NewYork44M

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  Were you 100% in?

  by pontoon in

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  i was baptized in 1968. last meeting 2010. i have to say i was never 100% in.

  there were times i absolutely believed, but i never really gave it my all.

  never liked service, assemblies, meetings.

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  I think I was close to 100% for a significant part of my life. But even then the whole idea of the religion was embarrassing.
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  "100 years of kingdom rule" so what?? what does it mean??

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i cant stop the nagging thoughts in relation to the hype about "100 years of kingdom rule" !.

  what is the significance?

  why make such a big deal about something like that?.

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  They may discount that there is no significance, but I suspect that more than a few will use this as a watershed year to re-evaluate their life's goals.

  I remember in the 1990s I plugged into the calandar 2014 and wrote a note to myself that If the end did not occur I was going to leave. Fortunately, I figured that life is too short to wait 20 years and I left 10 years ago (too bad I wasted the 10 years, but that is another story).

  How many have made the same mental note for 2014? I predict a lot.
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  The End of The World Delusion

  by cassuk11 in

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  2. bible

  being pushed by religion since the 17th century.

  my question is why ?.

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  Religion is a bullshit story - but it works and has worked for as long as people existed and needed ways to exert power over others.

  Connecting people to the dead helps create societies and cultures. If dead people were just - dead - and nothing more, we might lose our connection to the past. Thus, religion completes the cycle. With end time predictions religion is able to strategically use this connection for the purpose of exerting even more control over people.
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  Thank you for this forum! Without it I couldn't sit through the meetings!

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the only way i can sit through the meetings is due to having my tablet and connection to this forum!.

  since awakening, i can't believe how much i cringe each and every meeting when i hear all the propaganda and garbage spewed out from the bible and the society!.

  i only cope by venting on here.. (plus it is so easy when sitting at the back of the hall or on the sound control box... hahaha).

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  So you mean that you can access sites other than jw.org from a KH? Some how I think they will figrue out how to fix that problem.
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  I am on the edge of a freak out ..... I think???

  by DATA-DOG in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so the rc really sucked, but i made it through.

  the propaganda was mind blowing.

  i don't know if the crap will be available on the official website or not, but hopefully it gets leaked somehow.

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  Data-Dog

  Is all I have to say is "been there done that and bought the t-shirt." Your expreience is one that has been replicated by many before you, including myself.

  Take a deep breath and understand that you have a long journey ahead. But, it will be worth the effort.
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  Is it selfish to enjoy life?

  by new hope and happiness in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i mean there are some great debates running on this forum :-.

  what is spirit exactly?.

  what is love?.

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  Don't take no crap from NO ONE!. Enjoy life be happy and tell the world to F-off.

  With this attitude you will find that the world really does not care about your happiness or sadness. Everyone has their own stinkin problems and are all consumed with their own sh*t. You are the last person on their minds.
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  Favorite Big Bang Character?

  by snowbird in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  #1 rajesh koothrappali.

  #2 amy farrah fowler.

  rajesh because he's got sheldon's number.. amy because she reminds me so much of me.. when i was in school, i was never part of the "in" crowd.. i was viewed as weird and nerdish.. lol..

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  I like Mary Ann and the professor best. Are we talking about the same show?
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  Is it selfish to enjoy life?

  by new hope and happiness in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i mean there are some great debates running on this forum :-.

  what is spirit exactly?.

  what is love?.

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  Being selfish is not a bad thing. Feeling guilty for enjoying your life is bad. Remember that life is a gift. You better enjoy it because there are no returns.
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  How old were you when you left the Watchtower - SURVEY

  by usualusername in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i believe that the older you are the harder it is to leave the watchtower.. .

  i am attempting to get a list of ages people learnt the "truth" and what age they left.. .

  uun.

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  NewYork44M

  Born in and learned TTATT around 38 yo. It took me close to 10 years to excape.
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  should there be a rule against posting PMs ?

  by MissFit in

  1. forum
  2. announcements

  most people feel that it is unethical to post private messages.. how ever there does not seem to be a posting rule against it.. some people unfamiliar with posting on boards may not realize that it is not done to post private messages .

  ( even though it would seem self evident with the word private in it.).

  so what do you think about making it an official posting rule?.

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  NewYork44M

  I rarely get PMs and I have never gotten any that seem offensive.