Posts by C6H12O6

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When will the awful shunning nightmares stop?

by serenitynow! in

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friends

it's bad enough that i am being shunned in real life by my family in ohio who i had always been close to.

ever since i have had at least one dream a week about being around my family but they refuse to talk to me.. will the dreams ever stop?

how can i make them stop?.

C6H12O6

Realize the fact that you can never make anyone love you the way you want them to.

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Did you like the Society's calendars?

by JimmyPage in

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friends

i always thought they were the most boring things i'd ever seen.

a picture of someone preaching in a different land every month.. i always ended up hanging something far more entertaining, like an nfl calendar..

C6H12O6

Not really, the only one that I liked was the nature one from 2007.

I once visited a KH where they framed the calendar pictures from 2006 and hanged them in the entrance.

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How many people on here have low self-esteem?

by Chemical Emotions in

jw
friends

i do, so i was just curious.. i know the org tends to attract/cause/contribute to people having low self-esteem, so i figure a lot of people must have it as bad or worse than me..

C6H12O6

I'm guilty of this...and still fighting it.

It wasn't exactly "encouraging" when i get compared to other dubs and even bible studies.

The borg is amazing at destroying self-esteem.

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An educated persons perception of the watchtower magazine

by Aussie Oz in

the other day (australia day bbq actually) i somehhow got to discussing jws with some of my wifes extended family.

one of them, quite well educated and academic mentioned she was given a wt (no awake to go with it) when they called.. she commented that as she read some of it, it struck her how it was going on about pedaphiles and homosexuals a lot and secondly how every thing they said was not backed up by any legitimate research nor data, just random % this or that to support the flimsy arguments.. her comment was that this was the most un-academic, poorly written journal she had ever read and without going any further, threw it in the trash!.

the sheeple migh lap up the recycled vomit in that rag, but the public aint fooled.. the family laughed heartily when i informed them of the jw belief that the wt and awake!

C6H12O6

Reminds of me of the time I tried to place those scientific themed rags with my high school biology teacher.

He pointed out some of the flaws in the articles.

Another teacher told me to stop using the WT and AW for my works cited list, because they're not reputable sources.

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SURVEY SAYS: Please take my quick survey

by Terry in

i thought it would be interesting and informative to create the following survey.. please cut and paste it in the 'post' section and type in your reply under each question.. .

let the survey begin 10 questions.

1.rate on a scale from 1-10 the postive impact (10 being absolutely positive) of jehovahs-witness.net on your life.. .

C6H12O6

1.Rate on a scale from 1-10 the postive impact (10 being Absolutely Positive) of Jehovahs-Witness.net on your life.

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2.Rate on a scale from 1-10 the negative impact of Jehovah's-Witness.net on your life.

2

3. When you are in close proximity to Jehovah's Witnesses what actual, palpable emotion do you feel?

nauseating

4.On a scale from 1-10 (10 being Absolute confidence) how confident are you that the Bible is an actual source of Divine Truth?

1

5.Current active believing Jehovah's Witnesses, if approached the right way, under ideal conditions can be convinced to question their own beliefs.

True or False? (Remember, this is YOUR opinion.)

True

6.Which best describes how you feel about youor current position on religious matters?

A. I am depressed, confused, ambivalent and afraid

B. I am actively investigating as objectively as possible.

C. I don't think anybody has any supernatural revelation. It is all self-delusion.

D. I have mixed-feelings. Some days I believe. Some days I don't. I'm actively praying.

7.Name three writers who have done the most to get your attention and cause you to question IF you are right. (Any authors)

Andrew Holden, Raymond Franz, Stephen Hawking

8.What is your greatest personal fear?

WT taking over the world

9.What is your greatest person source of Joy?

a stranger's kindness...and candy

10.If you could wave a magic wand and go back to any year of your life, any age, any place, any time---what would it be and why?

1988 - a few hours old, hospital, around 9-10 am

i would toss "infant me" out of the 5th story window and spare myself years of abuse and manipulation from a dysfunctional family and the WT

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Do you miss "dressing up" for the meetings?

by dozy in

i was thinking about this the other day when doing a bit of tidying up of my wardrobe.

all the kh suits are now pushed to the back of the wardrobe and i am seriously thinking about a visit to the charity shop to get rid of most of them.. for me one of the (few) enjoyable aspects of being a jw was getting dressed up.

my secular work very rarely involves putting on a dress suit & tie so i miss getting dressed up - smart suit , tie , shiny shoes , slapping on the aftershave.