Quit my job, travel, and plan on taking care of my parents as they expect this system of things to be long gone by time they retire.
independent_tre
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If You Won A Million $$$ How Would You Spend It?
by minimus inimagine hitting the lottery and clearing a cool million!
what would you do with all that money?.
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Introducing me.
by mraimondi innot too much to say about myself.
i find this board amusing and intriuging (oh, humans), with some tidbits occaisionally of good information that i probably wouldn't find otherwise.. .
- fellow human..
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independent_tre
I guess it'd be odd to sign it fellow klingon. or just maybe.....
BTW Welcome!!
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What Was The Very First Thing That Came Across Your Eyes That Lead You Down The Road To Doubt?
by Yizuman inany of you remember what was exactly the first thing that crossed your eyeballs to lead you into doubting the wts?.
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independent_tre
Welcome Alco Cop!!... most dubs would excuse the change in doctrine as the 'light getting brighter'. Judging by your example, soon being in law enforcement will be akin to being the son of Satan. Better get your shades.
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What Was The Very First Thing That Came Across Your Eyes That Lead You Down The Road To Doubt?
by Yizuman inany of you remember what was exactly the first thing that crossed your eyeballs to lead you into doubting the wts?.
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independent_tre
@ Coffee - thanks for sharing again. I actually bookmarked your experience from before because I have young children myself and found the whole don't play with the neighborhood kids ( or anyone children whose parents are weak in the cong. for that matter) over the top. I did not want my kids to end up social outcasts.
What woke me up? Arguing online with someone who asked me if I really followed the dictates men or God. That person asked me about Russell and Rutherford and I was embarrased as I had no idea who they were. Also, all of the prophecy nonsense in the Revelation, Isaiah and other books that had no scriptural backing, or the scriptures seems stretched to say the least. I remember being at the literature counter and a sister asking me if I'd gotten my new copy of the Revelation book for the upcoming book study. I'd had one from years ago, so I figured I didn't need another one. At this she said,
"No you can't use that Revelation book, you need a new one, with the changes." Needless to say, I was like...
dorayakii said: Haha, yeah it's funny how you do something to "bolster your faith" which then has the opposite effect. That's why the society discourages us from looking into things too deeply.
This is sooo true. I actually set out to prove to myself that my JW faith was the 'correct' one. Lots of research and reading various translations of the bible. Look where it led me, straight out of the organization.
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Did you loose your faith after leaving the false?
by wtfmidoing innew to this and as a nonbeliever i would like to ask how many people lost their belief in a god after leaving the wts.
what opened your eyes?
what made the light get brighter?
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independent_tre
I agree whole heartedly with Gordy, in that I never left God, only an organization. That is one of the most powerful lies of the WTS, that if you leave them ( men), then you have left God.
I think renaiaa cannot stand to see anyone express true faith in God minus the WTS, which leads to meaningless posts. Renaiaa, your true colors are showing and envy is not a good quality.
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What Was The Most Horrible Experience/Encounter You Had While In Field Service?
by Yizuman insorry to drudge up bad memories, but you'll feel better when you share it!
trust me!
and here's a brain bleach if you need it after you finish posting!
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independent_tre
Coaxed into doing some Christmas morning door-to-door. Had my life threatned a couple of times ( one guy had a bat), while feeling like a complete @zz for not respecting others right to celebrate a day special to their families.
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Jeremy C
by besty infor those of you who like me relished jeremy c's posts on here i thought you may care to take a look at his fantastic and funny descriptions of growing up as a jw - the story is in four chapters and can be found here:.
http://www.freeminds.org/life-stories/former-publishers/.
come back jeremy c :-).
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independent_tre
bttt....miss his posts as well
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My Father has just past away
by caliber inyes my father has passed on sunday.... all my family brothers, sister, in-laws are jws .
it is occasions like this that.
make me see why i and countless others are just faders .. not taking that bold step of disassociation .
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independent_tre
my deepest condolences to you and your family at this time....
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The Rapid oncoming time of the end part 1
by Homerovah the Almighty into the student of ignorance and fear mongering : regarding your proclamation of the end times.. the point is the select signs of the times of the gt as written in the bible could be placed well in any moment of human history.
for last 2000 years and even be placed with greater accuracy in the middle ages, so when someone reads information from apocalyptic religious.
cults like the jws who are trying to superimpose fear into people so they will react in the way they want them to react, hence it pays to analise.
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independent_tre
I'm not reading all that.
Warlock
me neither, not a fan of the prolific cut n pasters
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My story in the Monticello Times
by Shepherd Book ini took the advice of some here and "went to the press".
here's the resulting article: http://www.monticellotimes.com/articles/2009/04/09/community/879zimmerman.txt.
i think it turned out rather well..
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independent_tre
I was so happy to read that someone went to the press. Your courage to tell your story publicly will help many either recovering from this cult or just avoiding them all together. KUDOS!