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  active and happy jw

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  i am an active jw and was raised as one.

  i have been watching the site for a while and thought it could benefit from the opinions of someone who is happily a member of the jw's.

  i will not get into any argumets that lead to nothing except name calling, and will not talk with anyone who is just plain mean (plenty of them in here).

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  Its great to hear from all of you who are being..well..nice! Thanks! I'm sorry if I don't get to everyone's comments, there have been so many! But I'll do my best.

  To last 4 of you, thanks for the kind welcome.

  JBean: I'm not here as a result of any mistreatment or resentment I have toward the wts. I have been reading here for a while out of curiosity I suppose, and decided to speak up finally because a lot of things that are said here about the wts and congregations are outright lies, some that make me laugh they are so preposterous. So I would like to speak up on some things that are talked about, and give people an honest opinion from a member of the organization.

  And for me, I feel that in any religion there are going to be people that are hypocritical, and self-righteous, but the bible even said that the congregation would be infiltrated by those kinds of people. And I guess that I can stay active and happy knowing that I'm not one of those people, I avoid those kind of people, and so do my friends and family. And I hope that maybe someday you are able to find a congregation and friends that treat you the way you should be treated.

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  California sunshine, I'll look that up when I get a chance later. But without reading I would say that any family members that aren't witnesses should be treated like family. That is how I treat them. I have a large family that I get to see quite often (aunts, uncles, cousins) and none of them have ever been witnesses (mostly catholic). And we are able to have some nice "religious" discussions.

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  active and happy jw

  by scumgrief in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am an active jw and was raised as one.

  i have been watching the site for a while and thought it could benefit from the opinions of someone who is happily a member of the jw's.

  i will not get into any argumets that lead to nothing except name calling, and will not talk with anyone who is just plain mean (plenty of them in here).

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  Seranaj, I am sorry for the way that you were treated. I know that I and most of the congregations I am familiar with do not treat people this way, and its a shame that your's did. I haven't heard about this "spies" thing until now. But if this is happening in some congregations, I hope it is taken care of ASAP.
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  active and happy jw

  by scumgrief in

  1. jw
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  i am an active jw and was raised as one.

  i have been watching the site for a while and thought it could benefit from the opinions of someone who is happily a member of the jw's.

  i will not get into any argumets that lead to nothing except name calling, and will not talk with anyone who is just plain mean (plenty of them in here).

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  Farkel:
  You: Funny, that's what dubs typically do when they are cornered with the facts.
  Me: Don't stereotype, its offensive.

  You: What part of "typically" do you have a hard time understanding?

  Me:
  typ·i·cal (tp-kl)
  adj.
  Exhibiting the qualities, traits, or characteristics that identify a kind, class, group, or category: a typical suburban community.
  Of or relating to a representative specimen; characteristic or distinctive.

  sounds a lot like stereotyping to me! (ie people with purple skin are TYPICALLY dumber then people with white skin...)

  Outnfree: Thanks for the welcome! When I have a chance later I will try to post some personal for everyone.

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  active and happy jw

  by scumgrief in

  1. jw
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  i am an active jw and was raised as one.

  i have been watching the site for a while and thought it could benefit from the opinions of someone who is happily a member of the jw's.

  i will not get into any argumets that lead to nothing except name calling, and will not talk with anyone who is just plain mean (plenty of them in here).

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  I said: I will NOT get into any argumets that lead to nothing except name calling,

  You said: Funny, that's what dubs typically do when they are cornered with the facts.

  Don't stereotype, its offensive.

  You said: Did the WTS come out of "Babylonish captivity" in 1919, or not? If so, what evidence can you show for that?

  Off the top of my head...I don't know, but it isn't something that is to important to me either. I know that it was around the time that the head honchos at WTS were released from prison and the preaching work was able to get off the ground (if that is what you are referring to)

  I like your personal icon! What me, worry?
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  active and happy jw

  by scumgrief in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am an active jw and was raised as one.

  i have been watching the site for a while and thought it could benefit from the opinions of someone who is happily a member of the jw's.

  i will not get into any argumets that lead to nothing except name calling, and will not talk with anyone who is just plain mean (plenty of them in here).

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  Ballistic, I can't even imagine how hard being disfellowshipped would be. But I do think that it is appropriate in certain circumstances.

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  active and happy jw

  by scumgrief in

  1. jw
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  i am an active jw and was raised as one.

  i have been watching the site for a while and thought it could benefit from the opinions of someone who is happily a member of the jw's.

  i will not get into any argumets that lead to nothing except name calling, and will not talk with anyone who is just plain mean (plenty of them in here).

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  Nelly, I'll see you there sometime. My old friend kind of went off the deep end. I haven't seem him since he was df'd. I wrote him a letter or 2 but haven't heard back. I miss him.

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  active and happy jw

  by scumgrief in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am an active jw and was raised as one.

  i have been watching the site for a while and thought it could benefit from the opinions of someone who is happily a member of the jw's.

  i will not get into any argumets that lead to nothing except name calling, and will not talk with anyone who is just plain mean (plenty of them in here).

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  Hi TR, No, I am not avoiding your comments or researching them. I am at work right now and just don't have time for in depth discussions during the day.

  I can tell that you are especially resentful toward the JW's, and I'm sure you may have a good reason. You may also have a dumb reason, I don't know. But I look foward to discussing some of these things with you.

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  active and happy jw

  by scumgrief in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am an active jw and was raised as one.

  i have been watching the site for a while and thought it could benefit from the opinions of someone who is happily a member of the jw's.

  i will not get into any argumets that lead to nothing except name calling, and will not talk with anyone who is just plain mean (plenty of them in here).

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  moman, you're probably right about the name! :)

  Although your sheep parable kind of confused me, I think I know what you're saying. But fortunatly I don't feel that I am personally blindly folowing anyone as a sheep.

  And no, I don't view the WTBTS as a false prophet. I view them as an imperfect organization doing the best they can in this system. And yes I agree that they have made mistakes, but I haven't seen any other organization that comes as close to the truth as they do, at least for me.

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  active and happy jw

  by scumgrief in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am an active jw and was raised as one.

  i have been watching the site for a while and thought it could benefit from the opinions of someone who is happily a member of the jw's.

  i will not get into any argumets that lead to nothing except name calling, and will not talk with anyone who is just plain mean (plenty of them in here).

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  Hey guys. Lots of reply's! First of all my name. Scumgrief is the name of a song by a band named "Fear Factory". An old of friend of mine who is now df's named me that a long time ago. He said the song reminded him of me. Its just kind of stuck. I like it.

  I understand that many of you have a lot of anger toward the jw's, but please don't take it out on me. I will respect you and your opinions, please do the same for me.

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  active and happy jw

  by scumgrief in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am an active jw and was raised as one.

  i have been watching the site for a while and thought it could benefit from the opinions of someone who is happily a member of the jw's.

  i will not get into any argumets that lead to nothing except name calling, and will not talk with anyone who is just plain mean (plenty of them in here).

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  Hello everyone. I am an active jw and was raised as one. I have been watching the site for a while and thought it could benefit from the opinions of someone who is happily a member of the jw's. I will NOT get into any argumets that lead to nothing except name calling, and will not talk with anyone who is just plain mean (plenty of them in here). But I do look forward to some interesting discussions. Looking forward to talking with you.

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