Posts by Reopened Mind

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My 9th Year On Here........

by Mary in

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holy crapola!

i joined this board 9 years ago today......i can't believe it's been that long.

i miss alot of the ones that were on here when i first joined: unclebruce, dr. jekyll, gumby, kw13, littletoe, xena, simplesally, dansk, bendrr, englishman, ozziepost, luna, brummie, juni, buttlight.......we had a lot of fun on the board but it's nice that there's alot of newbies on here too.......plus, i ain't the only old timer on here!

Reopened Mind

Mary,

Ditto what Vampire said. And HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!! I have found your post always insightful, always interesting.

Reopened Mind

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They May Have Hit The Bottom Of Dumb

by metatron in

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the new brochure, learn from god and live forever", is a new low for the watchtower society in descending into illiteracy and ignorance.

it dips lower than the old "enjoy life" brochure.

it is hard for me to imagine what the thinking behind this work is, when the intended reading level is so profoundly abysmal.

Reopened Mind

What on earth are they hoping for? What kind of membership does this attract?

They are hoping for people who are not smart enough to ask questions or notice any changes.

They will definitely be a burden. But wait! They are not a charity organization. So quess who will be left to support them?

In the congregation we just exited there were just such people, one of whom was the Watchtower conductor who was functionally illiterate.

Don't get me wrong. I have nothing personal against people who did not have the opportunity to get an education. But becoming a member of the WT cult effectively stops any chance they will have of bettering themselves. So sad, pathetic really.

Years ago we were told that since Jehovah could read hearts he would take care of the mentally ill.

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Amazing photos ....

by talesin in

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from my friend's new website.. .

http://www.joeislesphotography.ca/slideshow.php.

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Reopened Mind

Those were amazing photos talesin. Thanks for sharing.

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Info For Newbies and Current Jehovah's Witnesses! Please Read!

by mentallyfree31 in

example: gravity is real.

because if 607 bce is wrong, then so is 1914 and 1918 and 1919. very simple.

so if we cannot trust secular research, then we can definitely discard the date of 607 bce.

Reopened Mind

mentallyfree31,

Thank you so much for posting such a logical argument. I am sorry to say that even though I was a lurker when you originally posted this I did not find it.

Point #6 about god destroying children who's only crime was not having heard about him was something that had bothered when I began studying with the Witnesses. Then cognitive dissonance became so entrenched that that concern became buried.

I have sent a copy of your essay to my son who has awakened to the truth about the "Truth" as he lives near JW in laws. My hope though is that he can use these arguments to help his wife and eventually get his family out of the cult.

This thread deserves to keep getting bumped.

Reopened Mind

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Mr. Snowbird and I Are Reconciling

by snowbird in

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we've agreed to compromise on our differences and support each other through the years we have left.. i'm seeing a psychiatrist today to deal with my difficulties that stem from a traumatic and tumultuous childhood.. he is willing to yield in his beliefs that a man should control everything and make all the decisions.. being a stubborn jamaican, i realize how hard that is for him.. we're going to renovate the house so that he has his own quarters.. that way, my boisterous g'kids won't work his nerves too badly.. just wanted to put it out there.. syl.

Reopened Mind

Sylvia,

What TotallyADD said about it taking a lot of hard work for a marriage to last. Sometimes I think it was sheer endurance on our parts that kept us together for the last 37 years. I would often quote Matt 24:13 about enduring to the end to be saved. Well enduring to the end has saved our marriage!! LOL Seriously we have learned to compliment as well as complement each other. Telling each other what we like oils our relationship much more so than harping on what we don't like.

Taking the cult our of our marriage has allowed each of us to express our true personality.

May your marriage grow stronger and your love for each other grow deeper.

Reopened Mind

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Is this weird? JW FB comments

by serenitynow! in

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paradise-related greetings and meetup plans.

on a couple of jw fb sites, people often say things like "i'll see you in paradise," or "i'm going to travel and meet all of you guys in paradise and hang out with your lions.

" and on the jw news, library, etc.