Posts by goatshapeddemon

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Hello

by SunnyDays in

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hello, you can call me sunny.. :).

The Truth (A Poem)

by Darth Rutherford in

just want to wish everyone a happy new year.

i don't post as often as many of you, mostly because of time issues.

however, i just want to tell everyone here -no matter how you believe -that i appreciate everyone's posts.

Wow, this is really fantastic. Thank you so much for sharing. I have to admit, I didn't expect it to be so good, and then I kept reading and reading. And then I read it again aloud, just to appreciate the timing and the rhyme.

GSD

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AWAKE! misquote concerning Higher Education

by DATA-DOG in

check it out.

first, the article...... awake!

where can you get the best education?.

goatshapeddemon

Disgusting. Typical. I've heard that some people have told the WTBS to never quote them again because of how often they quote the exact opposite of what was meant. They're no better than politicians.

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typical circuit assembly

by nowwhat? in

on the plus side there was good council about families and then there is that special feeling of the brotherhood you get.. on the negative side, the d.o.

gave the "ol talk about the "busier we are, it won't seem like the new world is taking so long" talk.

that's fine if you do'nt work for a living.

goatshapeddemon

How is that a new worldly custom???

And it's like the one "holiday" dubs get to look forward to every year. Sheesh. Let's take the fun out of everything.

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June 15, 2012 described events that had not happened yet.

by discreetslave in

someone on a facebook group pointed out how the june 15 2012 study wt commented on publishers pioneering this month.

this magazine was written before march.. .

page 23 .

goatshapeddemon

Just n - you hit the nail on the newspeak head!

Data / prologos: hehe - nice!

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Being Agnostic is depressing me....

by SkyGreen in

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for those that dont know my story, basically i "woke up the ttatt" about a year ago, started fading, then went back, now fading again because i just cant stomach it anymore.

my husband is very supportive, although he's still "in" for now, and trying to be regular with meetings and witnessing, he can see my point of view now, and often notices things in the wt or other publications that are "off".

the fading thing is hard, sometimes i want to da, but because of the upheaval it would cause my family, im waiting a little while - i guess hoping that my husband will be on the same page at some point, so that we can support eachother.

goatshapeddemon

Hi friend. I REALLY GET IT..

I've prayed the, "please send me a sign" prayer many times over the past three years of the fade. I think I'm a confirmed agnostic now, and most of the time that's ok. But I have days, incidentally like today, where I waver in my "certain about uncertainty" and start searching again for something to grasp.

Sky, it will get better. And on the tough days, we'll be here. :-)

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Hi All - Finally Posting Here!

by Pyramid Scheme in

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first off, i owe this site a tremendous debt of gratitude.

i have been an inactive witness for 4 glorious years, and the spark that began my fade out of the organziation was this site and paul's jwfacts.com.

it opened my eyes to a whole new world of insight, and i discovered that there were so many people out there like me - still a "spiritual" individual, but completely disgusted with the jw organization.

goatshapeddemon

Welcome! As a fellow long-time lurker, I share your gratitude for the community - it's a great place! Look forward to hearing more.

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Long time lurker FINALLY joining

by HBH in

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hi, i've been lurking here for several years and i finally registered.

first i would like to thank the hosts and members for all you do.. .

i'll just give a breif history, i'm a single male mid 40's living in the southeast us.

goatshapeddemon

Hi HBH. Your handle is awesome. I had a friend who called them WADs (won't answer doors).

Welcome to "the real life".

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They want it both ways

by jeremiah18:5-10 in

several years ago the wts stopped announcing individuals who were df'd as, "so-and-so has been disfellowshipped" and instead began announcing, "so-and-so is no longer one of jehovah's witnesses".

this seems to be rather important to me.

undoubtedly this change was fueled by legal issues raised by someone who was df'd and impacted in some way perhaps financially.

goatshapeddemon

I dislike that they've combined the statements. For those of us who want to make a point of leaving on our own terms and maybe make people think "why would they disassociate?" this creates a complication. JWs always assume the worst: two married JWs, no longer JWs? They probably engaged in swinging or they did the deed before they got hitched. Because no one would ever, ever just leave "their mother"(ship).

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Be Careful, Demons are in EVERYTHING!

by TeenageInsider in

my parents always says that demons are everywhere!

it's getting quite annoying!

they claims demons are in smurfs?

goatshapeddemon

TI - Yes. My bro and I have discussed the pros and cons of trying to conjure one up as we are struggling with general belief in God period right now and finding a demon would be pretty effective proof.

LOL, however my husband gave us the following (sobering) advice: "If you do conjure up a demon, well, then you've got a demon on your tail. How did that make your life better? And if you don't conjure up a demon, well, you haven't really answered anything - I mean, if I was a demon I wouldn't show up if you were trying to use me to prove that god exists - and you maybe just worsened your doubt further. Sounds like a lose-lose to me."