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  I like being shunned - how about you?

  by THE GLADIATOR in

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  it was painful at first but now i see the advantages of not having needy relatives spending the weekend with me and scoffing my food and raiding my bar.

  my wife is happier too.

  it's like having a heavy rucksack removed.. i have 39 jw relatives and 38 of them shun me along with the army of ex-friends who remain in the tower.

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  THE GLADIATOR

  Who is the single Dub Gladiator that speaks with you?

  My older brother. The only one that lives in my town.

  I misled you - he left the Tower a couple of years after me, so he is not a JW.
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  I like being shunned - how about you?

  by THE GLADIATOR in

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  2. friends

  it was painful at first but now i see the advantages of not having needy relatives spending the weekend with me and scoffing my food and raiding my bar.

  my wife is happier too.

  it's like having a heavy rucksack removed.. i have 39 jw relatives and 38 of them shun me along with the army of ex-friends who remain in the tower.

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  THE GLADIATOR

  it was hard at first but now i enjoy it.

  Will, I notice that you started a similar thread before this one.

  It is hard a first when old friends shun but it gets easier with time.

  It was wonderful to be away from their toxic actions and still is.

  Well said Blondie
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  Definition of Atheist

  by ZeusRocks in

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  i've noticed on so many threads people misrepresenting what and atheist is.

  so hopefully anyone who is so inclined can view this clip to get it a bit of clarity on the definition, so others don't have to constantly repeat themselves and correct uneducated assertions on what atheism is.. enjoy.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bt1wdnrkllq.

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  ZeusRocks

  Over a number of threads you have had a fair crack at explaining that atheism is not a belief. Believers do not want to hear this. If they can successfully claim that atheism is a belief, they can then demand that we stand up and offer prove for our belief.

  The idea that anything can be straight forward and simple is alien in the world of people who believe there are invisible beings, of varying status, lurking in the fundament and heaven.

  Quite simply, the world is divided into two types of homosapiens:

  Theists who believe in and often worship god or gods.

  A-theists who haven't a clue what they are on about and would rather spend their spare time sinning..
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  I like being shunned - how about you?

  by THE GLADIATOR in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it was painful at first but now i see the advantages of not having needy relatives spending the weekend with me and scoffing my food and raiding my bar.

  my wife is happier too.

  it's like having a heavy rucksack removed.. i have 39 jw relatives and 38 of them shun me along with the army of ex-friends who remain in the tower.

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  THE GLADIATOR

  It was painful at first but now I see the advantages of not having needy relatives spending the weekend with me and scoffing my food and raiding my bar. My wife is happier too. It's like having a heavy rucksack removed.

  I have 39 JW relatives and 38 of them shun me along with the army of ex-friends who remain in the Tower. I did have 43 JW relatives but 4 of them died recently, which I found rather encouraging.

  Some of my relatives were prepared to correspond with me by post. I wrote and told them I would rather they saved their postage as I don't read junk mail. To my brother I said, 'If I am not welcome at your home as a brother or even a friend then to whom would I be writing?"

  What is the point of wasting time and money travelling to see people who clean windows for a living and who's heads are full of crap. What would we talk about? Let me arrogantly declare that I have moved beyond them and no longer associate with losers. I don't think I could bear the boredom. Also they are easily shocked and don't know that I am a gladiator.

  What about love you may ask? We love what we value and I now place zero value on them. I save my love for worthy people who share my values.

  There has been a weakening of their resolve in recent years. Word has got back to me that they may be prepared to toss me a few crumbs if I promise not to write any more books about their corrupt organization.

  I have have insisted that they stay as far away from me as possible and return to their own vomit.

  How do you feel about being shunned?
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  Religions that don't believe in having a Social Security Number?

  by lisavegas420 in

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  2. beliefs

  i work for a real estate company.

  i overheard two realtors talking about a client trying to buy a house and the client didn't have a social security number because of religious reasons.

  i said..excuse me..but what religion is it?.

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  THE GLADIATOR

  A social security number is the mark of the beast, without which no-one can buy or sell.

  If you don't want to displease Jehovah the Most High, it is best to refuse to be marked as a member of this dying old system.
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  Pet Names for JWs

  by laverite in

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  i love reading the various pet names people have come up with for jws.

  some i have seen on this board include:.

  jws (obviously).

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  THE GLADIATOR

  The Bethel Boppers

  Watchtower slaves

  They have taken to referring to themselves as - Jehovah's people.
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  So God can sin?

  by ForbiddenFruit in

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  something i've been thinking of.... god created humans in his image, yet it's possible for human's to sin, so therefore it's possible for god to sin right?.

  the jw's will throw the, "but jehovah can never lie", but if it's possible for him to sin then it's possible for him to lie about not lying?

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  THE GLADIATOR

  JWoods

  Only 1 point out of 3!

  I think you are being harsh with Psacrameto - 1.5 out of 3 would be more equatable.
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  Mr Gran passed away this morning...

  by diana netherton in

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  she was 88. not a jw...so i guess she's in heaven?.

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  THE GLADIATOR

  Sorry to hear about your Gran Diana.

  Still 88 is a good innings.
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  A Child Called "It"

  by brotherdan in

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  2. child-abuse

  i know many of you have probably already read this book, but as i was listening to it as an audio book, i had a new thought.

  this poor child was abused by his mother.

  there is a part in the book where the teachers and police are trying to get him to talk about the things his mother had done to him.

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  THE GLADIATOR

  I heard that mas- masterb-b bation can cause stuttering.
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  So God can sin?

  by ForbiddenFruit in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  something i've been thinking of.... god created humans in his image, yet it's possible for human's to sin, so therefore it's possible for god to sin right?.

  the jw's will throw the, "but jehovah can never lie", but if it's possible for him to sin then it's possible for him to lie about not lying?

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  THE GLADIATOR

  God makes up the rules, so what he says goes. Everything he does is righteous and true. He sets the pace and we follow and watch in awe.

  Whatever he does, though sinful to you and I, is simply an expression of his might and majesty; proof that he alone is the most high and can do whatever he wants to.

  His ways are so far above us that we are not able to understand or comprehend his unfathomable splendor, or know the way of his thoughts as he sets matters straight.

  So far above us, that it is entirely possible to not know that he is anywhere at all.