Posts by clarity

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Guilty and Stupid
by Ucantnome in
1. jw
2. experiences
whenever i post on this site i feel really guilty and stupid.

i think after i post that's it i'm never posting again (probably be a good idea) .

does anyone else feel like this?
clarity

Ucantnome ... hi there ..good subject.

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I understand your feelings so well & remember

agonizing & ruminating about what I said & did, OMG!

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Then I realized that as humans we are always growing

& changing ... there are no mistakes really ...just new

opportunities.

Someone wrote ..."Life is a HARD HAT ZONE, we are always

under construction!"

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Here is an interesting site .....

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http://tinybuddha.com/blog/stop-second-guessing-yourself-5-tips-to-feel-at-ease-with-decisions/

Hope it helps .....

clarity

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A peek into the history of fanatical BLOOD DOCTRINE origins
by Terry in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
section one.

is watchtower doctrine on blood transfusions rooted in one or more of the following?:.

blood transfusions were the next target.. _________ _____________ ____________________.
clarity
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Letting go of trying to convince people makes you happy
by DeWandelaar in
1. social
2. entertainment
i am a thinker... and i was thinking a lot lately about (the absense of) god and about my past years as a witness and suddenly it striked me: the less i think about a caring god being in existence the more happy and relaxed i am.

also the fact that if he is there then i will notice it one day... i am not afraid of anything godlike in any way.

while exploring that feeling i was also noticing something.
clarity

Good for you De... Free at last!

clarity
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The Way I See It
by bobld in
1. watchtower
2. bible
disfellowshipping is the equivalent of solitary confinement:.

just imagine,the leaders of some religions enforce this type of punishment.. solitary confinement-a person is isolated from any (family contact or friends).. it is employed as a form of punishment,to reform,to control and change behavoir.it is considered to be a form of psychological torture.. it causes anguish,provokes serious mental and physical health problems.

(thought of suicide).constitutes cruel,inhumane or degradinig treatment.. i only wish the aclu or human rights watch or the un would take action against religions that treat human being so cruelly..
clarity

Bobid.......wt even admits that isolation is one of the cruelist

punishments there are! .....And yet they have no hesitation

causing it! The quote is in a watchtower ...which I can't find!

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They are so culpable ...they are holding a smoking gun!

clarity
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Is dis-fellowshipping a sociopathic practice? At least one expert thinks so.
by Rufus T. Firefly in
1. jw
2. friends
we do not burn people at the stake any more.

but how far removed are we from that dark ages ritual when we tear families apart through the misuse of disfellowshipping by misapplying scriptures such as 1 corinthians 5:11 and 2 john 9-11?

with that thought in mind, please consider the following:.
clarity

Rufus T. ...great post, only sociopaths would treat people

this way!

There is always that ...US & Them idea.

Them = not good.

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"Furthermore, notice the phrase “as the pretensions of the Hierarchy increased.”

Is it not the height of pretentiousness for the Governing Body of Jehovah’s

Witnesses to declare themselves to be the faithful and discreet slave"

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Good point!

clarity
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Maybe I'm the bad guy after all
by braincleaned in
1. jw
2. experiences
maybe i'm the bad guy after all.

my mom and sis love me and still talk to me, although i'm clearly an apostate.

their loophole?
clarity

Omg I never knew Fry was so funny... very Monty Pythonish!

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So Vince, I was shocked just a little, when you said

"but I don't give a flying fuck!" and I thought yo......

......oh .....wait ... I wonder just what that would be like!

clarity
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Maybe I'm the bad guy after all
by braincleaned in
1. jw
2. experiences
maybe i'm the bad guy after all.

my mom and sis love me and still talk to me, although i'm clearly an apostate.

their loophole?
clarity

Vincent ......... you are a very strong person & passionate,

a gang busters kind of a guy! I liked what you wrote

and what you said......... period.

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However, strong men also have a very sensitive side,

thank goodness for that!

Seems like, on an ex jw site like this, with so many feelings

being aired o ut & leaking out ... there are painful moments... let's

just say.

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I wish you well, come back soon

clarity
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LOU REED - r.i.p. (a special memory)
by Unlearn in
1. jw
2. friends
i've always loved lou's music.... hearing about his death this am makes me remember when my little family was on the run.

i was a 'visible' elder in my community, so when we got 'free' mentally, we took a choice available to us that, sadly, some don't have.

we disappeared...just relocated to another town.. listening to 'a perfect day' by lou reed reminds me of those first few months...walking through one of the big city parks on cold sundays...both of us beaten and bruised and still in shock.
clarity

Unlearn...

Your words so capture it .......they are beautiful

"where we could just be 'us', and it wasn't against anyones 'rules'.
living like refugees.
but some of those days walking through the city on Sunday mornings...i remember telling her that, you know...i could die right there with her and it somehow felt 'full' and right."

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clarity
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NEWBIES are leaving like crazy! Be very afraid WT
by clarity in
1. jw
2. friends
# 3 newbie post.

first of all, the newbies have set a record here!.

have you ever seen a 4pg post where 21 new members reply!
clarity

Rufus ... nice to see you again...thanx for the pm

Wonderful to have you here!

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James Jackson ... so glad you found us, guess in the back

of my mind, thought I'd put you in here as I

have commented on your posts!

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You are so right about this society's blunders & misguided direction

regarding our most precious children!

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" The ones without children have families all figured out "_____ James Jackson

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So JJ welcome to this amazingly "level playing field",

it is about as clique-less as it gets!

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Hope you enjoy this new journey ...a bit rough sometimes

but once that LOAD is off ...aahhhhhhhhhhhh !

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clarity

ps ... more names to be posted soon
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Living Alone - Love it or Loathe it?
by Crumpet in
1. jw
2. experiences
well i have been living alone now for a week for the first time in about 6 years and apart from one or two minor episodes i am really really enjoying the freedom of it.

i feel like a weight has been lifted.

i feel free again - a tiny bit lonely at night - but mostly i think i've recaptured that long lost spring in my step.
clarity

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