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  Move over Star Wars...try Theocratic Wars instead!

  by stuckinarut2 in

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  https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fky2ues_6x0

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  That was good I loved it.Any more of this calibre ?
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  Poll - Will you accept blood?

  by OrphanCrow in

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  i have made a poll to try to determine the impact of the wt's no blood policy on ex members.. if you are an exjw, please participate.. vote here:.

  *oops...hang on here...i have to make a new poll...this one lets you vote more than once.

  i will post the new one .

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  When i was a JW , definetely not under any circumstances .

  As an ex JW definitely , under any and all circumstances. .

  I may be wrong in my thinking here but those ex JW`s who still have doubts about accepting blood as a medical procedure could still be influenced by the WT reasoning for refusing blood.

  They are /could still be Captives Of A Concept.

  However the fact that the WT has never got anything right these past 100+ years and that no other religion especially the Jewish religion agrees with the WT interpretation of the said scriptures ,thats good enough for me.

  Having said that I appreciate their are others (JW`s & non JW`s ) who do not want their body contaminated with someone elses blood for whatever reasons., and that is their perogative.
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  Movies I'm Watching

  by ILoveTTATT2 in

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  i have, for about 6 months now, been trying to watch every single movie that was "cool" or interesting since 1960.it started out with a desire to watch as an adult all disney movies.

  then it morphed into all bond movies (except for the non-canonicals).now it's turned into pretty much any and all movies.

  here is my list, scratched out are ones i have seen, green are recent next-in line.turns out there was a lot i had never seen before, about 70% because of the cult restrictions!

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  I ,L,TTATT2 ,I think you have too much time on your hands ? LOL how can you binge on so many movies in such a short time ? I hope I`m not being insensitive here .

  Has Ordinary People been suggested to you ?with Donald Sutherland and Mary Tyler Moore ? she was excellent in that movie .Acadamy award performance if ever I saw one.
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  Thank you so much - I am really touched

  by doubtfull1799 in

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  2. experiences

  just wanted to thank everyone so much for all your responses to my first post.

  i am overwhelmed by all the replies and supportive comments that came through overnight while i was asleep here in aussie land!.

  i will absolutely endeavour to reply to each one individually but it will take some time as there are a lot to go through.

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  doubtfull 1799 you have a pm .
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  So JW's are not allowed to vote because.... "no part of this world." Ok then explain why the WTBTS lobbied politicians on numerous

  by kpop in

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  sorry if this was posted before but if it was then it is worth repeating and discussing.

  the hypocrisy of the jw cult knows no bounds.

  supposedly, the reason jw's are not allowed to vote is because they must not be a part of this world.

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  Jehovahs Witnesses are parasites on society , exploit everything the Government offers and gives NOTHING back in return .,take ,take.take.is what they practice .

  I knew of brothers who accepted the dole from the Govt.without looking for work and happily pioneered .
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  Was There ANYTHING Positive That You Experienced Because of Being a JW?

  by minimus in

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  was there anything positive about your jehovah's witness experience?.

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  Add to my previous post I also learnt the difference between true friendships , aquaintances , and false friends.

  Their are POSITIVELY no true friendships in the JW religion.
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  GUYS: The Importance of Keeping Medical Appointments

  by compound complex in

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  greetings, guys:.

  all of us -- men and women -- should keep our medical appointments.

  i address this post to guys, however, given my own reluctance to go to the doctor.

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  I was getting up every hour on the hour during the night to go to the toilet getting up in the morning exhausted from lack of sleep went to the doctors for the" finger" test and was told I had an enlarged postrate and opted for "Duodart" capsules which relieved the symptoms 100% and now I get a good nights sleep

  Whatever you do dont be embarrased by the" finger" test , the lady doctor asked me if I had a problem with her doing the test ,I said I dont if you dont ,her reply was if she had a problem with it then she should find another occupation.

  Take care CoCo
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  My Son's wish granted from Make A Wish

  by azor in

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  we leave friday for his disney cruise wish.

  he's also a big star wars fan, and they have a star wars day on one of the seafaring days.

  to say we are all looking forward to this is an understatement.

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  Thats good news azor he is only about 10 yrs old right ? that must have been a very traumatic time for all of you , I hope the trip is as sensational in reality as it sounds .

  And I hope your son has kicked this disease for good. Worldly people have a lot more heart than most JW`s will ever have.

  take care
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  My Introduction - An ex-elder's story of waking up later in life.

  by doubtfull1799 in

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  2. experiences

  background:.

  my parents got the “truth” while i was in primary school.

  i was baptised at 14. i loved school and was extremely studious.

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  Welcome doubtfull 1799

  ,Yours is a very interesting first post as you get to know a few more posters here I think you will realise their are quite a few that have similar experiences as you have had.My wife and I woke up about 20+ years ago after 33 years in the "truth" converts in late teens.I especially liked Don Camerons approach in "Captives Of A Concept"

  I look forward to more of your posts

  smiddy from down under..
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  Round and round the not so marigoround

  by Coded Logic in

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  2. beliefs

  i find most theist arguments to be either confused or dishonest at best.

  and most of them i regard with mild annoyance.

  but there is one track of thinking that is so stupid it really gets under my skin: when, in order to try and prop up "faith", people try and tear down reason and critical thinking.

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  slimboyflat ,your videos you present of Rowan williams in no way answers Coded Logic questions ? in his OP.?

  Heb.11: 1-3 says that" Faith is the assured expectation of things hoped for.the evident demonstration of realities though not beheld.

  Heb.11:2 .for by means of this the men of old times had witness born to them .

  Heb11:3. By faith we percieve that the system of things were put in order by Gods word so that what is beheld has come to be out of things that do not appear ?

  Romans Chapter 13 states that everyone should be in subjection to the superior authorities ,for their is no authority except by God .

  2 Cor.4:4 States that the god of this system of things is not jehovah but his adversary Satan the Devil.

  The book of Job clearly shows that Satan not only has freedom to go from heaven speaking to God one on one but he also has the freedom to roam around the earth tempting people.For thousands of years no doubt.

  Then the book of Revelation indicates that Satan was cast out of heaven and confined to the earth to wreak havoc here apparently.in these last days .

  Didnt he have freedom to go back and forth from heaven and earth all the time ?even talking to Jehovah God ? as outlined in the Old Testament ?

  When was Satan ever confined to heaven ? so that he couldnt travel to earth ? What scripture is that ? So that he could then be cast out of heaven and confined to the earth ?

  But havent we already established that he was always walking about on the earth ready to devour someone ?

  Including tempting Jesus ? 2000 years + or - so ago ?

  Romans 13 says that Jehovah is in charge of all superiour authorities ,2 Cor.4:4 says that Satan is the God of this system of things. ????

  Oh well round and round the not so marigoround.

  Thanks coded logic for this post