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  bull poop

  by snare&racket in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  glad to see the forum is going strong, lots of new names and stories......and it has only been a couple of months!.

  the wt really has no chance in such a world of free and accessible information.

  keep fighting guys, the freedom once you are loose of the governing body is awesome, you will be amazed how long you ignored the stench off bullshit as your ability to smell it returns.. and on that note ;) x. .

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  joyfulfader

  I love that you are now a doc! I am a nurse and finally back in school to finish my BSN and then i plan to get my Masters in Forensics. It feels good to actually have a say in my own life. Congrats on making it!!!!!
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  What would make them leave?

  by Separation of Powers in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  in your experience, what would the org have to do that would cause the most people to leave?.

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  joyfulfader

  I don't think there is anything that would do it. Maybe a bizarre call for mass suicide. Other than something that crazy, the gb is good at making the nonthinking average jw believe all the changes are what they always believed...just "clarified". Any scandal would be disregarded as Satan attacking God's chosen people (a "fulfillment" of prophecy) and may cause some to dig in even deeper.
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  I really don't understand this

  by keyser soze in

  1. social
  2. current

  why, if you're a health care worker who's been exposed to the ebola virus, would you get on an airplane and travel right after?.

  http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/second-texas-nurse-with-ebola-had-traveled-by-plane/ar-bb9f6bs.

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  Perhaps I missed it in the article since I read it quickly but it seems as though she traveled before it was known she was exposed. As a nurse let me tell you that we are the front line and the least protected and most underpaid profession in the medical field. we don't get the luxury of saying no. We can't just call in at will. We are the first to be blamed and the last ones to be thanked. No she should have not gotten on that plane if she had knowledge of possible infection but clearly the hospital did not do its part in protecting her. Our local hospital had a scare and IMMEDIATELY shut down the ED and quarantined the hospital until it was verified that it was NOT Ebola. The medical profession and nurses specifically are in a tough situation. It is time for real and effective protection for those treating infected ones.
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  Does money buy happiness and a longer life? You decide...

  by Brock Talon in

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  2. current

  i poured over time magazine's sep 8-15 2014 edition article "who we are" and put together this spreadsheet on the results from their poll.

  i found the statistics quite fascinating.. most people would say that "money doesn't buy happiness", but this poll seems to me to indicate the exact opposite of that.

  it also correlates education levels with higher earning that result in that happiness.

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  joyfulfader

  I would think much would depend on how one obtained their wealth to determine whether happiness was a direct correlation. Hard work? Good. Hard work and always away from home and loved ones? Not so good. Inheritance or born into old money? Possibly good but fraught with variables. Windfall such as the lottery? Often lost very quickly due to mismanagement. Insurance payout? Usually the result of a highly unwanted death of a loved one. How one ends up with that money most certainly influences the impact it has on their life I would think.
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  Walking Dead, evidently a hit show

  by nonjwspouse in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  not my cup o tea for sure, but i found out my nephew is a regular zombie on the show.. anyone here like the show?

  i'm kinda afraid to even watch it ...my imagination is a bit to active.. .

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  joyfulfader

  I watched one and a half seasons and found the plot to be too repetitious. Survivors find safety. Survivors look for zombies. Zombies appear. Survivors fight zombies. Must find new shelter. Survivors move. Repeat (with slight variations in subplot). Maybe I'll try again one day.
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  My appeal was successful. Now what?

  by noonehome in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  faders: why do we bother staying in?.

  we cling to some false hope that people we love will accept us despite our not believing, even though its as much a fairytale as the dogmas based on untruths.. ive never been anything but a good friend and human being and would do anything for the people i love; i couldnt dream of shutting out someone i care about.

  and its not like theyd revel in the idea of doing it either, yet its seen as not just the only choice, but also as undoubtedly the right thing to do.

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  joyfulfader

  Crazy how jw's feel such a need to tattle so THEY won't be considered blood guilty and be destroyed at Armageddon for remaining quiet. They have to tell on others to make themselves feel better. Rarely is it out of "concern" for the "sinner".
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  Married to jws, give me stength

  by marriedtoajw in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my 23 year old son gave his first talk last year.

  he met a catholic girl shortly after that, his girlfriend now, and got a part time job and stopped going to meetings.

  hasn't been to one in almost a year.

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  I switched to antennae TV (40 channels) and Netflix. Initial investment of $35 for antennae and I pay $7.99/mo for Netflix. So $8/ month for plenty of options tv wise. Walmart has a great family cell program that is waaaaaaay less expensive and you can keep whatever carrier you have and have a smart phone. Internet can be as little as $40 per month if you use the companies against one another. No reason at all to spend $350 on those "luxuries". I now use my savings to go back to school and hope to have my Master's in Forensics Nursing in 4 years.

  Its a difficult cycle to break but it CAN be done. Mine was a choice, not a necessity. I just got tired of throwing my money away. Calculate how much each episode of your favorite TV program costs and see if it's worth it.
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  best blonde joke ever

  by JeffT in

  1. social
  2. humour

  my wife (a blonde) told this one to our son and i yesterday, knowing we'd find it really funny.. .

  a blonde woman was speeding down the road in her little red sports car and was pulled over by a woman police officer who was also a blonde.

  the blonde cop asked to see the blonde driver's license.

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  joyfulfader

  I'm blonde and love a good blonde joke!
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  The chive..random facts has JW's on one slide. False predictions

  by goingthruthemotions in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  lolololololololo!!!!!!!!.

  one of my favorite websites is www.thechive.com ( i am sure it get more visitors than the borg site.).

  anyways.. they have an article that is listed as random fact's.

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  joyfulfader

  comments at the end focus on that one and they r in an uproar over the statement being lie lies lies....lost lost lost is what they are
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  Oh my God, I knew it!!!

  by Crazyguy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am a big fan of the group 30 seconds to mars, and whats amazing is many of their songs seem to have a anti cult theme like "huricane" "up in the air" and others.

  so after i watched a video of the song huricane, so i could see the lyrics i googled to see if they, the lead singer jared leto and his brother shannon, were former jw's and yes they were.

  crazy small world!!!!.

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  joyfulfader

  Not finding a shred of substantiation.