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  My Trip to the Unitarian Universal Church

  by NewChapter in

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  so, pretty much i no longer care to believe in a god.

  but, either because of my 20 years in a jw daze, or because humans just desire this, i miss the community.

  so, i went to a unitarian church this morning.

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  My father and mother were married in the UU church in Atlanta. Then he became a JW...
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  Was the Green River Killer, Gary Ridgway a JW?

  by jamiebowers in

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  i was channel surfing this evenng and happned across a movie about him.

  see the following article:.

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/gary_ridgway.

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  I was doing the same thing...I wondered if he was a JW.
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  StarTrek Replicator? This Could Be Big.

  by metatron in

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  see:.

  http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/12/01/24/161240/pirate-bay-to-offer-physical-item-downloads.

  imagine transmitting a physical object over ip, that is, the internet.. metatron.

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  I hope one could choose an image over the internet and make a 3D replica of it. I am sadly missing my original Star Wars collection...
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  my wife saw shunning first hand

  by Aussie Oz in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  well the other day we dropped daughter back to her mother, after what was a fabulous whole week with me.. sitting on the verandah of the house is grandpa jw, about 80 and recently widowed.

  now, he is my ex father in law and we got on very good back in the day, even helped build his house.. anyway, i drop daughter off and i am looking at the man, who in the whole 10 mins that he sat there, gave one cursory glance our way as i stood on the footpath opposite the house talking to my kids.. this is a guy who will talk the leg off a chair, a guy who will start a conversation with a total stranger in the street, the man is a talker.. i mention to wife as we departed..."poor bastard, not even 'allowed' to say hello the father of his grandkids''.

  if i was not d/f i know he would have come over, no doubt whatsoever.

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  Good one Billy! LOL! I will not allow them to shun me. I will say hello if I see one. And almost badger them. It has only happened once.
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  Conquering A JW Fear

  by EmptyInside in

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  i'm watching a creepy movie.

  in my jw days,i would label it demonized.

  don't ask me how a movie can be demonized,but it can.. but,i must confess,i am still superstitious about such things.

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  I have recently been getting into paranormal type movies. ALWAYS loved the F13 series, Halloween etc. Now I just bought Child´s play about a demonized doll etc. Very good movie. My wife will not see it though.
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  Anyone heard of the Galactic Federation of Light?

  by venetian in

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  hello all, venetian here, formally known as boyzone.

  i finally sussed how to download goggle chrome and hopefully now i can post again, yippee!.

  anyway, has anyone heard of this group or suspect that theyre a cult?

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  They also believe in Nesera...
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  How did you leave?

  by stuckinamovement in

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  once you realized the organization is simply a religious corporation, how did you leave?.

  did you fade?.

  were you forced out?.

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  Once you realized the organization is simply a religious corporation, how did you leave? I quit going in 2010.

  Did you fade? I just quit going. Made the Elders think I was going to the spanish hall.

  Were you forced out? Nope.

  How did you adjust to life on the outside? I had already done it for around 5 years. I moved to Mexico and know NO ONE here. Hardly anyone speaks English so it is easier to adjust to life because I cannot communicate with anyone.

  Do you still have social or family connections within the organization? I still let the brothers think I am in the truth in the states.

  What did you do to supplant the lost friends, routine, and sense of purpose? I am happy. Turned my attention to my passions. Collecting DVD´s etc.
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  This Made Me So Thankful I am No Longer A Christian

  by cofty in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i was following some links researching something to do with my condition when i came across this article by the well known christian author john piper called "don't waste your cancer".. if i had still been a christian when i got my diagnosis i would have been subjected to these sort of pious platitudes.

  here are a few gems, read the full article if you wish but not on a full stomach.. .

  cancer is not wasted when it is healed by god.

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  I am a cancer survivor too. Watching alot of TV and sleeping. That was my ticket! I drink two tablespoons of Baking Soda in water now and my body will never have cancer ever again.
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  Applying Math, Physics, Archeology to THE STORY OF NOAH

  by Terry in

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  Is there a reason I cannot read the first page? Can someone post again what Terry said?
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  Does violence solve anything?

  by d in

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  for me i think in some cases violence does solve problems.what do you think..

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  If I could have a gun in Mexico I would feel ALOT safer...