Hey Jag: I always heard "If it's got tits or tires, it'll give ya trouble/ problems."
Out at Last!
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Were you sad when your car died?
by compound complex inmine may not make it.
in the family for years.
a workhorse.
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18 year old jw sis in law is getting wed !
by looloo inhaving got married at only 19 myself first time around i worry it wont work out for her , but at the same time hope it dosnt as it may help her escape eventually from the cult she was born into , i very much doubt whether her brother (my husband )and i will get a invite or her neice will be asked to be bridesmaid , she also has another disfellowshipped sis who would love to get to know her better as contact has been minimal sice she was disfellowshipped when my sis inlaw was very small , my sis in law is a pioneer and appears quite dedicated but struggles with ignoring her bro and sis , she also went to greece on a girly hol with a friend recently ,which im suprised is allowed in jw land , did any of you who were very dedicated as youngsters start to see things differently after getting married to a "strong in the truth" type i cant imagine her coping with being submissive as she is quite strong minded i believe she dumped a previous boyfriend for telling her what she could and could not do .
i would not have thought getting married at 18 would be considered a good idea, or do they prefer the females to marry young to keep control of them ?.
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Heaven, a marriage course? They have the prehistoric FAMILY BOOK to study together.
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Do You Really Trust The Police?
by minimus inin the local paper there are 2 different towns that are dealing with possible police misconduct.
one situation involves thousands of dollars worth of pot stolen from the police locker where the drugs were supposed to be safe.
now the feds and state are involved in finding out who was responsible for the theft.
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I do not like cops, had a very bad experience when I was very young, maybe 5 years old.
You know that everyone that would know says that the cops always have the best pot.
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Half full or Half empty?
by AK - Jeff ini am watching it rain the proverbial 'cats and dogs' outside today.
the old song about 'rainy days and mondays always get me down' is playing in my head involuntarily.. still, i am finding the 'half fullness' in this beautiful act of nature.
without the water cycle, life would not exist, would it?
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For fans of The Matrix- "There is no glass".
Hello to BluesBrother, a Fellow boomtown rats fan.
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watchtowers at my laundrymat
by freedomisntfree ina recent asleep and a 80's brouchure somebodys reject from spring cleaning no doubt.felt good to trash them and cover them in dryer lint :-).
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Congrats! The lives you may have saved may be many of your neighbors. You are a local HERO.
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living in a bubble
by inbetween inlast weekend we were invited at a family of jw.. they are some decent people, reasonable, realistic, balanced, having good jobs and a house, certianly took care of their future pension, and will give their child a good education.. you can discuss with them many different topics, and they are not blind to mistakes of brothers or even the leaders.... however, they are dubs, both being raised in the "truth", they dont know anything else really..... we have quit a number of friends like that, being down to earth, not extreme, have a good life, and still "strong" in their faith.... the other day, we also did a congregation-trip, and while you find everywhere some selfrighteous puffed-up "pioneer", "wannabe-elders" or real"elders" or "elderettes", most of the folk was fine, no worry about anybody behaving badly, getting drunk or something like that.. i was thinking, it wouldnt be so bad to be a witness, if...... yes, its the "if" that makes one worry., the mind-control thing of the gb.. anybody going through similar thoughts ?.
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NO. Stay out! I wish someone had told me that 30 years ago. The mind control only gets stronger the further you get in.
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what would...
by Adrianoblue in...the rulers of the new system do to a person who has there own religeous opinions????.
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Probably use OT rules and stone you. If it ever goes the way the dubs say, there will be no disagreements on the other side either.
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Do nice people who leave the truth have more friends?
by wouldacouldashoulda inhi posters.
something has really been bothering me a lot lately.
in a nutshell i faded about 4 years ago.
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Being a JW, you never really had any friends. You might have had people to do certain things with not pertaining to WT issues, if female you might have gone shopping, if male, we would play basketball on Friday nights. I was always considered a trouble maker because I would question things and push as far as I could. While I was called "brother", I knew these people were not friends. While still in, I met non dubs and made friends with some of these. Most I met at work. We could go fishing, hunting, play sports and go to concerts. After I left, it was easy to see who your friends were, as you are now aware also. In my case, I don't want a long list of friends, just a few people to do things with, but be able to count on them when I need something. One of the guys I hunt with told his wife that if anything ever happened to him, to call me. I would know what to do, and for her to do what I said. I have known him for eight years, have been friends for about five. That is what friendship is, he trusts me to do what he would do if he was not able. To advise his wife on anything, because he knows me so well and trusts me. You do not need many friends like that, just a few are fine.
You have been given many good suggestions from other posters, try some of the ones you feel comfortable with. You will meet people, some as aquaintances, maybe some will become true friends. Make sure you know the difference, and as already been said, you have to be a friend back. It will be a learning experience, enjoy. I wish you success.
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Baptised and on this or other apostate sites - DF'ing Offense???
by cognac injust wondering if you can be in a jc for being on apostate sites.
i'm not talking about if you clicked on something by mistake.
does it say it in the elders book?.
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An elder on a JC doesn't have to be on the apostate site to catch you. That would be hard unless you use your own name as your screen name. Usually the ones you talk to who are still drinking the koolaide about questions/ disbelief in WT or it's teachings rat you out and then JC is formed.
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Are we following men?
by jookbeard inschipper, you never answered the post's on your previous topic, and you go and open another topic, go back to your previous topic please.
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Does things like speculation on dates important for salvation? (that is wrong to do so) If Jesus did not know the date how would men know how to figure it out?
If that is true, then why does the WT point to dates that come and pass over and over again with no fufilled prophecy taking place? Remember dates predicting the end: 1874, 1875, 1914, 1915, 1920, 1975, ect? Why wouldn't god's only true conduit to mankind be able to know these things for certain before they put them in print? And yes they are in print, don't take others word for it, research it yourself. When I was in I was told that 1975 was never in print, but I found it twice with very little research.
Alltimejeff - Most leave because they discover over time that the dogma of the Governing Body is erroneous, and that they have covered up significant events in their history, both in doctrine and in the private lives of their leaders, in an attempt to trick people into coverting or staying.
Or maybe just the hipocracy and the self righteous attitudes of the "spiritual ones" in the congs.