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  Its time for me to Leave

  by radar in

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  this is goodbye from me folks!.

  my son keeps taunting me saying are you on that jo bo site again.

  it is true, i have spent too much time here, staring into the computer screen waiting for a revelation or something to catch my interest or imagination.. when i think about all that time and all those years spent as a watchtower slave, well it does leave you empty and with time on your hands dont it?.

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  termite 35

  Bye then Radar;I do'nt 'know'you well, ( you always conjoured up a mental picture of the 'Radar' in 'MASH'for me ,and he was my favourite!)
  I hope you find many good friends now you have more time to meet them...It just shows though, dos'nt it?This board serves different needs for different people;all valid ones;just different-Good luck XXX
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  Why do the 'friends' believe Elders over Experts

  by FriendlyFellaAL in

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  this is something i've been wondering about lately due to personal experiences.

  my mother and stepfather (she's a jw, he is not) have been having some marital problems of late and instead of seeking out the advice of a marriage counselor or some similar specialist in the field, they have chosen to seek help through one of the elders in her congregation.

  i'm completely surprised by this, yet i know i shouldn't be.

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  Because Elders are appointed by holy spirit ,apparently, and therefore are qualified to cock up your life.If you follow their advice and it works there's your proof...
  If it dos'nt...your attitude is probably wrong...and they've given you another problem in the process to add to the first one...blah, blah...
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  What "hooked" you?

  by roybatty in

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  im not sure if this has been discussed before but id be interested to read some comments from those who became jws later in life.

  what caught your attention and sucked you in?.

  my parents became jws when i was 5 years old, so it was pretty much the only way of life that i knew.

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  I felt sorry for them; they were walking in the rain and no one would open their doors...took the mags...did'nt want my children to die,as they told me they would if I did'nt get it right...had postnatal depression at the time...
  now I love it when it rains...........
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  Bend It Like Beckham

  by Englishman in

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  just seen it at the cinema.

  everyone is saying how good it is, so in the end i let hl persuade me to take her to see it.

  it is very funny, very colourful, with lots of good music.. a definite must-see.

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  I went to see it a couple of weeks ago and am going again tonight; I had'nt laughed so much for ages-good music too,almost made me want to play...!
  Hey; were you ok the other week?i've just read that there was some trouble in WSM with footballers on the rampage?
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  How about a laugh? PICTURE 2

  by ballistic in

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  here's a picture straight from jw-media.org.

  all post what you think the one guy is saying to the other.... .

  i've got a few ideas.

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  Smoking women...

  '...so I said to him ....,District Overseer or not ,if you think i'm going out in service on THAT estate without my fag break you can forget it...'
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  Constant Craving...

  by SPAZnik in

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  friday i was dejected.. it had been a rough week.. it all came to a head and.

  heres what i craved.... trust.. i crave trust.. the word itself.

  the very concept.

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  SPAZ, a big hug to you georgeous XX

  I too have reason not to trust... but still do;everytime; it's almost like..if I didn't allow myself to trust i'd let others destroy a part of my personality that helps me to find so many good people amomg the crappy ones...I've been unhappy drawing back- get out there and they'll come to you;I have...!! XXX
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  How to reason with a rapist.

  by flower in

  1. jw
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  (title modified per request).

  and to think, i thought i was valuing my precious gift of life so much that i was willing to sumbit to a violent crime in order stay alive.

  how twisted my thinking.

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  Thanks for the hug Matty ...the term cold-blooded is a good one;the damage they inflict by being un-trained and incompetent in the face of distressing situations must do so much damage to so many;Iwas even told i'd be better off without 'therapy' as you had to be so careful that the therapist's views did'nt conflict with Jehovahs...How the hell are you supposed to go through therapy analising each sentence and trying to 'ok' it mentally and measure it against any bible verses you can remember?I can't even remember what I was wearing during the attacks...

  SPAZnik-another beautifully expressed post!X

  xyzzy-Sounds fair to me...XX
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  Dateline May 28th.....

  by soylibre in

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  i received a fwd of an email stating the the dateline program would air may 28th.... from: "silentlambs" < [email protected]>.

  >to: < [email protected]>.

  >subject: dateline may 28th.

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  Are there plans for airing it in the uk;perhaps on a satalite channel?does anyone know please?I hav'nt heard of CNBC Matty;is that just 'cable'?
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  JEHOVAH JUDGES ABUSIVE ELDERS

  by You Know in

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  repeatedly, the scriptures admonish jehovahs people to stay in wakeful anticipation of gods judgments.

  the not so obvious reason being that we don't know exactly how jehovah's judgments are going to go down.

  however, the ordering of events once the judgment commences should not be in question.

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  Bjc;wow;that was eloquent-nicely done X
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  Ozzie's Weekend Poll #5

  by ozziepost in

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  yes, it's that time again!

  time to put your feet up, relax with something nice to drink, and muse over dubdom for a couple of minutes.. last weekend we asked: "what did you like most about the meetings?

  " so, to be fair to objectivity, we should ask for the 'other side'.

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  termite 35

  The sisters who'd been hard at work the night before working out 'harmonies' for the songs... boy did they look smug after...painful..

  the echoing loos-everyone could hear you peeing...

  being stuck inside when it was hot and sunny....

  Trying not to think 'bad 'thoughts about that damn fine brother......

  Listening to the greek language expert explain why the WT study article was slightly flawed.......

  Trying to eat quietly......

  going home to find hubby still in bed and i'd been up for 4 hours....

  Ah....happy times.....

  This morning I was brought breakfast in bed at 11.30, read the papers in the garden till lunchtime, had drinks with the neighbours and did'nt miss the meeting once...how odd...!