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  One Helluva Surprise

  by out4good3 in

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  so i'm having a get together for my family.

  the "pit" is going, the suds are flowing, and the sound from the tv permeates the air.

  i look over and i notice that i've carelessly left my laptop in a place where it's easily accessible.

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  >>"I leave him with this statement hanging in the air. If he wants anymore information out of me right now, then he's going to have to specifically ask for it. "

  Out, that's probably a wise thing for you to do. It's a long process for some to exit the cult, both physically and mentally. I had a similar experience with one of my niece's, who for a time confided in me that she had doubts, but she was reassimilated into the cult and doesn't associate with me anymore.

  I, too flip-flopped for a while. It's not something that you really want to accept when it's been your whole life. The alternative, at the time, looked grim (losing family and life-long friends). I think it's really hard on a person if their mate won't open their mind to the possibility of IT not being "the truth."
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  Wasted Time

  by JH in

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  do you feel as if you spend too much time on the computer.

  only 10 years old, and it changed the life style of many.

  spending so much time on the computer surfing here and there, do you feel as if your actually are wasting your precious time?

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  Definitely!

  Prisca, get out of your house and start enjoying life. You're too young to be sitting at home with a computer as your companion.
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  Were You At One Time, A Devout Jehovah's Witness?

  by minimus in

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  when you look back, were you considered by others a "devout" jw?

  ( michael jackson and family as well as the williams sisters have been charecterized as being "devout").

  did you consider yourself sincere and devoted?

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  TweetieBird

  Yes! But I saw too much hypocrisy in the elders, they started reminding me of the scribes and Pharisees and then the scales started falling off my eyes.
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  My Tribute To Dr. Wayne Dyer

  by Zechariah in

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  one of the foremost influences that has led to a enlightened and fulfilled life for me was the books of dr. wayne dyer.

  i first read the earlier of his books around 1990. the book that radically changed my outlook on life was "you'll see it when you believe it".

  anyone reading this book who has the slightest willingness to connect with god cannot avoid being changed by this book.. it helped me graduate from the power of the mind and psitive thinking to spiritual enlightenment.. i greatly recommend this book or any other of wayne's books.. wayne dyer reviews at amazon .

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  I couldn't agree with you more, Zechariah. My life finally started coming together after exiting the cult by reading his book, "10 Secrets for Success and Inner Peace, but especially after getting his tapes, "The Spiritual Solution to Every Problem," it all finally clicked.
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  Describe Your "STATUS" In The Congreg...

  by minimus in

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  if you were to describe what your status was in the congregation, what would it be?

  were you viewed as mature?

  in "good standing", a pain in the rear?

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  I was invisible, just like here.
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  Jan Groenveld Memorial Page

  by Brymichmom in

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  there is a jan groenveld memorial page at this website, created by penny, the owner of the women awake yahoo group: .

  http://www.geocities.com/realmacroqueen/jangroenveld.html

  penny has done a wonderful job with this.

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  Jan Groenveld posted under the name "Jang" and was very instumental in helping lots of us here on this board when we first started coming out of the cult. I orginally got to know her at H20 and she would send me dozens of emails which helped me to know that I was not alone.
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  JanG - You're a Legend!

  by Beck_Melbourne in

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  i received this email only seconds ago and i'm just passing it on to those that knew jan, i have no other details:.

  jan groenveld will no longer be a part of these forums.

  she passed away in her sleep last night.

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  I'm in shock to learn of her death. Jan was one of the first persons to email me and help me out when I first started having doubts. I met her over at H20. I will miss her very much. She was a very sincere, kind person devoted to helping anyone coming out of the cult.
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  Can they change? CofC, and ? about ISPs

  by Brummie in

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  i'm in the questioning mood so here goes:.

  1, can paedophiles change for the better?

  if they change should we forgive them?

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  In reply to question 1 - I'm not sure if a pedophile is capable of changing. In my limited reading on the subject, everything seems to indicate that they cannot, but I'm no expert.

  For question 2 - I read both of Ray's books and knew that the organization was not the truth, but having so many friends and family in it, I kept going going for a couple of years pretending that nothing had changed. It was very difficult. I still attend meetings once in a blue moon to keep people off my back, but it's very difficult to sit there and listen when you don't believe it anymore. I do know 1 person that has read C of C and it didn't affect her at all, but she's the only one.

  Can't help you with #3, I live in the US.
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  What is the truth?

  by sleepy in

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  we spent so much time going on about "the truth" as witnesses , we thought we had the universe all sorted out .all those pillars of truth have now crumbled to dust.so what is "the truth"?.

  that is , what is the correct understanding of life the universe and everything?.

  how did the universe get here?what is conciousness and how does it work?is there a why or just a how?.

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  I remember reading in one of Ray Franz' books that the appeal of JW's is that they seem to have all of the answers. Mankind has always wanted to know the answer to why we are here and JW's have everything planned out for them, life becomes a no-brainer.

  But I have found it exhilarating to NOT know what is going to happen and to explore these things. I was raised a dub so I never had the chance to explore other religious beliefs. It has taken me a few years but I have finally found a settling inside myself and it has nothing to do with organized religion. I am over that!
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  God's name

  by freedom96 in

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  ever notice how as a witness, you could not say "god" by itself.

  always had to be preceeded by jehovah, or just say jehovah.

  i remember my ex telling me that was the first sign that they knew i was on the way out, because i would refer to god simply as, "god".

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  I don't think you are way off base. It's just another way to keep everyone all the same, another trait of a cult-like organization.