usually doesn't send me that kind of stuff.... .

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  "I think the year text for 2007 is: the sky's falling . . . again"

  HAHA!
  
  
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  Anyone else end up on a JC after losing their virginity?

  by yaddayadda in

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  yep, i did.

  i got 'privately reproved' after rushing to the elders to confess my sin after losing my virginity via fornicating.

  i think all that shame and guilt and legalism that flowed on from that experience must've f*cked me up a bit, scuse the pun.

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  I didn't...but a friend of mine did....she got DF'd and proceeded to let off some steam and be "worldly" for a while...unfortunately she wasn't that experienced at it and ended up getting raped. What a loving provision disfellowshipping is....riiiiiiight.
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  Poll:What is the "average" age of people's baptism in the org?

  by megsmomma in

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  i was 14....and that seems pretty common for those that were in it young....... .

  how in the world is a 14 year old ready to commit themselves to anything life altering?.

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  No kidding....I was 14 too...no way that I had any idea what I was getting into...If you can't legally be married at that age, then you shouldn't be able to dedicate your life to an organization.
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  What Ever Possessed You To Become A Jehovah's Witness?

  by minimus in

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  i was "born into it".

  that's my excuse.

  what's yours?

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  Yep...Born into it too....Baptized @ 14....Didn't know that there was anything else out there.
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  Hmmm...

  by Lumptard in

  1. jw
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  just got this email this morning...anyone know if there is any truth to this?

  haven't been to an assembly in a while, so i can't say that i've heard one way or the other.

  normally i'd just disregard this as someone talking blarghey but it came from someone who usually doesn't send me that kind of stuff.... .

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  Cool...If someone could post the link to the audio, that'd be fantastic......
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  Hmmm...

  by Lumptard in

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  just got this email this morning...anyone know if there is any truth to this?

  haven't been to an assembly in a while, so i can't say that i've heard one way or the other.

  normally i'd just disregard this as someone talking blarghey but it came from someone who usually doesn't send me that kind of stuff.... .

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  Just got this Email this morning...anyone know if there is any truth to this? Haven't been to an assembly in a while, so I can't say that I've heard one way or the other. Normally I'd just disregard this as someone talking blarghey but it came from someone who usually doesn't send me that kind of stuff...

  Truly Sobering to where we are in the stream of time...

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  FW: Matthew 24:14 Has Been Fulfilled

  Hi Friends,

  I just wanted to let you know about an important piece of information I heard first hand, this morning (actually on a recording of a Bethel representative giving a talk at the 2007 Special Day Assembly in Houston , TX ). *This same message was presented last weekend at a San Diego Special Day Assembly*. The brother specifically said (and repeated, for emphasis) that

  the Faithful and Discreet Slave has decided that they have FULFILLED the scripture at Matthew 24:14! There are only 3 countries that do not have Witnesses living in the vicinity ( North Korea , Somalia , Afghanistan ). These 3 countries "bears community responsibility" for their inhabitants. These 3 countries have been preached to and currently have literature, though no witnesses live there (because Jehovah will no longer send us to places where our lives would be in danger).

  The brother also said the GB is preparing for Jehovah to "put into their (governmental rulers)hearts" his purpose, then the great tribulation will INSTANTLY be upon us. He also said we have VERY LITTLE time to get our affairs in order, before we (the great crowd and the rest of mankind) are "locked into" judgement.

  After hearing that recording twice, I have to admit it is VERY sobering and I have tears in my eyes and shivers down my spine. I am so ready for the end to come, but I also realize that I need to continue doing as much as I possibly can do for Jehovah before that time.

  Let me know what you think.
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  WT CD ROM Old info

  by Lumptard in

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  does anyone know if any of the older wt cd-roms have wt info from before 1950?

  i have 2003 and i can't get any older.

  if not, does anyone know of a way that i can get ahold of some older issues?

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  Does anyone know if any of the older WT CD-ROMs have WT info from before 1950? I have 2003 and I can't get any older. If not, does anyone know of a way that I can get ahold of some older issues?
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  Socially Stunted?...you betcha.

  by Lumptard in

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  my apologies if this has been done to death, but i was just curious how many of you feel that you have been socially crippled as a result of your association with the jws?

  granted, this probably affects people who were raised as jws more than those who chose for themselves, but i just wanted to see if anyone else has had the same experience...also, how did you work through it if you were able to?

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  Thanks for all of the comments!...Being someone who is naturally introverted, I'm sure that the effects of JW conditionioning are magnified...It just seems like when you're away from it, there is a lingering sense that someone is always "out to get you".
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  Socially Stunted?...you betcha.

  by Lumptard in

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  my apologies if this has been done to death, but i was just curious how many of you feel that you have been socially crippled as a result of your association with the jws?

  granted, this probably affects people who were raised as jws more than those who chose for themselves, but i just wanted to see if anyone else has had the same experience...also, how did you work through it if you were able to?

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  My apologies if this has been done to death, but I was just curious how many of you feel that you have been socially crippled as a result of your association with the JWs? Granted, this probably affects people who were raised as JWs more than those who chose for themselves, but I just wanted to see if anyone else has had the same experience...Also, how did you work through it if you were able to?