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  "The way of the truth is the best way of living. No better way can there be found."

  by nicolaou in

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  "the way of the truth is the best way of living.. no better way can there be found.".

  remember that?

  it's the opening line to 'make the truth your own'.

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  I think the words are, "If your body members you control..."
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  My sister died in a head on collision last night

  by Bumble Bee in

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  i still can't believe it.

  she was here for the bbq, we had an awesome time, laughing, her telling stories from our childhoods.

  i gave her a hug and told her i loved her before she left.

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  I feel for you BumbleBee. I lost my sister in just such an accident. There are so many questions…I hope you can find the answers you need. I send peaceful thoughts your direction.
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  Oct. 15th WT - WT Society Manipulation " Find True Friends Only in JW land"

  by flipper in

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  well- you knew this was coming next after the article of how to be jesus friend.

  so the wt society was setting it's members up to seek friends only in the ranks of jehovah's witnesses.

  basically in this article " maintaining friendships in a loveless world " - even from the title you get the impression the wt is showing that the world is loveless- but the jehovah's witnesses are not.

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  The lie that forms the foundation of this entire argument starts with the words "people in general." What are they basing that on? Most of us have had good and bad experiences with people in and out of the organization but somehow I don't think they're including their own members as "people in general." And how can it be said that "worldly" friends are the betrayers when everyone knows that the first thing students are encouraged to do is to break off association their friends? Who is leaving whom?
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  Old friends in OR, WA - New friends in PA

  by nwchick in

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  looking for old friends in portland, oregon or kennewick, wa.

  my name was michelle west (maiden) and michelle savard (married).. i live in central pa now and would love to meet up with some exjws.

  are there apostafests out here?.

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  Hello Michelle! I sent you a PM.
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  "The Dread Pirate Roberts" as the Governing Body

  by gubberningbody in

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  you know, i imagine there's some sort of initiation ceremony that's involved with becoming a member of the sanctum sanctorum.

  the dewey-eyed sycophants mentored into supporting this imaginary entity - the magical governing body.. .

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ekbukqekio.

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  "Your friend here is only MOSTLY dead." -Miracle Max
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  Why were you baptized?

  by bluecanary in

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  inspired by another thread.. i was baptized at 12 years old.

  i had a cousin, two years older than me, who was prettier, more outgoing and more popular in the hall than i was.

  i couldn't beat her at any of that stuff, but i figured i could be a better jw than she was.

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  I was 12, my best friend told me she was planning on getting baptized at the district convention and so I decided that would be a good time for me to do it too. Since I knew I would some day anyway.

  My elder/father (who was sexually abusing my younger sister) went through the questions in the "Lamp" book (I think that's what it was) no other elders were ever involved.

  I knew I had to make a dedication in prayer, but when it got to that point, I remember lying in bed with my heart pounding, scared to death to make that commitment. If I'd had more sense, I would have known that was a big red flag right there, but I was only 12.

  Got to the convention, best friend had changed her mind and not bothered to tell me. One of the two questions that were asked of the baptismal candidates at that time was, "Have you made request to God for a clean conscience?" I was panic-stricken, I didn't know I was supposed to make such a request! I said, "yes" anyway, just didn't know what to do at that point.

  I'd had a near drowning accident the summer before, and for months I couldn't put my face in the shower water, let alone get into a swimming pool. But I did and felt fairly calm which I attributed to Jehovah's help. Got dunked, no fanfare afterward from my family (no surprise there) and life went on as usual.
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  Why did you pick your avator or username?

  by cognac in

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  well, i picked my username because that's what i saw in front of me and i like the way it sounded.

  no real story behind that.

  i picked my avator because that's the way i felt.

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  "Your friend here is only MOSTLY dead." Miracle Max, The Princess Bride.

  They just couldn't kill me ALL dead! I couldn't ever shut my brain completely off, which means that, eventually, you will fail at being a JW.
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  A Guy Having Menopause With His Wife

  by compound complex in

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  new york times.

  june 2, 2009, 9:37 a.m. .

  my brief life as a woman.

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  This is great, thank you for sharing it!
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  My daughter is getting baptized tomorrow...

  by mostlydead in

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  her father is going to her convention, but i'm not.

  i know this hurts her and it makes me feel sick on so many different counts.

  i have a good reason not to go, it's 2 weeks before graduation and i really don't have time even to be writing this.

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  Thank you all so much...

  k9groomer, I thought about what you said and it helped. I called my daughter this afternoon to see how it went and general chat about how many were there and baptized. No sense in being unreasonable.

  garybuss, thank you. I hope and feel that what you say is true.
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  I feel like my JW past was lived by someone else

  by truthseeker in

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  it's been almost a year since i became inactive.

  i had the initial "we miss you and please come back to the meetings" phase and then slowly, very slowly it became a trickle and then nothing.. i attended the memorial for the last time and silently said to myself, this is it, it's really over.. going to the memorial was really confirmation for me that there is no real love among the witnesses and that most are just acting a part they have played thousands of times over.. i was already missing meetings when i became inactive, but now a year has gone by, i feel completely detatched from the old life i used to lead and it feels that someone else lived that life.

  i must be healing and getting better.. i'm sorry if this upsets any of you who are still in and forced by circumstance to keep going.

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  From what I can observe, it seems like as a group, they've lost their bearings. With no 'generation' to set the outside time limits for the old system, it seems like everybody's just treading water, even more than ever before. They're all waiting to begin their lives with no starting line in sight.