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  Memorial - How many on here went and how many didn't?

  by IMHO in

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  feel free to add why/why not?.

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  I didn't go. I don't remember the last time I did go to a JW Memorial, but it's been at least 11 years by now.

  I was too busy celebrating my wedding anniversary with my husband and our little boy. While my mother and father's congregation was busy passing flat bread with a side of rejection under fluorescent lighting, we were busy eating big, fat bread at an atmospheric, Italian restaurant in celebration of life and love.

  My mother did send us an invitation to attend along with the card she sent us for our anniversary though.
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  EarthQuake Japan

  by watson in

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  wopper.

  tsunami aftermath.

  witness fervor reaches new heights!.

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  I watched something (probably the very first episode of The Universe Season 1 actually) about solar cycles once. We're due for heightened solar activity, so it's nothing surprizing - we just have more technology that's affected by it to worry about now. I wonder if there is any link between the movement of the plates and the solar activity. I'll have to look into that one.

  http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2006/10may_longrange/
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  EarthQuake Japan

  by watson in

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  wopper.

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  Mr. Falcon - That's really sad. I wonder what my mother has thought of all of this.

  I completely agree with moshe and Finally-Free about them being naive about thinking that God will do this that and the other to keep specific people safe from the laws of nature. It's pure physics and physics don't discriminate.

  I also agree with thetrueone. After watching season 1 of How The Earth Was Made on Netflix, I was completely free of some of the old concepts I didn't know that I hadn't gotten rid of that the WTS had ingrained in me from birth. After watching that, I would think that any JW that has half a logical brain cell still functioning outside of the cult's control should get at least a little bit of a sense that the reality that the WTS presents is at least a little off somehow. The purely emotional ones like my mother... maybe not so much. I also feel really bad for the JWs that are so far in that they hear anything science related that might challenge their beliefs and they automatically shut it out.
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  EarthQuake Japan

  by watson in

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  wopper.

  tsunami aftermath.

  witness fervor reaches new heights!.

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  Here's hoping everyone will stay safe! It's sad that some JDubs will be praising this as a sign that the end is near. It's also sad that the WTS uses this fear tactic so well.
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  Blondie's Comments You Will Not Hear at the 02-27-11 WT Study (SING)

  by blondie in

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  book of psalms._read psalm 8:3, 4, 7-9.. .

  praise god in song.. .

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  Forgive me if I repeat anyone else; I haven't read the whole thread yet...

  I actually sort of read this study article. My mother and I talked on the phone the other night and I wanted to see how the meeting might affect her current lack of "zeal". I was happy to find that it was a total time waster! That said, all I could see what more mind control. "Listen to the CD often" and "practice" and "memorize" the constant use of repetition is a form of mind control (aside from the fact that they seem to be doing damage control when it comes to the new songbooks). The shortening of the songs and making them easier this and easier that also smacks of mind control. I don't know well what they state translates to real life (although not very well yet from the sounds of it). Anyway, that's my take on it. I haven't actually heard any of the new songs yet.
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  A roaring current of change.... Is The Watchtower in the process of a major overhaul of their religion?

  by koolaid-man in

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  a roaring current of change..... what is going on at the world headquarters of jehovah's witnesses?

  in the last couple of years unprecedented changes in policy, procedure, and doctrine have been coming forth in rapid fire sequence.

  this uninterrupted episode of new information is beginning to backfire for the rank and file witnesses.

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  As far as Rick is concerned... Six Screens was one of the first eye opening websites I ever visited and it played a huge part in the curtain coming down for me. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZR64EF3OpA I will give him the respect he deserves for playing such a big role in my deprogramming.
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  How I Know The Assembly Parts Are Made Up

  by lovelylil in

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  we had a co looking for a certain experience for an assembly part coming up and the elders in my hall at the time sent him to see me, since i usually had good experiences out in field service.. anyway, after speaking with the co, i was sorry to inform him that i did not have an experience that suited the type he needed.

  he told me that was o.k.

  because he could use me anyway for another part.

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  Giordano, that was awesome!!!
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  How I Know The Assembly Parts Are Made Up

  by lovelylil in

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  we had a co looking for a certain experience for an assembly part coming up and the elders in my hall at the time sent him to see me, since i usually had good experiences out in field service.. anyway, after speaking with the co, i was sorry to inform him that i did not have an experience that suited the type he needed.

  he told me that was o.k.

  because he could use me anyway for another part.

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  Botzwana - I know you already know this, but you've got a TON of unconditional love and acceptance here in the ex-jw world. I hope that the elders don't give you too much trouble. (((Hugs)))
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  Why Would YOU Never Go Back To The Witnesses?

  by minimus in

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  i think my mains reasons would be i don't believe they have "truth".

  and i refuse to allow them control over me..

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  I like what others have said already ... "I can't unscramble the egg." That was brilliant. Years after walking away and always wondering if it was "The Truth", I chose to take the red pill by doing research online. I wish I had done that so much sooner. If I had, I wouldn't have lived in fear of the end for so long and I would have made better decisions in life. I'll never go back because they abused me by implanting fear in me that didn't go away for years after leaving, because of the way they treat people - how they turn brains into mush, break up families, provide a haven for child abusers, and how they view/treat women. I don't want to waste my time and my life for a lie, but just as a felt when I walked away in the first place - if this is "The Truth" and this is truly God's organization, then most humans are more compassionate than their god, so I'll take my time here on earth and be happy with that. I could never serve their god. (I'm convinced that if the devil exists, he is their god - a wolf in sheep's clothing.)
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  Riveting JW judicial committee hearing.... caught on video!

  by koolaid-man in

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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxxsderj5aw.

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  I'm with edmond on this one. Everything is serious in JW business, so why not show it for what it is - ridiculous!