Harvard Illiterate 411

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  Why Me?

  by Grey Goose in

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  it the question that i have found myself constantly asking myself the past few months.

  out of all the jws i interact with, why did it have to be me that woke up from this mess?.

  i am relieved that i have woken up to the bullshit, but a side of me misses that fuzzy feeling of being a 100% believer.

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  You and me both. Some days I wake up and just want to scream at the top of my lungs and tell everyone "ITS A CULT!!"

  Be glad you had an open mind. Being enlightened was never easy. Remember that next time you feel down about it.
  
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  Any weapons enthusiasts here?

  by Wonderment in

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  i knew i had a couple of firearms around the house, and one in the car.

  however, i didn't realize i had seven, yes, seven of them, when i proceeded to count them.

  the reason for that is that i haven't gone to the shooting range in years.

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  You should speak with my hubby as he is a collector of sorts. I don't even know how many guns he has. And he has a CCW permit so he carries everywhere. His top priority is gun safety as ammo and pistols are locked in separate gun safes and guns are stored safely. People should be properly trained before being able to purchase a gun. No question about it.

  Have you ever seen someone who has never handled a gun before? They are scared as if the gun is alive and will attack them. Again, it is all about getting educated and trained. Ignorant unskilled people are dangerous.
  
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  2016 Regional Convention - Invite First Look

  by pixel in

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  you saw it here first!.

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  I wonder if loyalty has anything to do with believing Jerusalem was destroyed in 607 BCE despite all of the facts proving otherwise.
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  Did any of us ever enjoy meetings?

  by stephanie61092 in

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  this is a legitimate question.

  did any of us ever find real joy in being at the meetings?

  did any of us ever finish a meeting and think "i feel so enriched"?

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  I'm going to blunt here. Yes I did, very much in fact that it moved me to pioneer. It satisfied a need and provided comfort. The Bible and the WT's explanation of the way it works sounded great to someone who lost her sister and wanted to see her again.

  I enjoyed the association with like minded individuals. It provided a certain structure to my life. It made me feel superior to others including my own husband which I regret now everyday. But at the same time I never felt good enough as if I was not a loyal servant of Jehovah and basically lived in sackcloth and ashes and like a good abused dog who loves his master I kept coming back for more.

  Holy mother of God was I ever brainwashed! It literally is unbelievable to look back now and see how easily influenced I was which is why now I'm the most skeptical person alive. I question everything as if it is all a lie. I guess it was a learning session never to be repeated.

  PS I'm now basically an agnostic/atheist. The expression holy mother of God is something my Irish side of the family uses and now I gladly use it.
  
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  Pro Gun Florida mom shot by 4 year old son

  by Witness 007 in

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  loaded gun under her car seat was picked up off the floor and the kid shot her in the back...the day before on facebook she boasted about his shooting skills.

  what is wrong with this picture?

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  Littlerockguy I think this one is even more telling. Has a good ending so you'll never see that here.
  

  http://www.wrcbtv.com/story/31419153/update-3-arrested-for-pulling-gun-on-donald-trump-supporter
  
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  2016 Regional Convention - Invite First Look

  by pixel in

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  you saw it here first!.

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  Incredible. Thank you for posting!

  I can't wait to hear about this exciting video about Hezekiah! I've always wanted to hear that [fairy] tale in video format.
  
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  Hubby has been doing research on the internet!!!!

  by atacrossroads in

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  my husband was recently subjected to an intervention by his parents.

  i am apparently a danger to his spirituality.

  after i stopped attending meetings and went apostate hubby decided to resign as a ms to spend more time with me.

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  More wonderful news! So many recently have been coming out of the woodwork so to speak and it shows that people are waking up to the facts.

  Facts can be dangerous. The internet is allowing people to discover the truth about the truth TTATT as other calls it.

  PS I was going to start a new thread about this but last night I was officially disfellowshipped or so they told me. Of course I did not attend nor do I care! It feels like a great burden has been lifted off my shoulders. My husband and I celebrated and since awakening, our relationship has never been better.
  
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  Pro Gun Florida mom shot by 4 year old son

  by Witness 007 in

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  loaded gun under her car seat was picked up off the floor and the kid shot her in the back...the day before on facebook she boasted about his shooting skills.

  what is wrong with this picture?

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  GrreatTeacher you might be surprised. I know I'm going to get attacked for saying this but my hubby is a NRA member and I support gun rights in the USA. I believe the 2nd protects the 1st. With that said, I openly support drug legalization, the right to pro choice abortion so long as it is not government funded, and gay rights. And I believe in dismantling the school to prison industrial complex that funds for profit prisons. I posted my beliefs before but I'm sure it has gone unnoticed here in the barrage of junk.
  
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  What is the motivation behind the JW org?

  by Half banana in

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  2. scandals

  the gb has recently said that the brothers are generously contributing lots of money (at gunpoint it seems!

  ) so why with a billion dollar annual income do they demand more cash?

  they have staunched the outward flow of money on paid preachers, zone overseers and bethel expenses and stalled the promised worldwide luxury buildings projects..

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  Nobody said it better than L Ron Hubbard but I'm sure CT Russell said it first.

  https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/L._Ron_Hubbard

  "You don't get rich writing science fiction. If you want to get rich, you start a religion"

  
  
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  Quailified to be ministers or literature stands?

  by Watchtower-Free in

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  I hate you for this! I literally spit my coffee up all over the keyboard! I'm laughing so hard I need to sharethis with the hubby! You made my day!!