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  ...The End...

  by OUTLAW in

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  enough of all the shit in life.. and..wanted to just end it?.

  check out and not come back?.

  fall asleep and not wake up?.

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  shopaholic

  Yes, was at that point shortly after finding out the truth about the JW organization. Time and creating a new social network helped greatly.

  Outlaw, you okay bud?
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  Goofy GB illustration someone related to me

  by sir82 in

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  apparently gb member geoff jackson gave this illustration at a dc talk recently:.

  imagine you are watching an (american) football game - your team is behind by 6 points and time is nearly expired.

  your team's quarterback throws a long pass, and a receiver makes the catch and is streaking toward the end zone.

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  shopaholic

  He delivered this talk at the international convention in Germany. The crowd went wild for this talk!!!
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  What positive things can you take from being raised JW?

  by Mickey mouse in

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  rather than getting too down about wasting the best years of my life in a cult .

  i have a really great imagination.

  you have to have one to get through five hours of meetings per week at a young age.

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  shopaholic

  A number of things mentioned are not unique to the JWs and could have been accomplished or acquired anywhere in the flow of a normal life.
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  Crafts

  by mrsjones5 in

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  when i was growing up in the borg i didn't see much in the way of craftmaking except for a few who knew how to sew.

  no one that i knew at any of the halls i went to knitted or crocheted or tatted or did much in the needle arts other than sewing.

  i was introduced to knitting by a "worldly" woman who was my brother's nurse.. maybe this is just something i noticed and is limited to my borg experience.. josie.

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  shopaholic

  We learned to knit, crochet, do needlepoint and sew as kids. My mom thought it was a great pasttime for us. We used knit\crochet gifts for folks in the hall. I think it depends on if your mom did it growing up.
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  Candy To A Jehovahs Witness: Anti - Depressants.

  by shamus100 in

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  and why do people go on anti-depressants?

  why do most people get depressed?.

  most people get depressed because something is wrong in theyre lives.

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  shopaholic

  When we were teens, my sister was severely depressed because she did not believe it to be the truth. The CO actually recommended that she take medication because it seemed to help a number of folks in the circuit with their doubts. Must have worked, she started pioneering a few months later and will soon have almost two decades in the work.
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  What are the Major Issues with Jehovah's Witnesses?

  by AllTimeJeff in

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  it's safe to say that in most instances, it appears that the catalyst for the final move away from jw's, the real start of a road toward a jw exit, is something that affected you personally, whether that was you or a loved one/family member.

  we hit our personal bs level, can't take it anymore,.

  then we start to examine the flaws of jw dogma.. i would suggest that most do not start a jw exit because they examine the dogma on a personal study project and find out that something isn't right.

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  shopaholic

  Here's one...they think they are super-special and deserving of special treatment. They believe that if they tell someone they are a JW, future employer or a business partner, etc., that the person is supposed to automatically have the utmost respect for them and just go along with whatever they say.

  A few years back we were out in service and stopped at a store to buy water, juice etc. The clerk asked what the little girl had in her bag. Her pioneer mom got offended and said "We're Jehovah's Witnesses, we don't steal." The clerk said, "Well, that Jehovah girl stuck something in her bag" Turns out the girl had stole a package of Bubblicious. And yes, she was old enough to know better.

  Several months ago, I get a call from a non-JW associate that called to ask me about a few JWs. I was familiar with the couple but did not actually know them. Turns out his company did work for them and they did not want to live up to their end of the contract. They told him they were JWs and that the wife is a pioneer...a bunch of stuff that means nothing to him. Anyway, he explained to them that the amount they paid barely covered the cost of materials and that he was already giving them a break on price because this was their first time doing such a project and he hoped to work with them again. He was livid to find out they called city and state offices with complaints in hopes of getting his licenses revoked. He filed suit against them and get this...he was then contacted by the elders in their congregation to see if they could help settle matters. I asked how did he know they were elders, he said because they told him they were Jehovah Witness elders. He asked what that meant, I told him it meant they were pastors in the church and recommended that he not meet with them and continue with the lawsuit.

  The point of the two above stories...JWs are not special. They are like everybody else but they don't know it. They think saying "I'm a witness" is suppose to make everyone rollover and dance for them and when it doesn't they figure it must be Satan oppressing them.
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  Happy Father's Day

  by Robdar in

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  you make the world a better place for our children.

  you are safety in a world gone mad.

  thank you so very much for the things you do.

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  shopaholic

  To you dads...HAPPY FATHERS DAY!!!

  Going to call my dad and wish him a happy father's day for the first time EVER. He's a great man who taught us to live life on our own terms but to always do good for others. He never became a JW but never opposed my mom either. He added a bit of normalcy to our JW life.

  I LOVE MY DADDY!!!!!!!!!!!!

  HAPPY FATHERS DAY!!!
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  Flops & Exhales

  by Ruddy in

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  the ruddy one flops down in the nearest comfortable armchair and grins inanely around, blinking in the sudden light, recognising a few old faces from many moons past, lifts up his leg whilst a gentle fart warmly traverses it's way down the inside of his jeans, with a lil shake of his leg, it escapes and the warm, barmy evening air is filled with the pungent waft of a most terrible stink.. "pray, excuse me!

  " the ruddy one exclaims, looking a mite embarrassed, what a way to make an entrance, my sincere apologies, sorry ladies.. life is going wonderfully well here, summer has arrived, fluffy cotton wool clouds scudding across the sky, the sun peeking out, throwing out hot shafts of ocassional heat, warming the hairs of one's back, tanning it slowly a deep golden brown.. so, how is everyone here, how are some of my old friends doing?.

  i see one or two faces from years past still floating around, flyinghighnow, robdar and more than a few others.. hope life is going very well with all of you.. your old chum.. that ruddy ....... .

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  shopaholic

  The pics are absolutely beautiful!!!
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  ...Jehovah`s Witness Kids don`t miss Celebrating Birthdays,Christmas..ect..ect!!....

  by OUTLAW in

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  jehovah`s witness kids don`t miss celebrating birthdays,christmas..ect..ect..!

  !......................thats what jehovah`s witness parents,tell the outside world..my parents did.......the fact is..i did want to have a birthday party..i did want to get toys at christmas..i did want a tree with all the lights..i did want to go to the school christmas party..i did want to hunt for chocolate eggs at easter................tell that to your jw parents and you`ll get an ass-whopp`n..........i told my aunt i loved christmas,she always got me something...my aunt told my mom.....mom was not happy.......i did`nt support the jehovah`s witness lie....i paid the price..............when you were a jehovah`s witness kid,did you want to participate in celebrations?

  ...outlaw.

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  shopaholic

  I wanted it all but especially Halloween, Christmas and New Years! Even as an adult, I wanted these holidays.

  We were always sent to the library during any celebrations. I remember not being allowed to draw a thanksgiving turkey when I was in school. I was the only kid that didn't have one stuck to front of the classroom wall. Remember when your teacher had you make and decorate a christmas tree using old reader digest mags? I had to sit at the back of the class and do an extra credit reading assignment when all I wanted was to have the teacher spray paint my tree so I could decorate it with gold sparkles.

  I never understood why JWs don't celebrate birthdays and New Years.
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  Blondie's Comments You Will Not Hear at the 06-21-09 WT Study (GOD'S WISDOM)

  by blondie in

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  pardon the problems in posting.

  comments you will not hear at the 06-21-09 wt study (april 15, 2009, pages 15-19)(jehovah's wisdom).

  review comments will be in red.

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  shopaholic

  Clinging to the FDS\GB is compared to the toes of the gecko...seems appropriate to me.

  Thanks Blondie for the review!