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  ive come to the conclusion that

  by ness in

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  2. beliefs

  jehovah's witnesses vary a great deal country to country.

  i think it may be cultural or something.... ive been browsing the forum for a few days now and cant believe at times we are talking about the same religion.

  and while i would never want to go back to their way of life, i honestly find it hard to believe that as an organisation they are evil.

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  Their litter ture, doctrines (yeah I spelled litter ture on purpose) are the same worldwide. So, it could be regional differences in how its applied but the bottom line is this, they preach they are God's Organization and everyone else is wrong. Seems any organization with that theology is evil to me. I know in Canada its not all sunshine and roses growing out of the society's azz. A good Ozzie friend of mine would agree wholeheartedly, but its nice to hear not everyone has had as an negative experience, regardless.
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  UNDENIABLE LOGIC. Some cherish it while others dismiss it. Which are you?

  by nicolaou in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  there are so many ways to get into this topic; homeopathy, astrology, feng shui, alien abductions, seances and so on ad nauseum but let's pick a simple one - mathematics.

  do you accept the undeniable logic that 1+1 must always equal 2?.

  i cannot conceive of a situation where 1+1=3 but there was a time when i did!

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  The problem with logic is this..it changes the more knowledge we learn about the universe. Ok, its throwing logic out the window to believe such things could in fact have happened, yet, once it was considered throwing out logic to believe that the world was round. What if, its that in future humanity learns that doing the impossible is in fact possible? Perhaps humans are capable of much greater things than is currently considered possible. Buddist monks and hindi guru's "seem" to do some pretty unexplainable things. Do I believe Jesus fed the masses, walked on water etc? I have no idea if it happened or not (wasn't there), but I am logical enough to admit that although the possibility seems remote, I cannot say with complete conviction that it never happened. There are no absolutes without absolute knowledge.
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  Has anyone found dating as an EX JW difficult?

  by sweetstuff in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  just curious as to what difficulties have faced people dating as an ex jw.

  myself, i have noticed the glazed over look in a guy's eyes when you try to explain why your family doesn't celebrate the holidays with you etc.

  new to this board, so if this has been well covered before, please forgive me.

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  Thanks for the replies everyone. I agree, it shouldnt be something brought up early on or if possible but if a relationship continues and grows, its bound to come up sooner or later. That's why I posed the question. And although most people are screwed up, we have our own "special brand" of screwed up, lol. It's nice to see people with successful relationships after j dub life.
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  The Greatest Answer In the History of the World!

  by smellsgood in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i don't know how you will feel about miss south carolina if you view her answer, but i would move for throwing down the irrelevant leaderships of our respective countries (that means you, deleware), and making s.c. empress of the earth for life.

  and maybe a few years after death.

  surely even as ashes in a jar, she will be as a light of intelligence, clarity, justice, fluidity of speech, and above all, hotness.

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  Poor kid, I remember having a talk in front of the hall as a teenager, on Absolum's Ass, great topic pick for a teen! Me and my "sister" er croonie, got to the word ass and started pissing ourselves laughing and couldn't finish the talk, to a very silent and disapproving congregation,(was humiliating after the laughter died off) so yeah, I feel for the kid, her public humiliation is all over tv and the net!
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  The journey begins.

  by Stealth453 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  at 10pm, i leave home for canada.

  it's a 3 day trip.. wish me luck, and i will see you all once i arrive in the frozen north..

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  Welcome to Canada! Psstt, its really not cold in TO at the mo!
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  What did you get told off for?

  by KW13 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i wanted to become an unbaptized publisher, i'd started helping out at the congregation and i was enjoying the responsibilities that any young lad would want to get (as a jw) like doing microphones in absence of brothers and occasionally while they were there as well, before my friends who weren't making 'progress'.. anyway, i went for my unbaptized publisher goal and i got there in the end - making the truth my own, but i was held back by a month or two because some clowns reported me for swearing and a few other things and i have a feeling that was stepdad and/or some of my so called friends jealous of my progress, because immediately after they all became unbaptized publishers .

  so...yeah that was mine, i know people have a lot better/worse however you view it but i was so upset by that.

  maybe i was swearing, maybe i wasn't at the time i can't remember but i do remember both stepdad/friends swearing on occasions.. as a really young child, i remember mum crying like she often did because she was depressed (what happened to jehoobers happy people) and around a corner outside an elder who i used to like told me it was my fault mum was upset?

