Gypsy Sam

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  Venus Williams ESPN Nude Religious Controversy

  by ChuckFire in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  venus williams espn nude religious controversy.

  by mike tuttle.

  june 24, 2014. article source: http://www.webpronews.com/venus-williams-espn-nude-religious-controversy-2014-06?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed%3a+webpronews%2fall+(webpronews%3a+index+feed).

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  I'm thinking this is a post worthy Facebook article, with just a WOW comment and leave it at that. I stiil have a few JW's on my page. Who knows? Maybe one will read it through and start wondering...
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  "Hello from Phats"

  by phats in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hay out there.. wife got back from her thursday meeting & now she's setteled down with the dog, a v large g&t (maid be me) & watching terminator 2 on the telly with her ipad on her lap looking up places to go for our holiday (& googling symptoms of to many antibiotics as my 16 year old is getting signs of ibs).

  so now is a good time to say hello.. well hello.

  my name is phats & i'm an ex jehovah's witness.. there, i've said it.. this must be like it is going to your first aa meeting.. i've already used up some of my posts for a newbe but i'm not in to the whole long story thing.. basically i've been out now for 8 years (mentally out for all but four or five of those years of my life when i made the commitment, got baptized & married.).

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  Welcome! How wonderful that your children are mentally free. They can be anything they want when they grow up!
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  When I decided to no longer turn in time...

  by SG098 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  being my 1st post i figured i should relate a personal experience.

  a few months ago i decided to stop reporting time.

  i'm mentally out of this cult now but still trapped because of family.

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  Welcome, interesting recording. Their lack of logic and fumbling saddens me, but there's always hope that different comments from awake JW's will get some to rethink their stance.
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  Simon, please update my profile picture!

  by will-be-apostate in

  1. forum
  2. tech-support

  i've read on another thread you need to delete the cached file of the profile picture so that it can be updated by the gravatar user.

  i created a gravatar account, added the email address i use on here and uploaded the an image, but nothing happens.

  this was 3 days ago.. could you please solve this problem?.

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  Gypsy Sam

  My gravatar worked elsewhere but not here :(
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  New Here and happy to have found you

  by flowerfreaks2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  have been out officially for 5 1/2 years.

  i was the only one out of all my 4 other siblings that stayed with it.

  baptized at 16 and felt the need to carry on the heritage that my mom gave me to do.

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  Gypsy Sam

  Welcome!
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  Farewell from Confused and Alone

  by confusedandalone in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i use to hate when people who made goodbye posts on message boards.

  why would they think that just because you no longer post on a chevy truck forum or a los angeles lakers forum the world would crumble around those still left there.

  this place is definitely different.

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  Gypsy Sam

  I've enjoyed your posts And wish you all the best! hoepfully, we'll meet sometime as I'm in SWFL. I completely get your comment about being black and agnostic/atheist And how rare it is in many black families. My ex husband was agnostic when I met him and after reading dawkins, Hitch And Sam Harris feels pretty comfortable as a black male that doesn't think he ever believed in god. Despite our marriage ending over 10 years ago, he was probably the most excited person I told about my waking up and leaving JW last year.
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  Ex-JW Scholarship

  by enigma1863 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i think if there isnt one already, there should be a scholarship for ex-jws to get a college education.

  i dont know exactly what would be the qualifications to win the scholarship or where the money would come from..

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  Gypsy Sam

  Great, I just liked their page on facebook. Thanks rebel8.
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  In your memory, what was the nicest day you had out in field service?

  by LoisLane looking for Superman in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  for me, that happy day was in morro bay, calif. it was the fall, oct 1958 or 9. gorgeous weather.

  the sun was shining and the wind was coming off of the ocean.. at that time, morro bay was unassigned territory.. talesin on another thread was talking about a lovely day she had, going with her grandfather, talking with a mr languages.

  lol.

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  Gypsy Sam

  I pioneered out of high school in Massachusetts in the 90's. There was a whole group of us that were pioneering out of high school and we had a lot of laughs. We were with pioneers who had made stringent sacrifices and with some who led lavish, cushy lifestyles. The older pioneer sisters always kept us busy with their many calls and the younger ones made sure we had fun coffee breaks and everyone got their errands done, while placing tracts :).

  One of my girlfriends and I stayed with this sister in NH for our pioneer school who was so wacky. We appreciated her hospitality but couldn't wait to get home. I choose to remember it as happy, well-meaning, yet deluded times that made me part of who I am today. No point in living with regrets.
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  I am on the edge of a freak out ..... I think???

  by DATA-DOG in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so the rc really sucked, but i made it through.

  the propaganda was mind blowing.

  i don't know if the crap will be available on the official website or not, but hopefully it gets leaked somehow.

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  Gypsy Sam

  I'm so sorry for the frustrations you are dealing with after the convention. It's just bringing out the "cult" side of your wife. How old is your daughter?

  I've read many of your posts when you are funny and you don't seem too upset most of the time. I usually laugh at something you've commented on...in a good way. Remembering your wife spent three days listening to an indoctrination program and will likely have the effects fade, as most JW's do, should be a small comfort. It's easy to feel pumped up after the convention and combined with the video she's likely feeling her family doesn't measure up to the ridiculous standards if JW world so she's panicking.

  Do you go over a budget with her so she knows where things stand financially? Does she bring in income? I work in finance and sometimes meet women who were clueless about bills until the yap find themselves single. It does more harm than good. The WT discourages logic in so many areas grrrr....and those videos are so unrealsitic.
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  A Thread for Cyclists - Where Do you Ride?

  by cofty in

  1. social
  2. physical

  i took up cycing a couple of months ago just to get fitter and lose a bit of excess weight.. i bought a second-hand hybrid bike (weighs only slightly less than a truck) and fitted road tyres.

  four or five times a week i will go for a ride after work for an hour or so.

  i am fortunate enough to live in rural north england surrounded by limitless quiet roads.

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  Gypsy Sam

  If you're looking to meet nice "worldly" people upon exiting JW world, cyclists are a great group. I've seen so much sharing and helping Since I joined a couple months ago. They are collectively low-key and always look out for one another. We had two flats on our Sunday morning ride and it was great to see the unselfish care among the group. It's also a relatively inexpensive activity to take up and you can find groups online that welcome anyone.