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  The Venting Thread

  by minimus in

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  this thread is for you to vent about anything (within guidelines) that you want.. i'll start.. i'm sick of people who complain about how cold the weather is and then you have two 85 degree days and now they can't wait till autumn!.

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  NewYork44M

  I got my own stinkin problems - my vent is people that vent with the expectation that I care.

  While I understand that your life may not be perfect, keep in mind that I got my own stinkin problems, so don't expect a lot of sympathy from me.
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  Posted in wrong topic area

  by SG098 in

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  2. tech-support

  hello admin,.

  i posted a thread in personal experiences and reunions called "when i decided to no longer turn in time.

  " apparently i don't read directions well and posted it in the wrong thread.

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  NewYork44M

  You made a very bad mistake, based upon the rules of the thread you must send $100 to each person that responds to your thread.
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  Would God (Jehovah) really choose lying and corrupt religious Charlatans like the Watchtower Corporation ?

  by Finkelstein in

  1. watchtower
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  the watchtower publishing house has been going strong now for over 100 years, publishing numerous.

  books and magazines, many which are now out of circulation.

  many of the doctrines created by this.

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  NewYork44M

  I would really like to believe in god - and I really did try. But to believe in a god - and that this person chose a specific group to lead (what I haven't not quite figured that out) at a specific arbitrary date - is well beyond anything I can grasp, even if I could get the god thing.

  So in the mean time I will continue to lead a happy life, and cherish it as if it was a gift from god. I like gifts, by the way.
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  "Hello from Phats"

  by phats in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hay out there.. wife got back from her thursday meeting & now she's setteled down with the dog, a v large g&t (maid be me) & watching terminator 2 on the telly with her ipad on her lap looking up places to go for our holiday (& googling symptoms of to many antibiotics as my 16 year old is getting signs of ibs).

  so now is a good time to say hello.. well hello.

  my name is phats & i'm an ex jehovah's witness.. there, i've said it.. this must be like it is going to your first aa meeting.. i've already used up some of my posts for a newbe but i'm not in to the whole long story thing.. basically i've been out now for 8 years (mentally out for all but four or five of those years of my life when i made the commitment, got baptized & married.).

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  NewYork44M

  Welcome Phats, you are a great story teller. I look forward to many posts from you.
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  IS Science Absolute Truth

  by seekchristonly in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  if we have faith in science and scientific claims about the universe, origins of life etc.

  is that absolute truth.

  if so then if they declare that god exists with evidence then do all those who believe in science then believe in god or a creator.

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  NewYork44M

  I'm not knocking science. Something is good until it is not...

  James, science is a process of discovery. I am not sure you are talking about the process, or the results of various experiments and inquiries.

  If you can come up with a better research method and design, let me and the world know.

  If you want to question the results - that is acceptable - and encouraged. Just be prepared to justify your questions with an alternative hypothesis.

  Debating scientific discovery is fun and actually moves research forward.
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  Books that changed your life-

  by new hope and happiness in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i am not much of a reader as i have two many distractions, but i fancy a challenging read, so please list any book that has changed your entire world view on everything.

  i remember as a teenager buying at a yard sale, norman vincent peales " the power of positive thinking" and at the time that had a big impact on me.

  but i am a little bit more in to " realistic positive thinking" now..

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  NewYork44M

  Nonjwspouse, the tea party has given Ayn Rand a bad name. There are good people who appreciate here writing. It really did make a difference in my life.
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  Disfellowshipping - The 10 year rule?

  by Gembean in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  is it true there is a 10 year rule?

  i was reading on here when i saw someone quote it?

  i've never heard of it before!.

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  Gem, I hope my comments did not give the impression that I am discounting your struggles. It sounds like you have gone through hell. If it is meant to be that you should speak to these folks, I can assure you that it will happen. But I hope you don't go back just to complete a relationship that was not meant to be.

  Just this week I connected with a person that I have wondered about. Keep your facebook available for those who might be interested in how you are doing.

  Good luck
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  Disfellowshipping - The 10 year rule?

  by Gembean in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  is it true there is a 10 year rule?

  i was reading on here when i saw someone quote it?

  i've never heard of it before!.

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  NewYork44M

  Gem - new congregration and it doesn't matter. I think it is pretty easy to start a new life in jw land. But the question is - Why?
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  Your final WTF? Moment!

  by restrangled in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it was a long time coming for me.....when i read about the extened generations, after being raised on1914 being the be all end all, and millions would never die....that was the end.

  i was part of the 1975 fiasco, the 6 month only truth book studies, suffered through a disifellowshipping and their version of a rewind.

  i finally am free and hope others can eventually look in instead of inside looking out!

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  Wow, talesin - I am sorry.
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  Your final WTF? Moment!

  by restrangled in

  1. jw
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  it was a long time coming for me.....when i read about the extened generations, after being raised on1914 being the be all end all, and millions would never die....that was the end.

  i was part of the 1975 fiasco, the 6 month only truth book studies, suffered through a disifellowshipping and their version of a rewind.

  i finally am free and hope others can eventually look in instead of inside looking out!

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  NewYork44M

  I have had a few, but my last was my last meeting where the CO stated: "we don't think we have the truth - we KNOW we have the truth."

  That was it - I was out of there like a bat out of hell.