Posts by maninthemiddle

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JW morale reaching new low

by kneehighmiah in

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many friends i've spoken with are becoming discouraged.

because of this it's becoming tempting to privately share my views with friends, but i know this is still too dangerous.

most witnesses in my circle are intelligent free thinkers.

maninthemiddle

The 2010 Generation change was a big wakeup call for me. Not my number 1 issue, but close to it.

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DANMERA - VIDEO

by clarity in

getting better all the time!.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tudwtmxze_a.

clarity.

maninthemiddle

was this recording recent, as in since the release of the new NWT?

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Introduction

by Pyramid God in

i'm somewhat new here, even though i've posted a few times, so i decided it was time i properly introduced myself.

i've been lurking for several months.... .

i was born into the jw and served for 21 years.

Documentary "Truth Be Told," Showing In Atlanta, GA

by Iown Mylife in

cannot wait to see it, at the amc phipps plaza, tuesday, 7:30 p.m., october 29th!.

google for the ticket info..

maninthemiddle

Wow, just this morning it didn't seem like there were going to be enough going.

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Truth Be Told Documentary

by poeticmommy in

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i have heard so many good things about this film and i am really hoping to see it myself!

it will be playing soon near me, in grand rapids, michigan.

if anyone else is interested in attending the link is below!

maninthemiddle

One last bump for the EDT, tomorrow is the deadline for Atlanta.

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Confusedandalone is in need of a name change

by confusedandalone in

hey everyone, i want to apologize for not rtesponding to a number of messages i recieved over the last month or so.

i took a break as suggested by someone else to try and sort things out and clear my head.

my wife has been reading alot on here and kept me updated on all the fun that has been going on!.

maninthemiddle

This part sounds like my story. My have much reason to believe my father has tried to get me DF'd last year, but no one from the congreation showed up.

" The brothers in my congregation have not called once or stopped by or sent em a text message, yet they lie to my father and tell him I refuse to contact them or return their calls."

I have also found it better to walk away. You could say I faded, but I have been honest with my family. Only my father took the attitude yours has.

To my knowldege I havenot been disfellowshipped, but I put up holiday decorations, got one letter, ignored it, (not registered letter)

I don't have time any longer to care about what they think, I have a son to take care of first.

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Do you recall your first encounter with a atheist? What was your thought?

by jam in

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friends

growing up in the south everyone i knew believed in god, even the.

town drunk.

i remember watching some special tv program around xmas .

maninthemiddle

I agree Giordano, where I live in the American south Atheist is just shot of a swear word.

Most people here would be more likely to call themselves non belivers or simply lie.

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From the recent video, what is the Tuxedo site used for?

by maninthemiddle in

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i have never heard of it before this video..

maninthemiddle

I rewatched the video for another reason and caught the statement that sounded like they bought the property just to support Warick.

the first time I was under the impression they had this property a while and was wondering why I had never heard of it Before.

Caleb,s I was wondering how much the bethel volunteering is going to drop off when they don't have access to the city.

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Do you recall your first encounter with a atheist? What was your thought?

by jam in

jw
friends

growing up in the south everyone i knew believed in god, even the.

town drunk.

i remember watching some special tv program around xmas .

maninthemiddle

I live in the south also, north Georgia if you are curious. around here the second thing most people ask after meeting you is what church do you go to.

so I also don't remember meeting any in service.

after I left the JW mindset, I set out a a journey (in a way) asking people at work about their church, and researching other mainstream Christian beliefs.

that path led to me research how the bible came to be, as well as read real scholarly work on evolution. This led me to a place of non-belief. At that point I actively sought out a atheist group to meet and talk to them directly. There are not many groups like this, but I live close enough to Atlanta that the group is fair sized.

A couple of the folks I met have turned out to be really good post-jw friends. including several ex-Mormons so we have similar stories to share.

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Old Jws view on old Societys books

by Decided in

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i was asked to come by and get some old pictures and stuff that my cousin who died left with her non jw husband.

he had two boxes of old pictures my aunt had left to her daughter(my cousin who died after her).

i went by another cousin who is still a jw and left the boxes of stuff that my aunt and cousin left when they died.

maninthemiddle

My MIL collect the old books, she probably has everything ever printed by now. yet she doesn't read any of them.

There was on out, i don't remerber which, but one of the "Studies" set, I was looking through it, My FIL saw me and said, "That basically the same as we tech today, no different."

Yeah, right.