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  Kick The Bucket JW Style!

  by Atlantis in

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  kick the bucket jw style!.

  https://jehovahswitnessfunerals.co.uk .

  atlantis!

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  stan livedeath15 hours ago

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  What! That allows them to charge £1475 for a funeral! No morals at all.

  aah--yes youre kidding of course

  Stan, I wasn't kidding I just had a memory lapse. I completely forgot my husband's funeral cost £3000 too. It's a ridiculous amount of money isn't it, complicated by writing in his will he wanted a non-religious service and a burial. So I had to hire a room in a hotel for the service.

  I've written in my will my daughter can do whatever she wants when I die. Funerals can be such a burden can't they?
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  Activism works! Success!

  by ZindagiNaMilegiDobaara in

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  2. friends

  want to keep as short as possible, if any questions just ask.. just this weekend gone, i had two visitors (pimi single bros).they came round for a visit and a long chat.they had so many questions now that they have woken.

  they are planning their fading(??

  ), one is an ministerial servant .

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  Brilliant Zing, you must really care about your friends to put in so much effort.

  Activism does work we know because people who leave tell us it was because they looked at YouTube videos and websites including this one.

  We don't all like the same people and we can choose who we watch or listen to online now because there are so many ex-jws out there doing great work.

  Thanks for letting me know how much you're helping JWs see the truth.
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  Kick The Bucket JW Style!

  by Atlantis in

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  kick the bucket jw style!.

  https://jehovahswitnessfunerals.co.uk .

  atlantis!

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  Xanthippe

  We live and work by a strict moral code

  What! That allows them to charge £1475 for a funeral! No morals at all.
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  Does Today’s Comedy Offend You?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
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  there was a time we could laugh about mindless silly things.

  someone using an ethnic accent, making fun of their own race, making fun of someone’s intelligent, etc.

  we could laugh without feeling constantly offended , upset or disturbed.

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  Nope I'm not offended. I don't recognise what you're describing either. I often watch Live at the Apollo on TV which is from a London theatre.

  A Muslim man will make fun of Muslims and a gay woman will make fun of gay women. Comedians often make fun of their religious or ethnic background.
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  Unbelievable similarities: beautiful, empathetic interview with ex Mormon gal

  by Diogenesister in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  wonderfully warm interview from "stop the shunning" channel host beth, with ex mormon morgan ( ex morgan).. morgan describes her young life and the process of waking up or, in mormon parlance, her "shelf breaking".

  there really are so many things we have in common, from young marriage to feeling personally responsible for saving everyone you have contact with that's not of your religion.

  morgan also describes both her father, her husband and her own fear of losing family and loved ones at the same time as loosing her religion and difficulty we all have whilst pretending we still believe or being pimo.. highly recommended viewing.https://youtu.be/upxirjvtpec .

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  Thanks Diog I'll come back to it and have a look.
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  Spinoza

  by Hairtrigger in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  did you know that when einstein attended some conferences in the numerous universities of the usa, the recurring question that the students asked him was:.

  - do you believe in god?.

  and he always answered:.

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  Quotes by Einstein are a popular facebook meme. I don't know if he really agreed with Spinoza but I like Spinoza' s ideas.

  How could a being capable of creating a universe care who his creatures mate with? Who they loved or what they did with their lives?

  Egoists rarely accomplish anything so why would such an intelligent creative being be an egoist? Why would he want some of his animals to build temples and sing praises to him? Just stupid, I agree.
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  Finding our true identity after spiritual abuse in the Watchtower

  by Faith after Deception in

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  2. bible

  i personally find that when you’ve been around toxic people long enough, either in a family environment or as part of a cult or a highly controlling church, (or worse, both!

  ), you tend to get a very twisted view of your own identity and also human nature in general.. in a religious context, you may end up feeling that you are a “lowly worm” and that in general, people can’t be trusted.

  since all you’ve known of relationships has been painful, complex and tiresome, it can give you the impression that this is the norm and that’s all you can expect .

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  Oh FAD I was with you until you started talking about God. I can't accept that he sent his son to be tortured to death for me. I don't want it, I didn't ask for it.

  The Romans tortured so many people to death, theirs was a reign of terror. They used torture deaths as a public spectacle to frighten onlookers and keep them in line. To equate that with love is an abomination.

  I understand that ex-cultists need to build self esteem and self love but this is not the way.
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  Stunning Italian Dolomites!

  by The Fall Guy in

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhedps0fx6c.

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  A few years ago I took my daughter to Venice and lake Garda and had the opportunity to go on a trip to the Dolomites. I didn't go because of worrying about money but could kick myself since then because they are so beautiful. Always take the opportunity to travel, it may not come again.
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  Do You Think People Have Forgotten About 9/11?

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  after all these years, it seems to me that people do not properly take note of what happened on this date in 2001. for some, it’s like nothing major happened.

  for me it is a day of reflection..

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  That's not likely to happen Minimus, terrorism hasn't gone away. We don't need special days to remind us do we? It's the reason I and many others are loathe to visit Muslim countries. It has affected all out lives, the whole world is aware of the danger.
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  Do You Think People Have Forgotten About 9/11?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  after all these years, it seems to me that people do not properly take note of what happened on this date in 2001. for some, it’s like nothing major happened.

  for me it is a day of reflection..

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  My heart goes out to all those who lost loved ones that day. I know all too well what it means to lose a partner suddenly and without warning. The public outpouring of grief and support may have helped at the time but I do wonder what it's like now that many years have passed. Surely they don't want reminding of that pain every year.

  I think it may be all very well for onlookers who want to have a sentimental wallow but for those who were actually involved, who lost loved ones and colleagues, it may be making it hard for them to move on.