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  Annoying JW Stories

  by What Now? in

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  so we had a conversation with my in-laws last night that thoroughly ticked me off and this is the only place that i can vent about it, so here goes!.

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  Phizzy

  Stupid yes, but dangerous for you. They know that things are not as they were, they know that you are drawing away from the religion, You liken it to when as a teenager we used to try to "Pull the wool over " our parents eyes, it is exctly the same,as far as they are concerned.

  The difference now is you are in the driving seat, what do you wish to achieve ? a fade ? so no DA or worse DF ?

  You must tread warily, but I think it best to call the shots to a great degree, let them know you will not rock too many boats, but if they try to bully your family, they will not see you again, you will DF them !

  They will more likely decide to back off and let things stay as they are, when they realise that tearing the family apart is their choice, and they cannot blame you for it. But these things need to be made plain, pussy-footing too much leavbes them with the power.
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  You have a choice ....

  by talesin in

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  long term misery (painful, debilating health problem) ... .

  or limited amount of time to live with good health.. .

  which would you choose?.

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  Phizzy

  I kind of face this choice at present, so this is not a fun thread for me.

  What is your reson for posting this, to pass the time ?

  If so,you are lucky, you have time to squander, some of us do not.
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  Embarrassed As A Witness

  by EmptyInside in

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  even as a witness,i was uncomfortable talking about everything we believed.

  i remember working with my brother out and service and he found an interested person.

  my brother was sharing information out of the bible teach book.

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  Phizzy

  Yep, so many things about it made me want to hide the fact that I was a Witness that you would think that the light bulb would have clicked on in my brain.

  But no, I swallowed all the Bul* S**t about "If it is the one true religion, it will be different, blah blah" and carried on for bloody years.

  I feel such a friggin fool !

  Even now, when I consider myself an xJW, soon to be an Xjw , then a XXjw, I do not see myself admitting to many people that I was one, it is just so cringe making to admit that I was a numb-nuts-crap-for-brains.
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  Early Civilizations and Bible Chronology

  by xelder in

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  Phizzy

  Yea , God's Spirit, bottled and drunk by bull-shi**ers.

  Because they have no proof for their claims, believers pretend that god mysteriously talks to them and gives them special knowledge and experiences that the rational amongst us are too lowly and peasant like intellectually to be able to understand, and so "material" that we cannot connect with this "Spirit".

  So, they feel they can look down on us poor benighted individuals because we are not blessed like them.

  Do you know what, those who think that way ?

  I don't give a flying f**K what your "spirit" whispers in ypur ear, and I certainly do not want to know your god who operates in that way, talking to up their own arse big heads who think they are better than everyone else.
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  Origin of High Control Groups by Natural Selection

  by Londo111 in

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  i'm about halfway through reading steven hassan's 'combating cult mind control', a very enlightening read to be sure.

  there are many misconceptions as regards high control groups and mind control.

  the popular conception is that of a nefarious mastermind that is knowingly using mind control and deceiving their members.

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  Phizzy

  If natural selection is involved, as your thread title claims, these mutants( the WT, Fundies etc) who are so woefuly adapted to the real world should disappear from the world very soon.
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  CoCo hope you are well miss those Belles-lettres

  by nancy drew in

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  please write us all again you keep our literary sensations tuned .

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  Phizzy

  Dear CoCo, Do not be a stranger at our door !

  You are much loved and appreciated here, your input is without doubt unique.
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  What is the best piece of really good advice you've gotten lately?

  by Terry in

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  Phizzy

  Somebody told me to "F**k off !" and as I like sex, and travel, I thought it was good advice.
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  How do elders deal with Hermeraphrodites / intersex?

  by garbonzo in

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  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/intersex.

  how do they deal with it?

  most religious views of homosexuality and intersex individuals if one of the major reasons why i am an athiest now (of course with all the contradictions of the bible and other books, etc.).

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  Phizzy

  It is a complex issue, and of course, the WT is not equipped to deal with it because their beloved Bible says not a word about it, so they cannot pontificate and command and demand that people born that way act as their God directs, He had obviously not heard of the problem, despite its occurance since early times.

  The God of the Watchtower is obviously not omniscient.

  Perhaps, because He is not natural, He doesn't want to comment. But He seems to want to interfere in every other aspect of human life, what's going on ?
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  Our latest "Gee it's great not to be a JW" moment. Share yours!

  by Open mind in

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  recently my son had a minor injury that required a trip to the emergency room.

  the admitting nurse asked us a ton of questions and then this:.

  nurse: do you have a religion?.

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  Phizzy

  I have suddenly found that people who are not JW's are wonderful, thinking, caring,educated individuals, yes individuals, with their own ideas and values, arrived at by observation and experience in the real world.

  Such people are a joy to befriend, and to accompany through life.

  Gee, it's great not to be a JW !
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  Jesus or Yeshua married to Mary Magdalene? And had kids?

  by IamPresence2012 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i listened to this reading and was amazed about how so little we know about the most famous person who ever lived at this time.

  the link is below, but here are some pointers,,, listen and read with an open mind,,, i know most members are after being duped by organized religion.

  it this gets some interest i will post a new one as it comes out next week.. tonight on an hour with an angel, jesus made some startling revelations, perhaps the most interesting of which was the acknowledgement that he did marry mary magdalene, had a daughter sarah who journeyed to the south of france after his departure from this plane, and that sarah was indeed what is known as the holy grail.

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  Phizzy

  He could of course , be like King Arthur of English legend, the "Once and Future King" (see the similarity?) 99.99999% fiction.