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  38 years, are these people friends ???

  by lancelink in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  last week my mother died, and since my parents live clear across the country, i had to travel out there and help .

  my father with the arraignments.

  they were active, visible witnesses here at home here in wisconsin for over 15 years.

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  First off, let me say how sorry I am for your loss. It is really tragic.

  It is especially tragic the way Witnesses treat former members in situations like this. I had recently left the Org back in 2005 when my 32-year-old brother died unexpectedly of blood clots that formed in his legs and went into his lungs. My brother and I had been inseparable our whole lives, being only 14-months different in age. Rhett was a pioneer, an MS, and widely known and loved. I'd say there were close to 2,000 people at his funeral. Almost all of these people, ones I had known my whole life, shunned me even there. I never received a single card, or flower, or phone call, or visit while my Witness family members were inundated with support and sympathy and visitors. Hours after I learned of his death and went to the house where I was raised to mourn the passing of my brother, my step-mother suggested I leave the premises as it would be more "dignified". People I had known my whole life referred to me in the third person while I was standing right in front of them at my brothers funeral, as if it were I who had died and not him. I will never forget how cold, how vicious, how unloving and inhuman was the treatment I received at the hands of my former "Brothers" and "Sisters" once I no longer believed their religion. They couldn't even have basic compassion towards me as a young man who had just lost his life-long best friend, his closest brother.

  Ryan
  XJW Net: The new social network for former Jehovah's Witnesses
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  Stonehenge was Built only 70 years after Noah's Flood

  by ThomasCovenant in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7625145.stm.

  flood =2370bc .

  stonhenge built 70 years later.. good going..

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  And the wood he used for the barbecue came from one of the still-living bristlecone pine trees that is older than the flood. Amazing that a tree can survive being submerged in salt water for a year and still live another 4,000 years ain't it?

  Ryan
  XJW Net: The new social network for former Jehovah's Witnesses
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  YHWH a minor pagan god: Ugaritic Texts and the Sons of El

  by DoomVoyager in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  interesting.. here is the first thing i've found on the subject, though i haven't read much of it yet.. http://faculty.gordon.edu/hu/bi/ted_hildebrandt/otesources/05-deuteronomy/text/articles/heiser-deut32-bs.htm.

  pseudo.

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  Your statements about Yahweh being one of the 70 sons of El are spot on. And yes, Deuteronomy 32:8-9 clinches it. Interestingly, the Masoretes altered this verse in the middle ages in an attempt to remove this link to Canaanite religion from the Bible. It was (and is) a fairly embarrassing scripture. Also of interest: despite the conclusive evidence that the Masoretic rendition of this scripture is a later "correction", not the original text, the New World Translation continues to use the Masoretic fudged version instead of the original rendering. Nice one Watchtower.

  How does Satan enter into this? Easy, he doesn't. Satan was a later invention. The early Jews did not believe in a specific entity named Satan, this was originally a title, like Judge, that simply meant "the adversary". It indicated whomever was playing the part of the foil in a debate or discussion. Anybody could be referred to as "the satan" in a situation, and it wasn't always considered a bad thing. Later Hellenized Jews, picking up ideas from Zoroastrianism and other beliefs, developed this idea that there was a specific character named Satan because they didn't understand what they were reading. Christianity developed the idea further.

  I love this topic too, BTW.

  Ryan
  XJW Net: The new social network for former Jehovah's Witnesses
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  What's Happening This Week at XJW Net

  by tastyrerun in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this week i started a new social networking site for former jw's called xjw net.

  i did it pretty much on a whim.

  it's not intended to replace sites like jwd here, but to provide another way for this community to connect and share experiences, thoughts, and friendships.

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  tastyrerun

  This week I started a new social networking site for former JW's called XJW Net. I did it pretty much on a whim. It's not intended to replace sites like JWD here, but to provide another way for this community to connect and share experiences, thoughts, and friendships. In the first couple of days we've gotten to 24 members, not a massive number, but at least enough to get the ball rolling. People have started to post pictures and videos, a few good discussions have begun and some new connections have been made.

