EnlightenedMind

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  Would you have married a non JW

  by JH in

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  when you were a good active jw, would you have considered marrying a non jw or was this completely out of the question..

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  I would've married a non JW in a heartbeat! But then again, I was hardly ever a "good active JW" because I realized the inconsistencies from a relatively early age, and I was itching to get out. I only ever dated one JW right before I graduated high school. He got the boot when he gave me the "don't go to college" speech.
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  More drama between my mom and I

  by reneeisorym in

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  2. family

  your great-aunt brittney died tuesday morning she was found on her kitchen floor dead.

  her funeral was this morning.

  omg .. my mother just sent me this email.

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  ((((((((((((((((reneeisorym))))))))))))))))))))))

  I'm so sorry to hear about your loss.

  I don't know why the absurdity of their actions continue to shock me, but it does. What a horrible and unloving thing to do to a person!
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  good little youtube vid

  by heretic in

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  i liked it cos youtube isnt apostate (or is it?

  cue new light.

  ) so it seems from the posts that alot of witnesses are viewing and in turn commenting on this vid.

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  I love that song! Always love to hear it in movie previews.
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  hello to all.... i'm new

  by The Humper in

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  just saying hi to all here in the forum.

  im 26yrs old as of today!

  so happy b-day to me.

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  EnlightenedMind

  Welcome! and Happy Birthday!
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  Getting nervous

  by FourMs in

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  2. friends

  i feel like i need to spill my feelings.

  after lurking on the site, i realize my story is like many here.

  the reason i am feeling nervous is that i have not broken the news to my parents yet about my inactivity as well as my standing as to what i think about this whole thing.

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  EnlightenedMind

  Welcome!

  You'll find lots of encouragement here. We look forward to hearing more from you.
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  Awake 2000 June 22 - Propaganda

  by AlphaOmega in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the following article was published in the june 22nd awake 2000.. can anyone give specific examples of these tactics being used against jehovah's witnesses?.

  lies,lies!.

  makinggeneralizations.

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  I don't have a scan, but there was a series regarding propaganda on their official website.

  http://www.watchtower.org/library/g/2000/6/22/article_01.htm

  Very audacious of them, to say the least!!!
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  CROTCHTOWER : SHOULD CHRISTIANS ANSWER RHETORICAL QUESTIONS?

  by Terry in

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  2. beliefs

  crotchtower april 4,2007 .

  should christians answer rhetorical questions?

  what does the bible say?

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  LOL!!! Excellent parody!
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  Do the JW'S know what a cult really is?

  by ButtLight in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i didnt!

  but again i was quite young.. i know this stuff has been posted in the past.....but for the heck of it, i wanted to see what others believe cults consist of.....so i googled this.

  http://www.americanreligion.org/cultwtch/whatis.html.

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  I see your point, under-believer. But therein lies the reason why cult indoctrination is so effective. There is always going to be "wiggle-room" for someone who is a true believer. The cult indoctrinates its members with triggered responses that serve to neutralize any threat to the cult's existence.

  For example, any faithful witness will discard this list as being "worldy" or "apostate" propaganda, and therefore not to be trusted. Most won't even read it at all if they perceive it to be anti-JW in any way, much less seriously consider its contents.

  It's only those who already have deep-rooted doubts that would even consider this kind of information. And what happens to those? They are quickly disfellowshipped and remaining cult members are admonished not to have contact with them in any way... the cult's way of weeding out anything that is a threat to its existence.

  It's really a very clever and effective scheme.
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  We got a visitor today!

  by purplesofa in

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  did not bother kitty though.

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  Kitty looks pissed that the raccoon is in her food! lol
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  Who wants to come over for Dinner...........

  by whyamihere in

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  2. friends

  i can't stop cooking!

  i have made - cookies, brownies, chocolate cake(famous for) and dutch apple pie.

  then i made, a few different home baked breads.. now, i am making dinner.. baked chicken(zesty), garlic mashed potatoes, sweet corn(grilled) and corn muffins.

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  Also, I make everything from scratch, I wouldn't know what to do if I made something from a box.

  I wouldn't know what to do if I had to make something that didn't come from a box!