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  I don't like using Jehovahs' name anymore

  by LouBelle in

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  2. friends

  i must say the more and more i learn and find my way around my spirituallity the less i use the name jehovah.

  it just reminds me of everything i went through, reminds me of the ""bad"" and not the good of god.

  it reminds me of hypocracy and mind control.

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  Look on the bright side of life. At least you won't get stoned for saying the Lord's name.

  (Every time (every time!) I watch this scene I end up laughing in glee at my monitor.)
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  Is there spyware on the Societys CD?

  by isnrblog in

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  2. friends

  any thoughts?.

  it would be easy to do, but if found out could be very embarrasing!!.

  has anyone looked into this?

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  It's not just about the ethics of the WTS; it's about the practicality and benefit to them. The risk would be far too great for a minimal benefit at best.
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  Funny things you thought growing up -

  by cognac in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  1. a "shower" as in "baby shower" or "wedding shower" was when a bunch of people got together to take a shower together.

  which didn't go over well with me when my mom wanted to go to a shower without my dad.. 2. when my father said to my mom that he was going to marry somebody, as in do there vows or something, i thought he was going to marry somebody else and start another family.

  i almost fainted when he told me that he was leaving to go do that.

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  I used to wonder if I'd been placed in an experiment by aliens who wanted to see if I'd figure out my religion was a scam.

  (I got there eventually, but they haven't let me out yet.)

  5. I used to talk to satan at night and beg him to say sorry to Jehovah so that they could be friends again and this whole argument could be over with.

  Ha! An entirely sensible idea actually, if Yahweh is a forgiving God.
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  What do you think about Demons now?

  by tooktheredpill in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi guys!.

  as many of you know, i'm still inside the borg, but my mind is completely disconnected.

  i had a chat with some friends during the week, and they started sharing experiences they had, dealing with demons in the past.. i heard some stories from brothers from cuba, that used to be mediums or "saints", and how the demons "immediately started to attack them when they started learning the truth(tm)".

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  Muwhahaha, funny!

  I heard one about a tie tightening around a brother's neck.

  God, I'm glad I don't believe in the supernatural anymore.
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  Favorite Quotes

  by Abandoned in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  i love inspirational quotes.

  i read through them from time to time and i always feel better after sharing the thoughts of yesterday and today's greatest minds.

  "if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with success unexpected in common hours.

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  If ignorance is bliss, then knock the smile off my face.
  - Rage Against The Machine, Settle For Nothing

  Yes I know my enemies
  They're the teachers who taught me to fight me
  Compromise, conformity, assimilation, submission
  Ignorance, hypocrisy, brutality, the elite
  All of which are American dreams!
  All of which are American dreams!
  All of which are American dreams!
  All of which are American dreams!
  All of which are American dreams!
  All of which are American dreams!
  All of which are American dreams!
  All of which are American dreams!
  - Rage Against The Machine, Know Your Enemy (some interesting quotes in the video, too)
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  Is there spyware on the Societys CD?

  by isnrblog in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  any thoughts?.

  it would be easy to do, but if found out could be very embarrasing!!.

  has anyone looked into this?

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  Doubt it. It wouldn't be worth their trouble.

  And they probably don't have the know-how. The software itself is pretty... (no swearing allowed).
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  Why is God Hiding?

  by uninformed in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i have been wanting very badly to understand god and the bible.. if it is so important for us to:.

  act a certain way.

  perform certain rituals.

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  Why is God Hiding?

  I certainly don't know. Maybe if we stopped playing hide and seek with him/her/it and simply got on with our lives and each other, he/she/it would eventually get bored and come out.

  No offense intended to those with faith. It's just how I feel and think.
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  Cousin agrees, Questioning the FADS isn't wrong...now he wants more.

  by dawg in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ok, so all of you know about my letter writing campaign; i've had several break throughs and just as many disappointments... about what i expected.

  i'd say the response to my letters has been 50/50.. so, the last few weeks, i've been recieveing e-mail replies from one of my cousins.

  he conseedes the fact that it isn't "apostacy" to question the fads.... this after much coaching on my part.. but i gave him three things to look into, one was why it is apostacy in this dumb assesd religion to question the men in the gb.

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  What makes them know they should partake scriptually speaking? I'm sure the bible can be taken differnet ways, but why should the great crowd not partake of them emblems? That's what I mean.

  Where do they get that dogma? WHere is the great crowd? Its before the lamb, before God... right? and where's that? In heaven right?

  The emblems, where does it say that only the so called "annointed" should partake?

  Revelation is a book that you can take pretty much any way you want to with a little imagination and gullability. When you find out what "John" really meant, cult's interpretations are seen to be the crap that they are.

  I can't help with why Jehovah's Witnesses get away with making the distinction between their anointed and great crowd groups in the way they do, but I do have some books on Revelation which give scholarly exegesis. I can scan the relevant bits if you like, dawg. If you think it would help, post back.
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  I don't like using Jehovahs' name anymore

  by LouBelle in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i must say the more and more i learn and find my way around my spirituallity the less i use the name jehovah.

  it just reminds me of everything i went through, reminds me of the ""bad"" and not the good of god.

  it reminds me of hypocracy and mind control.

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  I certainly don't believe in the God of the old testament anymore, but prefer to use Yahweh when I refer to the character.
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  My story: "Pop!" goes the Little Circuit Breaker

  by TJ - iAmCleared2Land in

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  2. friends

  i guess it's about time i write my story.

  i've put this off for a long time... primarily becuase, while i thought my story was bad, i've read so many worse and heart-rending stories here.

  i think, though, there is some therapeutic value in 'letting it all out' with others who know what 'it' was like.

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  I am amazed. Truly amazed at the strength you have, TJ.

  As someone who hasn't experienced anything like any of that, I can't understand. But your continual victory over your previous circumstances shows me the human mind has such a great ability to heal and grow, and that is very encouraging. Thank you for allowing us to read.