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  The last meeting you ever went to.......

  by watersprout in

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  2. friends

  i don't know whether this has ever been asked, so i apologize if i'm repeating.. what did you do at the last meeting you ever attended?

  did you stay for the whole thing?

  what made you realize that this was your last meeting, or did you not know it would be your last meeting??.

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  crapola

  Memorial 2009. I can never go back.
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  What drove you? Love or Fear?

  by fade_away in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  this has probably been discussed here before, but i'm new so sue me.. i think the religion of jehovah's witnesses has been an amazing but tragic social experiment proving that the mind is most vulnerable to brainwashing when it's in an unhealthy state.

  it seems to attract the bipolar, schizophrenic, depressive, and the paranoid.

  it preys on negative emotions like sorrow and fear.

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  crapola

  I was scared to death my whole life and so were my precious children. That is not the way I want to continue to live. Worshiping God should not be out of the fear of dying. And when a person really learns what the love of God is then the fear goes away. I feel so good now knowing that I don't have to be afraid ever again. That I am good enough and don't have to prove anything to anybody.God loves me for who I am, not for how many hours I spend in service or how many meetings I go to. I was so decieved. It really makes me mad!
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  Has anyone left still believing it was the truth?

  by FollowedMyHeart in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  it seems that most xjws have left because at one point in their jw life something happened that made them start to think something wasn't right with the religion.

  when i left, i still believed the jws had "the truth".

  i was dying inside, trapped and unhappy (another poster's words, but describes exactly how i felt).

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  crapola

  I don't think I would have left if I believed it was the truth. I was miserable for many years before I finally left. Most all of my family are still in. But I just could'nt take it any more. I spent more time in the bathroom when I'd be at the meetings wondering how much longer I could keep it up. I don't think I could stand it if I had to go back.
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  Does God speak to you? HOW?

  by Quentin in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  an answer to this question is subjective to the individual an a posteriori experiene.

  however, can there be an a priori experence, one that is objective, outside the bounds of personel experiene, or does it remain subjective?

  god speaks to me, through many venus, except audible.

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  crapola

  God speaks to me through my children and especially my grandchildren. Sooner's little boy and my daughter's 2 little girls. Also when I'm depressed or worried about something and I turn on my radio and hear just the right song. Yeah God speaks to me but in a different way than I used to believe.
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  Are You Going To the Memorial?

  by headisspinning in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i can't see myself not attending.

  i would feel horrible not to go.

  i don't know where i'm going to land and if i had to look back and think i didn't go... well, i would feel awful..

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  crapola

  No. But I might go to church with my daughter Sunday morning.
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  Message to TheocraticGames.com

  by sooner7nc in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i sent the following message to the wonderful brothers at this game site.. .

  house2house board game.

  "how, in turn, will you preach without knowing the scriptures?".

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  crapola

  I never knew this crap existed! How boring!
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  When there are to many medications in the house.....

  by Quentin in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  due to health issuse my wife, myself and daughter take medications.

  my wife kathy takes about 12, the daughter 6 or 7. i have 15 meds to take in a days time.

  all of them are kept seperate in a lock box to which kathy has the key.

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  crapola

  Better yet, try and get off the opiates. They are very addicting.. I know from experience how hard it is to do but the longer you keep taking them, the harder it will be to stop.
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  Does anyone on here...

  by sooner7nc in

  1. watchtower
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  ...like handmade knives?

  do any of you make knives or anything similar?.

  these are a few i've made over the past month.. .

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  crapola

  Nice knife!
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  Pray for our Brothers in Japan

  by doubtful in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this is my first post.

  the first portion is my story, and toward the end, you will find the section pertinent to the title of this thread.

  (starting with the portion in bold print).

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  crapola

  I feel the same way Broken Promises. We should pray for all the victims of this disaster.

  Welcome Doubtful.
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  Were you 'alive in '75' and how was that year for you?

  by punkofnice in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i was a junior borgite in 1975. i remeber looking at the calendar at work in october and thinking: 'armageddon isn't here yet.....and it doesn't feel like it will be here anytime soon either!'.

  i was surprised that jehovah hadn't obeyed the superior command to bring the big 'a' as instructed to him by fred franz.

  how dare god disobey the jw leader!!!!!.

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  crapola

  You did have a dog named Pug but I don't remember the tricycle getting run over. I just knew you'd never start school. Now look at you! :)