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Why did you get baptized?
by NoLongerAjw in
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was it for love of the kingdom hall and jehovah?

pressure .. felt like you had to?

for me it was because all my friends my age had gotten baptized.. and it was left up to me to do it too.. to fit in i guess.
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Sir Fred Hoyle-Anyone read his books?
by voltaire in
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as any jw knows(ex or otherwise)fred hoyle is often referred to by the.

society to support the idea that evolution is not accepted by all scientists.. in fact, one gets the impression that most scientists know that it's all nonsense,.

but that's another story.. my queston is this: has anyone read his books?
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Mainstreaming and the Greatest Mystery
by metatron in
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what is the future of the watchtower society?.

this subject is the greatest mystery of my life.

been in the borg since infancy - my parents and.
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Advertise, Advertise, Advertise
by individuals wife in
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there is a possibility that during my time as a jw i had knocked on every door and rang every doorbell and met just about every person in my whole area, especially during my over zealous pioneer episodes.

now that i have left i have the dilemma of how to show everyone i'm normal again!

it would be nice to walk down the street without sensing that everyone is trying not to meet your glance (mild paranoia!).
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DC Public Talk...Truth Absolute or Obselete?
by ISP in
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the public talk was entitled 'who are teaching all nations the truth?'..

quite a heady title you might think.

as you might expect the talk was weak in substance.
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3 meetings per week NOT FIVE!!!
by sawthelight in
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am i the only person ever to fall under the influence of the borg who can count?.

no offence all but jws meet three times per week.not five!

i consider the familiar statement about 5 meetings per week to be a good indication of just how indoctrinated a person is.
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Nourishment for the Spirit
by Maximus in
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my observation is that persons who 1) heal/adjust the most rapidly from their jw experience and 2) seem to have the most joy in life are those who read, read, read, in pursuit of what i call nourishment for the spirit.

i've really enjoy the pithy aphorisms you use here, which suggests you've distilled some wisdom from somewhere.

i'm going to ask your help in this thread.
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Request for some advice pls.
by Mr Angry in
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a request for some advice pls.. firstly, a bit of background.. my mother raised my younger brother and i in the truth.

she did so alone until she remarried in the early 80s.

my stepfather was a dyed in the wool dub who never varied from the party line.
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Is there any JW's on here?
by Devilman in
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iam trying to work out how many of u are proper witnesses?
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Just trying out my paasword
by voltaire in
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i'm just trying out the new password.

i rarely post to chat rooms.

i couldn't log on.