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gypsywildone
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ebay: what have you bought/sold
by RAYZORBLADE inyes, i know....there've been topics started discussed about ebay.. i've had an absolute blast with it as of recent.. what have i bought lately?.
a yellow dial telephone in excellent condition (from manitoba).
several 45's (vinyl records).. i'm amazed at what you can find on there.
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America, damned if we do, damned if we don't
by Adam ini'm sure you've all heard about that woman who narrowly avoided being stoned to death in nigeria.
stoned to death?
why didn't they just burn her at the stake?
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gypsywildone
people don't hate America despite the aid they give to other countries, they hate America for being able to give the aid. That's a fact! How much money can you throw down a black hole? What would be enough to make anyone actually like America? They hate us, but yet they all seem to wanna come over here.
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Ex-JW Convention in Pennsylvania coming up!
by Dogpatch infor those who are inclined, i recommend this convention.. october 17-19, 2003. pfo?s international convention will celebrate its silver anniversary in 2003. from humble beginnings in 1979, the convention has been a consistent source of counsel, support, and encouragement for people whose lives have been torn apart by the watchtower society.
during the past twenty-four years, help to jehovah?s witnesses who desire to break free from the organization and to families who have lost loved ones to the sect have been a primary focus of the meetings.
the three-day conventions are filled with doctrinal teaching, examinations of jehovah?s witness doctrine and practice, and wonderful testimonies by those who have made their exodus from the watchtower organization and have found true salvation through jesus christ.. http://www.pfo.org/2003wnfj.htm.
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gypsywildone
I'm not a christian & I am easily annoyed with anyone trying to push their stuff on me, but I have attended this thing the past 2 years & I must say, they were the most well adjusted, least pushy christians I have ever encountered. You can go dressed as yourself & there is no caste system, no disapproving "looks" or anyone urging you to become "born again". No stupdity involved. No begging for money, none of it. I do believe I've seen a few homosexual coules there before, but I never asked :) I would recommend it to anyone, & Mouthy alone is worth the drive!
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If your still-JW parent died...
by starfish422 inwould you attend the funeral/memorial service?
assuming that it would be held in a kh; or even if it wasn't.. this is something that's been on my mind lately; honestly, i'm not sure why.
my parents are both still relatively young; 60 and 61. my dad has been diagnosed with skin cancer but both are otherwise healthy.. i really don't know whether i would; particularly for my father.
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gypsywildone
I'd have to side with megadude on this one. My mom is an inactive, alcoholic jw still very head tripped by them, & I moved across the country to get away from her spiel. She put everyone through alot & just wouldn't quit. So I shun her, I don't need the dysfunction in my family's life. Now, over here is an old jw lady that I've known a long time, & she doesn't shun me & I've never told her how I feel. she is an old lady, what good would it do??? When she dies, I will go, & this time I will not keep my mouth shut, nor will I just spout off. It is because I love her that I don't picket the damn kingdom hall & put Silentlambs bumper stickers on all their cars :) But to HER funeral I will go. I can't see any point in attending what is basically just another JW meeting. Also, my JW mother has terminated our relationship because she is *ahem* of the elite annointed and I am of the ex-JW tribe. If I never saw her again in my life, it would be no problem for me anymore. I don't need to attend a funeral just to get a glimpse of the corpse of a religious fanatic who long ago ceased being my mother.
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New Xdub Group Online
by Frannie Banannie ini don't know whether it's "kosher" to do this here ( i'm sure someone will tell me, if it isn't .
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/exjwsrockandroll/?yguid=151962330this group is created for the emotional/moral support of and camaradarie with exjws who've already stomped almost all the "snakes" we can stand to stomp and dealt with almost all the jw and wt "bs" issues we care to and have decided to move on with our lives.
we're here because we speak the same language and understand the hangups we each have as we attempt to deal with the real world...and because we enjoy each other's company and want to benefit from and also be a provider of the moral and emotional support we all need in our lives, which will include dealing with jdub family members, at times.
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gypsywildone
Lol@drawers droppin' :) It would be refreshing to have a small support group that was not preachin' or worryin' about "stumbling" others.
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Pick one.....The lesser of two evils.
by Adam inif you had to be born into a religious family and stuck in it 'till you finally broke free, would you rather it be mormon or jw?
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gypsywildone
a jack Mormon on birth control! Mormons have more fun. Their religion hosts dances & parties for kids, celbrates holidays, encourages college, believes in free enterprize, & charity.
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Need proof please!
by fairy ini made a previous post about me opening my big mouth...............i posted a message on another site making comments that some of you here made in trying to help me say something back to him... below is a copy of his answer to me.
the bold type is the other guy and the normal print is mine............................................. first of all i just want to go back to something you said in the 1st part of this message about the abuse victims....you said..."the elders in the congreation said that this is all a lie.
well, do you mean every last case?
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gypsywildone
All you naysayers: Other people read those boards also. Non-jws, newly studying jws. It can do a lot of good!
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My two week consulting trip to Bethel (the beginning of the end) Part 5
by seven006 ini knew i had a bright mind, i had been told that my whole life.
she hated going out in service but since i hated it myself we didn't go do the door to door work much.
i look back now and i can't believe how controlling and un-loving that religion had made me.
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gypsywildone
lol, priceless! Kurt leaned over the table a little bit and looked me right in the eye. He said "Dave, you are one of the smartest guys I know, but I have to ask you this question." (Here it comes folks). "do you really an honestly believe, that the whole world is in a world of shit, because a talking snake, told a naked lady, to eat a piece of fruit"? This has gotta turn out good for you :) Beautifully written, & I think all Bethel survivors should either write their own book, or get together & write a comilation book, so the rank and file will actually find out WHY their kids arne't allowed to stay home & watch cartoons on Sat. am!
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Well, my little brother is heading back to the Dark Side...
by Michael3000 inthis is so frustrating - just wanted to vent a bit.. .
my younger brother, who has been "inactive" for about 8 years, has decided that everything wrong about his life is due to his not being "right with jehovah".
arrrrrrgh!!!
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gypsywildone
So sorry to hear this! How much did he know about the society's dirty little dealings before he made this decision? Was he always just inactive, but headtripped by them? What a loving organization, ain't it?
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Has there ever been any who came here to snoop/snipe/whatever...
by berylblue in...who ended up staying because her or his thinking had been changed by reading the posts here?
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gypsywildone
Welcome marriedtodamob! Hamas, we don't care where you started, it's where you end up that counts :) Everyone started somewhere. Welcome to life!