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  Who dislikes

  by John Doe in

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  2. friends

  the direction country music has taken over the last decade?.

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  chickpea

  sally, from 3rd rock from the sun, sobbed:

  country music singers live such sad lives
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  Do You Have "Contempt" For The Witnesses?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i do.

  i totally feel disdain for the organization.

  they suck..

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  chickpea

  i have to say not the people, as a general rule,
  although there are some real anal-puckers who
  play the game like it is an episode of survivor....

  contempt for the WTS?
  i would have to raise my
  opinion of the b0rg to hold
  it and its minions in contempt
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  Yay for Womanhood! Female Min.Serv's under consideration.

  by cattails in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the "priscilla" deliberations.. gb subcommittees now re-considering role of women in the organization.. example of phoebe as "diakonos" revisited.. could women be appointed to ministerial servant positions in view of the need in congregations?.

  what's your take on latest rumors?

  http://www.extjforo.com/foro/showthread.php?t=14821.

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  chickpea

  holy mother of god!!!!
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  Poll: Who Left Whilst Still Believing?

  by brinjen in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this is for an upcoming youtube project.

  i would love to do this on a mass scale... think there might be something "big" in the results.. 1. were you a born-in (including those who's parents converted while they were still children) or did you convert as an adult?.

  2. when you left, did you still (a) fully believe in the truthtm, (b) partially believe or (c) realise it was all a load of crap?.

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  chickpea

  here is my answer to what i think of the
  doctrines of the WTS: crap
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  Poll: Who Left Whilst Still Believing?

  by brinjen in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this is for an upcoming youtube project.

  i would love to do this on a mass scale... think there might be something "big" in the results.. 1. were you a born-in (including those who's parents converted while they were still children) or did you convert as an adult?.

  2. when you left, did you still (a) fully believe in the truthtm, (b) partially believe or (c) realise it was all a load of crap?.

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  chickpea

  1) convert

  2) my fade began for highly personal
  reasons that had nothing to do with
  the b0rg, but resulted in less and less
  "association"; a happenstance landing
  at JWD was like a splash of cold water...
  i was yearning to rekindle a faith in BS...
  and JWD brought me to my senses....
  so i am saying: left utterly disillusioned
  no longer able to believe anything WTS

  3) no

  4) sentimental deist leaning toward atheism
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  Give Your Advice To Anyone Planning To Fade

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  list some thoughts and suggestions for anyone thinking about fading from the organization..

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  chickpea

  i did not plan a fade, nor did i realize
  i was in a fade til i stumbled upon the
  link to a link to a link that ended up at
  JWD.... and i have to say the sequence
  of events delineated on this thead and
  the links to other threads is spot on:
  giving up hosting BS, not answering,
  slipping meeting attendance, dropping out of TMS,
  slacking, and then inacitve status, in FS were
  gradual but inexorably led to the end of an
  intensely painful self-doubt about my worth
  in the eyes of jah..... time lapse: between
  18 months and 2 years, as i recall
  
  the last contact we had with the elduhs
  was them asking my hub if they could
  do a shepherding call, and when i said
  "if all they have to offer is to study the
  'family happiness book', no thanks!"

  funny that.... they never talked to us again
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  I need help in facing our abuser...

  by cognac in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the thought of it scares me so much i can't even think straight... just writing this makes my heart race like you wouldn't believe.. i need to face my dad and mom.

  my dad abused us, my mom allowed the abuse.

  i need to face him with my two older brothers - the ones who got it the worst and who never faced them about it.... i know my mind will go blank so i'm simply going to write out what i have to say and read it to them.

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  chickpea

  like was already said, get some kind
  of professional guidance to prepare
  you for the possibilities that can occur....
  like there might be admission of perpetration
  or more than likely a flat out denial,
  not to mention emotional manipulation

  my father never acknowledged the impact his
  incestuous forays had on my sense of self and
  emotional well-being and my mother never
  apologized or in any way admitted the harm
  caused by the severe physical/emotional/psychological
  abuse her alcoholism unleashed on her children.....

  i have had a series of therapy/counseling seasons
  and they helped significantly to break the generational
  cycle of deep-seated abuse issues... hopefully it ends here....
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  Wierd District Convention experience Pioneer/Elder claim disapointment he's still not a C.O???

  by Witness 007 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  melbourne australia district convention last saturday this jackass pioneer/elder gets on stage and relates how he and his wife have served where the need is great in many congs hoping for the "privledge" of being a c.o couple....he expressed "disapointment and discouragement" when he was not appointed....he moved to a new assignment in the chinese cong.. the speaker thanks him for his "honesty" but i was thinking what are his motives for serving his brothers?

  is this a good example for pioneering?

  must be a reason his ambition...... sorry i mean, goals could not be reached.

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  chickpea

  the MTS/PO/CoBoE from the KH i had attended
  was extremely interested in attaining CO status...
  widowed, college-educated, self-employed as
  a photographer (excuse me... photojournalist)
  he was definitely stretching for the job....

  he was a real rock star when first assigned...
  generated a lot of enthusiasm and crazy numbers
  for mtg attendance and FS participation....
  for a while.... no one is THAT good to keep interest
  in the hamster wheel race at high levels

  did substitute work in the circuit, always on the
  platform at DC/CA.... never heard if he made it....
  he was one who would have been disappointed
  to have been overlooked.....
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  Getting Offended: A Method of Control

  by daniel-p in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was always frustrated with how much counsel and advice was given at the kingdom hall on how not to offend others.

  it seemed like complete immunity was given to the person getting offended.

  they were never counselled to just mind their own business, but if anyone had any reason to be offended about something you had done, the elders, or that person, would be sure to let you know about it.. most of the time it was nobody's business.

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  chickpea

  i hated that whinging "might stumble so-and-so"
  crap when some uber-righteous JW would tsk tsk
  something we chose to do or not do....

  jesus tapdancing christ!
  pull on your big girl panties and
  deal with life, princess! you aint
  all that and never will be!!!!!!!!!
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  Are JW's the only ones imprisoned for their beliefs?

  by homeschool in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i'm sorry to gadget, who brought up a similar topic & it reminded me of something i was told 2 days ago.

  is it true that jw's are the majority of people who are currently imprisoned for their beliefs?

  can you give me examples if this is or is not the case?

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  chickpea

  ouigers!