Je.suis.oisif

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  am i overreacting?

  by freeandcontent in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  hi, new here but have been lurking for a while.

  some background first, i am from the uk, 3rd gen born in, dad, grandad elders etc.

  17 years ago i left, no df or da just left, 18 years old and alone but i did it and have had no regrets.

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  Welcome. You would be justified in voicing how you want your child to be brought up. These Caleb & Sophia cultoons are sinister.
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  JWs at Rolling Stones Concert!

  by Atlantis in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  was this done for an advertising stunt?

  received this in an email.. ------------------------------------------------.

  .. a few days ago in porto alegre there was a rolling stones concert.

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  Je.suis.oisif

  I was gobsmacked when I first saw this. Totally smacks of desperation.

  If it rains, do you think theyll be singing Gimme Shelter
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  ARE JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES SUSPICIOUS, CYNICAL and WRONG? IF SO, WHY?

  by Terry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the intellect gives us our powers of conception, judgment, and free choice in the way which has separated humanity from the rest of the animal kingdom.

  it really works and this is proved by the fact we are out of the food chain dominating all other species.. however, be warned!

  human intellect is not a perfectly functioning machine.

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  Je.suis.oisif

  Terry,

  Sorry for partially hi-jacking your wonderful thread. I've only just realised what I've gone and done.

  Thank you for your reasoning and logic.
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  ARE JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES SUSPICIOUS, CYNICAL and WRONG? IF SO, WHY?

  by Terry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the intellect gives us our powers of conception, judgment, and free choice in the way which has separated humanity from the rest of the animal kingdom.

  it really works and this is proved by the fact we are out of the food chain dominating all other species.. however, be warned!

  human intellect is not a perfectly functioning machine.

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  Je.suis.oisif

  Conan,

  Should have added - Hi & welcome. Have more faith in your intellect and gut feelings, because your on here asking questions and that is healthy.
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  ARE JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES SUSPICIOUS, CYNICAL and WRONG? IF SO, WHY?

  by Terry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the intellect gives us our powers of conception, judgment, and free choice in the way which has separated humanity from the rest of the animal kingdom.

  it really works and this is proved by the fact we are out of the food chain dominating all other species.. however, be warned!

  human intellect is not a perfectly functioning machine.

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  Conanthebeliever,

  This describes how my daughter was treated before she became baptised. Then she found out about the Australian Royal Commission into child sex abuse from several sources. She approached the pioneer sister who studied with her to baptism. She was speechless. We can only surmise that said pioneer was closed down by the elders, because she never "got back to her". This left my daughter floundering. She suffered terribly, and decided to disassociate herself. That was traumatic in the process. She's getting there.

  She found out the true personalities of quite a few in her KH after this. Be very careful before you commit, because it is not what it appears to be. I can say this because I gave 32yrs of my life to this cult.
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  Totally Out Of Place, But I Didn't Realize It!

  by Divergent in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  as a jw, i did fit in, but i didn't belong (like the picture above).

  i was oblivious to this as a kid & in my teenage years, but i realized this subsequently after leaning ttatt & when trying to fade.

  i did not belong!.

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  When I learned TTATT & started to fade, everything fell apart. The friends I thought I had were NOT friends in a true sense. Apart from "the truth," there was nothing much we had in common! Once you are not into "spiritual things," that was it. I couldn't relate to them, & neither could they relate to me! Conversations were shallow, superficial, & awkward.It became extremely difficult to carry on any conversation with them! Such a big difference compared to my "worldly" friends who I can freely converse with at ease about almost any topic imaginable!

  So very succint. You've just verbalised my internal struggle. And I was baptised at 27! It's nearly a year since I attended my last meeting. Boy doesn't time fly when you're having fun.
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  Happy Mother's Day

  by jhine in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  to all the moms out there happy mother 's day us moms are very important people , so let's all give ourselves a pat on the back jan

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  Hi there Jan, Xan,

  Happy mother's day to you two too!

  I heard a man of the cloth discussing mothering Sunday on BBC radio 2 on Friday. It was initiated by the church to free children one day a year to spend precious time with their mothers because of the way children were used in service/ employment/coal mining etc. I've never heard that before and I found it sweet. It had nothing to do with venerating humans as far as this priest was concerned.

  Happy mothers day to all mums.
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  genuine english guy seeking jw lady

  by english_gentleman in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  hi, i believe that a lady is put on earth to satisfy the needs of her partner and respect his views in all matters.. i realize some here may consider that old fashioned and not based on sexual equality.. yet a lady and man are not created equal because the lady gives birth and the man must sire many children.

  if you are a lady under 30 and keen to meet me, willing to cook and breed, then please message me here.

  please do not contact me if you disagree with my views, we can agree to differ.

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  english,

  Do you think you could give your brain cell aday off if that's the level you think on.
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  Car crash

  by truthwillsetyoufree in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  boy who was seriously injured in a collision at gamlingay in cambridgeshire last thursday has died.. nine-year-old archie stevens, of western way, sandy, bedfordshire, died in hospital early on saturday afternoon.. the collision at about 10am in drove road, which involved two cars, also resulted in the death of his grandfather, 68-year-old martin harker, of green acres, sandy, who died at the scene.http://www.itv.com/news/anglia/update/2016-02-22/nine-year-old-boy-dies-after-cambridgeshire-crash/.

  the boy and his grandfather were jehovahs witnesses and they were on field service when a car drove into them.

  the lad, who is the son of an elder who moved to a cambridge congregation to serve where the need is greater, was on life support before the sad decision was made to turn it off.

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  Checked online, his wife's name was Anna. It was him. They were a really nice family. This is too sad. His was the first time I'd ever used an answer machine. He complimented me on being confident when using it. Me being Scottish laughed, and said " it's got nothing to do with confidence. I wasnt going to waste 10p and a trip to the phone box " . How we chuckled at people's perceptions of national stereotypes.
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  Do you have a Watchtower fantasy?

  by pleaseresearch in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  picture yourself, it's the last day of a three day district assembly.

  your sitting in a near full to capacity football stadium.

  people are eagerly looking forward to the final talk.

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  Je.suis.oisif

  Watchtower and fantasy should never, Never, NEVER be used in the same sentence. Eugh, the mind boggles.