Posts by alphafemale

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What do so called wprldly people think of Witnesses

by Axeman in

the wt would have us believe that worldly people admire and respect witnesses for their fine conduct.

not my experience when i left and sought candid expressions of what they really thought about the witnesses i found for the most part rather than admire them they think they are a little weird that there is something wrong with them.

those that do have a personal experience to relate tell of the negative effect the religion had on a family member that got involved with them.

alphafemale

My father, (not a JW), used to work with a couple of JWs, (one of them was a ministerial servant), before he retired. He always said they were lazy and spent all their time talking and not working. He despised them!

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Mulberry Street claymation redubbed with truthful narration. Comments!

by Wasanelder Once in

here's an effort at redubbing mulberry street.

i think its rather clever.

please check it out and listen closely to see if it isn't the truth.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rg-pk_twcbm.

alphafemale

Very clever and really funny! They won't be happy you know ;)

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The Evolution Revolution (research paper for school)

by looseend in

i was wondering if anyone else read this article in newsweek?

i am doing a reasearch paper for school on evolution.

i was wondering if i could get some help.

alphafemale

Hi looseend, thanks for your recommendation, I might try it. I just googled 'creationism', and it came up with an 'informative' site: www.creationism.org. It gives a good insight into the creationist way of 'thinking'. There is some 'science' on it too. Anyway, thought it might be useful, if you haven't already looked there, that is. Academic research and writing can be a real pain can't it? Hope you are doing ok. Remember to take a break every so often! Alpha

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The Evolution Revolution (research paper for school)

by looseend in

i was wondering if anyone else read this article in newsweek?

i am doing a reasearch paper for school on evolution.

i was wondering if i could get some help.

alphafemale

Hi looseend, You could try "The God Delusion" by Richard Dawkins or one of his other books. Obviously he is a pro-evolutionist and his points are powerfully argued but, to be fair, he does look on both sides of the coin and covers many of the opposing views. The notes section at the back gives lots of useful references so you could do further research. Good luck with your paper, Alpha

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YouTube: "Jehovah Is His Name" by E-Watchman/RobertKing

by sf in

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxgu7yakws0.

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alphafemale

Beautiful!

31

just to introduce myself

by alotlikemay in

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it's been a long time since i was in the 'truth' .

took a long long time to rehabilitate and among one of the things i had to do was learn to make friends.

anyway, maybe will make more friends here, time will tell .

alphafemale

Hiya alotlikemay, nice to meet you. When I joined 'the truth' I was very lonely and desperate to have some friends. I was in for around 15 years. I'm a shy person and 'reaching out' was a real effort but no matter how hard I tried I could never quite manage to belong to the 'in crowd' and I never had any real friends. I really feel that being a JW stunts a person's social development. Been out now for 13 years and only recently have I begun to make what I would call real friendships. I'm glad you're finding some good friends now you're out. Here's hoping both you and I meet some more real friends here too. Luv Alpha

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Would anyone like an invite to the memorial?

by Axeman in

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just visited my 80 year old mother who rarely goes witnessing.

noticed a pile of tracts for the memorial she has been given to distribute.

50 houses is a lot for an old lady you'd think jehovah's organization would cut her some slack.

alphafemale

I'll have one. In fact, since there are five in my family, we'll have one each, (if it's not cheating, that is). I'll put them all in the recycling bin our local council has kindly provided. I've always been interested in caring for the environment. ;)

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How Long Did It Take You To Snap Out Of Watchtower Think?

by The wanderer in

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how long did it take you to snap out of watchtower think?it took me better than a year to let go of watchtower think.

the teachings held on to me.

more so than the emotions and i did not have family in the organization to tie me down.. disconnecting yourself from watchtower thinkwhen you first discovered what the society was behind the scenes how long did it.

alphafemale

It's been 13 years since I last attended a meeting but I still feel guilty, guilty, guilty about celebrating Christmas; accepting Mother's Day gifts from my children; buying Easter eggs and birthday presents etc,etc,etc. Just the idea of having someone elses blood transfused into my body disgusts me. As for accessing this site and actually posting- well, my well trained JW conscience has gone into overdrive!!! Trying my best to ignore it though ;) Alpha

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How many here have actually read the bible............all of it?????

by vitty in

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i was in the org for 20 years and never actually read the bible from beginning to end.

then i bought a living bible and found even the most difficult parts easy to read.

but i still couldnt find time.

alphafemale

I managed it, just the once, cos I thought I ought to. Boy was it boring! Especially Kings & Chronicles. Never again! I'd rather watch paint dry.

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Characteristics of Narcissistic Mothers

by rebel8 in

http://www.geocities.com/zpg1957/narcissists.htm i've had some narcissistic types in my life and boy, does this article ring true.

(this is not true of my mother but just like a mirror image of my sister.

also reminds me of the dynamics of the wt org.

alphafemale

Thanks rebel8 for posting this info. It describes my mother in law perfectly. I'm going to bookmark it so I can show my husband later. It will help him understand some of the things that went on in his childhood. He is still trying to come to terms with the way she treated him 40 odd years ago! An extreme example, for anyone who wants to find out more ,is, "My Story, A Child Called 'It', The Lost Boy, A Man Named Dave," by Dave Pelzer. It's well worth a read.