Posts by vivalavida

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Apostates are narrow-minded victims of brainwashing who believe everything they read

by cedars in

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or so says the person who left this comment on jwsurvey.org.... what just amazes me is how people can pass judgement on others, make vast sweeping statements and make out that they know best.

this isnt just based on this page, but other pages ive read on this website.

while youre at it why not just say all black people are criminals, all asians are rapists and all white people molest their children.

vivalavida

Why not think for yourselves? Why do you take everything on face value? Why not question what is being told to you? Why not be different rather than follow the crowd? From what I know JWs are told to question everything and not blindly believe what they are told. So if after they question it and they want to believe in a god called Jehovah, leave them to it. There are clearly many of you who don’t question, don’t look at both sides and just believe in any hype. You get on the hate bandwagon and ride it all the way along. Yes we have freedom of speech, but why use it to hate others? You think JWs have been brainwashed? You make me laugh.

This really made me laugh. Unbelievable... JWs question everything, maybe, and don't believe blindly what they are told, maybe, except if it comes from the GB. It really proves they ARE brainwashed.

Vivalavida

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BTW, just 9 days until the end of the world...

by Satanus in

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just, so you know.

are you keeping on the watch?

i know i am;).

vivalavida

In a couple of years, we can show the film 2012 to young kids and say: "I survived this".

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Anyone know of any effective but simple diets/diet tips? Weight gain after giving up smoking!

by Lozhasleft in

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i'm really struggling with this.

i gave up smoking a few months back and have put on around 20lbs already.

i've gone up another dress size and i wasn't slim to begin with!

vivalavida

Very easy, nothing to buy: www.leangains.com or a bit more easily explained: www.rippedbody.jp

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Whats happened to Commentary Press

by BlindersOff1 in

is it planning to reprint rays books?.

If Cynthia is not interested on continuing with publishing this awesome couple of books and we recognize the importance of them for people with doubts or who have recently abandon the WTS. Does that mean that it could be OK to distribute the PDF files for people who would benefit from them? I am not talking about the "legal" aspect of it. Up to this moment, I have made sure to direct the people who wants the books to Commentary Press, but what about now?

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does anyone feel messed up sexually because of being brought up as jw? like you have missed out, etc?

by johnjones3210 in

hiya,.

i'm new to this forum but just wanted to talk to somebody about this.. i was brought up as a jw and left just over a year ago.

i'm now 26 and feel messed up sexually.

vivalavida

Blondie - http://shaadi.jharkhandi.com/2009/07/homosexuality-hinduism-and-section-377.html

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atrapado's story parte dos

by atrapado in

we met after the meeting which i found strange i figured if i was to be named it would be before the meeting.

they read me the letter from the wt.

it basically said that they were happy about my recommendation but they couldnt accept the recommendation of a 16 year old that i should wait until i was at least 17. of course i was not 16. the problem is that in spanish you write the day first the month after.

vivalavida

I just feel like I used to feel after reading the yearbook's experiences, only in reverse...

Gracias por la experiencia Atrapado.

Vivalavida

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atrapado's story parte 1

by atrapado in

so it was only my mother, two of my sisters and i that had to move.

you cant really play soccer by yourself.. i turn to the jws for friends but there were no kids my age and kids a few years older than me started to hate me.

i liked the elder saw him as my dad i didnt want to say no.

vivalavida

Atrapado - Yes, the congregation in Germany was a spanish one. Although I also spent a year in a spanish congregation in NY before moving to Germany and can understand perfectly your situation, specially the correcting of pronunciation, etc.

You cannot read my story because I haven't written it yet. Maybe one day I'll just sit down and do it. I

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Discover FREEDOM!

by Wonderment in

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i just posted the message below in another thread, but decided to make it a separate topic.

would like to know your experience with operating systems, linux, or other related material.

i left windows and microsoft behind years ago for linux.

vivalavida

Here is a list of things you could do using Linux and open source without spending an extra cent:

Fully updated operating system - Lots of Linux distributions out there
Desktop Publishing using Scribus.
Graphic Design using Inkscape.
Photo editing and post processing using the Gimp.
Beautiful Websites using Joomla and Apache server.
Play with music editing using Audacity.
Beautiful desktop effects and eye candy without the need of huge hardware resources using Compiz.
Create powerful database driven programs using PHP and MySQL.
Do normal office work using worldwide free and open document formats with either OpenOffice or LibreOffice.
Watch whatever you want using VLC player.
and much much more that I don't want to list here.

And all of this, without spending an extra cent. To me, is much better than being trapped in the walled gardens of the commercial software, even though I do have to use it due to being paid to support it. But at home, it's not only liberating, it is also fun being able to just try new stuff all the time and learn so much about how things work. Just my 2 cents.

Vivalavida

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Did you get Windows 8 yet?

by Iamallcool in

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how do you like it?.

vivalavida

Wonderment - Those are exactly my thoughts. I am also a big fan of Linux and use it privately for 99.9% of stuff and if I need Windows for something, normally it is in a virtual machine and gets deleted relatively often. I love your comment below and agree with it:

Using Linux and open source software whenever possible is liberating... the feeling is somewhat like leaving Watchtower slavery and finding that you don't need a frail "faithful and discreet slave" to mediate between you and God. Christ, suddenly has greater value.

Satanus - Yes, Firefox works on Linux as well as Chrome, Google Earth and a bunch of other programs out there and for others you have very good replacements.

Concerning Windows 8 yes, I installed it on my Wife's computer (30€ buy direct from Microsoft). It is a little weird the constant switching between tablet mode and desktop mode.

What I don't like is the ability of Microsoft of deleting stuff that was installed from their store, whenever THEY decide to do so.

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/microsoft-can-remove-apps-and-data-from-windows-8-devices/16998

Vivalavida

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atrapado's story parte 1

by atrapado in

so it was only my mother, two of my sisters and i that had to move.

you cant really play soccer by yourself.. i turn to the jws for friends but there were no kids my age and kids a few years older than me started to hate me.

i liked the elder saw him as my dad i didnt want to say no.

vivalavida

Hey Atrapado, welcome. Your story and mine are very similar. Only that I did not actually move as a kid to the US but stayed in Honduras and moved years later to Germany. Just like you, I was considered a good reader at 12, giving talk #4 since being 11, always ready to jump in when somebody did not show up for their part in the TS. You have brought a lot of memories back... looking forward for part 2.

Bienvenido hombre,

Vivalavida