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  Did being raised a Jehovah's Witnesses result in psychological damage? An interesting read in the New York Times.

  by Balaamsass2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  interesting read in the new york times book review.

  food for thought on a subject 3rd gen and i have discussed between ourselves and with our daughter.

  in our case, the answer is yes.

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  For me the the last line in the movie Platoon as the wounded Chris is air vac out of the hell of Vietnam said it all. He is looking down at the carnage and death below him he thinks....

  "I think now, looking back, we did not fight the enemy, we fought ourselves, and the enemy was in us. The war is over for me now, but it will always be there, the rest of my days. But be that as it may, those who did make it have an obligation to build again. To teach to others what we know, and to try with whats left of our lives to find a goodness and a meaning to this life."

  Chris Taylor
  
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  NBA Player Retires to Serve as Jehovah's Witness

  by 720Reddog in

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  https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/27078092/collison-retires-nba-31-focus-faith .

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  The good news at least they will all get a part on district convention on how they turned their back on fame and fortune to join the people who will be digging graves for all the other worldly pro ball players.
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  Is there anything that can open a JWs whos dyed in the wools mind

  by rockemsockem in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  we all know that jw who would still believe if tony morris killed a baby on the roof of wallkill and put it on the internet.

  for those people will there come a time when they will see or do you think someone so deep in a cult will never come to realize its all a lie.

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  Maybe if one of the governing body wrote a book about how corrupt the organization is that might do it.....oh I guess someone did that.
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  Famous Movie Quotes You Like

  by The Bethelite in

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  2. friends

  the last lines from the movie platoon.

  "i think now, looking back, we did not fight the enemy, we fought ourselves, and the enemy was in us.

  the war is over for me now, but it will always be there, the rest of my days.

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  "That was the end of my religious period. I haven't sung a hymn in 103 years," Jack Crab Little Big Man
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  NBA Player Retires to Serve as Jehovah's Witness

  by 720Reddog in

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  https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/27078092/collison-retires-nba-31-focus-faith .

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  I was in a congregation that J J Burton was in. He was a pro football player for the Atlanta Falcons who gave it all up because of pressure from his JW mother.
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  Asking For A Favor Please

  by The Bethelite in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  for any of you here that have read my book new boy, i would be very grateful if you could post a review at amazon books.

  it's simple just go to amazon books and type in the words jehovah witness.

  the book will be the first book that pops up.

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  I started posting the book here many years ago but there is about 30% more/new information in the printed version. I tried to lighten up with a lot of humor in it.

  I hope you check it out Blondie.
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  Asking For A Favor Please

  by The Bethelite in

  1. jw
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  for any of you here that have read my book new boy, i would be very grateful if you could post a review at amazon books.

  it's simple just go to amazon books and type in the words jehovah witness.

  the book will be the first book that pops up.

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  For any of you here that have read my book New Boy, I would be very grateful if you could post a review at Amazon books.

  It's simple just go to Amazon books and type in the words Jehovah Witness. The book will be the first book that pops up. Go to the review section and post what ever you want. Thank you all for your support!

  Keith
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  Famous Movie Quotes You Like

  by The Bethelite in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the last lines from the movie platoon.

  "i think now, looking back, we did not fight the enemy, we fought ourselves, and the enemy was in us.

  the war is over for me now, but it will always be there, the rest of my days.

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  The last lines from the movie Platoon

  "I think now, looking back, we did not fight the enemy, we fought ourselves, and the enemy was in us. The war is over for me now, but it will always be there, the rest of my days. As I'm sure Franz will be, fighting with Knorr for what Rhah calls "possession of my soul." There are times since, I've felt like a child, born of those two fathers. But be that as it may, those who did make it have an obligation to build again. To teach to others what we know, and to try with whats left of our lives to find a goodness and a meaning to this life."

  The last line out of Papillion

  "I'm still here you bastards!"

  
  
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  Do You Have A Negative Outlook Because You Were Once A JW?

  by minimus in

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  it could be argued that exjws have issues in life simply because they were jehovah’s witnesses at a point in their lives.

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  do you think you or we are fairly normal considering we were jehovah’s witnesses or do you think we have a lot of baggage because we are a bit messed up ( even if we don’t even know it)?.

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  I think Chris Taylor said it perfectly in the last lines from the movie platoon.

  "I think now, looking back, we did not fight the enemy, we fought ourselves, and the enemy was in us. The war is over for me now, but it will always be there, the rest of my days. As I'm sure Franz will be, fighting with Knorr for what Rhah calls "possession of my soul." There are times since, I've felt like a child, born of those two fathers. But be that as it may, those who did make it have an obligation to build again. To teach to others what we know, and to try with whats left of our lives to find a goodness and a meaning to this life."
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  J.W.'s - Your "faithful" slave reveals it is an EVIL & HYPOCRITICAL "slave!"

  by The Fall Guy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  study watchtower october 2019, page 12, par.

  17 - "a true christian must make sure that his secular employment has nothing to do with babylon the great.

  for example, he would not be an employee of a church.

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  How about paying their dues to the United Nations as a NCO from 1991 to 2001 I guess that is OK too....