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  The Bible Dinosaur

  by Devilsnok in

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  anyone remember the picture of the dinosaur that used to be on the inside cover of the green bible?

  has anyone got a scan / picture of it please?.

  matt.

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  Ah, yes, I remember the green bible and the dinosaur and the whale. Memories that I can't share with anyone else that I know.
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  Move is Complete! Life is Available!

  by Metamorphosis in

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  so my move to a new city is now complete.

  it comes at the expense of losing my wife and my life for the past 30 + years - i still somehow feel at peace.

  my wife cheated on me.

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  Metamorphosis, I love your screen name. It is perfect. You are a very brave man and you are doing the right thing. You now have an opportunity to make a new life, new friends, new beliefs. That is a lot at one time. Take it easy. Don't go too fast. I think that you will be the happiest you've ever been. Put the bad stuff behind you but remember the good stuff.

  Good luck to you.
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  This board is so surreal...

  by zeroday in

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  having been a jehovah's witness for 28 years any and everyone here could have been in my congregation with no thought of discent...and yet here we all are here...some time in our past we realized something was wrong with our belief system but you would have never known it with the ones you shared your beliefs with...i never dreamed i would ever leave much less find a community struggling with the same issues i did but we did and are all here...kind of surreal in a strange way...who would have known...

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  Oompa,

  I wasn't in it as long as you but I was born into it. I hear you and I understand. It is very emotional. And in some ways it still is for me. Not that I have any regrets at all, NO WAY. It's just that it caused a lot of emotional hurt in my family. And I have 3 aunts, one uncle and numerous cousins that are still in. Our relationships with them have been strained for a very long time. It is very sad. There is no way around it.

  Thanks for being here, Oompa.
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  Welcome Scarred for Life

  by horrible life in

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  i haven't seen one of these horrendous and frightening dramas since probably 1972. but it sounds like they have only gotten worse.

  i don't know whether to watch it on youtube or not.

  i just found this forum and this is my first post.

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  All of you are so kind. I feel right at home. That is an extreme rarity for me. I've never gotten over feeling "different" . It feels like a soothing balm has been poured over me. Thank you.
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  I took my df son and his two df friends to dinner tonite..in my hometown...

  by oompa in

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  oh what fun!...i was so hoping some brudda an sistas would be there...or maybe even an elda....but no such luck.

  maybe it is all the threads of hurt here recently...usually parents bitchin at or shunning kids....even grown kids and grandkids, but they just make me want to help as many abused kicked to the curb dubs as possible.

  i love you guys...............oompa.

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  we all deserved better...doncha think?

  Yes, Oompa, we all deserved better.
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  Why ARE They Called 'Pioneers'?

  by Rapunzel in

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  i was reading another thread about the witnesses so-called "pioneer school," and there occured to me the question as to why these people are called pioneers.

  i may be wrong on this [and may someone please correct me if this is indeed the case], but to my knowledge, the word pioneer does not appear in any manuscript of the bible.

  in any case, because my curiosity was piqued, i looked up the etymology, the "true root" meaning of the word.

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  stagnating and dreadful

  Perfect words to describe.
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  Letting the JWs Hold You Back

  by FreudianSlip in

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  i have seen several people make comments that insinuated that their being a jw is the reason for all that is wrong in their lives.

  i find this simply unacceptable.

  even if you could reasonably blame your religious experience on the past.. what is stopping you from growing as a person now?.

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  FreudianSlip,

  You make a good point. I agree that we can't blame JW for ALL the problems in our lives. I think I have done fairly well since leaving many years ago. I also was born into JW. It's been very recently that it has become obvious to me that I have not healed emotionally from some of the things that happened way back then. But I have found this forum and I intend to face it headon and heal.

  It sounds like you have done very, very well. Keep on going, girl! I'm glad you're on this forum.
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  Does anyone remember the pic about the apostates at end of 1000 yrs.....

  by chrisjoel in

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  it was a picture about those who would take a final stand against the new world order like a camp outside of the true worshippers.

  so satan would be let loose for a little period and then anyone who agrees with satan ...ends up looking like keith richards with earings and is deserving of death.. anyone remember the pic?.

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  No, I don't remember it but I've been out for a long time. What time period are you talking about?

  I don't even remember the term apostate. What is that exactly?
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  Hey bethelite monitoring this site

  by Evidently in

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  i dare ya..........just post and say your're there.......come on, i dare ya, just one post........nothing incriminating, just say "whas up aposties"!!!!!!.

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  I have been out for a very long time. It does not bother me in the least that a Bethelite would be monitoring this website. They have no control over me at all. I, in many ways , have successfully gone on with the rest of my life. It's the emotional and psychological wounds that just don't seem to have gone away.

  I have been out for a long time. What is a GB?
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  Newbies - How are you Benefiting from the Supportive Discussion on JWD ?

  by flipper in

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  so - i thought i'd put this question out there for the newbies here.

  how are you benefiting from the supportive discussion you are partaking in here on jwd ?

  do you see a different sense of freedom of speech which you can partake in - as opposed to being under " information control " as a jehovah's witness and only being allowed to talk about subjects that are previously arranged for you to discuss ?

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  I just found this forum yesterday. I have been out of JW for 36 years but my mother just recently died and my sister and I have had many discussions about our upbringing for the first time ever. It has become obvious to me that I have never really recovered from being a JW. It is great to find a group of people that have been there. It's too early for me to say how much it has helped me but I believe it already has a litlle bit.