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  What are you doing now you are free?

  by sleepy in

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  what are you using your time to do , that you couldn't do before when enslaved to the decrepit old men of the org?.

  i'm now determined to throw down my squeegee , and become an artist.. yes i am ashamed to admit i am a window cleaner.. i have always love drawing and art, but was adviced in school that if iwanted to be an artist i would have to be determined and be totally focused in order to succeed.. but knowing i had to pioneer and go to the meetings etc i knew i wouldn't have time .so i choose to let go of my dream and waste my talents in order to serve god by selling magazines.. in fact the "truth" took up so much time that i almost gave up drawing , i cant draw well unless relaxed and i have plenty of time, in fact my favorite time is early morning when i wake up.. now i have no meetings , studying etc i have lots of time to draw and i just cant stop.. i don't know much about getting into the art world , but looking round different galleries i've seen and comparing my work i belive i can succeed.. i'll give it my best shot anyway.

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  So Are All Your Problems Brooklyn's Fault Then?

  by Englishman in

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  in another post, jan h said about this site:.

  ...there is a very angry crowd there, for obviously and understandable reasons, who will accept no dissent regarding their core dogma: that the wts is responsible for all ills and problems in life.

  if what he says is correct, then i am very alarmed at this.

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  Have your prayers changed?

  by eyeslice in

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  this is a sort of follow up to "jesus- ignored, forgotten & unemployed at wts" posted by metatron.. it strikes me, that since i have re-appraised many of my religious views that my prayers have changed significantly.

  and whilst i am still an active jw, i have wondered whether my family has noticed, though they have not said anything so far.. jws prayers are not only very stereotyped (despite what jesus admonition about not using the same words, or by extension the same thoughts, over and over again) but also extremely introverted towards the watchtower society.. for example, a typical congregation prayer will include the following thoughts;.

  1. bless our congregation.

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  To My Mother

  by MrMoe in

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  2. friends

  at about 6:30 this evening my mother passed away.. .

  the best mother and the best wife anybody could ever be blessed with.

  she was not only my mother, she was my friend.

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  an email from Dr. Stark

  by larc in

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  i am not sure if i posted this earlier, and stark threads have gone into distant pages somewhere, so i thought i would post this.. i sent dr. stark an email requesting information as to which of his publications discusses the jws.

  i also asked him if he was aware of penton and franz's work.

  he replied that he knew penton and thought his work was of good quality.

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  I'M FREE!!!

  by jaccilynn in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  this is my first post on this site, and i feel very liberated and comfortable, so i have a feeling that this d/b may be a good thing for me.

  my story (although to my "worldly" support group it sounds strange) is alot like many of yours.

  i was raised a witness, altough my parents have been inactive as long as i can remember.

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  What Friggin' Hypocrites!!

  by Patriot in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  what's up folks?

  nice to see you all still hanging out.. here's what has me pissed this morning:.

  there's this elder who i've know since i was about 8. he was one of these super spiritual m.s.

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  WHAT Kingdom Hall did Ya'll go to?

  by thewiz in

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  i was looking at another thread.

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.asp?id=24809&site=3.

  and was wondering,if i'm not being too forward, what kh did everyone here go to.. i used to go to the cranston kh in ri, usa .

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  Wet Dreams

  by Beans in

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  2. relationships

  so we know the jw`s can`t masturbate,what is there stance on wet dreams?

  we know that they occur naturally and are unavoidable.are they to tell the elders that they are having them?

  do they practice mind control before going to sleep to avoid this pleasurable experience?

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  Eminem

  by DIM in

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  2. entertainment

  so whats the opinion around here - jokester or demonic psycho?

  i've always appreciated some good story telling and gangsta rap to counter my usual music tastes (indie and 60's music).

  pretty funny guy, that eminem is.. i'm sick and tired of hearing things from uptight-short-sighted-narrow minded hypocritics.

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