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  Jw mother came to visit

  by Aussie Oz in

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  my jw mum came to visit.

  i have said before that she is the only sane jw i know.... she is 70 now and just returned from a holiday to england to see her mother (91).

  she went with her daughter who is disassociated for some years now.. anyway, she and her husband (faded, not my dad nor stepfather) made a quick trip down by car from queensland.

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  Another newbie.

  by TimeBandit in

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  just beginning to open my eyes...my aunt, flyinghighnow is helping me along.

  glad to be in a place where people understand.

  i guess i'll be seeing you all around.

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  Ever notice ...

  by free2beme in

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  when someone says, "oh, that is too complicated ... they need to make it easier" they really mean, "i want someone else to do this for me, as i am too dumb or lazy to do it myself?

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  Do you worry about money?

  by Newborn in

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  when i was jw i never had money but that was how it was supposed to be (have a boring part time job and pioneer)...i didn't worry about my pension coz paradise would come long before i'd reach that age.

  well, now i will grow old (hopefully) and i do worry a little bit about my pension.

  however, i do have some money saved now and earn a good living.

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  a "bloody" question - components vs. fractions

  by inbetween in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  the official wt rule on blood is, whole blood and the four primary components are forbidden, fractions from those are conscience matter.. now its clear, that the medical world only uses the term fractions.. its also clear, that there is no direct bibilical reason for dividing blood into permitted components and forbidden fractions.. .

  however, there is one argument of apologists, that has at least some value, if the premisse is true:.

  the problem with components is, that when they are extracted, they still contain small amounts of all other components, so they still resemble whole blood, only the percentage is different.. an example to illustrate (simplified):.

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  My journey to atheism

  by Awakened at Gilead in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i've blogged about my path from missionary to atheist on freeminds - see the latest post here: http://www.freeminds.org/blogs/a-gilead-grad-s-guide-to-leaving-jws/from-missionary-to-atheist-how-is-that-possible-part-1.html.

  i haven't shared this aspect of my journey in an organized fashion, so please let me know what you think.... .

  cheers!.

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  So what music are you listening to?

  by BurnTheShips in

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  2. friends

  right now, i am hearing foals' "total life forever".

  also been playing these albums a lot lately:.

  groove armada's "black light".

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  Does anybody else feel relieved that they won't be tortured during the great tribulation?

  by doublelife in

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  2. friends

  i grew up hearing about different ways people have been tortured in the past and was always scared of going through that during the gt.

  it was always an unhealthy obsession of mine.

  i always thought that i was more worried about it than other jws and that i would end up renouncing my faith to get out of it.

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  Favorite Xmas Tunes?

  by undercover in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  someone started a thread asking everyone's favorite xmas movies.. how about favorite xmas music/songs?

  even when i was an active jw i had a soft spot for certain xmas music.

  the standards, the jazzy ones, the rocknroll ones.. while i like a lot of different ones...i even collected my favs onto a playlist that i keep for this time of year...there are a few that really stand out as my favs.

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  The Story of Mr. & Mrs. Flipper

  by flipper in

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  it was requested of someone on the board via pm to tell our story.

  i'll try to keep it brief, for me that's hard.

  mrs. flipper was raised catholic and got out when she was 12 because the nuns and cathlolic school teachers didn't like her independent thinking mind.

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