Posts by Mickey mouse

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what do you love?

by odie67 in

what do you love?

what moves your soul and/or inspires you to the point of complete happiness?.

i had the pleasure of meeting a young man at a party, he was so into the music...it was amazing watching him.

Self -Employed or Otherwise Gainfully Employed - Gas Prices Eating You Up?

by flipper in

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last night at the gas pump i had a verbal , emotional outburst , swearing to no one in particular - just the gas pump , until i saw 2 guys at the island down from me - so i figured i'd let it rip !

frustration over these insanely rising gas prices finally took it's toll on even -keeled mr. flipper !

i started my rant , wanting these guys feedback , " what is it with these #ucking gas prices ?

Mickey mouse

Yes, it hurts! We are paying 3 times the price for fuel that you are in the U.S. Wait until you're paying $120 to fill your tank.

Mickey.

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What was your first time like?

by searchingforfriends in

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were you scared or nervous?

did you feel like you were doing something wrong?

did it feel liberating?

Steve Hassan described in his book how cult members feel when they read something prohibited by their group. Fast pulse, dry mouth, nervous. That was my experience. I honestly thought the demons would start flinging stuff around the room , such was the depth of phobia indoctrination in me.

Mickey.

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Intelligent People on this Forum

by BenV in

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someone had a thread about "smart people" in their congregations.

while i readily admit there were some "good," and "kind" jws in the congregation i grew up in.

and maybe it was the location -- my dad was asked to move there -- but for the most part it was an intellectual sahara.. yet i've noticed that on this forum there are some incredibly "smart" people.

Mickey mouse

Many here due to witness upbringing have had no formal higher education, yet their innate intelligence shines through.

I have realised that most JW's appear dumb because they don't know how to use their brains. They're not allowed to.

Mickey.

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I believe in a higher being

by Mickey mouse in

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i opened another thread with a similar title and thought it was going to be a discussion about belief in god but it wasn't.

so i started my own.. although i'm not sure of much at the moment (since i had my beliefs whipped out from under me like the floor under my feet) i feel fairly certain about one thing.

there is evidence of intelligent design and beauty in the universe and i don't logically think this is accidental.

Mickey mouse

I opened another thread with a similar title and thought it was going to be a discussion about belief in God but it wasn't. So I started my own.

Although I'm not sure of much at the moment (since I had my beliefs whipped out from under me like the floor under my feet) I feel fairly certain about one thing. There is evidence of intelligent design and beauty in the universe and I don't logically think this is accidental. I'm not sure who or what and I think "God" is a construct of religion which is unhelpful.

Since I became free mentally I am so much in awe of the beauty of the world around us. I feel like a young child discovering the world for the first time. I also feel an incredibly strong desire to read, read and read more. I want to learn, with a different perspective. It's exciting and scary at the same time. Sorry this turned into an incoherent ramble but I thought I'd share.

Mickey.

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Have you ever seen someone else abort a fade?

by Mickey mouse in

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thinking back i've seen a couple of examples of brothers who have almost slipped out of the organization.

stopped attending meetings for months, inactive in field service and then come back with a vengeance.

in the two particular cases i'm thinking of both came back as real company men and have risen through the ranks to levels they previously hadn't attained.. i sometimes wonder whether they were consciously struggling with apostasy and chose for whatever reason to plunge back into the organization?

Mickey mouse

Thinking back I've seen a couple of examples of brothers who have almost slipped out of the organization. Stopped attending meetings for months, inactive in field service and then come back with a vengeance. In the two particular cases I'm thinking of both came back as real company men and have risen through the ranks to levels they previously hadn't attained.

I sometimes wonder whether they were consciously struggling with apostasy and chose for whatever reason to plunge back into the organization? Or did they just have a vague feeling that something was wrong but they weren't sure what?

Anyone else seen this phenomenon?

Mickey.

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My Story - Part 1

by Jeremy C in

i have never posted my personal story about my years as a jw, and my departure from the organization.

i thought that my personal story might be of interest.

it is my hope that some of my experiences and observations might be of help to some of you who have recently left the organization.

Mickey mouse

Hello and welcome! LOL at the Grateful Dead groupies. That is my abiding memory of apostates at conventions way back when.

You must be a similar age to me, I remember smurfgate well.

I just read Steve Hassan's book and it has affected me deeply. In many ways more than even Crisis of Conscience.

Will look forward to your next installment.

Mickey.

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If two thousand years from now...

by changeling in

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a particular group of people taught others that the world trade center was destroyed on sept. 11, 1981 (instead of 2001) how silly would that be?.

if people knew their history they would know that gw bush was president at the time of the attack (reagan was president in 81).

they would know that al qeada did not exist in 1981. they would know the first gulf war had not been fought yet, etc.... but what if they were not aware of these facts?