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  Do not go to collage this past Sunday at the special assembly day!

  by life is to short in

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  at the special assembly day they interviewed a elder who came into the truth in the early 50's he had just signed up for collage and was starting his life at the age of 18 or 19 then he learned the truth.

  a elder came to him and asked why he wanted to go to collage when the system's end was so close.

  he realized that the elder was right.

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  man in black

  reading this I kept imagining the speaker going :

  Serving je - HOOV - ah full time is the best way of life

  This gave me shudders
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  Were you totally petrified to question the teaching of the dubs?

  by MsDucky in

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  i look back now and think what the hell was wrong with me?

  it's just so crazy to be so blind.

  everytime, i'd think that this or that wasn't quite right, i'd think i was committing blasphemy.. it's sad to know that's why many people are still stuck in that religion..

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  man in black

  when I became a jw as a teenager i enjoyed the fact that many young people in this religion were

  1), heavy drinkers,

  2),they smoked cigarettes, and smoked some other things .

  3), They went to R and worse rated movies on a regular basis The PO's sons took me along to see many movies that were really bad

  4), They swore like sailors, yet appeared to be total angels in the hall. .

  5), They dated different worldy girls pretty much every weekend.

  So I never questioned the teachings because this was an entirely different, and totally enjoyable hypocritical world,,

  completely different from my old religion (RC).

  Straightened up after many of my friends were df'ed for drug use, got married. had kids. I really had no time to question things then,, too busy trying to become a MS, (what a waste of life, and time that was)!

  Kids grow up, suddenly the JW Utopian view of the future started to look really false sounding to me, I researched several major questions by myself and I began my fade.

  Getting out was a good thing for me, FINALLY I realized that it was all based on lies !!!
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  UNITED NATIONS CHARTER read in all congregations at beginning of SPECIAL TALK

  by Life is now in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  then 1 thessalonians 5 read about 'peace and security'.

  the speakers instructed not to embellish the statements.. 'noble sentiments' was mentioned about the un charter but no criticism.. followed by the need for god's kingdom.. it sounded more like an advert for the un to me.

  did anyone else hear it?

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  Same old song and dance,, how embarrasing.

  
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  My Congregation = I'm like a sober person talking to "high" drug addicts!!!!

  by Witness 007 in

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  in my cong.

  you start a "normal" conversation like....i complimented a brother on having 8 grandchildren....he got a sad look in his eye and said:"yeah, well i wish it was in the new system.

  " {i guess they are all doomed to destruction} i honestly was stumped.

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  man in black

  Neat observation, thanks for posting your thoughts !
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  Have you ever deleted friends on facebook?

  by asilentone in

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  why did you do it?

  i have done it on several occasions.

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  If one of my "friends" doesn't reply, post a comment, or add new pictures after one year I delete them.
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  What do you say, if someone asks if you go to church?

  by Bonnie_Clyde in

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  clyde has a great answer.

  he says, "no, i take my faith too seriously.

  " he says that ends the conversation.

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  This message suddenly appears in my head :

  
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  What's your Favorite TV show of all time?

  by serenitynow! in

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  if you can't tell from my username, i am a seinfeld fan.

  seinfeld is the best show ever!

  law and order is second.. jada.

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  man in black

  \\Batman and the Green Hornet,,,, both from the 60's
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  Looking for WT Borg Cube pic posted a few months ago...

  by Mad Sweeney in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  sorry to spend a thread on this but the search function came up empty (or full of other stuff you might say).

  anyone remember the super cool borg cube wt picture that was posted on a thread two or three months ago?

  i don't even remember the thread topic.

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  I wonder where the borg queen is located ?
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  Elder called last night and they are stopping by tonite for a 'visit'.......

  by troubled mind in

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  surprised me that he actually followed up on his word and called .

  it will be strange after four yrs.

  to have them in our house .my husband was not happy to hear it will be two brothers coming over, because he really does not want to feel we are being counseled .

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  Troubled Mind :

  Wow, that is quite a situation to be in ! I hope that the meeting will not sway your husband back to the influence of the WT.

  personally, I felt that I had to write a letter and DA myself in order to put a brake on the sheperding calls, once I clearly saw how conditional

  friendship, and any relationship was at the hall I had no doubt or regret about writing that letter.

  And yes, there are times when i feel pretty lonely, but I do my best to get involved in something else that is worthwhile, and constructive, that really helps me get over the hump. P'lus I notice that as time goes by I see how staying in this religion allows Dysfuncional relationships to flourish

  and people really dont move forward, it's more like walking on a treadmill that is continually speeding up. It takes time and effort on the part of the person who is leaving to remodel their personality, It is not going to be greatly improved for some time,

  I've been out for 1.5 years, and in many areas I have gotten better, but in some it's more of an effort.

  Are many members of your family JW's ? That could be a major problem.

  And I also have enrolled in several groups of ex-JW's in the Chicago area, haven't been to any meetups yet but am looking forward to attending

  one when it is in my area.

  Hopefully I'll meet the both of you sometime soon !
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  Getting into Arguments with JW's...

  by ForbiddenFruit in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i'm trying to fade away, but i sometimes find myself in discussions or arguments with jw family/friends/white haired virgin elders.

  now, i usually have them beat on things but i'm not very experienced, so i was thinking if you guys could help me put together a list of completely unanswerable questions to pose to my jw friends/family/elders so they can stop bugging me.

  if i keep asking them questions they simply cannot answer, then they might leave them alone.

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  man in black

  Explain the 1914 doctrine using only the Bible.