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  Do you blame your parents?

  by sleepy in

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  do you blame your parents for bringing you up as witnesses?.

  do you tink they sould have known better, or do you feel sorry for them?.

  i used to think how lucky i was to be born into a family that had the truth.. now i wonder, how could my parents have fallen fot it?.

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  No! I had a really good life as a JW. I had friends at school, in fact my best friend was a worldly neighbor that I was with almost all the time except on meeting nights and service days. We didn't let religion come between us at all. Sounds strange by today's standards in the JW congregations. I played on the basketball team at school, played in the band, glee club, and all the other activities I wanted to. My parents were loving people who died as faaithful JWs.

  The reason I quit was because I became tired of all the responsibilities I had that left me no time for my life. I later found out the untruth of the TRUTH. I have no bad feelings for JWs because they are JWs, I feel sad for them in some ways. I think the GB members should take a close look at themselves and their claims and have a lot to answer for. I still love my parents and would love to see them in a resurrection, but have no hope of that anymore.

  I'm not as tolerant as I once was when they try to recover me. I usually give then something to think about, but in a nice way.

  Ken P.
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  Violetanai's baptismal party - all invited

  by Marilyn in

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  basically we're all open minded right?

  so lets put aside our negative comments and throw a cyber-space send off for violet's up coming baptism into dubdom.

  she said she's planning on getting baptised soon and clearly our advice and negative thoughts are hurting her feelings.

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  Hi Violet,

  If you haven't read Crisis of Conscience, you should before you begin your journey as a JW. At lest you will know how the Governing Body works, contrary to the knowledge of the ordinary JW. It made me wonder how the holy spirit works, when a vote is taken on an issue and there are 1/3 against, does that mean the spirit is only strong enough to effect 2/3 thirds of the faithful and descrete slave? And what does the rest of the anointed who are supposedly also part of the slave do since they are also appointed over the domestics? Their opinions don't count.

  If you want to be enslaved by the borg., do what ever makes you happy, and remember you should be pioneering since the end should already have happened according to the borg. so that makes it even closer.

  I do hope you are happy with your decision since that is what makes life worth while.

  Ken P.
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  SUNDAY activities

  by QUEENIE in

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  going to go to church today / cyber-church is what i call it..breakfast first and all from the comforts of my home sweet home !

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  I just mowed the yard. Now I need some breakfast.

  Ken P.
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  rekless in hospital

  by desertflower in

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  i thought you all would like to know that rekless had a heart.

  attack.

  he was at work and was taken to hospital by ambulance.. he had 2 stints put it and they are hoping that will do the .

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  Sorry that he had a heart attack, I hope he recovers as well as my brother-in-law did with stints. He's been fine for several years now.
  We will be thinking about him and wishing him a speedy recovery.

  Ken P.
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  Great Balls of Fire!!!!!!!

  by ISP in

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  patient having op on backside breaks wind, causing fire.

  a danish man having surgery on his backside broke wind and set his genitals alight.. a surgeon was removing a mole on his backside with an electric knife when the man broke wind, lighting a spark.. his genitals had been washed with surgical spirits and caught fire.. he's suing the hospital for pain and suffering and loss of income.. he says he had to take extra time off work and can't have sex with his wife.

  the hospital says it was an unfortunate accident.. "when i woke up, my penis and scrotum were burning like hell," the man told danish newspaper bt.. surgeon dr jorn kristensen said: "no-one considered the possibility the man would break wind during the operation, let alone that it would catch fire.

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  Speaking of funny things done in the hospital.......

  My daughter works in a hospital doing sonograms and she told what happened the other day where she works. A friend of her's came down and said she was going into a room where an 80 year old woman was in bed and her husband was visiting her. When she went in he had his clothes off and was in bed with her having sex. She said excuse me and went outside and waited about 15 minutes and knocked on the door and asked,"Are you through?" I thought that was funny, and I've got to find out what he's been eating. Ha
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  Did you have a "religious experience" ?

  by refiners fire in

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  by "religious experience" i mean a moment, an incident, where you felt that god was directly addressing you thru a public talk, a watchtower article.

  did god give you a "sign" that convicted you of the truth of "the truth"?.

  my mother told me about one she had.

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  The only time I had anything happen that impressed me as being from God(at least at the time)was when my whole family was pioneering and my mom said we didn't have anything to fix for supper as we were in the car going from house to house. Someone said,"Jehovah will provide." I made some remark like it is about time.

  When we got home my aunt had fixed us supper and it was waiting for us on the table. I had a funny feeling as soon as I saw it.

  Ken P.
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  A Call From My Step-Daughter

  by Undecided in

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  my daughter called last night and her mother and i both were on a phone talking to her.

  she said she just wanted us to know how much she appreciated everything we do for her and she loved us very much.. she tells us this almost every time we see her.

  it's really good to feel loved and appreciated.

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  Me again,

  I just listened to my answering machine and Lisa(my step-daughter) left a message about the sonogram of her son's baby. It is a boy.
  I guess that makes me a great grandad.

  Ken P.
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  A Call From My Step-Daughter

  by Undecided in

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  my daughter called last night and her mother and i both were on a phone talking to her.

  she said she just wanted us to know how much she appreciated everything we do for her and she loved us very much.. she tells us this almost every time we see her.

  it's really good to feel loved and appreciated.

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  Hi All,

  My daughter called last night and her mother and I both were on a phone talking to her. She said she just wanted us to know how much she appreciated everything we do for her and she loved us very much.

  She tells us this almost every time we see her. It's really good to feel loved and appreciated. The way she says it and the expression on her face shows it's not just words but her true feelings. You can't help loving her.

  Ken P.
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  Do the Witnesses "manipulate" recruits?

  by refiners fire in

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  do they "mystically manipulate"people joining them?.

  im inclined to say they dont.. they are almost unique in this.. practically every cult ive joined, i could recite a litany of manipulation techniques applied to me during my joining process.. the dubs study with people, systematically, unemotionally.. noone else does this in my experience.. people who join the dubs join under "intellectual conviction".. do you agree with this view or not??.

  im most curious to hear opinions on this.

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  Hi Refiners Fire,

  I agree somewhat, but the results are the same as any cult, mind control and seperation from all others, if not physically, mentally at all times. If it was really the TRUTH then it would be beneficial but since it is based on lies and causes many problems with families I have grown to dislike the borg. It seems no one has the answers to bring peace to mankind that is workable, so I just live in my little world and try to enjoy my little slice of life the best I can. I appreciate what the ones did that created my ability to enjoy life as well as I do and I fell bad for those who don't have this opportunity but I'm too old to start a crusade to change the world, even if I knew how.

  Ken P.
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  Why Are Women Better Liars Then Men ?

  by YYHWH in

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  i cannot tell a lie with a straight face.

  women seem to be able to lie and you cannot even have a clue they are not telling the truth.. why is that?.

  are women better liars?

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  They can even spell better then men.