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  Anyone going to the memorial this year?

  by Pyramid God in

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  i was invited by my parents, and even though i have nothing but contempt for this religion, things have been good in our relationship so i was considering going just to appease them.

  anyone else?.

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  NewYork44M

  Alas, I was never invited. I at this point do not know the date. However, even if I knew the date I am certain that I have other plans.
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  Is it common for Jehovah's Witnesses to turn to alcohol when they realize the Watchtower is a scam

  by Watchtower-Free in

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  because they don't know what to do and they want to numb the pain .

  especially for bornins..

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  NewYork44M

  During the transition of learning TTATT to freedom, which took a few years, I found alcohol a welcome relief. So, yes, to your question.

  I still drink wine with my meals, but my consumption of alcohol had dropped significantly since my jw days.
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  Do You Reply To Your PM's?

  by snowbird in

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  all of them?.

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  NewYork44M

  I think I do, but feel free to try me. Let's see how responsive I am.
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  How would God rate you - 1 to 10 ?

  by LogCon in

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  if god [whatever name you would call him/her/it- but - for this post we will simply say the creator] rated you on a scale of 1 - 10 depending on your degree of righteousness,.

  and for righteousness we will go with the following definition:.

  "arising from a sense of righteous indignation of injustice".

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  NewYork44M

  I am a B+, not an A, but with effort I could get over the top.
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  How long did you know TTATT while attending the meetings?

  by Iamallcool in

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  i did not know anything about ttatt while attending the meetings.. .

  ttatt=the truth about the truth..

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  NewYork44M

  I figured out TTATT as a MS in the early to mid 1990s, I learned more about TTATT when I because and elder, which occured serveral years after I began to have serious doubts. So, my crossover of attending meetings and fully knowing TTATT, spanned probablly 5 years. Those 5 years were the worst five years of my life, but that is a topic for a different day.

  There is no question that learning TTATT is a starting point. but the next question is so, what is next? For some, if not all, the answer to that question is difficult and personally painful. So, if it takes a few years, so be it. It is what it is. There are those who learnTTATT and never get out, which is very sad.

  I would be intereted in hearing the stories after you learned TTATT and when you last meeting was.
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  Does anyone know what a tidal bore is

  by Truthseeker677 in

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  NewYork44M

  I have no idea, but I think it is bad. But may be it is a good thing. In any event; No, I do not know.

  Tidal suggests that it has to do with water, or perhaps a surge of some sort.

  Bore suggest it has to do with something either very boring or intense or focused. It is interesting how in the English language polar oposites can merge with just a few letters.

  I don't have the time or inclination to do a Google search, but since you presented this as a test, I will go with: "an intensed focused paradigm change that affects a select population."

  Am I right or even close? Do I get partial credit? I guess I really should have googled it....
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  You know your an ex J-Dub when...

  by Batman89 in

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  finish the sentence.

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  NewYork44M

  ...when you buy a Christmas tree and don't know how to decorate.

  ...when you buy a Christmas tree and have no ornaments from last year and have to buy all new decorations.

  ... when you buy a Christmas tree and have no idea if you are being ripped off.

  Is all I can say, is welcome to my life!
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  Creative ways of counting field service time

  by 4thgen in

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  there was a sister in my congregation that signed up to aux pioneer one month to put in 60 hours.

  we couldn't figure out why she was never at the arrangements, but yet she said she got in her time early in the month.

  we found out later that we wrote a letter that took her an hour.

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  NewYork44M

  I had to relieve myself at a public restroom and found a tract stuck behind the flusher at a urinal. What a wonderful witness and creative way to count time. Although, I am not sure anyone would actually want to touch the tract.
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  New field service rules coming this summer

  by doinmypart in

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  new guidelines for field service coming this summer.

  new publication to be released giving new ways of counting time, conducting studies, group activities, etc..

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  NewYork44M

  Posting on Facebook becomes a return visit. You can do FB bible studies.
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  New field service rules coming this summer

  by doinmypart in

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  new guidelines for field service coming this summer.

  new publication to be released giving new ways of counting time, conducting studies, group activities, etc..

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  NewYork44M

  What ever happens it will show that they recognize that the current counts are meaningless.