Posts by never a jw

i would have to say that ray franz was the biggest influence for me.. when i first got on this board, a poster by the name of james, a former bethelite and organization heavy, helped me understand a lot of the inner workings in the upper echelons of the society.. .

and of course, farkel's common sense approach was (usually) helpful..

never a jw

Carl Olof Jonsson far and away. What a phenomenal job he did with the Gentile Times Reconsidered. I believe he was a factor in awakening Ray Franz and many others in the early eighties. Let's give credit where credit is due. I thanked him, not just for teaching me TTATT, but also for getting me interested in the Bible (as a historical or literary document), Astronomy, Archaelogy and Ancient History. Thank you COJ

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Former Elder Michael J Norris IN CUSTODY

by Tylinbrando in

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fbi and santa barbara agents arrested michael at the airport.

he is locked up in santa barbara county jail.

he awaits bail hearing and i intend on presenting evidence to revoke his $250,000.00 bail.. thanks to everyone for your encouragement and support!.

never a jw

Shoelace? Better hope for his being assigned to a cell with the population of the worst criminals, and he gets a taste of what he did to others.

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It wasn't supposed to be like this

by molybdenum in

this is not the way it was supposed to be.

gray hair and pains in the knee.

you will not grow old or suffer from age.

never a jw

LOL outlaw.

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Anyone here, have you had enough religion for the rest of your life?

by restrangled in

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thats how i feel,..... no disrespect for those who find another way or place to worship.

i for one cannot stand any religion on any level.

how do you feel?.

never a jw

I'm 48 and I just started getting religion. It drives me nuts, but I don't seem to get enough. I'm a masoquista.

Having very little indoctrination in my childhood, I easily walked away from religion when I was 13. I went back to studying religion right after my daughter asked me for permission to get baptized and become a JW a year ago. I am hooked, but I am angry too.

Th Watchtower is controlling my life too. Unbelievable!!!

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Gay MS??

by andysmiles in

about me, i am being raised in a jw family.

all of my family expect for one aunt, who had left but not disfellowedshiped thankly, are in jw.

my father is an elder and so is my grandfather.

never a jw

For what is worth.

I conveniently remain indifferent to the homosexual plight; they live in a christian world where people consider them sinful and disgusting. After having read an account from another JW months ago, I realized that I had to take a position on an issue that goes against my most basic ideals: freedom and equality of rights. The world outside of fundamentalist religions is changing for the better. Be optimistic, many of us want to support you in your effort to be treated with love, compassion and fairness.

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scientific evidence sometimes credible, other times not

by never a jw in

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i apologize if this has been covered before.

i found an article in the watchtower of october 15, 2013. it is quite interesting how science is sometimes credible, sometimes is not.

reminds me of the 607 vs 587 bce "controversy".

never a jw

I just remembered. Doesn't the Watchtower support its position agaist evolution by borrowing from the Creationists arguments? So they use Creationists's "research" and conclusions in the seconnd paragraph of the article, then stabbed them in the back in the third paragraph. Nice!

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scientific evidence sometimes credible, other times not

by never a jw in

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i apologize if this has been covered before.

i found an article in the watchtower of october 15, 2013. it is quite interesting how science is sometimes credible, sometimes is not.

reminds me of the 607 vs 587 bce "controversy".

never a jw

Thank you Oubliette, I am glad you completed my own thoughts in a much better way than I could ever do it

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NOW! Thats! What! I! Call! Terry! - 1

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using an advanced selection technique (uh huh) i have collated what might be the most comprehensive high quality collection of terry's posts submitted to jwn today.

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never a jw

Thanks, you are the BESTy