I have been inactive for a few years now.As much as I would like to disassociate myself,it's not worth losing my family over.It's kinda funny though....I haven't been to a meeting in almost 5 years,but I have never been shunned.I ran into an elders wife the other day in a store,and she gave me a big hug! LOL If only she new what I really think about the religion!
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Living a lie?
by Victorian sky ini've been inactive for several months.
i know it's not the truth and mentally i've walked away.
would it be living a lie to remain inactive?
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New England or Better Yet Western Mass.
by FlowerPower inhey out there in cyber world, are there any exjw's from my neck of the woods?
would love to chat with you about our different experiences with the borg.
maybe we know some of the same people, same elders.
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I was in the Falmouth(West) cong. I live the next town over though,in Bourne.
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New England or Better Yet Western Mass.
by FlowerPower inhey out there in cyber world, are there any exjw's from my neck of the woods?
would love to chat with you about our different experiences with the borg.
maybe we know some of the same people, same elders.
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Hi Flowerpower! I live in Massachusetts,on the Cape.What congregation were you in? I don't think I know anyone from the Western Mass area (although a sister in my old hall did have a brother n law from the Berkshires),but if you were ever out my way,maybe we crossed paths.
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Going where the "Need is Great"
by OUTLAW inlets go back in time,back to the late 60`s early 70`s..armagedon is coming and the wbts wants it`s members to sell every thing they got and preach in areas where there are few or no dubs..where did the people you know go?..my parents packed up their belongings and went to..the friggin bible belt of b.c..lol!
a good wind storm would knock a few christians out of trees there were so many..a bloody church on every street corner,and every one of them had the truth..so why the bible belt?..there were`nt many dubs there at the time,but most importantly property was cheap.a smart dub could make a killing at real estate,and they did..more money than you could shake a dead donkey at,lol!....my bud`s dad also went where the need was great.the dumb-ass religion broke his family up,his wife being a none believer and all.so where did my buds anointed dad go?..hawaii,lol!
where else would you go to rough it out till armagedon?
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Lost Diamond, Yeah,my sister couldn't find a husband in the States,but she had no problem finding one overseas!15 years and 2 kids later,she's still happily married!
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Going where the "Need is Great"
by OUTLAW inlets go back in time,back to the late 60`s early 70`s..armagedon is coming and the wbts wants it`s members to sell every thing they got and preach in areas where there are few or no dubs..where did the people you know go?..my parents packed up their belongings and went to..the friggin bible belt of b.c..lol!
a good wind storm would knock a few christians out of trees there were so many..a bloody church on every street corner,and every one of them had the truth..so why the bible belt?..there were`nt many dubs there at the time,but most importantly property was cheap.a smart dub could make a killing at real estate,and they did..more money than you could shake a dead donkey at,lol!....my bud`s dad also went where the need was great.the dumb-ass religion broke his family up,his wife being a none believer and all.so where did my buds anointed dad go?..hawaii,lol!
where else would you go to rough it out till armagedon?
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Back in '86 my sister went to County Cork Ireland to serve where the need was great. She met her now husband there. He was from England, and he also was serving where the need was great. As soon as they hooked up, they got out of there, and as far as I know, they've never gone to any other place to serve where the need was great. They are unfortunately still in the org though. Lots of people in my old cong go every summer for a few weeks to serve where the need is great. I never wanted to do that . I had a hard enough time preaching in my own element, never mind an unfamiliar one!!!
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Who would you party with?
by WildTurkey in.
if you could party with one famous person for one night, who would you party with?.
i would pick bruce willis.
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For a female I would pick Cameron Diaz,cuz she's a cool, no nonsense, just one of the guys girls. For a male I would definately have to choose Johnny Depp (mmmmmmmmmm).
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*Dizzy* Christianity - Fraudulent and Evil Rotten - from beginning to end
by Xander inwas going to bump the other thread, but, this....just...... i mean:.
http://www.jesusneverexisted.com/murderers.htm.
some fun the early christians had:the pope's pears:.
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hmmmm....yeah, what Xander said ( I sure can't say it any better ). I always wondered that if we were made in the image of god, then how come all this human suffering bothers me, yet doesn't bother him? hmmmmm......maybe because he doesn't exist? I sure don't have the answers, but if there is a god, then who can give me a real answer to why he allows such suffering? The witness answer never washed with me, and neither has any other answer.
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PANIC ATTACKS
by ScoobySnax injust interested to know.....do any here suffer from "panic attacks" or have done so in the past?
just interested to know.
if so, how did you/do you deal with them....?
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LyinEyes, I kinda know what you're talking about. You feel like your heart is going to explode out of your chest, and it's all you can do to tell yourself to breathe! Here's a question ( you'll probably think I'm crazy! ).....have you ever been asleep, and you hear something, and try to wake yourself up, but you can't move? You can see yourself trying to move your body, but no matter how hard you try you can't wake yourself up? And you are trying so hard because something frightening may occur, but you just can't do it? Okay, you'll all think I'm crazy! Just curious if any one else has that happen sometimes. Oh yeah,and back to the subject, when I get panic attacks, I try to breathe deeply, and remind myself that things aren't so bad, and I will get through it.
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by Xander inwas going to bump the other thread, but, this....just...... i mean:.
http://www.jesusneverexisted.com/murderers.htm.
some fun the early christians had:the pope's pears:.
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I am rendered speechless!! ( and that is a rare occurance )
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Do u feel u missed out being a JW Teen?
by Shytears indo you feel that you missed out on the social part?emotional part?how do u feel your parents handled it?were they strict,let u do anything?
i just have alot going thru my mind,just wanted to hear some of your comments
laura
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I have to agree with Xander....being a witness teen sucked! Being a twenty-something witness sucked too! When I turned 30 a few years ago,I said enough is enough! I need some fun in my life!
LisaBobeesa's list pretty much sums it all up.Let me just add college to that list.My mother forced me(against the wishes of my juinor high guidance counselor) to go to a Vocational school so I could learn a trade,so that when I graduated I would be able to support myself so I could regular pioneer. College was out of the question,so I did the normal witness teen girl thing,and got married at 18.
I feel that I missed out on so much,especially socially.When I started a new job 6 years ago,I finally knew what it was like to develop normal relationships with people.I was able to make friends with people that had common interests.It was hard being a teen and having to have friendships forced on you.There was only a couple of kids in my hall that I felt close too.Other than religion,I didn't have much in commen with most of the witness kids.Plus you always had to have your guard up,for fear you would say or do something that they would tell on you about.Because they cared....right.
It would be great to relive being a teen,under normal circumstances.But since that can't happen,we all move on.Sometimes it depresses me,but I try to have fun in my life now.