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  What's your take on the future of the Euro?

  by darthfader in

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  treaty to save euro takes shape, but britain sits out.

  http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/10/business/global/european-leaders-agree-on-fiscal-treaty.html.

  brussels european leaders, meeting until the early hours of friday, agreed to sign an intergovernmental treaty that would require them to enforce stricter fiscal and financial discipline in their future budgets.

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  evolution question

  by outsmartthesystem in

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  2. beliefs

  it has taken me almost 2 years to get to the bottom of the watchtower society rabbit hole.

  being fully convinced that i was duped....i am still a little ashamed of myself for being so narrow minded.

  i have vowed never to close off my mind like that again.

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  I am trying again with The Blind Watchmaker but I have a feeling I am going to have to gain my understanding of evolution from someone other than Dawkins. He's too dogmatic for my liking.
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  This video will be the downfall of the WT and GB

  by EndofMysteries in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  this is the scandal of scandals won't you agree?.

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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xz5tajzyw6y.

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  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rickrolling @cedars
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  Charity begins at home

  by Mickey mouse in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i wanted to get this down in type before the thought is lost.. this afternoon, i gave two hours of my time to help a local charity raise money by packing groceries in a supermarket.

  the charity provide support to families who have a child affected by a disability that, well, let's just say it's close to my heart.

  as i drove the twenty minute journey to the supermarket in question, i struggled with some feelings which i understand are part of something called dissociative disorder, sometimes experienced as part of post traumatic stress disorder.

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  I wanted to get this down in type before the thought is lost.

  This afternoon, I gave two hours of my time to help a local charity raise money by packing groceries in a supermarket. The charity provide support to families who have a child affected by a disability that, well, let's just say it's close to my heart. As I drove the twenty minute journey to the supermarket in question, I struggled with some feelings which I understand are part of something called dissociative disorder, sometimes experienced as part of post traumatic stress disorder. You see, at the moment, a different 'charity' has been tearing my family apart and this has caused me some distress. Fighting back tears, I parked up and went in. I felt that perhaps I was not up to this task today.

  As a Jehovah's Witness, I have spent literally thousands of hours in what is sometimes described as a 'charitable work'. What I took part in this afternoon was notably different. People were appreciative of the work we were doing. In two hours, I raised somewhere between £50 and £100 and there were approximately 30 of us, each doing a 2 hour shift. As I packed bags, people asked me which charity we were raising funds for and a number of people donated in excess of £5. I wondered whether they would care that the person packing their shopping is considered 'mentally diseased' by some.

  As I left the store, I felt a sense of satisfaction that my two hours were well spent. The majority of people I interacted with were kind and generous. Although my faith in human nature has taken a beating of late, this afternoon it has been restored somewhat.
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  Top Tips - what are yours?

  by punkofnice in

  1. social
  2. humour

  my top tip.. jehovah's witnesses.

  stay in your cult by shunning those that disagree with your leaders from brooklyn.. or.

  shoe express customers.

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  Don't be born into a cult.
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  Psuedoscientific Things JWs Say

  by LostGeneration in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i distinctly remember more than 30 years ago asking my grandfather how all of the races came about after the flood.. "well, noahs three sons were black, white, and oriental, and thats how all of the races came to be".

  wtf, i thought to myself, even as a 9 year old kid.

  a few years later i remember sitting in the kh listening to the sunday talk when the speaker went over the old "water canopy" theory, but of course presented it as fact.

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  Trying to differentiate between blood 'components' and 'fractions'. It's all blood!
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  Are there any 'cult busters' in Australia? Any who specialize in teenagers?

  by Aussie Oz in

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  2. friends

  sorry about the dud post...i hate it when i hit the wrong key!.

  are there any dedicated assistors to teenage jws that are trying or wanting to leave?.

  any councelors/ professionals that are easy to find?.

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  Someone called David Millikan features in this video http://au.news.yahoo.com/today-tonight/video/watch/26654750

  This s his blog: http://au.news.yahoo.com/sunday-night/blogs/article/-/10267813/jesus-of-kingaroy/
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  Psuedoscientific Things JWs Say

  by LostGeneration in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i distinctly remember more than 30 years ago asking my grandfather how all of the races came about after the flood.. "well, noahs three sons were black, white, and oriental, and thats how all of the races came to be".

  wtf, i thought to myself, even as a 9 year old kid.

  a few years later i remember sitting in the kh listening to the sunday talk when the speaker went over the old "water canopy" theory, but of course presented it as fact.

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  "We on only use 10% of our brain's capacity".

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10%25_of_brain_myth

  Although maybe in the case of some JWs....
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  Leaving a Cult - Hollywood v Reality

  by Mickey mouse in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was thinking today about the classic scenario of someone leaving a cult; steve hassan's experience is a good example.

  when he left the moonies, he had a loving family on hand to support him emotionally, physically and financially - protecting him from the daily demands of normal life whilst he recovered from the psychological trauma he had been through.. sadly for jws, this is not the case, and especially not for us born-ins.

  we have to make our exit whilst alienated from family, usually whilst having to continue going to work, caring for children and dealing with the strain placed upon our marriages.. .

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  Mickey mouse

  I was thinking today about the classic scenario of someone leaving a cult; Steve Hassan's experience is a good example. When he left the Moonies, he had a loving family on hand to support him emotionally, physically and financially - protecting him from the daily demands of normal life whilst he recovered from the psychological trauma he had been through.

  Sadly for JWs, this is not the case, and especially not for us born-ins. We have to make our exit whilst alienated from family, usually whilst having to continue going to work, caring for children and dealing with the strain placed upon our marriages.
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  Jehovah's Witnesses - A Child's Story.

  by Sic Semper Tyrannis in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  millions of children have grown up as jehovahs witnesses.

  lets start from the very beginning.. i owe my life to jehovahs witnesses.

  more important than what he was saying was who he was.

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  As I look to people with the same experiences as I have had, I realize that the ex JW community contains one of the few people on this planet that I can truly relate to. I cannot eliminate Jehovah’s Witnesses from my life, as much as I would want to. They are always there, and nearly every personality trait that I carry today has some root in this upbringing. Instead of isolating myself, I’ll embrace it. Ex-JW’s are my people. We don’t all think alike, but we have the same foundations.

  I too can relate to this so much. Thanks for sharing your story.