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  I have a girlfriend now and "me so happy"

  by RayPublisher in

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  here is my sweet survival plan, post jw life!

  ...yet another part of my healing process...yes healing is g o o d.... .

  btw, it feels so great to not have to hide and to able to put my picture up anywhere i feel like!.

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  SophieG

  Tight!!!

  Love it...happy for you!
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  Poor homeless Bro. Larry Jackson

  by ShirleyW in

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  theres a story in the ny daily news today that says this jw is homeless and was denied shelter after having a brief conversation with the woman who helped him with his application after he mentioned he was a jw.

  her reasoning of why she denied his application was that she thought he would go door to door in the 45-unit facility!

  i myself find that hilarious, he just mightve done that to get his time in!

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  SophieG

  Thanks for sharing Shirley!

  My thoughts are just as Phizzy's. How come the brothers haven't helped him? I feel his plight, but shouldn't he be asking why a loving org would turn their backs on him...?

  edit: 00DAD: EXACTLY!
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  Mission Impossible

  by SophieG in

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  yeaah...don't see it happening!

  but hey.... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-2211469/is-tom-cruise-finally-seeing-light-scientology.html.

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  SophieG

  yeaah...don't see it happening! but hey...

  http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-2211469/Is-Tom-Cruise-finally-seeing-light-Scientology.html
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  I was HAPPY as a JW! How did I end up here? Pt 2

  by MC RubberMallet in

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  2. beliefs

  continuation of... http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/239292/5/i-was-happy-as-a-jw-how-did-i-get-here.

  me: so why is it we can make false predictions, but no one else can?.

  i see...... do you know my heart?.

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  SophieG

  THIS!!!!!!! “Me: If I was a Catholic, Lutheran, Presbyterian, or any religion, and I found out my beliefs were wrong, or parts of my history were no good, what would you expect me to do?
  Him: Leave. Do what Rev. 18:4 says.
  Me: So as a JW, am I exempt from that?
  Him: No, but wait on Jehovah.”

  ARGHHHHH!!!!
  Rubber Mallet! This is the most LOGICAL line of reasoning. I have tried this. It seems to apply only to OTHER religions, not JWs!
  I said to friend once that JWs go door-to-door and show folks where their doctrines are false and snatch folks out of their religions all the time. Sooooo…if someone came to MY DOOR and showed me that my doctrines are untrue and can back it up, then logically I should be able to investigate and if I choose to, LEAVE!

  No, JWs get to wait on Jehovah because they are “special”. They have cornered the market on “the Truth” .They are so special they can spew crap in his name and get away with it. Actually they should really be AFRAID that Jehovah is going to slap the crap out of them sooner or later. Oh but wait…they will scream ” PERSECUTION!”

  Sorry I did not meant to hijack your thread, RM!….just over the hubris of this org!
  
  Awesome story…can’t wait for the next part!
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  "Saved by the Bell" JW - Lark Voohries "Troubling Interview-Bi-polar?"

  by respectful_observer in

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  i don't post links too often, so hope this is clickable:.

  http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2012/10/03/saved-by-bell-star-lark-voorhiesh-gives-troubling-interview-mom-says-is-bipolar/?intcmp=features.

  (as an aside, i looked at her profile on wiki just to make sure i was remembering correctly that she was a jw.

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  SophieG

  I could be wrong but that a whole lot of pain behind those eyes!

  http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20635697,00.html
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  There Are Many New Ones Here. Has JWN Helped You?

  by minimus in

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  i think simon green's site has helped more people than he ever would have imagined!

  do you agree??

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  SophieG

  Speaking REAL TRUTH, Branded Rebel!
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  There Are Many New Ones Here. Has JWN Helped You?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
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  i think simon green's site has helped more people than he ever would have imagined!

  do you agree??

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  SophieG

  This site really helped me to understand:

  1. I am not crazy. What I was feeling while I was “in”: disenchanted, tired, depressed, confused, conflicted, frustrated….was typical of so many people.

  2. I am not alone. OH WOW! I cannot tell you all how many tears I cried when I finally found a community to which I could relate. It led me to read many things that helped to open my eyes and confirm some of the things that I suspected about the way the org operated.

  3. That I was in a cult! I had spent my whole life telling others the exact opposite. Realizing that fact helped me understand why I always felt “rebellious”! I was NOT rebellious, I am just not easily controlled.

  If not for this site, I would have never heard of Ray Franz and his book Crisis of Conscience. I think I understand more NOW about the doctrine and I was a born in and I never could understand it, just by reading things posted here. (Leolia totally fries my brain with the stuff she writes!)

  I think the org contributed to a my naivety, because I honestly did not know that the questions and thoughts I had I could not express them; that doing so was actually considered “apostasy”. I gained the courage to walk away (fade). I read postings on what to expect from my JW friends and family when I pulled away. I gained the strength from reading others stories that even though it is painful to experience the distance my family is showing me, that I will be ok.

  But the most thing I appreciate is that thru your stories I KNOW I can have a great life and I don’t ever want to go back to the madness.

  So has JWN helped me? HELL YA!
  THANK YOU Simon and Anghard!!!!
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  2012 Annual Meeting

  by obarac in

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  2012 annual meeting - october 6th 2012.

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  SophieG

  Some folks get invited to watch the live feed at AHs such as pioneers and spouses and some "faithful servants" I.e my mum. Some folks get twisted behind the fact that non special folks somehow get to sit in. It's a trip!
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  Teenage son's last WT comment. Major sphincter puckering on my part.

  by Open mind in

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  2. experiences

  i thought maybe some of us might enjoy something light-hearted to start the week off.

  at dinner last night my teenage son reminded me of the last kh meeting he attended with me about a year ago.

  he is a big fan of christopher hitchins and self-identifies as an atheist.

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  SophieG

  I would have walked to your son and hugged him and told him I ENJOYED his comment! *big grin*
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  Light a Candle for Oompa

  by BabaYaga in

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  there is a lovely site where one may light a candle for a moment of silence.. http://www.gratefulness.org/candles.

  i set up a group, where they may all flicker together, if you like.. http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/candles.cfm?l=eng&gi=oompa.

  (we love and miss you, oompa.).

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  SophieG

  Cradle over here!