Posts by never a jw

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Request from "Leo" for 2 books!

by Atlantis in

i am sure you all remember leolaia from this board.

we used to call her leo for short.

she wrote to me requesting the 2010 or revised 2012 elder manual in swedish language.

never a jw

Anything for Leo, if I had it. Please tell her that she is missed very much and that I hope that she is very happy doing whatever she is doing.

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Good books to read?

by thedepressedsoul in

i read crisis on the conscience and i am about to start, "who wrote the bible?

" does anyone have a list or great books to read for anyone searching for the real truth?

i've only ever seen the world through a jw lens and i am excited to see what other view points are out there!

never a jw

I call their books secular christain mythology and the authors and their followers often come across to me as secular christian fundamentalists

Christian, secular, mythology, fundamentalists.

Which of the 4 words above doesn't belong. You have 10 seconds.

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Good books to read?

by thedepressedsoul in

i read crisis on the conscience and i am about to start, "who wrote the bible?

does anyone have a list or great books to read for anyone searching for the real truth?

i've only ever seen the world through a jw lens and i am excited to see what other view points are out there!

never a jw

Slimboy ...... Those books sure are the straight dope...Foucault, Derrida? Wow, not to sound condescending but the guys just escaped the clutches of the WT..maybe he needs to walk before running no?!

Exactly. 99.9 percent of us don't understand, don't care, don't have the time, or find it impractical to go as deep as slimboy into philosophical themes, human psychology and metaphysics. We just want a better understanding of the world around us so we can make decisions that are conducive to a more happy and fulfilling life.

Derrida, Foucalt to help the confused mind of an exiting JW?? Really?

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Good books to read?

by thedepressedsoul in

i read crisis on the conscience and i am about to start, "who wrote the bible?

" does anyone have a list or great books to read for anyone searching for the real truth?

i've only ever seen the world through a jw lens and i am excited to see what other view points are out there!

never a jw

Hell no. I am not writing my suggestions again. You go back and search if you care.

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Request for BOE Translation!

by Atlantis in

if we could get this letter translated we would appreciate it.

we will then send the translation back to barbara anderson.. .

http://postimg.org/image/o1y62yr2b/.

never a jw

No need to wait for the weekend.

However, can you rephrase " you are going to great effort...". Perhaps: "you are going to great lengths..." or "you are making great efforts..."

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Request for BOE Translation!

by Atlantis in

if we could get this letter translated we would appreciate it.

we will then send the translation back to barbara anderson.. .

http://postimg.org/image/o1y62yr2b/.

never a jw

I am your guy. But I need to do it over the weekend.

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Morning all! Just here to say hi and join in the discussion

by park ave boy in

jw
friends

i'm happy to join every ex-jw.borg site i can and support in whatever way i can.

i now regularly donate to these sites when available.

i'm bitter but i don't hate jws because they were brainwashed like we all were.

never a jw

Welcome. Glad to know you and your parents enjoy freedom.

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Good books to read?

by thedepressedsoul in

i read crisis on the conscience and i am about to start, "who wrote the bible?

does anyone have a list or great books to read for anyone searching for the real truth?

i've only ever seen the world through a jw lens and i am excited to see what other view points are out there!

never a jw

All books suggested above are great. There are a lot of books about the old testament out there from real scholars. Start with those that are named "Introduction to ...". Some authors John J. Collins, Christine Hayes, Michael D. Coogan, Frank Moore Cross. It's a world out there. You are going to need few decades to get very deep into the subject of religion, especially the monotheistic religions of the West

Listen to the free lectures of Christine Hayes from Yale. She is very professional and engaging. You will have a better understanding of the Bible without feeling that faith is being attacked.

http://oyc.yale.edu/religious-studies/rlst-145

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My daughter surprised me last night.

by Driving Force in

i started my fade a the beginning of 2015, took counseling form a psychiatrist, and worked hard to get my family away from the cult.

my marriage split and i now live alone with my 15 year old daughter.. she came to me last night and we started talking about jws.

she told me that the subject they are discussing at the moment in philosophy is "cults".

never a jw

Thank you for the hopeful message. Your daughter is an example of the imminent fast decline of the WT. Young kids from the 21st century can not be fooled. The Watchtower days may still be many, but they are numbered.

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OK friends lets be honest, if a Nuclear Holocaust took place today how many of you would return to the KH?

by James Mixon in

speaking for my self, no way in hell.. this question to see if you really have been deprogramed,.

do you 100% believe it is not the truth.. a fourth of the world hit by a nuclear attack..

never a jw

Fukitol
already happened with the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima.

Actually you just prove the point you are trying to refute. God exist, and has chosen the Jews as His people. The hell with everyone else.