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  Apologies All Around

  by Satanus in

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  i thought it was meaningful to observe the spontaneous apologies being given and accepted lately.

  all this among christians and atheists.

  i know there are some who are concerned about our image as xjw's.

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  I am sorry, I just know I have hurt someones feelings (I just dont know who) Bttt
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  Struggling

  by anniegirl76 in

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  i have been df-ed for almost 9 years.

  just out of curiosity, has anyone decided to find another religion or belief after being jw?

  i struggle with my feelings, my mom and brother, aunt, cousins are all jw.

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  Annie I found "Crisis Of Conscience" on ebay...It took a week or two but it finally came up. I got it for less than $15 including shipping. If I hadn't sent it to my sister I would send it on to you. Ebay takes a little while but everything comes up sooner or later.
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  I cooked some hamburger last night & saw blood

  by InterestedOne in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  how do jw's deal with the fact that if you fry up a hamburger, there's some blood in it?

  do they eat it anyway?.

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  Really, if they were worried about blood, they would eat kosher.
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  Oz Govt following UK & French lead on Tax/Charity status

  by Mattieu in

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  just another update on 1 australian senators quest to squash the tax free status of scientology/jw's and other cults:.

  http://www.theage.com.au/national/call-for-independent-charities-commission-20100912-1570g.html.

  now the election is over, hopefully wont take too long for legislation to pass.

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  When the "society" pays for the entire hospital bill for any of their dupes who decline a blood transfusion, so that those alternate options (which can be very expensive), then there might be a reason to let them retain the tax exempt status.
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  I used to take the talk schedule off the back board and make "adjustments"

  by foolsparadise in

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  towards the end of my untheocratic worship i would make sure no one was looking and i would x out peoples names on the school schedule writing canceled or i would draw arrows from one persons talk to anothers as if they had switched talks because of going out of town or something..

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  Wobble, you rock!
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  I've been banned by a non-mod

  by SweetBabyCheezits in

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  well, i guess this is it.

  i received a pm from a non-moderator (who will remain nameless) this afternoon telling me i've been banned.

  i didn't even know a non-mod could ban a poster from the forum but i read it for myself:.

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  Did all this PM'ing start on friday??? Do we have an april fool in our midst??
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  Hi, new to this forum. Figured I'd let everyone know about my story before I got involved.

  by JonathanH in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  if you just want the juicy details where i leave, i'll make disclaimer where it begins, if you just want to know what happened with the elders and organization after i realized it wasn't true, i'll mark that seperately.

  we didn't do jack shit in service, or in the congregation.

  maybe this was how jehovah came about?

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  Welcome to the rest of your life. Amazing story.
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  A little creative wordplay - Whose Spirit Do You Have?

  by saltyoldlady in

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  instead of problems i will see potential.

  instead of a spirit of fault-finding i will develop the spirit of appreciation.

  instead of a spirit of condemnation i will develop the spirit of commendation.

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  Zid,

  One of the first things anyone on the computer should learn is copy and paste. If you forget the shortcuts info is up at the top of your screen under edit. Just remember to have the item highlighted when you go up there. Life became so much easier once I learned it!
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  Hey, Does My (Successful) Diet Prove Evolution?

  by metatron in

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  ok, so the doctor tells me about diet 'cause i have cholesterol/trigylcerides/ and some weight issues.. so, i have come to respect vegetarian meals, so i drink v-8 and orange juice and fruit and rice and stuff.. i'm descended from perfect humans who ate pretty much the same way....................??????????.

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  no weight loss.

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  Last year I read the Primal Blueprint by Mark Sisson, a friend had lost 30 pounds following it. By just avoiding grains and potatoes, rice and pasta and upping my veggies and fruits I lost about 17 pounds. Never felt hungry at all. I need to break it out again and actually focus on it. I could stand to lose more (but those 17 pounds have stayed off.) The author has a website marksdailyapple dot com.
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  The Da Vinci Code meets Silence of the Lambs

  by JeffT in

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  my latest writing effort is done.

  i'm going to start searching for an agent tomorrow.

  i'm hoping this one will be easier to explain.

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  OK I'm hooked, love murder mysteries, plus I lived in Seattle for about 10 years a long time ago. When do we get the next installment?