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  I ended my bible study today

  by still thinking in

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  i have officially stopped my bible study today.

  i have been trying to for weeks (after 10 years of on/off studying).

  it got to the stage where i was asking too many of those questions that made everyone feel uncomfortable.

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  Thank you Lozhasleft, I have read COC, that was one of the things that made me question. Thanks for the hug. I know that what I am going through is nothing compared to people who have left or raised as JW's. But this has still left a gaping hole for me. Thanks for understanding
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  I ended my bible study today

  by still thinking in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have officially stopped my bible study today.

  i have been trying to for weeks (after 10 years of on/off studying).

  it got to the stage where i was asking too many of those questions that made everyone feel uncomfortable.

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  Thanks sweetbaby.....I don't know if you said that to make me laugh....but you did.....and I needed that

  I enjoy reading the bible and discussing it with people. So humour me....or not....
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  I ended my bible study today

  by still thinking in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have officially stopped my bible study today.

  i have been trying to for weeks (after 10 years of on/off studying).

  it got to the stage where i was asking too many of those questions that made everyone feel uncomfortable.

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  MrFreeze Do you think that any Witnessess have true friends? or is it all based on people feeling that they have to do things to be acceptable in that religion? Surely there must be some genuine people. Maybe I'm just fooling myself
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  I ended my bible study today

  by still thinking in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have officially stopped my bible study today.

  i have been trying to for weeks (after 10 years of on/off studying).

  it got to the stage where i was asking too many of those questions that made everyone feel uncomfortable.

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  Thanks factfinder. I have had many friends come and go over the years. But generally most friendships have just died a natural death. I have no problem with that. But I really struggle with this type of thing. I suppose I am a bit gullable. Trusting people who claim to be christians.

  What I heard today was that I have changed.....I don't know that I have. I still love God. I still love studying the bible....I still question....It's just that now I ask questions they don't like and don't agree with everything.
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  I ended my bible study today

  by still thinking in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have officially stopped my bible study today.

  i have been trying to for weeks (after 10 years of on/off studying).

  it got to the stage where i was asking too many of those questions that made everyone feel uncomfortable.

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  I have officially stopped my bible study today. I have been trying to for weeks (after 10 years of on/off studying). It got to the stage where I was asking too many of those questions that made everyone feel uncomfortable. My teacher was relieved to say the least. She really didn't want to have to deal with my doubts any more or try to justify the Governing body arrangement.

  I am feeling very sad that I have lost what I felt were good friendships. But now I see they were conditional on listening to the "truth". Now that I don't want to listen, there is no need to see me........how I fooled myself that they were real friendships.

  The final straw for me was the upcoming memorial. I cannot in good conscience continue with an religion that performs this Satanic act of rejecting Christ. So this made me really look at why I was continuing the study. I think it was a combination of friendship (real or not) and discussing the bible. This is something I enjoy and for the life of me couldn't find anywhere else to do this after I started to doubt what they were teaching.

  I thought here would be a great place to discuss the bible. But I find it difficult here too.

  So now I am in a kind of spiritual limbo. Knowing I don't know enough and wanting to learn and share with spiritually minded people.

  Just feeling really sad at the moment......but like all things I know this too shall pass.
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  Went to AA meeting last night

  by digderidoo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  about twelve months ago i came to the realisation that i am an alcoholic.. for the past year i have been having breaks from the drink of about a week at a time but as i cannot deal with stress well i always seem to turn to alcohol as an escape.. i have realised the last few weeks that i need help to stop drinking but do not want that stigma of attending aa meetings or getting counselling for my addiction.. yesterday i decided to phone the aa and so attended a meeting last night where i found to my surprise many people who were going through the same process as me but had decided not to carry on turning to drink.. i dont know if many in the us understand the culture of drinking and pubs in britain?

  but it is an integral part of uk society, friday and saturday nights are all about going out and having a good time drinking as much as we can.

  so for an alcoholic it can be a nightmare.. i just wanted to share this with and would like to continue to post in the future about it.. yours paul.

