Posts by poopsiecakes

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FINALLY!!

by poopsiecakes in

ladies and gentlemen, i have finally found the perfect religion.

i`m seriously thinking of becoming ordained... .

http://dudeism.com/index.html.

poopsiecakes

Fantastic quote from my new favorite website under the section Great Dudes in History:

Jesus ChristBearded prophet of the meek and early archetype of the 1960s hippie.

Jesus was born Jewish, but then converted to Dudeism after he realized that the Romans and the Pharisees were fucking fascists. Today lots of people think he's the son of the guy who created the universe and that our life is in his hands. But probably he was just a dude who thought people should mellow out and stop getting so worked up about stuff. Sadly, few of his followers seem to actually realize that. Remember: There's not a literal connection.

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Please help, I need a list :)

by MisfitMeL in

jw
friends

i expect a major confrontation with my mum in the near future regarding my non-association with jws.. i plan to discuss my unwillingness to associate based on 'things i have discovered' about the org.

i would like to prepare in advance for a lengthy argument and for this purpose i would like to compile a list of issues.. however, i want to discuss using only jw publications.

mum has the wt library (2003) and some books but not the rare or uncommon ones.

poopsiecakes

jwfacts.com is an amazing site that has tons of scans of WT literature and quotes from the publications.

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to be controlled or not to be controlled that is the question!

by semelcred in

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friends

after years in a high-control group i cannot seem to accept any form of control from an organisation.

i am fascinated to know how others cope with finding another group to asscociate with.

i am so cynical i might never be able to be a part of any group again!

poopsiecakes

I was actually going to start a thread about this myself, because I'm having serious issues about my place of employment. It's a small company but the owner is a control freak whose favorite expression is 'think like I think or you have no chance of success'. He can be verbally abusive and keeps a very strict watch on everything we do. It gets my hackles up big time and brings out the rebel in me something fierce. Last month, I had a serious sit-down chat with him alone and told him about my background as a former JW and that his method of 'inspiring' us only serves to destroy my self esteem and that I can't abide the 'think like I think' mantra. I told him respectfully that no one should ever tell another person how to think and that it feels a little cultish. He didn't know what to say - he sympathized with my background and shared a nightmare story that a friend of his is going through with his ex wife who is a JW but held his ground. Needless to say, nothing has improved and I'm currently reviewing my options for finding another job.

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FINALLY!!

by poopsiecakes in

ladies and gentlemen, i have finally found the perfect religion.

i`m seriously thinking of becoming ordained... .

http://dudeism.com/index.html.

poopsiecakes

I especially love the duderonomy section...LOL

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FINALLY!!

by poopsiecakes in

ladies and gentlemen, i have finally found the perfect religion.

i`m seriously thinking of becoming ordained... .

http://dudeism.com/index.html.

poopsiecakes

Ladies and Gentlemen, I have finally found the perfect religion. I`m seriously thinking of becoming ordained...

http://dudeism.com/index.html

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What Birth Sign Were You Born Under ?

by flipper in

jw
friends

didn't know if this has been addressed before , but it's kinda interesting.

when we were witnesses we were always told,oh!

don't look at horoscopes or read anything about your sign because it's demonized !

poopsiecakes

oh, and my birthday is Dec. 7th...pearl harbor day. Again, make of that what you will.....hehehe

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What Birth Sign Were You Born Under ?

by flipper in

jw
friends

didn't know if this has been addressed before , but it's kinda interesting.

when we were witnesses we were always told,oh!

don't look at horoscopes or read anything about your sign because it's demonized !

poopsiecakes

Hey Mr. Flipper! I`m new here so I`d love to play!!

I`m a sagittarius and my chinese sign is monkey...make of that what you will...lol

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JWs don't leave the organization over doctrine

by doublelife in

can anyone help me with a quote from a publication studied in '09 that had a box that said jws leave over selfish reasons but not over doctrine?

i think it was studied in the bs but i can't find it and i already tried the search feature.

i remember someone posted about it at the time it was studied.

poopsiecakes

I really take my hat off to those independent thinkers out there who saw through the BS and acted upon it. I have only had my lights turned on in the past year, and I`ve been out for almost 6!! Better late than never I guess but still, I feel like I was such an idiot for sitting there and believing it all those years...

jdhf, your story is heartbreaking, hang in there and answers will come

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What is "being in love"?

by highdose in

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i don't think i've ever been in love, and have no idea what it is or what it is like?.

is it somthing fictional or real?.

poopsiecakes

Hi aligot, I'm sorry but I'm not sure where the disagreement is...my point is that if there's apathy coming at you from the person you're 'in love' with, then how can you really be in love? To be in love, (again, in my opinion) the other person has to feel that they are in love with you. When that happens, there's mutual respect and equal willingness to overlook the things that would drive you crazy if it were anyone else...

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What do you know about Hookah Bars?

by Magwitch in

jw
friends

my two daughters are really into the hookah scene.

i do not know if this is just a college thing or something else.

should i be concerned?.

poopsiecakes

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