  One particular topic of discussion that I thought was interesting was started by Anthony, "Your Positive Experience with the JW Religion". I've really enjoyed reading the different views about whether one person or another was able to find something positive to take out of their association with the Organization.

  All told it's been a nice start to XJW Net. I hope we keep growing and really develop into a full-fledged community. Please come join the network and contribute!

  http://xjwnet.ning.com
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  Just Created: XJW Social Network xjwnet.ning.com

  by tastyrerun in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have become a big user of social networking sites like facebook.

  i am also a member of a couple of more specialized social networks but when i looked for an xjw social network i found nothing.. .

  so, i made one!.

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  tastyrerun

  We haven't got critical mass yet, but 15 members in the first 24 hours is a start at least...
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  Just Created: XJW Social Network xjwnet.ning.com

  by tastyrerun in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have become a big user of social networking sites like facebook.

  i am also a member of a couple of more specialized social networks but when i looked for an xjw social network i found nothing.. .

  so, i made one!.

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  Thanks for the bump! Ain't workin' yet, but we'll see.
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  John McCain Gets BarackRoll'd

  by darth frosty in

  1. jw
  2. friends

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

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  I love it!
  
  Ryan
  
  http://xjwnet.ning.com
  XJW Net: The Social Networking Site for XJW's, Come Join, It's Free!
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  Just Created: XJW Social Network xjwnet.ning.com

  by tastyrerun in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have become a big user of social networking sites like facebook.

  i am also a member of a couple of more specialized social networks but when i looked for an xjw social network i found nothing.. .

  so, i made one!.

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  Cool! Now there are two of us, which is not much of a social network. Need to get some more people on board! I've invited about 30 or so XJW's I know. Hopefully it's a start.
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  Just Created: XJW Social Network xjwnet.ning.com

  by tastyrerun in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have become a big user of social networking sites like facebook.

  i am also a member of a couple of more specialized social networks but when i looked for an xjw social network i found nothing.. .

  so, i made one!.

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  tastyrerun

  I have become a big user of social networking sites like Facebook. I am also a member of a couple of more specialized social networks but when I looked for an XJW social network I found nothing.
  
  So, I made one!
  
  Introducing XJW Net, The Social Networking Site for former Jehovah's Witnesses! Come on by, make a profile, and friend me!
  
  http://xjwnet.ning.com
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  XJW Blog and Podcast

  by tastyrerun in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm pretty new to jwd but i know it's supposed to be the place for xjw's to hang online.. .

  anyhow, i am posting here because i am an xjw who maintains a blog (who doesn't these days, right?

  ) and also produces a monthly podcast from the perspective of an xjw-freethinker and deals with jw related themes and information.

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  tastyrerun

  Hi,
  
  I'm pretty new to JWD but I know it's supposed to be the place for XJW's to hang online.
  
  Anyhow, I am posting here because I am an XJW who maintains a blog (who doesn't these days, right?) and also produces a monthly podcast from the perspective of an XJW-Freethinker and deals with JW related themes and information. My most recent episode is an interview with a friend of mine and the person behind http://www.watchtowerletters.com and we discuss how writing back and forth to Bethel helped lead him out of the Organization despite being a third-generation Witness, a Ministerial Servant and a somebody who was once accepted to Bethel. His experience is interesting, his site is great (scans of correspondence with the Society, some great videos) and I think some people here might be interested in checking out both my podcast and his site.
  
  So, here are links:
  
  Podcast:
  
  iTunes link: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=75276856
  RSS Feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/RyanSutterPodcast
  
  His site is:
  
  http://www.watchtowerletters.com
  
  
  If you have an interesting experience or JW related site and are interested in appearing on the podcast please let me know. I'd love to promote and focus on more material and information that will help get people away from the Society.
  
  Thanks!
  
  Ryan