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Involved with a JW woman
by jonza in
1. social
2. relationships
okay so i'm dating a born-in jw woman, she's younger than me and has no kids.

i'm a christian man whos divorced with 2 kids.

we're in love and seriously want to be together.
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Are JWs more tight with money than normal people?
by Julia Orwell in
1. jw
2. friends
actually, in my experience, i have not found them to be tighter or more generous with money.

i've found them to be about the same with handling money as non-jws, though less likely to invest their money, but unlikely to waste it on cigarettes, pubs/clubs and gambling like many non-jws do.

i certainly don't find them tighter or stingier than normal people though, and slightly more honest.. what are your experiences with jws and money compared to non-jws and money?.
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How Do I Explain To My TalkTherapist That JW's Believe They Will Never Die?
by LoisLane looking for Superman in
1. jw
2. friends
i know for us exjw's that have awakened from this religion, it seems incredulous that we ever.

could have believed we were going to live forever and never die.. not just never die, but never die, like i was raised to believe with.

the millions now living will never die, garbage.. i said that to my highly educated professional therapist last week.. her eyes got big, and she said gently as to a child, "loislane, we are all going to die".. yes, i know that now, but that is not what my religion taught and i believed, for 60 years.. any thoughts on how i explain this lunacy to her?.
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Are we alone?
by Xanthippe in
1. jw
2. friends
the title of this thread is the title of a chapter in the book by richard dawkins that i'm really enjoying in spite of or perhaps because of it having been written for young people.

i thought i would share a couple of paragraphs on his theories of the kind of bodies aliens on other planets might have :-.

'let's exercise our imaginations a bit more.
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If you don't believe in God where do you get the strength to cope?
by Miss.Fit in
1. jw
2. friends
i know there are some here that are going through some tough times.

some of you do not believe in god.

some are not sure.. i was told recently by a friend to pray to god for help and he would comfort me.. my first impulse is to pray.
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more dump questions - do JWs pray to Jesus?
by new22day in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i'm confused on this... do jws only pray to jehovah?

is the gb the mediator between jesus and the people?

i got the impression that for jws praying directly to jesus is not cool but i don't understand why?.
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Free today - the book I wish I'd found when I was getting out of JWs.
by AngusOg in
1. jw
2. friends
it's called quitting jehovah's witnesses & other cults: how to do it & why you should, and i hope you'll check it out.

i wrote it because other books seemed to focus on personal experiences (boring, irrelevant) or doctrinal discussion of why i should convert to some other religion (boring, irrelevant and insulting).

anyway, it's an ebook, it's free, and it's out today..
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Does Jehovah and Santa Claus share some personality traits?
by LoisLane looking for Superman in
1. jw
2. friends
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if you are very, very good... you are promised a big reward.. if you are bad, nope, you don't get a thing.. and they both work mysteriously and invisibly.. what are your thoughts?.

just lois ( and i am giving myself some flowers.... .
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DID JEHOVAH LIE ?
by Phizzy in
1. watchtower
2. bible
in view of this wt quote, and the july 15th 2013 wt:.

wt 09/15/2010.

" similarly today, a governing body composed of spirit-anointed christians contributes to the unity of the worldwide congregation.
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Religioulous
by snare&racket in
1. jw
2. friends
not sure how many here have watched this... but make a coffee and make the time to do so.... its edutainment ;) .

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http://youtu.be/e2zhldbmfdg.