Captain Obvious

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  Is she trying to tell me something?

  by Iamallcool in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  a lady that i have known for more than few years emailed me yesterday.

  she spelled like "youu" several times, i will not reveal the content of her email.

  is she trying to tell me something with "youu"?

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  She's typing in code. When she over uses a letter it means she wants you. It doesn't just have to be youu...
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  What is your experience when you stop turning in time?

  by gingerbread in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  for the past year or so, i've been turning in just one or two hours of service time.

  it has been mentioned to me from an elder "friend" that i'm never seen at any meetings for field service.

  i get his implication.

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  I turned in phony slips with minimal hours on them for a good 9 months. They were either late, or not in at all. After 3 slips with zeros on them the boys came for a shep call. They offered "encouragement" with the usual guilt, fear and obligation routine. I put them at ease without showing them my cards. I thanked them for their concern and for visiting my wife and I. Then I never handed in another slip. The CO visit is soon, so we will see if it comes up again with them.

  Basically they don't want your low/no hour slips dragging down the cong average, but if you go inactive the CO will be all over them. If you can make it past the next CO visit you'll probably be fine. They may try to visit while he's in town or just before. This type of situation is discussed directly during the CO visit. The CO basically expects the local elders to make an effort to 'encourage' newly inactive ones. You may want to be "busy" around that time.

  Are you on anyone's Apostadar? If it comes up that you've been "thinking" or "questioning" or "taking a step back to consider things" you can expect that the CO may lead a witch hunt on your ass. Just act discouraged and busy. Thank them for their concern, and maybe show up for a meeting or two after. Hell, throw your hand up in the WT study and read a scripture. They love that shit. Then back to good ol' inactivity.

  Just remember... Once you hand in one slip, even with a zero on it... The process is started all over again.
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  Enemies Of Reason -Richard Dawkins

  by frankiespeakin in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcs751gcp10.

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52j5stxkbkq.

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  Cold Steel said; " The truth is that if God emblazoned incontrovertible evidence across the heavens, many would still reject Him. And in the day of judgment their condemnation would be swift and sure."

  You might be right! However at the very least, those who reject him will be able to make a conscious, informed decision based on ' incontrovertible evidence across the heavens'.

  Clearly the thought processes of a cult-infected mind. I hope you one day find your clarity, sir.
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  Did You Ever See Yourself Getting Out Of The JW Religion?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  even though i realized there were different issues that i had, it took years for me to finally decide that i wanted out.

  it took less than a year for me to slowly get out and i did that successfully along with my daughter and my then wife.

  we all are still all happily out.. did you believe that you would be anything but a jehovah's witness?.

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  Yes.. And no. It was hard to think about. I definitely had questions and doubts, and never bought into every goofball idea that came out of Brooklyn.

  Once in a while the thought of my future as a dub would come to mind. I've never planned to be even an MS, and planned my life in a way that "spiritual things" would always take a backseat to everything else in my life. A lifetime to indoctrination made it very difficult to properly think things through. The thought stoppers always came in a big rush to cloud my thoughts. I never saw myself leaving, but never saw myself staying forever either... If that makes any sense.
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  After the cult how many reject faith in anything?

  by Seraphim23 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

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  Captain Obvious

  *Raises hand* ME!

  I refuse to accept anything without evidence. REAL evidence. That which is provable, and disprovable. I am willing to consider anything within reason, if the evidence is readily available. I find I "believe" in fewer things all the time, and that's just fine with me. I am willing to consider the supernatural if evidence were available, to send me your deemunz! Haha

  I refuse to spend one more day in ignorance.
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  How to give to Jehovah

  by Satanus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  back in the good old days, when god actually spoke to his great warriors, generally stuff they gave to their god was offered up as burnt offerings.

  they burned thousands of cattle, goats, sheep, lots of cities and even a few people.

  back then, jay hoover got off on the smells of bbqing meat and just generally burning stuff.

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  Unstop-

  There's the true Christian spirit! Burn 'em, just like in the ol' inquisition days. Back then god had a taste for burnt heretics, witches, and anyone who dared question the church... How proud you must be of your spiritual heritage!
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  How to give to Jehovah

  by Satanus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  back in the good old days, when god actually spoke to his great warriors, generally stuff they gave to their god was offered up as burnt offerings.

  they burned thousands of cattle, goats, sheep, lots of cities and even a few people.

  back then, jay hoover got off on the smells of bbqing meat and just generally burning stuff.

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  Unstop-

  There's the true Christian spirit! Burn 'em, just like in the ol' inquisition days. Back then god had a taste for burnt heretics, witches, and anyone who dared question the church... How proud you must be of your spiritual heritage!
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  Newbie

  by Stubborn Disbeliever in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm new here, so i thought i'd start with an introduction and summary of my life, for the most part.

  i have a tendancy to ramble ridiculously, so bear with me :) and this will be all over the place as thoughts take over the keyboard.. i was born a 5th generation jw.

  i never really "felt" it, but was book smart about it.

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  Where does your dad live now? I'll pick up a baseball bat on the way...
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  Newbie

  by Stubborn Disbeliever in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm new here, so i thought i'd start with an introduction and summary of my life, for the most part.

  i have a tendancy to ramble ridiculously, so bear with me :) and this will be all over the place as thoughts take over the keyboard.. i was born a 5th generation jw.

  i never really "felt" it, but was book smart about it.

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  Where does your dad live now? I'll pick up a baseball bat on the way...
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  Is There Other Sites Many Members Are Bailing To? M.I.A JWN People, where did they go?

  by ÁrbolesdeArabia in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  since i joined the forum i noticed more than a few people have not been posting, what is going on?

  i received a couple of emails from other groups asking me to join their new forms with a promised technology, i wondered how they got my email address and thought it be strange.. .

  people during the first year of a great change might post daily to any support chat or message board they feel is going to aid them.

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  Yup. As mentioned before, there are many new discussion groups. Many are invitation-only. Many started after the big atheist/believer wars where many ignorant things were said by all. Some were banned, others just left. It's very unfortunate, we lost some of our very best posters over that little kafuffle.