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  anyone have any experience with ouija boards??

  by finallyfree! in

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  i think im gonna get together with some friends and do a ouija session.

  anyone here have any experiences to relate?.

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  the max

  Yes, and I suggest YOU dont go there, MAX
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  Counselled on chatting to a study!

  by Penn9 in

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  hey all, i'm new to posting, but i've lurked for a while.

  quick intro: i'm a 25 yr old guy, brought up a jw, strayed for a while, then got baptized convinced it was the best thing for me, the rest of the world is satanic, etc.

  i overcame that ridiculous belief and i know the truth about "the truth" but my friends and family are all deep into the cult so leaving is a huge risk that i'm not willing or ready to take.

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  the max

  hey penn9, Im just leaving for work, WELCOME, I will catch up later MAX
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  The "WOW!!" moment...Theocratic Ministry School was a sham!

  by Terry in

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  i just remembered something from long ago..... i moved to california in 1974 after i had been in "the truth" for 11 years, having full-time pioneered and also having served time in federal prison over the so-called christian neutrality issue.. i felt completely confident that my bible education was the best on planet earth.

  i had honed my skills by door to door preaching, discussion, arguments and attendance at the theocratic ministry school.. i began working as an artist in a huge company that manufactured all kinds of art, sculpture and wall hanging.

  the head of the artists was a wonderful young man, skilled artist and devout christian who took me under his wing.

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  Yup terry, I too thought I was a genius, until I posted on here and started to do some serious research on this and other sites ,now I am able to communicate, what the watchtowers teachings are to my still In friends. To say they are shocked is an understatement, the look of incredulity,then the shock of finding out they have been duped (just like we were) can be quite overwhelming.

  One difficulty is that I am having to caution them to be very carefull about who they share this information with, because as many of us are aware , the ramifications of suddenly having your world turned upside down are huge.
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  When You Don't Like a Person ...

  by snowbird in

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  ... you don't like to say his/her name.. years ago, i was told that by a psychology major.. http://blog.al.com/live/2011/05/sarah_palin_praises_familes_of.html.

  see paragraph 13.. also, in a speech in denver, colorado, on monday evening, she refused to call the president by his name.. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/03/sarah-palin-osama-bin-laden_n_856811.html.

  yet, she's a christian.. syl.

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  @snowbird, I tried to kill a thread that was going nowhere , yet you ignited it again why ?
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  Who here are from the UK??

  by watersprout in

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  just wondering!.

  peace sprout.

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  the max

  Edinburgh, hey cofty, do you you follow the toon army ? I went to an (ass)embley in Newcastle a few years back, the brothers had booked and paid for their drinks at lunchtime, just like at theater.

  It was the only time I felt SPIRITUAL, ha ha at an assembley. My then wife a (PIOUS BITCH) pioneer was outraged, I sat with my orange juice and felt sooooo superior,happy days
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  Sometimes You Just Gotta Score One For the Cult Members

  by PublishingCult in

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  i really don't care much for jw's at my door, or at anyone's door.

  this chauvinistic, fanatical bully-a-hole, however, is one of the worst examples of a christian i have ever seen.

  the jw's handled themselves very well in the face of this ridiculous bullying and taunting by this so-called christian attempting to school the jw's about god and the bible.

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  the max

  @ Factfinder, where you are at roughly represents where me and most of my friends are, you articulated it well, stuck in a spiritual Limbo. I dont do hellfire, or the trinity I believe in Jehovah, one god but not the wtbts , its wierd place to be, thats for sure
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  Cried myself to sleep.........

  by scooterspank in

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  cried myself to sleep.

  last night was the second time.

  i have been out for 20 (give or take) years.

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  the max

  He will be along soon, we will all try to help to the best of our abilities, hope your asleep now
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  Now my marriage vow is directly connected to remaining a witness...

  by DavinciCodeBreaker in

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  i recently informed my wife of 25 years (the love of my life) that i just cannot go on any longer with this facade.

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  I discussed this very point with a good friend today, he is in a similar posistion(sort off) to you , he is out and has been for 3 years, his wife her family et al, are in, our concensus was if they are happy who are we, to point out what we already know. If it going to make them happier, lets act, if it results in compromising their happiness, whats the point ? seems to me we have to approach this on a case by case basis. I have a friend who has at last found love and a degree hope with a JW, there is no way im going to point out what i know to him, whats the point ? ultimately, you believe one lot of shit or another, load of shit. If people are genuinely happy being JW,s , just leave them to it. live and let live.
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  JWs Not Allowed to Post on Websites?

  by StandFirm in

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  this seems to be a favorite topic to bring up to any witnesses who post on any website where there are any opposers, either here or topix or anywhere.. so, here is the one and only place i will be discussing it.

  who can prove that witnesses are specifically told not to post on websites about them?.

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  the max

  hi standfirm, I did try to warn you you would quickly find yourself out of your depth, its not a poor reflection on you however, if you rely on recieving the truth from from WTS you would have no chance,to defend them or yourself, because most of what you believe is predicated on lies, we just found about it a bit earlier, in my case 6weeks ago. please do me a favour and watch a video that was posted here about a week ago, thanks. Kathryn Schulz, ON BEING WRONG , at TED. COM
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  Introducing Myself

  by StandFirm in

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  hello to jwn!

  this is standfirm.

  i mainly post on the topix jehovah's witness forum, but i decided to give it a try over here also.

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  the max

  Well done standfirm, you came back, I hope you find whatever your after, and hope you leave here happy .