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  My Best and Oldest friend has died. He brought me in to the (not) Truth

  by Terry in

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  in my book, i wept by the rivers of babylon, i described the process of having a friend, johnny santa cruz, use our friendship as a platform for converting me to a jehovah's witness.. that friendship cost me decades of my life in bondage to a cult.. the friendship was real and johnny and i bonded for life.

  but, the religion eventually turned him into a stone silence.

  now he is dead and the imaginary reunion and meeting of the minds is no longer a possibility.. this makes his passing a double tragedy.. his memories were my memories.

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  Skedaddle

  What a beautiful thing to do to write a book about the two of you.

  RIP Johnny Santa Cruz.

  My condolences to you Terry.
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  Spreading the "Religion of Peace" in Europe

  by freemindfade in

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  so sad.

  i love europe.

  i love going there not as a tourist, but just blending in and spending time with locals in non-touristy local gems.. islam seems to be spreading their religion of peace throughout the continent.

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  do something about it, clean out your mosques, don't provide social cover for extremists. These people are known but not being reported by the communities and groups they live in. Simon

  Yes, it is the ideal answer but a lot of Imams believe in a warped version of Islam and have warped the minds of their followers. It's not easy to get rid of the Imams. And report to who when the ''who'' has an agenda that favours the outcome? This problem is deep. The answer lies in teaching the followers pure Islam - an argument that's been going on since Prophet Mohammad's nephew, Ali and the others (the successors of pure Islam) were killed and all kinds of warped distortions were introduced.

  (Rant alert; If only people would stop being lazy and educate themselves about history, religious texts, philosophy and scientific studies and theories etc., they might come to a point where they can keep their beliefs to themselves as a personal relationship with God or with chemicals or whatever they believe started life (as there is no ultimate proof eitherway and possibly never will be if you understand what God could mean - absolute state as opposed to a seperate entity God in man's own image ie, a man in the clouds.) and pursue a life based in learning - progression for enlightment and peace with a common understanding that being good to each other equals survival for all of us and is more productive than killing everything... instead of sitting in a lazy heap of I'm right and you're wrong lets fight! Sigh.)
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  Spreading the "Religion of Peace" in Europe

  by freemindfade in

  1. social
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  so sad.

  i love europe.

  i love going there not as a tourist, but just blending in and spending time with locals in non-touristy local gems.. islam seems to be spreading their religion of peace throughout the continent.

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  Violence and terrorism should be condemned by everyone. When some excuse or justify it then you know there is still a breeding ground for it. - Simon

  Yes, this! Hear, hear.

  Peace
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  Trump: the Mary Decker of Politics

  by Simon in

  1. social
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  i have never heard a politician whine like a little girl so much and claim everything to be "so unfair".. now he's trying to claim that a reporter may have been "coming at him with a bomb" (to justify his campaign manager attacking her) just because she had a pen, yes - a reporter had a pen.

  and of course he's going to sue - anytime he's criticized or loses a primary he threatens a lawsuit over it.. "she had a pen in her hand, it could of been a bomb or just a pen - which can be dangerous".

  yes mr trump, we know a female reporter writing about you if threatening.. in last nights town hall he claims *not* to have suggested suing her and seems to genuinely believe that saying something in a tweet isn't actually saying it.. on more serious and worrying subjects, he wants the us to pull out of nato and for every country in asia and the middle east to get nukes "because it's so unfair".. for someone who plays the tough guy all the time he comes across as incredibly insecure, and whines about how everything is unfair if anyone criticizes him but backs down with denials if pressed on something he has said (or claims it's "unfair" that he's been challenged).. if you don't know who mary decker is (maybe you're too young) she too represented the us and was an embarrassment on the world stage.

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  If I were an American going by the poll's leading candidates of Trump, Sanders and Clinton, I would vote...

  1. Sanders

  2. Trump

  3. Refuse Ballot

  
  
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  Spreading the "Religion of Peace" in Europe

  by freemindfade in

  1. social
  2. current

  so sad.

  i love europe.

  i love going there not as a tourist, but just blending in and spending time with locals in non-touristy local gems.. islam seems to be spreading their religion of peace throughout the continent.

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  Most people on this thread have no idea on what they're talking about. Most people who profess to be Islamic have no idea what they're talking about so what chance have we got? Most Christians and Westeners in general have no idea what they're talking about so how easy it is to clash one against the other and even a better clash if you're manipulating both sides.

