Posts by iwantoutnow

my uber cousin and wife are going back to wallkill this weekend for the annual meeting since they have a daughter and son in law in the inner sanctum so they are always invited.

cousin said it was going to be broadcast from patterson to wallkill.

anyone hear anything else about subject matter etc?.

iwantoutnow

I just know - IT WILL BE THE BEST ANNUAL MEETING EVER!

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Do You Think People Have Forgotten About 9/11?

by minimus in

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after all these years, it seems to me that people do not properly take note of what happened on this date in 2001. for some, it’s like nothing major happened.

for me it is a day of reflection..

iwantoutnow

I live less that 20 miles from ground zero.

No, we have not forgotten.

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The impact and consequences of being born into the jehovahs witness cult.

by RayoFlight2014 in

hi from new south wales australia.

fyi , it's tuesday 10th september 2:36am here.. i am categorically not going to blame the cult for every poor choice.

i am conscious of the fact that i was at a genetically determined disadvantage academically; i was never going to be outstanding in my achievements, no matter how hard i tried.

iwantoutnow

Same here, I read a lot - fiction, science, everything ... looking back I think it was driven by a certain amount of escapism

Me too SIMON. Since I was completely discouraged to do well in school, even think of having a career, I found refuge in reading a lot, and playing games with my middle/high school friends (often without my mom knowing).

We played things like D&D (struggle to keep that a secret), and Traveler. Role Playing Games were big for me.

Thinking on my past, especially as a kid (father unbelieving so I had an out, but I sided with mom), and the different path I could have taking.

Extremely depressing.

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The impact and consequences of being born into the jehovahs witness cult.

by RayoFlight2014 in

hi from new south wales australia.

fyi , it's tuesday 10th september 2:36am here.. i am categorically not going to blame the cult for every poor choice.

i am conscious of the fact that i was at a genetically determined disadvantage academically; i was never going to be outstanding in my achievements, no matter how hard i tried.

iwantoutnow

Hi Rayo

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Looking for Podcast recommendations.

by nicolaou in

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i'm a postman so i get 4 to 5 hours every day with my headphones on and i'm really chewing through some stuff.

i'm after science (evolutionary biology and anthropology especially), history of religion and comedy.

old sci-fi audio books are also a favourite.

iwantoutnow

Sam Harris - Making Sense

Amazingly Informative and interesting.

Great listening to really smart people talking about important topics.

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The impact and consequences of being born into the jehovahs witness cult.

by RayoFlight2014 in

hi from new south wales australia.

fyi , it's tuesday 10th september 2:36am here.. i am categorically not going to blame the cult for every poor choice.

i am conscious of the fact that i was at a genetically determined disadvantage academically; i was never going to be outstanding in my achievements, no matter how hard i tried.

iwantoutnow

What Fink said!

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Old belief quietly discontinued

by neat blue dog in

one of jws oldest beliefs, going back to the bible students, was quietly turned to old light in the latest wt.

in questions from readers, it explains that when satan told eve 'you certainly will not die', he wasn't starting the doctrine of the immortal soul, but that rather came later, after the flood..

iwantoutnow

Yea well what about this.

Satan told the truth, this scripture when it is brought up (rarely) is twisted to make the JW line not contradictory.

22 Jehovah God then said: “Here the man has become like one of us in knowing good and bad.b Now in order that he may not put his hand out and take fruit also from the tree of lifec and eat and live forever,*—”