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  The God Delusion - online documentary films - Parts 1 & 2

  by Nickolas in

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  while searching for online documentaries about jehovah's witnesses (in particular "children of jehovah" by the cbc and "silent lambs" by the fifth estate - neither of which i found) i came across this one, featuring richard dawkins.

  free to watch online.

  48 mins.

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  I enjoyed reading the God Delusion - I watched the first episode and I was reminded of a documentary I saw once called Jesus Camp, which was down right scary.
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  Hobbies

  by MrFreeze in

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  being a jw, especially if you work, there is no time for anything else really.

  work, field service, meetings.

  wash, rinse, repeat.

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  I had someone ask me what my hobbies were once, and I could only think of one ! I run a lot. I was so embarrassed that I had no other hobbies off the top of my head, that when I went home and purposefully thought about what I enjoyed doing and had to make a mental note to persue those interests !

  -running

  -reading

  -cooking

  Obviously, I am still looking to expand my list! This thread has given me some new ideas....
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  I THINK IT'S RIDICULOUS !!!!!!!!!!!

  by wasblind in

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  1) i think it's ridiculous to tell anyone when and how to use something they paid for ( computers and internet service ).

  2) i think it's ridiculous to tell married couples how to act in the bedroom.

  3) i think it's ridiculous to tell people what kinda cars they should buy ( 4 door for fieldservice ).

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  I think that it's ridiculous that when Indian Jones and the Last Crusade came out and everyone in the kingdom hall was talking about how it was the best movie ever and that Indie said the name "Jehovah" in it, and your daughter who is 12 - two weeks from being 13, cannot watch the movie with the rest of the family cause its rated PG - 13!!!! Your daughter has to sit in her room and read for two hours while the family enjoys the movie in the living room.

  wow - maybe I took this to personally? hahaha! Its STILL ridiculous !
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  What Doctrines or JW Views Did You Not Find Too Believable?

  by minimus in

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  the thought that a loving creator would violently destroy anyone not belonging to the jehovah's witness religion including billions of babies seemed just not right.. the fact that you could recieve some "acceptable" blood components but could not donate those same lifesaving yourself seemed strange.

  you could recieve a blood fraction but you couldn't give it.. any others you can think of?

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  As a kid, I was very curious about the dinosaurs. Why did Jehovah create them and then destroy them? Were they an experiement to Jehovah? What was their purpose? Did Jehovah kill them off, cause he got the great idea to make man and then the dinosaurs were to dangerous?

  My dad, the elder, told me that God made them to be prehistoric "lawn mowers" - they maintained the vegitation before man came along and became the gardener. My dad was a gardener BTW.

  I think back now and I think my dads answer was pretty clever. He probably did not even know himself and just made it up on the fly.
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  Do You Feel Somewhat Liberated When You Talk About Your JW Past?

  by minimus in

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  i do.. when i tell people that i was a witness, nobody can believe it!

  i enjoy telling them why i left the religion, the harm they cause, and the benefits of being out of it.. do you express yourself in this way too or is it only me?.

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  I do not mind telling people that was born into a cult - the JW's. It surprisingly comes up often.

  People are often intrigued and start asking questions about the beliefs, and I am happy to explain their hypocrisy. Giving my own sort of "witness".
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  Assembly/Convention Rules

  by IMHO in

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  just been reading the resurrected topic "remember when assemblies were fun".. bought back some good memories particularly regarding the 'holiday camps'.. i was going to add this but decided it warranted it's own topic.. the 'good times' have been replaced by incessant rules.

  here is a selection from the last circuit assembly i attended.

  please feel free to add to the list.. .

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  Also, please add this rule: no sleeping in cars during the assembly.

  Ok ok, so maybe this was never a formal annoucement, but one I got busted for while attendants were roaming the parking lot.
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  Facial Hair – a Perfect Fading Strategy

  by zarco in

  1. jw
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  startfragment.

  so a brother wants to fade, but would rather not explain his reasons.

  lets say he grows a nice beard or goatee.

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  Well since I could not grow a beard - my rebellion started with no pantyhose !

  "OMG ! Look at FirstLastName! She has no pantyhose - she must be fornicating!"
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  What's Your Favorite TV Show Right Now?

  by minimus in

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  i love criminal minds and the newest criminal minds that was showcased last night.

  and i love law & order svu!.

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  Hoarders - cause its so not me and I think its fascinating that people do that ! I am yelling at the TV screen " Throw it away, it's garbage!" and I laugh and I sigh, .....I love that show.
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  Disassociation Letter

  by dontplaceliterature in

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  2. friends

  have any of you who formally diassociated yourself from jehovah's witness by letter sent anything in writing to the entire congregation?

  would it be considered bad form to send a letter to friends in the congregation regarding your decision and the reasons for it, before/after/simultaneously you send a letter to the boe?.

  i think i would feel compelled to, out of acknowledgement that most of them would not speak to me after "the big announcement.

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  I am very ashamed to admit that a long time ago, I got a letter from a very dear friend, (I was in her wedding) that she was being DF'd and I bawled. I almost acting as if she had died. Her letter did not explain why, only that she loved me and hoped that we would have the chance to talk again.

  I never wrote her back. She did adventually get reinstated, married and elder and from what I hear is doing well.

  My point is to offer the perspective of someone who was "in" and got a letter. At the time I was crushed and cried about it. I am now embarrassed to admit that since I was so mind controled I believed they were as good as dead to me. So sad.
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  Movies you want to see when they come out

  by Lady Lee in

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  they aren't even made yet but the talk is there.

  hobbits or whatever it will be called - prequel to lord of the rings.

  1 or possibly 2 more bourne movies.

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  The Bridesmaids - it looks like The Hangover , only for girls.....a good girls night out movie !