Topics Started by VIII

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Greetings!
by viva in
1. jw
2. experiences
new here, lurked for a while, glad to be able to join.. my introduction from jw recovery:.

"i am new to the board, so a short introduction is in order.

i am 26 years old and just out for about a month (update: four and a half months).
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Being a Jehovah's Witness - What did it do to your mind?
by jambon1 in
1. jw
2. friends
i was raised in a non religious household that was very stable & loving.. through circumstances, i bacame a jw.. .

during the 10 years that i had the misfortune to practice the religion, my young energetic & happy.

mind became negative, worried & depressed.. .
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Hello! I am no longer a Lurker!
by VIII in
1. jw
2. friends
i have been reading the board for months and have been waiting to join!

thanks for allowing new members.

i was a jw.
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Only 37% of people raised as JW's stay JW's when adult.....
by My Struggle in
1. jw
2. friends
this comes from a religious study of several faiths which included jehovah's witnesses.

there is a ton of data in this research and there are several things that are very interesting about jw's especially when compared with other denominations/faiths.

you can do a basic search of the study here http://religions.pewforum.org/portraits .
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Now Some Witnesses Are Buying Backpacks To Get Ready For The Great Tribulation!
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
some witnesses are making sure they're ready for the great day.

i've heard certain family members are getting supplies ready including 5 gallons of water, cans of food that can be opened without a can opener, and other "survival" stuff.

they have figured that since the awake (i think) reported how the "friends" got ready for hurricane katrina, they too must be ready for survival when the storm of armageddon rains down.. what will they think of next?.
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Is everyone sick of me and Cameo'd being "Armagedon Junkies"?
by Witness 007 in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
me and my friend cameo'd have a condition known as "armagedon junky".....we enjoy speculating on catastrophies ending the world...yes we are ex-witnesses with a problem, we love the thrill of doom.

it was taught to us as kids and we still do it now.. the last few months we brought you "yellowstone park is about to blow"......."foxnews = solar flare will end life"..."mass desease epidemics".....sorry my friend cameo but me and you need to check into a clinic to stop scaring people....but i have to say it was fun for some reason, the thought of throwing it out there to accidentally predict something apeals to me..
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Satan Takes a Trip
by Farkel in
1. jw
2. friends
jehovah ushers satan into his presence.. jehovah: "listen satan, the thousand year reign is just about up, and according to the bible, i've gotta let you go back to earth and tempt the people, so you'd better go down and see what's happening before you get to work.

damn.

i wished i had picked another book to endorse besides that bible.
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Dress & Grooming for visiting Bethel. scans inside!!!!!11 LOL
by karvel in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
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Tilapia aka St. Peter's Fish
by snowbird in
1. jw
2. friends
we had some delicious sauteed tilapia today.

i know tilapia is called st. peter's fish, but i thought this was due to their abundance in the sea of galilee where peter did most of his fishing.. i checked wikipedia and looked what i found:.

certain species of tilapia are sometimes called "st. peter's fish".
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J.R. Brown: NO COMMENT on Resignation
by slipnslidemaster in
1. social
2. humour
founder of religion resigns .

thu may 23, 3:49 pm et.

brooklyn heights, ny (ap) - founder, former archangel and chief evangalist resigned from the watchtower bible and tract society on thursday.. jesus h. christ, formerly known as michael the archangel was quoted during a telephone interview that "he just wasn't recognized as the worlds savior anymore".