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I never carried a gun out in service, but I did get stoned a lot while serving in the feild. Nowadays I answer my door with a gun behind my back because you never know who's out there any more. I think it would be unfortunate if a jw got scared of me at the door and pulled a gun. That would give me the right to shoot him...
Chris-
in this book on mind control cults and recovering from abusive relationships that my wife and i are reading titled , " take back your life " by janja lalich & madeleine tobias - it discusses in detail how damage we've received from cults or abusive relationships stays with us after we exit .
in the chapter " coping with emotions " it states some interesting things under the subheading " loss of self esteem ".. it states regarding after leaving a cult ( jw's, scientology, etc.
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I have always had issues with self esteem. It's never been easy for me to stand up for myself. In fact, I used to frequently have these dreams where I was in a position of having to protect myself against a bully, and when I try to hit him, my blows are weak and not effective at all. Generally, I would wake up from these dreams and feel really bad about myself.
Recently though, after I turned in my letter of disassociation last summer the dream changed. In the new dream I was in a school yard. I had the distinct feeling of trouble brewing. The school yard bully made his way over to me, and poked me in the chest making some kind of demands. I grabbed his finger, and broke it. It sounded like the snapping of a candle stick. Then I grabbed a fist full of his shirt, and picked him off of the ground and pinned him to the wall, his feet are dangling...I told him that if he ever touched me again, that I'd beat him to a bloody pulp. Then, I threw him across the school yard. We could all hear him make a sick thud when he landed. After having this new version of the dream , the old version has never come back.
Chris-
i haven't been able to actually talk to any "apostates" yet, haha.
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i'm not much of a poster, mostly read alot, but would like to have a good conversation..
My Skype username is bandidotiempo (Spanish for TimeBandit). I would love to video chat with some people from this forum....
Chris-
this thread is a repository for anyone to submit a watchtower parody they've created.
feel free to add your take on the watchtower.
i'm looking forward to seeing what you come up with.
This thread is a repository for anyone to submit a Watchtower parody they've created. Feel free to add your take on the Watchtower. I'm looking forward to seeing what you come up with. Here's a Watchtower parody I made for fun...
Something that used to really irk me when I was a JW was being told by the BoRg that following popular fads was tantamount to being part of the 'world'. Young brothers were discouraged at every turn from getting popular haircuts and such. It always seemed hypocritical that the ' old farts ' in the congregation did the very same thing they discouraged us from doing regarding popular hair styles. It is a FAD for old farts in the congregation (often elders) who are going bald to style their hair in a comb over. Old farts all around the planet follow this tremendously popular style, including JWs....It's about time someone spoke out against the hypocrites! Who the hell do they think they're fooling any damn way? So here's a WT cover I designed to address this timely issue.
Chris-
Obviously you have not done much (if any) research concerning the JW organization, if you had you wouldn't be asking that question. Here's a link to a website full of facts about JWs that will get you started finding out what's what with the JWs. No, it's NOT the Truth®!
Chris-
joseph kony is one of the world's worst war criminals and i support the international effort to arrest him, disarm the lra and bring the child soldiers home.
kony's rebel forces abduct young children in uganda.
the boys are forced to be soldiers and made to kill their parents.
It would be helpful if you post this information on your FaceBook walls to help spread the word. Imagine if those things were happening to OUR kids...
Chris-
joseph kony is one of the world's worst war criminals and i support the international effort to arrest him, disarm the lra and bring the child soldiers home.
kony's rebel forces abduct young children in uganda.
the boys are forced to be soldiers and made to kill their parents.
Woops, double post.
joseph kony is one of the world's worst war criminals and i support the international effort to arrest him, disarm the lra and bring the child soldiers home.
kony's rebel forces abduct young children in uganda.
the boys are forced to be soldiers and made to kill their parents.
Joseph Kony is one of the world's worst war criminals and I support the international effort to arrest him, disarm the LRA and bring the child soldiers home. Kony's rebel forces abduct young children in Uganda. The boys are forced to be soldiers and made to kill their parents. Girls are turned into sex slaves. The things these poor kids are forced to do are unspeakable and it has to be stopped! You can make a difference and help bring Kony to justice... Invisible Children/Kony 2012
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well folks i told myself i would get my first tattoo when i got my credit cards paid off and i am getting real close.
i have a few ideas, but am open to suggestions.
who wants to show theirs off?.
I got this tattoo a little over a year ago. It is covering a old faded tatt I got back in 92'. I love tigers.
I think it would be cool as hell if they made breast implants out of memory foam...Wouldn't it be awesome to squeeze a titty filled with Tempur-Pedic material!?
Chris-
