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  What was your initial reaction to finding out the religion is a cult?

  by make yourself in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  mine was filled with shock and anger but mostly anger.

  it made me feel that way because i have never been lied to like that growing up in the religion with it being all you know.

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  When I left in 95' I didn't think it was a cult. From what I'm reading and hearing now.......it's turned into a cult.

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  When I was a boy,

  by John Doe in

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  we didn't have all of these frufru whoppiededoo kinds of doritos.

  you wanted a dorito, by golly you got a damned dorito.

  same thing with pepsi.

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  When I was a boy in the 3rd grade I built a shoeshine box and would go into all the honky tonks to make money shining shoes. I came upon my 3rd grade teacher Mrs.Smith in a booth one night drinking beer with these people and it embarrassed the crap out of her.

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  The Nephilim, who were they and are their descendants among us?

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  How about this guy maybe? (Andre the Giant- deceased 1993)

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  Has There Ever Been a WTS President That Had a Normal Family Life?

  by Think About It in

  1. jw
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  when i was an elder still in i had a normal christian family.

  has any president of the wts ever had what would be considered a normal christian family life?

  i know the dysfunctional family background's of russell & rutherford, but know less about norr & franz families.

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  When I was an elder still in I had a normal Christian family. Has any President of the WTS ever had what would be considered a normal Christian family life? I know the dysfunctional family background's of Russell & Rutherford, but know less about Norr & Franz families. I don't know anything about whoever succeeded Franz. It just strikes me funny that if this was God's true organization having his holy spirit directing these men to lead his organization on earth that there would be less scandel and dysfunction in their lives.

  It sounds like both Russell & Rutherford's family hated them. Now I'm no saint, but I'm no WTS President either.

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  Here's my story! (Long one!)

  by its_me! in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  here is a quick version of my life in the org.

  i was born and raised in it.

  my father was physically and mentally abusive to my siblings and i. he was inactive from the meetings and service for much of my life.

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  Hi It's me.......thanks for sharing and good luck with your decision. I could never understand the hitting of women, but that's just me.

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  The Economy for 2010

  by oldflame in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hello all my jwn friends.. .

  i felt the need to share what i have heard recently.

  i have a very close friend who has a brother who is an economist.

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  My short positions right now are small and like a hedge due to the recent run up. My line in the sand is Dow 10,800. If that is breeched, I'll go long heavy on dips.

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  When I was a boy,

  by John Doe in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  we didn't have all of these frufru whoppiededoo kinds of doritos.

  you wanted a dorito, by golly you got a damned dorito.

  same thing with pepsi.

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  Anybody remember Double Cola? I think it was cola favored battery acid.

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  The Economy for 2010

  by oldflame in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hello all my jwn friends.. .

  i felt the need to share what i have heard recently.

  i have a very close friend who has a brother who is an economist.

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  The Dow is at 10,300 now. Keep an eye on all stock market indexes. If Dow hits 10,700 again it could be a double top and reverse sharply. If it drops below 9900 again be very cauious. If it breaks through 10,700 there could be more momentum behind this rally. Be very disciplined, use stops and stick religiously to a trading plan.

  The Dow is now back in the double top 10,700 range. What happens next sharp reversal or break out to new highs? I started some short positions, but will sit on tight stops.

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  Mormons Peddling on my Street

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  I seen the JW's today working a couple of streets over from mine. Man, did that bring back memories.
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  Exit plan

  by make yourself in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  what was your exit plan when leaving the jw?

  how did you break the news to your relatives that you no longer wanted to be a jw anymore?.

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  My exit plan was more like a boil. Things I would see and things people & the org would do started iritating me. I still remained very active and involved, but the infection inside the boil kept growing and growing. Finally, when l couldn't stand it any longer I took matters into my own hands and lanced the boil by resigning as an elder and quiting JW's cold turkey. The relief from popping that boil and getting all that infection out felt sooo good! Haven't attended a meeting or read WTS literature in the 15 yrs since.

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