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  Hmm, let's see, what I watched on tv, what music I listened to, what clothes I wore, what opinions I spoke, that about sums it up!
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  A fifth of Americans can't locate America on a map! WHY IS THAT?

  by Prins Vaillant in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  http://youtube.com/watch?v=lj3inxz8dww

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  Ever see Rick Mercer's "Talking With Americans"? Oh dear god in heaven, I just about pissed myself laughing at their ignorance at anything to do with Canada. Check it out:

  I loved that show! I have it taped, he he. I think I did pee my pants.
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  A fifth of Americans can't locate America on a map! WHY IS THAT?

  by Prins Vaillant in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  http://youtube.com/watch?v=lj3inxz8dww

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  Cough, forgive me, couldn't resist.

  24 Reasons to be Proud to be a Canadian!

  1. Smarties
  2. Crispy Crunch, Coffee Crisp
  3. The size of our footballs fields and one less down
  4. Baseball is Canadian
  5. Lacrosse is Canadian
  6. Hockey is Canadian
  7. Basketball is Canadian
  8. Apple pie is Canadian
  9. Mr. Dress-up kicks Mr. Rogers ass
  10. Tim Hortons kicks Dunkin' Donuts ass

  11. In the war of 1812, started by America, Canadians pushed the Americans back...past their 'White House'. Then we burned it...and most of Washington, under the command of William Lyon McKenzie who was insane and hammered all the time. We got bored because they ran away, so we came home and partied...Go figure..
  12. Canada has the largest French population that never surrendered to Germany
  13. We have the largest English population that never ever surrendered or withdrew during any war to anyone, anywhere
  14. Our civil war was a bar fight that lasted a little over an hour
  15. The only person who was arrested in our civil war was an American mercenary, who slept in and missed the whole thing... but showed up just in time to get caught
  16. We knew plaid was cool far before Seattle caught on
  17. The Hudsons Bay Company once owned over 10% of the earth's surface and is still around as the worlds oldest company
  18. The average dog sled team can kill and devour a full grown human in under 3 minutes
  19. We still know what to do with all the parts of a buffalo
  20. We invented ski-doos, jet-skis, velcro, zippers, insulin, penicillin, zambonis, the telephone and short wave radios that save countless lives each year
  21. We ALL have frozen our tongues to something metal and lived to tell about it
  22. A Canadian invented Superman

  BUT MOST IMPORTANT!
  23. The handles on our beer cases are big enough to fit your hands with mitts on. OOOoohhhhh Canada!!

  Oh yeah... and our elections only take one day.

  I AM CANADIAN!!!
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  A fifth of Americans can't locate America on a map! WHY IS THAT?

  by Prins Vaillant in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  http://youtube.com/watch?v=lj3inxz8dww

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  Let me guess nvr, Canada would be hmm Igloos? LOL
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  What do I do when jw wife feels down / "uninterested" in spiritial things?

  by Check_Your_Premises in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  every so often, say once or twice a year, my wife gets kind of down.. she goes through a period of inactivity in her jw duties.

  it usually has to do with field service.

  she hates field service.

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  I agree with the other posters. Take her out, do something she would never do with her "brothers and sisters". Maybe dancing at a nice club if she's open to that. I would very carefully afterward, tell her how much you loved seeing her happy and having fun, and why doesn't her faith make her feel that kind of joy? But tread lightly, make sure the question is not an attack on her faith, but rather a question intended to make her think. Best of luck!