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  Well done Paul, Addiction is the hardest thing on earth to combat and we need plenty of help and support to do it.

  My partner has been through the process of detox and rehab a number of times over the years. But I am so very glad to say he is now 1 1/2 years sober. He had a lot of help, from God, from rehab and from AA.

  I also had to have a lot of help to recover from the receiving end of alcohol as I grew up in an alcoholic home too. I Got help from God, rehab family support groups and Alanon (sister to AA).

  My father got his sobriety at 70 years old after numerous attempts. He also had help from God, rehab and AA.

  Recovery is not something anyone can do on their own but it is something we alone have to decide to do. That is the first step and it sounds like you are on your way.

  God bless, my thoughts are with you.
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  What has work for you, stop smoking.

  by jam in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i stop smoking when i became a jw, so for 18-19 yrs.

  i stop.. this time around it,s very hard to stop.

  any suggestion..

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  I feel for you. I smoked from the age of 15, gave up three times because of pregnancy but the last time was the worst. Even though I didn't want to give up, being pregnant gave me a reason other than myself to quit. It also helped that I felt ill.

  I gave up a year ago, pretty much cold turkey. No pregnancy, no other reason than I couldn't afford it, and couldn't justify the money spent when I couldn't afford food.

  I bought a 1000 piece jig saw puzzle and did it in two days. Couldn't move from it, it was the only thing that seemed to distract me (obsess over) enough to stop me having a puff. I used a couple of nicotene lozenges in the first few hours. Just to get me over the first awful time in the morning. I have to say it was a nightmare. I not only had the physical addiction, but clearly a mental addiction too.

  I still have the odd moment when I would love a cigarette. But I think doing it the hard way was best for me because I will never forget how awful it was, and the thought of having to quit again stops me from picking up another cigarette. Now I find the urge passes in about 20 mins or so if I wait.

  (I never want to look at another jigsaw puzzle again either)
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  The Hobbit and Evolution: So What's Up With That?

  by AGuest in

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  2. friends

  may you all have peace!.

  hubby and i happened to catch an episode of "nova" last night.

  fascinating stuff.

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  AGuest Yep, I hear you. Just change the words quoted below and see what happens

  "Proper science recognizes that new data will cause old data to be thrown away. Darwin was huge, but a guy in the 19th century at the infancy of discovering evidence of evolution was bound to be wrong on many things. Same with many other theories along the way."

  "But this find only serves to show that evolution is true, we just don't know all the facts."

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  The Governing Body recognizes that new data will cause old data to be thrown away. Russell was huge, but a guy in the 19th century at the infancy of discovering evidence of the end times was bound to be wrong on many things. Same with many other theories along the way.

  But this find only serves to show that we are living in the end times is true, we just don't know all the facts.
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  The Watchtower, a cult that worships the FDS and GB!

  by VM44 in

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  with the continual emphasis that the watchtower places on following and trusting the fds and the gb in particular, one can only come to the following conclusion:.

  the watchtower (and the jehovah's witnesses) are followers of a cult that worships the fds and the gb!.

  essentially everything in the bible refers to the fds/gb.. everyone must listen to and follow what the gb says.. everyone must consume the "rich spiritual food" provided by the fds and the gb!.

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  WontLeave ......hooray!!!!! thats the most sense I have read in a while....brilliant!!!

  Religions exist for people, not for God or Jesus.

  We need a personal relationship, not a group concience.

  People join groups because they need other people....not because they need God. There is nothing wrong with joining groups to be with fellow human beings. In fact that is possibly healthy. But don't confuse the two.

  I have heard the question....If this isn't the true religion then what is? ....the answer.......none of them. They are ALL about power, control and money
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  Ray Comfort's Bannanna Recommended For Red Neck Rectum, LOL

  by PublishingCult in

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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnvldj0q-v8&nr=1.

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  This is the interview with Matt Dillahunty & Ray Comfort

  Matt Dillahunty vs. Ray Comfort - The Banana Battle!

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KqJuITAVWc

  All I have to say about this is......WTF?????