I was very much antisocial as a JW.
Posts by d
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22Social Isolation & The Witnesses
by minimus inthe truth is that jehovah's witnesses purposely try to insulate their own members.
they want their own to be "no part of the world".
they do not sanction unnecessary association with "worldly people".
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911 forgotten amongst JWs
by fade_away ini noticed over the last 10 years that in every 9/11 anniversary, jws that i know personally don't even mention it.
not a word about the anniversary.
not a compassionate comment, not a prayer....nothing.
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This is true but I think we have to put everything in perspective.
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September 11th, 2011- The Difference Between JW's and Reality
by OnTheWayOut ini can agree with some that say there have been plenty of tragedies worldwide where plenty more lives were lost.
so what was special about the loss experienced ten years ago on sept. 11th, 2001 in the united states?.
i might have a bias on this subject because i am a first responder in a different city.
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I agree many at My KH in 2001 were eager because to them this might be the end but here we are in 2011. 10 yrs later.
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just wanted to share some thoughts on this day
by notformeandmyhousehold ingrowing up as a jw...and experiencing 9/11 (from my personal photography blog).
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http://blog.slicesoflifephotography.com/?p=1919.
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I think we have to remeber 9/11 in never taking life for granted.
Here is a song that sums up how I feel
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10 Poorest Countries In The World 2011
by Bangalore in10 poorest countries in the world 2011.. http://www.therichest.org/world/poorest-countries-in-the-world/.
bangalore.
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This is not right. Everybody should have equal chances,Poverty really pisses me off. I wish I do something to help those people but I feel all is lost.
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My reflections on this 9/11 anniversary
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911 forgotten amongst JWs
by fade_away ini noticed over the last 10 years that in every 9/11 anniversary, jws that i know personally don't even mention it.
not a word about the anniversary.
not a compassionate comment, not a prayer....nothing.
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this im my opinion is played out. People die everyday in countries that experience civil war.I am not underplaying 9/11 but this is just too much.
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Why I am a cynic.
by Slidin Fast inwhen i am talking to my wife about the wt, gb fds etc.
she often remarks about how cynical i am getting.
i was watching a british tv drama the other night and one of the characters,.
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I am cynical becuase I see that humans are true brutes.
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What is life on this planet
by Decided ini've been thinking about life and what it means.
i see life of all kinds and wonder what is life about.
did a god make all the kinds of life there is?
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A series of pain and suffering.
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"That's what Armageddon will look like."
by AllTimeJeff ini couldn't put the words back in my mouth.. that is what i said, without premeditation, to our car group on tuesday, september 11, 2001.. on that day, as an elder, i was out in fs.
in dealing with the shock of what we saw and were listening to on the radio (like good little pioneers, we didn't stop our day, we used this as an opportunity to preach...) some of us were showing the bits of humanity that the borg hadn't completely stolen from us, myself included.. we got an unusual amount of people who talked with us that day.
opinions as you can imagine varied.
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I remeber 9/11 I was 10 yrs old and I saw when we got home from running errands and my aunt called from New York. It was scary, I thought in many ways it was the begining of the end. Everbody in my school was experiecing anxiety for close to two weeks.