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  What about praying NOW???

  by JNS2 in

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  now that my decision to leave the organization is made, there is definitely a sense of relief.

  i know i'm leaving a controlling organization, not my faith in god.

  so i'm still praying at various times during the day, but it has become a very odd thing now.

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  starfish422

  JNS2 said: "Old habits are hard to break "

  I never was in that habit, even when I was in the Borg. Somehow when I tried to pray at night, it put me right to sleep......LOL. Maybe I should try that now!! LMAO
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  CBC's The Fifth Estate... Show on Polygamy tonight

  by Scully in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  i just wanted to alert folks in the viewing area of cbc to the show that they are airing tonight at 9pm on the topic of polygamist communities in canada and the us.

  i was watching to see if there was going to be a "trailer" for the jw-child abuse show in two weeks' time.

  if you have a chance... watch the fifth estate tonight, and get an idea of how "our" issue is going to be addressed!

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  starfish422

  Damn, Scully, I saw this too late. And there wasn't anything else on worth watching so I turned off the TV.
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  Who here is shunned by family?

  by Brummie in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  remember the watchtower that asked "are jws a cult?

  " and then listed things that cleared it of the accusations of being such?

  cant remember the date.. anyway one of the things it said was that "cults" usually have a lot of ex members testifying against it and the damage it has caused to their family lives.

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  starfish422

  Nine and a half years here. :(
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  What about praying NOW???

  by JNS2 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  now that my decision to leave the organization is made, there is definitely a sense of relief.

  i know i'm leaving a controlling organization, not my faith in god.

  so i'm still praying at various times during the day, but it has become a very odd thing now.

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  starfish422

  Don't pray. ;)
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  Any theories why sudden growth in WTS?

  by Mr Bean in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  lately is observed some small growth in wts troops.

  any idea what is causing it?

  i've heard that an age of baptized new members has dropped and 9/11 makes an impact.

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  starfish422

  Minimus,

  Look inside the Halls. 20 yrs. ago, you'd see the place packed. Nobody generally missed a meeting. If you did, you were hounded and questioned. Now, it's the norm not to be there. If the elders had to call everyone that regularly missed, they'd never be able to do anything else. See if the people that were steadfast 20 yrs. ago are still kickin'. Half are irregular.

  Is this true?? I haven't been to a meeting since June, 1993, (except for my nightmares, but that's a topic for another thread) so you'll forgive me for being a bit out of the loop. Is attendance suffering? Are so many really irregular?
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  Did your teacher ever....

  by Nosferatu in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just read this from a 1973 wt:.

  "boys and girls may start to play with their private parts during puberty and, not receiving any counsel against this, the first thing they know they are "hooked" on the habit.

  and if some know nothing about such self-abuse before entering high school, the chances are they will learn of it from either fellow students or the teachers themselves.".

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  Oh, come on! Who on earth didn't already figure this out by the time they got to high school?? LMAO
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  Did they overlook you?

  by JH in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  with all the talking about visiting inactive ones, i wonder how many inactive people have not been visited yet?

  if you weren't visited yet, could it be because they df'd you, and you don't know about it?

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  starfish422

  Since I DA'd myself nine years ago, I've had three calls from elders. The first two times I politely declined and (??!!) thanked them for coming. On the final one (about three years ago), I asked that they not return. In fact, I was living in a secure apartment building at that time and carried on the conversation by means of the intercom system; I didn't even buzz the elder into the building!! LOL

  Nothing since then.
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  Should jws eat fried fish?

  by badboy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i understand that catholic eat fried fish on friday,as friday is frigga's day and she is a pagan goddess,should jws eat fried fish in view of the pagan connections?

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  starfish422

  PS Ed, did you ever write for the Awake mag??? LMAO You've got it down perfectly. :)
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  Should jws eat fried fish?

  by badboy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i understand that catholic eat fried fish on friday,as friday is frigga's day and she is a pagan goddess,should jws eat fried fish in view of the pagan connections?

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  Oh, GEEZ, Ed, you had me going there for a sec until I saw your footnote. **GULLIBLE** Sorry.

  I even subscribe to The Onion Weekly Dispatch. You'd think I'd be able to distinguish...oh, never mind.
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  MAJOR TV SHOW TO DISCUSS JW CHILD ABUSE

  by Scully in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  major canadian tv show to discuss jw child

  abuse scandal

  this is to alert the jw world that a major tv documentary is set to go in canada on the jw child sex abuse issue.

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  starfish422

  After the show airs, I wouldn't be surprised if you could go to the CBC website www.cbc.ca and follow the links to the Fifth Estate page; very often they will have the segment available on Media Player format which you can just click on. :)

  Can't wait to watch it! Thanks for the headsup!