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  So, are you thinking of coming back?

  by kairos in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  that's a crazy question.. they really mean, "do you regret your decesion to leave".. ---.

  it's just an ice breaker to become nosy into one's personal life.. ---.

  btw, last time i was asked this, no, everytime i'm asked this i reply with: "i'm never coming back".. they seem to hear that.. .

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  JeffT

  Every recovering alcoholic/addict contemplates using again, smart ones take an extra second to contemplate the resulting desctruction in their lives and move on quickly.

  Asking me if I want to go back to the KH initiates the same process.
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  How did your family react when you made it known that you did not want to be a JW anymore?

  by Yondaime in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  please share your experiences..

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  JeffT

  Since none of my family is JW, they were ecsatatic when I left.
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  My dog just died.

  by panhandlegirl in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i just buried my beloved poddle, little brother.

  he died suddenly.

  i know to most people that is not an important event.

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  JeffT

  I am sorry to hear this. Losing a dog can be rough, I've been through it a couple of times.
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  Cartoon -- conditions of membership

  by FatFreek 2005 in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  yes, it's a cartoon, but it's not actually funny.. .

  the text not suit you?

  here's a blank drawing you can use to brew your own.. .

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  JeffT

  I'm too lazy to photoshop the dialog bubble.

  "Now that you're baptized kid, the Mickey Mouse ears have to go, they're Satanic."
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  JW-College-Police!

  by Atlantis in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  states he is a jehovah's witness near the end of the article.. .. http://www.press-citizen.com/story/news/education/2014/12/02/green-helped-shape-ui-public-safety-police-force/19798329/?utm_source=jw+news+and+archive&utm_campaign=47e569bee3-rss_email_campaign&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5caf9e1836-47e569bee3-29185349&ct=t(rss_email_campaign ).

  .. .. atlantis.

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  JeffT

  I seem to remember that JW's could not take a job that required carryin gun, but its been a long time (I was in 1973-1987). My recollection is that you could be DF'd if it caused a probllem in the congregation. Now here this guy is advocating to public officials that his employees should be armed. I suspect he's the guy that they point to when they want to show people how normal they are. That may change when he's no longer that guy.
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  The tale of Angelo and Dan! Have you heard this one??

  by DATA-DOG in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  long story, short; angelo was bad, he went to prison.

  dan was bad, he went to prison too.

  dan became a dub and studied with angelo.

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  JeffT

  People in prison get religion quickly, most of them lose it shortly after they get out and don't need it anymore to convince the parole board that they've rehabilitated themselves.
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  Officer Wilson not indicted in killing of Michael Brown

  by Simon in

  1. social
  2. current

  after a thorough investigation and weighing of the evidence the grand jury has decided not to indict the officer.. the reaction so far seems as predicted - people refuse to accept that the result represents justice despite claims that is what they wanted.. there is now violence and vandalism, including gunshots.

  let's hope the police contain the troublemakers.. .

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  JeffT

  Local elections are where things start.

  Nobody studies basic civics in this country anymore. The town/city and county councils have far more impact on our day to day lives than people in Washington DC. Looking at election turnouts and voting patterns it seems that people don't understand that. I heard a lot of lamentation about voter turnout in off year elections, and how the Democrats have trouble getting the base to turn out. They need to educate their base if that's true.

  This attitude has a direct effect on the lack of viable third parties. Everybody's idea of getting a third party going seems to be to run somebody for President, who promptly loses because nobody's heard of him/her. This needs to start at the local level and cook for ten or twenty years before it can become a national movement.
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  50136 words in 29 days

  by JeffT in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just finished a science fiction piece for this years nanowrimo.

  i'm tired..

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  JeffT

  Yeah, its a heavy time commitment. But I'm retired, the closest thing to a job is watching over my mother's caregivers. When I get my brain cleared out a little (maybe tomorrow) I'll post a little more about the book.
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  50136 words in 29 days

  by JeffT in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just finished a science fiction piece for this years nanowrimo.

  i'm tired..

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  JeffT

  Just finished a science fiction piece for this years NaNoWriMo. I'm tired.
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  Greatest College Football Day

  by DisArmed in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  i don't read too much about sports on the forum.

  one of the great things about being out of wally world is enjoying sports without judgement.

  i love college football and this, to me is the greatest college football day!

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  JeffT

  Washington State vs Washington is tonight. Great cross-state rivalry, additional fuel on the fire provided by the fact that I went to WSU and two of my three children have degrees from UW, and the third is probably going there next year.