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  SPECIAL INTERVIEW with Jehovah!

  by Terry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  you live; you die.

  r: but, why give us a bible.

  why send jesus to die for us if everything is "meaningless" for us?.

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  To all the newbies: How I've have adapted to life outside the Org

  by tooktheredpill in

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  2. experiences

  i havent been active in the forum for some time, but i keep reading your comments every few weeks.

  ive noticed that there are many new members.

  welcome to jwd!!!

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  BTT

  Hello all!

  Today I noticed that I've been a member since 10/10/07. Time flies certainly! Transitioned from Elder to MIA in the past 3 years...

  I think I have become an ex-ex-JW. :) I feel like an adult, normal person now. I enjoy every day!

  I'm bumping this thread because I think it will be helpful to newbies. There is a life outside the Organization!

  Have a great day!

  TTRP
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  ...Happy Birthday "Purple Sofa"..

  by OUTLAW in

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  purple sofa... .

  ...................... ...outlaw.

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  Happy Birthday Purps!!!
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  Ran over my dog today

  by BurnTheShips in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  she was chasing my car up the road.

  i didn't notice her.

  she is gone.. bts.

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  I'm so sorry my friend!

  I'm going through a similar situation. I'll send you a PM.

  ((((((BTS))))))
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  Danny Gokey - My Best Days Are Ahead Of Me

  by Annointeds Daughter in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  i saw this music video, and i thought it could be relevant to all of us (who has escaped the wt society)..

  enjoy!!

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqus079luz8.

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  Hi!

  I really liked the phrase "you are a victim of the rules you live by".

  Very nice song.

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  Methane based life on Titan?

  by SacrificialLoon in

  1. social
  2. current

  is one hypothesis for what is going on on the surface of titan.. http://www.nasa.gov/topics/solarsystem/features/titan20100603.html.

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  HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

  Think About It: You made my day!

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  Ray Franz has had a stroke

  by coffee_black in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just setting the record straight.

  there is another thread that notes a claim on wiki that said that ray has died.. he had a stroke yesterday, and is in the hospital.

  he is still alive.

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  All:

  I am very saddened by this loss. I had the opportunity of meeting Ray and Cynthia in their own home aprox. 2 years ago. At that time I was really confused, because I was "awakening" while I was an Elder in a congregation. I sent Ray an email asking for advice, and he answered it with a 7 page-long message. He even invite us to meet him!

  He answered all my bible questions using different bible versions. Everything in context. Never noticed any bitterness towards the WT.

  Ray and Cynthia demonstrated with their own lives what a "real christian" should be.

  We'll miss you, Ray. Thanks a lot for your support.

  TTRP & AD.
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  Ray Franz has had a stroke

  by coffee_black in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just setting the record straight.

  there is another thread that notes a claim on wiki that said that ray has died.. he had a stroke yesterday, and is in the hospital.

  he is still alive.

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  We hope he'd get better...

  TTRP
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  Why FAITH is actually a form of suicide

  by Terry in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i once heard a psychiatrist explain suicide as the ultimate act of self-preservation.

  sound weird?.

  counter-intuitive as that sounds, he went on to explain why.. when all you value in life is threatened you do whatever desperate act that will preserve that value.. destruction of self stops the ......process.....of consciously losing.

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  Terry:

  You commentented something very interesting to me:

  "Their "faith" has replaced individuality and what was once human, artistic and creative has died".

  That comment reminded me a conversation I had with a co-worker about 5 years ago. At that time I was still an Elder, but I was not in "JW Mode" at work. (I preferred to preach from house to house on the weekends, and no preaching at work, unless somebody asked me about religion).

  One day I was having lunch with a co-worker, and he told me: "Don't take this wrong, but you are the first JW that I know that have not lost his humanity"...!!!! That hit me hard, because I thought that all my "brothers and sisters" were approachable, and sincerily cared for other people. Why this guy was telling me that JW's have "no humanity"?? It bothered me at the moment, but stopped thinking about it.

  I unplugged from the cult about 2 years ago. Now I understand perfectly what my coworker meant. JW's are robots without any critical thinking ability. And I was one for 34 years. :(

  It's really sad. "A mind is a terrible thing to waste".

  TTRP
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  Warren Shroeder passed away - king apostate from Bethel

  by Dogpatch in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  alanf's wife julian just informed me that warren schroeder passed away yesterday, had been sick for months.. how sad!.

  a tribute to warren: http://www.freeminds.org/organization/brooklyn-bethel/freddy-klein-and-the-apostate-books.html?q=apostate+books.

  jwn's full version, a most amazing and entertaining story from the great franz incident where tom cabeen, myself, warren and many more tell our side of the story:.

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  RIP