Posts by logic&reason

i couldn't help but think about how the witnesses always brag about how orderly and clean they are when they get together, not like those heathens in the world.

yet, everyone was respectful and cooperative.

logic&reason

Wait a minute... I was watching it on MSNBC. What a coincidence!

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your personal favourite books that freed you from the JW's

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1/captives of a concept.....fantastic....thanks don...you freed my mind completely .

2/visions of glory...barbara harrison....fantastic insights......(god can't kill arnold) .

3/jehovah lives in brooklyn.....ricky francis.....he sums all jw's up brilliantly....love this book .

logic&reason

1) NG Atlas of World History - ...got me to question the WTBS.

2) Misquoting Jesus - ...got me to question the bible.

3) The Selfish Gene - ... got me to think about the real origins and meaning of life.

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WHAT DO JWS MAKE OF THE AMITYVILLE HORROR?

by badboy in

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any ideas?

logic&reason

I would guess that the majority of JW's think it is 100% real.

They wouldn't dare jump on the "evil" internet for 2 minutes to find out the truth behind the hoax.

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How Were You Treated as a Jehovah's Witness if You Had Depression ?

by flipper in

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most of us who were in the jehovah's witnesses for some time realize that for years the watchtower society had always discouraged it's rank and file members from going to see therapists, or professional counselors if they had depression, or serious chemical depression.

the watchtower society always told us to go out in service more, do more personal study, be more regular at meetings - and essentially we would lose our depression , and everything would fall right back into place.

the old, " don't worry, be happy " cliche.

logic&reason

Sad story:

We had a close friend who was very depressed for many years. Her husband thought he was doing the right thing by getting the elders in the middle of it.

Their advice was to pray more together as a family.

She would miss a lot of meetings, and one of the elders actually rolled his eyes and told me that she missed meetings because she was "sick"... he made the quote gesture with his fingers... Another time he referred to her as "nutty". (such a loving shepherd)

It was devastating when she killed herself a few months later.

It is easy to second guess after the fact, but she really should have been hospitalized before it happened. All of the warning signs were there.

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Don't Be Bullied ...

by compound complex in

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9k2ea8swhh8.

amazing choir boy - andrew johnston.

logic&reason

Impressive...

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Those crazy J-dubs are getting aggressive

by superman in

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while at work today one of my co-workers came into my office and laid some watchtowers on my desk.

she knows that im a j-dub, faded, apostate, but ive explained to her about the whole deal of dfing and shunning and how for the purpose of my family ive just faded.

but she was telling me that one of her clients is a j-dub and offered her some magazines and she kindly refused but the lady wouldnt let up (basically bullying her) and insisted on how much she would enjoy them, so my co-worker (to be nice) took them.