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  What the C.O. said right there on the Platform

  by Uncertain in

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  he started his talk before rev.bookstudy with all the gloom and doom news and then dropped the (to me) bombshell that he reads the news on line.

  yup, i could hear an intake of breath through the hall.

  i can't for the life of me remember what the rest of his talk was, although he used a box of crayolas as a prop.

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  I was in from birth in 1958 to 1975- I don't remember 'Wizard of Oz' being banned-

  My parents bought me the sound track record.
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  Describe In 1 Word How You Now Feel About Your Life Right Now

  by minimus in

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  joyful
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  The C word

  by ness in

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  how do your minds work people??.

  the word 'cult'.

  who is comfortable saying they were raised in a 'cult' or were brainwashed temporarily by a 'cult'?.

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  Most definately CULT- warn EVERYONE!!!!
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  Paganism- Bonnie style

  by Hobo in

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  since i posted recently about tolerance and acceptance, i've had requests to explain the way i feel/think.

  basically, this is the abridged version- .

  paganism is not a cut-and-dried kind of faith- i'm not really sure it's even a faith, more of a lifestyle.

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  You're hilarious Oompa!!

  No doubt where your mind is at...
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  Hello

  by Lloyd Braun in

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  hello all ex-jw's long time lurker first time posting.

  obviously my name is not my real name but i don't want to reveal my real name for fear of shunning obviously.

  i have really appreciated much of what this site offers in vast amounts of information that is valuable to me.

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  LB-

  Welcome to the world of the living- and enjoying it!!!

  Bonnie
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  Paganism- Bonnie style

  by Hobo in

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  since i posted recently about tolerance and acceptance, i've had requests to explain the way i feel/think.

  basically, this is the abridged version- .

  paganism is not a cut-and-dried kind of faith- i'm not really sure it's even a faith, more of a lifestyle.

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  Since I posted recently about tolerance and acceptance, I've had requests to explain the way I feel/think. Basically, this is the abridged version-

  Paganism is not a cut-and-dried kind of faith- I'm not really sure it's even a faith, more of a lifestyle. My way is simply to live in harmony with the earth and all the creatures on it. Similar to Buddhism in a lot of ways.

  I am an eclectic pagan, so I have adopted things from many other ways into my own personal faith/behaviour base. Even from christianity, though I don't believe Jesus was divine, just enlightened.

  I believe that god didn't make man in his image, but that man has made god into his own image- ie: the god that men believe in is angry, vengeful, petty, jealous, etc... because that is the way mankind is. Jehovah especially fits that description. And since humans feel the need to feel superior to others, they all claim to have the only one true faith.

  I don't believe in an almighty god- I believe in the duality of nature (both male and female needed for procreation in most cases), so I give respect to both genders, though I don't 'worship' them (or anything really). I've seen and experienced the powers of earth, air, fire and water, so I acknowledge them as well.

  I do believe in reincarnation and Karma- that when we die, our spirit or essence returns to the Cosmic whole, and all we have been and learned in that life is transferred into the Cosmic 'database'. I believe that how we live and behave counts toward our eventual spiritual evolution. Some of us are very old souls who have lived several, even countless, lifetimes and are getting ready to move into a more spiritual existence- total enlightenment. However, one's journey into enlightenment can be a long one- mistakes you make, or evils you do, in one lifetime will prolong your physical existence, because in order to progress, you have to balance the Karmic scales as well. That requires another lifetime, or lifetimes, atoning for those ills, learning the lesson.

  Since I left the BOrg at 17 in 1975, I have investigated MANY options- everything from hard core Catholicism and born-again Christianity to L. Ron Hubbard's Scientology. It was really hard for me to find something I was comfortable with. Not that I NEEDED something, but I've always had strong spiritual leanings- I was really into mythology and archaeology as a JW kid (probably the biggest influence in my leaving), and I saw a lot of sense, as well as the nonsense, in the OLD ways.

  Now, I borrow from everywhere the things I like, leave the things I don't, and I am at peace with myself and the world I live in. I've taken NOTHING from the JW's. IMO, their beliefs are totally unrealistic and just plain nonsense!
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  This good news is being speard...by this site

  by lesterd in

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  you know before this marvelous age of communication, you would say that i had to go looking for dirt on the society, but i was thinking about that.

  isolationizm was a great thing for the society, because no knew what was going on, the people who study and questioned were put out with no one ever to hear from them again, what were they to do?, take out an add in the local newspaper to be heard and have a fair hearing?

  but now people can compare and learn from their research and inspiration.

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  Has your idea of how you want to be disposed of changed?

  by sinis in

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  of course i'm talking about death.

  i know in the borg, since most people are cheap, or don't have money, there was always a push for cremation.

  i know my grandmother was cremated, as well as my father in law, and i think the issue was more for finances.

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  I remain pro-cremation. When I'm gone, the people I meant the most to will remember. And after I'm gone, I'd like my remains thrown to the winds rather than buried. I'm a bit claustrophobic, so that may have something to do with it, but I also think that we need more farms and recreational areas than graveyards.
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  It's no accident that you are here.

  by nvrgnbk in

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  you are the product of a wondrous living universe!.

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  my favourite saying is 'everything happens for a reason'

  I agree 100%- good to be here, but even happier it's Friday- however, my computer is at my shop, so once I leave here Friday afternoon, I'm offline til Monday...

  Have a terrific weekend everybody!!!
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  What birthday age depressed you the most?

  by FreedomFrog in

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  my birthday is coming up in a month.

  i'm 35 and i'm so depressed about turning 36. i've heard people really get down when they were turning 25, 30, and other ages but non of my birthday's bothered me this much until now.

  turning 36 is so depressing and i think it's because here i am single again trying to now start my career, my credit, my whole life over.

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  none of them really depress me, but at birthday time I do dwell a little too much on time wasted.

  fortunately, I'm not too old to still do something about it...

  I may never be a scholar, but there's no time like the present to start accomplishing some of those dreams!!