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The Hum Drum Lives of Jehovah's Witnesses
by minimus in
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2. friends
boring and useless, a waste of valuable time..
James Brown

I do tottaly agree that the meetings and field service were a waste of time.

But you had to go through that to get to the parties.
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The Hum Drum Lives of Jehovah's Witnesses
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
boring and useless, a waste of valuable time..
James Brown

Just kidding.

No I don't think it was the same religion.

The JW's I belonged to said the world was going to end in 75.

That is why I left when it did not.

The JW's I belonged to said the generation that was a discernable age in 1914 would not pass away.

They all have.

I have no idea what todays JW's believe.

Also my Congregation in Brecksville Ohio was very social back in the 70's.

That was the trap the snare that held you there.

All of the friends and the wholesome activities.

If I can call drinking all you can wholesome.
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The inactive God
by Rattigan350 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
in the creation vs evolution argument:.

the often used illustration of a watch found in the desert.

someone had to make it.. with creation also someone had to make it.
James Brown

God helps those who help themselves.

That is what I have always heard

and seen with my own eyes.

Man has done more to help man than God has ever done.

That is what I see also.

Certain writings in the bible may inspire man to do good helpful things.

But at the end of the day God helps those who help themselves.

Which might be retranslated to

"If you want something done, do it yourself"

Religious meetings and church not JW meetings.

Could be like pep talks once a week to focus and go out and do something good.

Help the poor and needy.

That is what the bible and Jesus were about helping the poor and needy.
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The Hum Drum Lives of Jehovah's Witnesses
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
boring and useless, a waste of valuable time..
James Brown

My life wasn't boring when I was a Jw.

Except the part sitting at the meetings.

I had lots of friends/ acquaintances.

Lots of dinner dates, parties every week, gatherings.

Sporting games to play in every week.

Skiing, sled riding, toboganing, picnicks.

Job opportunities.

All those things made it hard, stressful and lonely to quit.

I went through a lot of therapy and self help rebuilding my life after I left.

I have never since had as many assoicates, friends.
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How did your family react when you made it known that you did not want to be a JW anymore?
by Yondaime in
1. jw
2. experiences
please share your experiences..
James Brown

Shortly after I quit in 1983,

My mother and brother quit.

I think we each had our individual reasons.

But I was the first and then my mother and brother followed.

I quit but did not play by their rules, so I can still be talked to and associate.

My mother and brother announced in writing their decision and have been shunned since.
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Man Fatally Shot At Kingdom Hall After Alleged Domestic Dispute!
by Atlantis in
1. jw
2. friends
police: man fatally shot at kingdom hall after alleged domestic dispute.

december 7, 2014 7:22 pm .

bridgeport - police in bridgeport say they are investigating a deadly shooting that may have stemmed from a domestic dispute.
James Brown

Bad reporting like all the other reporting in the US.

It doesn't seem like anyone was killed in the Kingdom hall.

And the shooting happened on the street.

On the street is not in a building.

All reporters in the USA should have to prove they have at least a

7th grad education before they allow them to do any reporting.

Especially regarding the National news.
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so, what ARE society 'approved' jobs anyway?
by sowhatnow in
1. watchtower
2. bible
obviously they feel a window washer job is a job anyone can do anywhere in he world .

and makes great money, yea right.. so what are all those 'approved jobs?'.

add to the list of any and all building skills, cleaning type jobs.
James Brown

When I was a JW back in the 70's, you could not be a fire fighter because

Fire fighters have the US flag on their shirts.

You could not wear the flag.

I don't think the city would let you be a fireman without wearing the uniform and the uniform

in most cities had a flag on it.
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DINOSAURS - What do Jehovah's Witnesses Believe?
by Bloody Hotdogs! in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
as part of my deconversion catharsis, i have been building a(nother) website to highlight some of the more ridiculous jw beliefs.

im a looong way from done, but i wanted some early feedback on one article: dinosaurs.

http://www.jwbeliefs.com/dinosaurs/.
James Brown

Here is a video about dinosaurs existing with men.

And it shows the 800 year old Budist temple in Cambodia with a stegasauris carved in stone.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHesNW9WnDM
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DINOSAURS - What do Jehovah's Witnesses Believe?
by Bloody Hotdogs! in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
as part of my deconversion catharsis, i have been building a(nother) website to highlight some of the more ridiculous jw beliefs.

im a looong way from done, but i wanted some early feedback on one article: dinosaurs.

http://www.jwbeliefs.com/dinosaurs/.
James Brown

Which parts are you suggesting are unscientific and wrong? Be specific as to why.

The parts that are untestable or unprovable.

Any part that does not follow science and the scientific method specifically,

All forms of pseudo science.

What they used to call theoretical.

I thought the carvig was from an 800 year old Buddist temple.
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How could you justify that God killed all firstborn children in Egypt?
by Mr Fool in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
was it necessary for god to kill all innocent firstborn children?

no other way out for the almighty god?.
James Brown

@ James Brown. Actually, to build a house you have to be inside of it too. Just sayin.

And if there is a God. I think he started outside the house and then came inside the house and comes

and goes.