  Find out who the people are that have infiltrated both sides and the answer to this mess lies in their ideology. Clue - they are not Christians or Islamic.

  Isis is manufactured.

  Countries that have a closer understanding to pure Islam than others have now got leaders who have been bought. These puppet leaders are now practicing internet blackouts, have no freedom of media, imprisoning freedom of speech, are getting rid of secular laws and are tying the population back to fundamentalism.

  Because most of the people on this thread do not understand more clearly, you are buying a very superficial argument that directly benefits the aim.

  The so called ''free Islamists who are not standing up against these extremists'' are not always in a position to do so. They are being attacked from within their own religion and from outside of their religion. We should educate ourselves as to what is happening if we want to stop it.

  If you're going to contribute to the mix, at least learn what PURE ISLAM is in order to understand who the enemies are.

  (The Qu'ran needs to be read and then understood as ONE MESSAGE. The Qu'ran that starts with the words ''first you must read'' is in the correct order. The Qu'rans that start with stories about Jews etc. is not in the correct order. These are just tips.)

  (I'm not an authority on this topic but I know enough to get what's happening.)

  (I don't support any religion either.)

  Peace
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  Some thoughts on guilt.

  by New day in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  had an interesting conversation with my wife recently.

  she struggles with physical, emotional and psychological problems which have often caused her to miss meetings.

  she mentioned how she is equally tortured by guilt if she misses meetings and ministry, and severe stress if she does them.

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  It sounds to me like you guys could do with a big change in your life. Is there any provision for this? I don't know your circumstances but maybe an extended break from the org masked as a holiday? Or a pack up and move to a different area, state or country even? If that's not possible, a new hobby that you can do together and if it includes the outdoors that would be very beneficial - bike riding? Pic-nics? Walking/hiking?

  What I've found helps with depression is setting little things to look forward to everyday and big things to look forward to in the future. Maybe you can make a plan together and write it on a calendar. You can buy tickets for future events like concerts or events, book holidays etc.
  

  I strongly also recommend you to look into natural medicines to compliment her medications. I will post a link to a page about essential oils beneath as just one area that can help. I like to make a pillow spray for when I sleep so I breath the oils in whilst my body is in repair mode but you can also have massage oils with them in or add to baths. Maybe you could look into this and also she should watch her diet. You are what you eat. Look up foods that uplift the mood and create more serotonin. Excercise is extremely important for depression also.
  

  Essential oils for anxiety and depression
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  The diabolical plan of the WTBTS.

  by DATA-DOG in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  diabolical, or just really dumb, desperate and grasping for control; either way, the devil is in the details of the january 15, 2016 "study edition" of the watchtower tractazine.

  so, we have two intertwined articles concerning "anointed" individuals within the sect of the wtbts inc. "the spirit bears witness with our spirit.

  " and "we want to go with you people.

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  Skedaddle

  Have you heard of an RBF ( Resting Bitch Face )?? How about a RWTFF?? No I haven't but after dying of laughter at the meaning of RBF I'm simply dying to know what RWTFF stands for... prey tell!
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  Has anyone here run for a political office now that they are out of Jws ?

  by troubled mind in

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  2. friends

  i am thinking of running for alderman on my city council .

  the mayor had a meeting with me yesterday and is anxious to replace the alderman in my ward .

  she liked what i had to say at a council meeting a few weeks ago during public comments .

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  Wow that's fantastic! Congratulations! I'm so genuinely happy for you!
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  "I should have known" moments

  by dubstepped in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i got ready for the meeting.

  my wife did too.

  we drove out to the kingdom hall and the closer we got the higher my anxiety would spike.

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  Skedaddle

  Yes dubstepped, yes! Same here! Being a born-in, I kept telling myself I was a bad person and a failiure and I tried to conform - I didn't know any different. It made me ill.

  I told my mother a few years ago that the kingdom halls were full of lonely, depressed, pill-popping, sad people and not the happy place that it's advertised to be - not exactly God's happy people are they with their fake prozac loveliness. Her head snapped right around and her eyes went wide. ''Do you really think so?'' she said. I shrugged and left her with the cogs turning. She has loads of female friends popping happy pills but she didn't know that I knew that.
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  Jehovah's Witnesses January 2016 Sunday 2nd talk by CO "You are what you eat "

  by Watchtower-Free in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nt3d72rd1wm.

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  Yeah, eat this GM, GB spiritual food brothers - it does us wonders!

  Warning - has been known to produce symptoms of numbing and ultimately dying of the brain.