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  Looking for recommended reads

  by lrkr in

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  2. experiences

  i have read isocf and coc.

  shocking, disturbing and twisted.

  what do you all recommend for deprogramming.

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  DC Notes

  by lrkr in

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  i went to sat afternoon- about all i could stand.

  here are brief notes:.

  talk- dont follow the crowd main points- dont date, dont watch certain movies.

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  What do we believe Mommy?

  by lrkr in

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  2. beliefs

  my wife just took a class on hinduism and buhddism (sp??

  ) and she is telling our son about it.

  she tells him about how in tibet they believe that the dalai lama has been born 114 times and that the current dalai lama could identify the personal possessions of the previous one when he was 4 years old- thus "proving" that he was the reborn lama.. my son, bewildered, says- "but do we believe that?".

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  the less people know

  by lrkr in

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  2. experiences

  "the less people know, the more stubbornly they know it.".

  ain't it so!!.

  its a great quote from a book called "your answers questioned.

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  NY times magazine today

  by lrkr in

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  2. friends

  light and darkness heavenly forces and a corrupted earth are the twin engines of apocalyptic movements.

  for christians awaiting rapture or shiites counting the days until the twelfth imam appears, the trials and injustices of the known world are a prelude for the paradise that we can imagine but cant yet achieve.

  judging by the sheer number of predicted end dates that have come and gone without the trumpets blowing and angels rushing in, we are a people impatient to see our world redeemed through catastrophe and we are always wrong.

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  Amazing how much time I have with my family now.

  by lrkr in

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  2. friends

  i have been fading pretty fast over the last several months.

  it is amazing how much time service, meetings and the before and after meeting socializing takes away from your life.

  i have noticed that i have more time to spend with my family, my marriage feels better and i spend more one-on-one time with my son.

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  Living forever v. taking responsible actions

  by lrkr in

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  2. friends

  i sure you have noticed that many jw families and individuals will use the coming "new world" to avoid responsible action.

  examples:.

  you should have health insurance.

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  A guiding principal

  by lrkr in

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  2. friends

  like many of you whose posts i've read, i am having trouble not loosing all of my faith at once.

  when the cloak starts to fall, you begin to doubt everything.

  one thing i think i believe, though- a person needs a set of principles to use as a moral compass.

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  20/20 this Friday

  by lrkr in

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  2. child-abuse

  anybody know if the 20/20 on friday will include jws?

  its about religious groups covering up sexual abuse....

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  DF for celebrating Birthdays??

  by lrkr in

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  2. beliefs

  has anyone ever heard of someone being dfd for celebrating their or their childrens birthday???.

  (my first post- took a lot to work up the courage- i'll tell more details later).

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