its funny, one of the things i do is play lottery. i dont even know why i like it, i know its impossible to win. its just like a big FU every time i buy a card i guess. its odd.
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No chance of going back now!!
by sinis inwell, it was hard but after a few years my sig other is pretty much out.
we celebrate the holidays, and they are very enjoyable.
i was shocked, though, that last night she pulled out a lottery scratch card!!
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Being honest with yourself, could you have reasonably adjusted your attitude and continued on as a JW?
by miseryloveselders ini ask this question in harmony with deedub's swan song thread which i linked below.. http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/members/private/205902/1/time-to-say-good-bye.
to some degree, i think i understand where she's coming from.
just speaking from my own experiences since stepping into the world of anonymous apostacy, i went through a few different phases of personal outlooks.
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I wouldnt agree that we dont have enough informatiom. We have enough information that proves the watchtower is a lying and destructive cult. Now, some people never read through all the information. But many who have could never go back.
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Abortion so daughter family doesn't kick her out, her dfed, etc.
by EndofMysteries init's sad that someone is thinking bout that because of fear of being cast out by family.
i don't know this person, but a mutual aquaintence who knows i was a jw told me.
i'm going to try to relay info to help them.
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yourmomma
I mean, if you think she wants the baby, but is thinking of aborting it to avoid getting DFd, then yeah, i see no problem talking to her or helping her. however if she feels an abortion is right for her, i dont think anyone has any buisness talking her out of it just because they think abortion is wrong.
I would also say, if a person has just found out they are pregnant and thought long and hard to have an abortion right away, that is WAAAAAY better than waiting and having a late term abortion, etc.
You would hate to have a person who truly wanted an abortion but waited cause people are talking her out of it, to then change her mind and go through with what she was going to do in the first place and have to have a late term one.
im not a fan of abortion, and i would likely not have one, but i dont think you can just take peoples rights away and ban all abotions.
cetainly rules could be made, like you have to make the choice within 30 days of finding out your pregnant, and banning late term abortions, etc. (Of course emerhancy situations should be allowed)
isnt there a way to strike a balance between the one side that says no abortions ever, and the other side that says abortions whenever?
guess not
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You just gotta read the story, Fade From the Truth, A Tale of Learning Then Unlearning the Beliefs of JWs
by AndersonsInfo inevery once in a while there's a story so well told that it deserves lots and lots of kudos and plugs.
here's that 124-book length story which is the first one linked from "exclusive autobiographies" on the home page of www.watchtowerdocuments.com.
read it free!.
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JRK,
thats not necessary. out of respect for the author I will not comment further. I was not aware that the author wished to not have his identity discussed, and I apologize for what I wrote. I cannot edit the posts, but if the mods want to delete them, that would be great.
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2011 Yearkbook - Provisions through the Governing Body
by pirata inexcerpts from the 2011 yearbook highlights of the past year:.
tracing all things with accuracy.
(p.9) jesus said that the faithful slave would be discreet in giving the domestics "their food at the proper time".
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yourmomma
half way through that i wondered if it was a parady. then i realized it wasent. this is just crazy how they are just pushing the governing body down everyone's throats. wow.
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New Light
by Spade ini've noticed quite a few dissidents of jehovah's organization that have left with some fixation on jehovah's witnesses concept of new light.
i really don't understand.
the antiquity of religion may be historically educational, but not always personally illuminating.
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outlaw has me rolling on the floor with these kfc pics. LOL
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What video games were banned when you were a JW teen?
by BlackTwisted ini'm not a jw, but i'm kind of studying to be one though.. now that's out of the way, i remember mortal kombat was banned within my home-my mom isn't too fond of blood in video games..but yet, she plays dinosaur crisis sometimes....but then again, that was when i was 9...lol now that i'm 15 and i wanted mortal kombat 9 (still) my mom stil lsaid no...but then again, she would let me play it online..i dont know why..its strange, but hey, whatever works for her and me i guess.. .
um...lets see..any shooting games, or any games that has blood in it, she wont let me get.
so i can still play fighting games, just not the ones with blood...eh, oh well.i'm surprised she even let me play "dead or alive" and "soul calibur"!
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In my old hall a group of young adults used to get together all the time and play halo. Then the elders found out and threatened anyone who played it with the loss of privlages and had a local needs talk on violent video games. so after that they stopped playing halo they played mario cart. well, then the elders did a local needs talk on that, not that it was violent, but that it was a problem that they got together regularly and wasted time playing video games.
so then they stopped playing video games and would just have gatherings on the weekends, and shortly after that the watchtower about social gatherings came out. (not sure if you guys remember, but it was about how there should be very few people and how one brother should be in charge of what you talk about and how you should talk only about spiritual things). so that was pretty much the last straw and they all stopped getting together, and i'd say 75% of that group is out of the religion now.
its odd, when i was younger in the 90's, we used to have social gatherings every single weekend, sometimes on both sat, and sun, and it was praised and looked upon as a very good thing, it helped young ones stay in. it was one of the things that kept me in the religion at a young age, and being honest, i'd enjoyed it and have fond memories of it.
but now, the society doesnt want people even getting together outside of the hall it seems. i never thought that would happen. so now either there is little to no socializing, or there are groups of young ones with the "f it" mentality, and have huge gatherings with drinking. lol.
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You just gotta read the story, Fade From the Truth, A Tale of Learning Then Unlearning the Beliefs of JWs
by AndersonsInfo inevery once in a while there's a story so well told that it deserves lots and lots of kudos and plugs.
here's that 124-book length story which is the first one linked from "exclusive autobiographies" on the home page of www.watchtowerdocuments.com.
read it free!.
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haha onthewayout
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elders would like a talk with me
by varian inhi everyone.. i recently had a phone call from an elder of my former cong.
they would like to chat with me, and obviously want to encourage me to come back.. to make a long story short: the last 4 or five years i was a jw in their kh, i was more or less completly ignored.
had in that time no phone calls, visits or any interest how i felt etc.
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yeah, what leavingwt said. i personally have a zero contact policy, meaning if they call, come to the door, or whatever, i ignore and do not answer....ever.
i also reverse shun in stores, and pretend that i never see them.
now, of course, they can still df me, cause they can do whatever they want, even though i have not broken any jw rules. however you increase that chance if you acknowledge any type of authority they try to have over you.
and they have zero. you give them the authority they desire by playing by their rules.
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You just gotta read the story, Fade From the Truth, A Tale of Learning Then Unlearning the Beliefs of JWs
by AndersonsInfo inevery once in a while there's a story so well told that it deserves lots and lots of kudos and plugs.
here's that 124-book length story which is the first one linked from "exclusive autobiographies" on the home page of www.watchtowerdocuments.com.
read it free!.
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yourmomma
sounds like "onthewayout"'s story. good read.