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  Kat Newmas Shares another art piece.

  by kat_newmas in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  if you go to the topic "will i ever belong"... you will see some other artwork... just noticed alot of you sharing pictures and stuff.

  this painting entitled "sadness", the name says it all.

  i spent many years feeling that way after leaving the religous structure.

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  Ummm, art from your C:/ drive will not show. You have to post it somewhere on the 'net. I don't know what the favorites are anymore.
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  Battleground God

  by expatbrit in

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  try this exercise to see if your thoughts on god are logically consistent.. http://www.philosophers.co.uk/games/god.htm.

  maybe i'm the messiah jaheshashachuamishchahachua.congratulations!.

  you have been awarded the tpm medal of honour!

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  That was fun! Does that make me weird? I almost did as well as you...

  Congratulations!

  You have been awarded the TPM medal of distinction! This is our second highest award for outstanding service on the intellectual battleground.

  The fact that you progressed through this activity being hit only once and biting no bullets suggests that your beliefs about God are well thought out and almost entirely internally consistent.

  The direct hit you suffered occurred because one set of your answers implied a logical contradiction. At the bottom of this page, we have reproduced the analysis of your direct hit. You would have bitten bullets had you responded in ways that required that you held views that most people would have found strange, incredible or unpalatable. However, this did not occur which means that despite the direct hit you qualify for our second highest award. A good achievement!
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  Am I helping?

  by be wise in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i was brought up as a jw and i always thought it was full of small mindedness, in it's simple, simple explanations for life.

  i was the youngest in a family of 5 brothers and sisters, and i am very proud that i am the only one out of my family that has had the guts to really question everything i've been taught for well, all my life, because my family are pretty hardcore about it, as most are.

  we're not a close family, most are not because once the religion is taken away no one views you the same, this makes me sick just thinking about it.

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  Telling your story is a good start. You never know who might be reading it.
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  Turning Over A Rock

  by Francois in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  regarding the thread below which deals with the court allowing the two sisters to continue with their suit against the wtbts; and all the other threads dealing with the failure of "god's organization" to provide the minimum care and concern for its most helpless members; and all the other threads dealing with false prophecy, doctrinal flip-flops & theological u-turns, conflicting teachings and all the cognitive dissonance generated by this phoney-baloney cult does it strike you that this is exactly like turning over a rock to reveal a nest of maggots!.

  for a hundred years and more, the wtbts did what it did to its followers in secret, in the dark, in little hidden meeting rooms, where elders asked sisters what kind of underwear they were wearing just before brother so-and-so slid them off her hips, salacious bastards all.

  but, as we have it from the scriptures, sinners may do what they do in the dark, but god will reveal all.

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  Turning over rocks can kill slugs, too.

  Killing Slugs
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  My first time posting

  by NAPPY ROOTS in

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  2. experiences

  i just wanted to say hi.

  this is my first message.

  i have been df for about 14 years.

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  Welcome, Nappy. I can relate to the "second childhood", though mine is for a different reason. After 20 years a single parent, I left home. I am happy to say I raised two independently minded, strong children, well able to handle the storms of life on their own.

  ...and me? I am having a lot of fun!
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  Small introduction.

  by Faust in

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  2. friends

  this is a just a very brief posting (although i'm not sure if i'm making it in the right forum

  my background is like so many of yours i'm sure.

  just a brief run through of my life will be made, i don't have anything exceptional to say since my life is pretty plain in comparison to most people

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  Welcome, Faust. Great story!
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  My First Post:My Story.(Part 1)

  by Death by Questions in

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  2. experiences

  this is my first post.

  im not saying he was always like this.

  thats the thing with this illness, i guess.

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  Welcome, Death By Questions. First stories are always my favorite. And by the way, they are NEVER too long (no timekeepers here).
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  This vs That

  by animal in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  wow.. a serious post from animal... who woulda thought..... anyhow, we discussed something last weekend that needs more discussion.

  it involves people born into the jw cult versus those that made an adult decision to join it.. my thoughts were:.

  anyone not born into the cult have no idea of the mental anguish involved in being brainwashed, from birth, with all the cultisms.

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  I agree that people with different backgrounds have different issues to face, but I would not say our differences are so vast that we cannot help each other. I am a never-been JW, but because of my much-loved one, still in, I am forced to deal daily with this dastardly organization.

  I can relate on many levels because in the past I experienced manipulation, a mentally ill parent, and an abusive ex-husband. I can smell a rat, early on. The most hurtful thing an xJW told me (ages ago), is that they would have not opened up to me so much, if they had known I was a never-been. There are many parallels in my experience and those on the board. I do feel I have a lot to contribute. I do hope we do not categorize ourselves so finely that we cannot see how our common experience helps us to understand and help each other.
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  Wasted Space

  by Francois in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  what is it with some folk here who put a page of space between the paragraphs of their post?

  is this supposed to lend a dramatic air to their writing?

  it doesn't, nimho.. i personally feel it's a pia and should be curtailed.. $0.02.

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  I am wondering if such posts or intentional, or an unfortunate byproduct when translating from one system to another.
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  My Investigation Begins..........

  by sandy in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  well everyone thanks to many of your comments and urgings i started my investigation to find the "truth" about the wtbts.

  today, i wrote two letters to the united nations and i finally ordered crisis of conscience.

  if any of you have any more suggestions or comments please reply.. .

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  Congratulations, Sandy. I bet this is a big step for you. Remember as you begin this new journey of self-discovery, to stop and smell the roses once in a while. Sometimes the journey is as pleasant as the destination. It is fun to read about what other people think, but the most important question is, what do you think about these issues? It might be fun to keep a journal of your thoughts and emotions during this time, and take a peek back a month or year from now to mark your progress.

  Great suggestion, that, to look up a little history in the Encyclopaedia Brittanica.