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  Got to ask yourself the question, "Where are you now" ?

  by JH in

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  i'm listening to the song "wisemen" by james blunt, and i'm meditating the words he is saying, relating it to my faith, or what's left of it...... where are you now ?.

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  I would say that I am well on my way to being free from the mind control of the WT. There are many issues that I haven't resolved regarding what part religion will play in my life in the future. I still have a faith in Christianity but not the JW teachings

  Maddie
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  Happy Thanksgiving! What Do You Feel Thankful For in Your Life ?

  by flipper in

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  hello all, and happy thanksgiving wherever you are !

  i know other people started threads on this, but you know me, mr. analyze this, analyze that , what do you guys feel personally thankful for in this time in your life ?

  lots to be thankful for , to be sure.

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  Happy Thanksgiving to you too Flipper

  I am thankful for my dear husband who has supported me through everything and changed my life.

  I am thankful that today I am in Recovery, as I nearly died.

  I am thankful for my family that I adore.

  I am thankful for my unconditional friends.

  I am thankful for not being controlled by the WT anymore.

  I am thankful for much more too

  Maddie
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  Hi everyone

  by the widow in

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  i have been out of the borg for several years.

  my husband got us out by reading coc.

  we were pretty well against organized religion of any sort.

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  Welcome back to the forum

  Very sorry to hear you lost your husband recently but happy you have found comfort and support in the Baptist Church. You will find the same thing here too.

  Maddie
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  Hi guys i'm a newbie

  by The Dark Side in

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  2. friends

  hello i've been disfellowshipped for about three years, and no plans to go back to the matrix ( if u know what i mean ).

  but my mother, and brothers are still inside.

  any word of advice on how can i tell them the truth without them getting dissapointed?.

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  Welcome to the forum Darkside

  I am in the same situation as you with family but not df'd. I have told them how I feel and about the deceit of the WT (abuse scandal cover-ups, doctrine changes called "new light"). Many on JWD would suggest planting small seeds at a time.

  Do your family still speak to you now you are df'd?

  Maddie
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  Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia ...

  by compound complex in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  you can be helped, for a fee, to conquer your irrational fears.

  there is a lifetime guarantee.

  my question is whether the above phobia truly does put an unhealthy number of people into trauma; it is not my fear ... please check this out:.

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  I haven't got this particular phobia but someone I know has a job where he is expected to give demonstrations in front of audiences at various times, and he gets in quite a state - palpitations, sweats etc. I get like that with spiders if they're big ones!

  I also have a friend with a bad phobia of flying. I've lost count of the number of times he has booked flights and then not been able to go because of fear. There are so many different phobias of one kind or another that it would be interesting to do a survey on them to see just how many. It could be done by dividing people into sex and age categories etc. It would be interesting.

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  Just another meeting - the lack of "occasion" and "grief" at JW funeral

  by truthseeker in

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  i recently attended the witness funeral of a sister who lost her mother.

  she lived to a good age.. most of the congregation were there.. if the truth be told, it was one of the most disrespectful funerals i have ever been too.

  no one did anything wrong, but everyone was happy - a little too happy.. it was just another meeting to the dubs who attended.

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  I know what you mean about some JW funerals. I been to a couple of them and like you say they are very emotionless and not much about the poor deceased. I went to a Humanistic funeral and it was really moving as the Funeral Conductor spoke about the life of the departed and her favourite songs were played. It was a lovely and compassionate service.

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  Creationism is Stupid, Stupid, STOOOOPID!

  by Farkel in

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  2. beliefs

  ok. i used to believe in creationism even after i left the dubs.

  i was a braindead window washer at the time.

  i don't believe in creationism now, but i do believe in a creator and that is different.

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  How Can All Those Scientists Be Wrong?

  The idea that evolution may be false is a difficult idea for many people to accept, particularly when a lot of well-educated, smart people, and well-respected organizations say it is true. How can it be that so many people are so wrong?

  • Most people are taught in school, and from television shows and museums, that evolution explains our universe and all living things, and that evolution is a proven fact. They have not been told about the problems with the theory of evolution, nor have they been given the opportunity to study the concept of "special creation" as a legitimate alternative.
  • Much of the confusion around the concept of "evolution" is that this word is commonly used to describe two very different things:
  • Micro-evolution refers to the fact that living things have a built-in variability which allows them to adapt to small changes in the environment. When scientists say that evolution is a proven fact, they mean that micro-evolution is a proven fact. No creation scientist disputes this. Indeed, this ability to adapt would be expected as a part of "good design". Textbook examples of "evolution in action" almost always describe this type of small change, such as the "peppered moth" story, or the development of resistance to pesticides. What is happening in these cases is not the creation of something new, but merely the emphasis of an already existing trait.
  • Macro-evolution refers to the type of change which has created people from hydrogen gas. Evolutionists say that large scale change is possible because we have seen small scale change in action. However, the flaw in this reasoning is that living systems have limits beyond which no further change can take place.
  • Some other considerations include:
    • Much of day to day scientific activity ("practical science") does not directly depend upon evolutionary assumptions, and so progress is made.
    • Scientific fields of study have become very narrow. A scientist can believe that the evidence for evolution is found in "some other field", even if it is not obviously seen in his own.
    • Since scientists know that other scientists believe in evolution, they believe it also, even though they may not know much about the details themselves.
    • Scientists want to have an answer for everything, and so the "best" theory is the accepted theory, regardless of its absolute merits.
    • Non-naturalistic ideas (like special creation) are regarded as outside the scope of scientific study. Can we equate "what is true" only with "what can be seen and measured"? Is the physical dimension "all there is"? Many scientists have been taught to believe that religious and scientific beliefs are separate things which should be kept separate. However, many of the well-known scientists of the past (such as Louis Pasteur, Issac Newton, and Michael Faraday, among many others) operated with their religious and scientific ideas working together.

  It seems to be quite common to belittle creationists so I thought I would post something in defense of it. I think we should be careful of just assuming that Scientists have all the answers cut and dried. I have learnt from experience not to put all my trust in what human being says as the indisputable truth. Just thought I'd mention it

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  How long before you tell people you were once a Jehovah's Witness?

  by Trevanian in

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  most of the people i've met since i left don't know that i spent years of my life as a door knocker.. i have very dear friends who don't know.

  i've even had lovers who didn't know.

  my last partner knew, and found it vaguely amusing.. i guess i find it deeply embarrassing, although over the years it's become easier to mention it.

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  Sometimes I could tell the whole world that I was a JW and that I found out that they're a cult and never to join them. Other times I don't want to mention it at all because I just want to forget all about it.

  Guess it is all still painful

  Maddie
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  I met Jamie Oliver!!!

  by tall penguin in

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  i work in a large bookstore in toronto.

  this past thursday, jamie oliver came to promote his new book.

  i got to work the "green room" and hang out with him before he went onstage.

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  I love Jamie Oliver !!!!!!!!!!!

  There's something really appealing about him, I just want to cuddle him when I see him on TV. Lucky Penguin!

  Maddie
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  WHAT WOULD YOU WRITE ?????

  by vitty in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have a jw family member coming to stay.

  im sure they will look on my bookcase where i will leave my coc copy.

  i wanted to write something inside to compel them to read it and not just close it in fear !!.

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  Maddie

  HI VITTY

  I found this under the heading of "Spiritual Experience" in the Alcoholics Anonymous Recovery Book.

  "There is a principle which is a bar against all information which is proof against all arguments and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance- that principle is contempt prior to investigation."

  By Herbert Spencer

  Maddie