Thanks Blinders off/Cedars!
What kind of twisted logic leads someone to think that a suicide attempt somehow correlates to a college education?
cobaltcupcake
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Todays Watchtower Study ---------------------- Give Me A Break
by BlindersOff1 inthis is so a made up example .
written as ifs it was real .
whats your opinion ?.
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stomach issues getting worse
by StopTheTears ini have not been able to post for a while due to my health issues.
i am in need of prayers because i am still having problems with diarrhea and very bad stomach cramps every single day that will not go away and my gastro doctor has taken me through stool tests and x-ray tests and cannot find out what is causing the diarrhea at all and i have been crying because the diarrhea is very bothersome.
i also need some prayers because i really need to know someone that has gone through the rny gastric bypass surgery and has had their gall bladder removed because i have a lot of questions.
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cobaltcupcake
STT - I had Roux-en-Y surgery, but I still have my gallbladder. As GMA said, it's usually something you're eating, and you're getting dumping syndrome. It could be something you had tolerated well in the past. I know when I get dumping syndrome I spend an hour writhing and wishing I were dead.
The diarrhea is a concern, though. It could be a gluten intolerance. Make sure your doctor checks that out.
Hugs and best wishes!
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I just had a thought that made me feel so much better about this fade...
by sosoconfused inthis is not monumental... i am sure all of you think it all the time.. but as a 3rd gen born-in ex-elder ex-pioneer ex-bethelite i spent so much time in this relion believing that for some reason that god, who loves all humans and created all things only wanted a few people to get knowledge of him - and this small group in america was his choice.. .
now as i said i am sure 99% of you probably came to that realization before and it is common sense, but the very fact that as a grown man i never really thought about this for more than 15 seconds.
the whole idea is just ridiculous and freaking stupid.
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cobaltcupcake
Just remembered something that got the ball rolling for me.
My ex-father-in-law, who died "faithful," used to say, "It amazes me that a bunch of old ladies sitting under the trees in Cedar Point fulfilled bible prophecy."
He was referring to the prophecies in Revelation about pouring out the bowls of wrath (or was it opening the seals? I love it that I can't remember) where each bowl was fulfilled by a resolution passed at some assembly of Bible Students back in the day.
It occurred to me that it was ridiculous to think that something that was supposed to be a worldwide proclamation with stunning effect could be accomplished by passing out pamphlets in a few American cities.
Check it out in the Revelation Climax book.
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Joke!
by Billy the Ex-Bethelite inbefore the meeting at the kh, little billy runs up to his grandma and says, "grandma, grandma!
make a sound like a frog!".
grandma gives him a hug and asks, "what are you talking about?".
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cobaltcupcake
Billy - LOL!!!
Etna - LOL!!!
Smiddy - LOL!!!
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What is your Favorite coffee, mocha, latte, cap, etc?
by AK - Jeff ini am a rather old fogey on the matter - just black and hot.
but i like the occasional mocha.. what use of this universal bean is your favorite?
how many do you drink a week?
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cobaltcupcake
Diet Coke.
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I just had a thought that made me feel so much better about this fade...
by sosoconfused inthis is not monumental... i am sure all of you think it all the time.. but as a 3rd gen born-in ex-elder ex-pioneer ex-bethelite i spent so much time in this relion believing that for some reason that god, who loves all humans and created all things only wanted a few people to get knowledge of him - and this small group in america was his choice.. .
now as i said i am sure 99% of you probably came to that realization before and it is common sense, but the very fact that as a grown man i never really thought about this for more than 15 seconds.
the whole idea is just ridiculous and freaking stupid.
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cobaltcupcake
Sosoconfused - You've spent years and years educating yourself to be a good JW, and all the meetings, assemblies, CO visits, have just hammered it into your mind like a board that has hundreds of nails pounded into it. It will take time to pull all of those "nails" out.
Educating yourself by means of reading books like Steve Hassan's and Crisis of Conscience and websites like JWfacts will go a long way toward combatting the guilt you're feeling and freeing your mind at the same time.
Don't lose heart. You'll get there!
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cobaltcupcake
Welcome! I'm so happy for you that your wife and daughter are here too!
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An elder called me.
by Julia Orwell inan elder who handled the minor matter with my husband a few weeks ago called to see how we were doing.
this guy genuinely is a gentle, kind, man whom the congregation loves.
he's the one everyone approaches because he never judges or condescends.
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cobaltcupcake
The one thing you have to keep telling yourself is they have no power and they have no authority!
That's one of the most difficult concepts to accept, but once you do, it's much easier to leave.
Julia, I'm so sorry you were traumatized by those men in ties, but I'm glad there were a couple of them that could comfort you.
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Remember the 1961 green Bible?
by outbutnotdown in.
i know there are numerous examples of crazy, whacked out stuff that the wtbts taught that most of here now realize were just that...... crazy and whacked......... but do you know how insane some of the stuff in that original 1961 bible was?.
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cobaltcupcake
OMG, the dinosaur! We joined the cult when I was 12, and I always thought that dino was just whacked out. It was like they were implying dinosaurs lived at the same time as those costumed guys in Europe.
And that green! I heard some story about the WTS getting a good deal on the green vinyl. Must have been a boatload that nobody else wanted.
You'd need large pockets to accommodate those "pocket" bibles.
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Funny / Sad Story
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cobaltcupcake
OMG! That's a great story!