Posts by Alligator Wisdom

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How Much of an Impact is Being Made by Young JW' s Leaving the Cult ?

by flipper in

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friends

we have read threads where statistics show that 2 out of every 3 people raised as jehovah's witnesses eventually leave once they get in their 20's to 30's and out on their own.

my children and my nieces and nephews are between the ages of 21 to 35 .

out of those 8 people - 4 of them have completely stopped attending meetings .

Alligator Wisdom

Out of us 4 kids, only one got baptized (me). And I'm fading now. Haven't gone to a meeting in over three months.

Alligator Wisdom (aka Brother NOT Exerting Vigorously)

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Are you content?

by Newborn in

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friends

i find it hard to be content...even though i have a nice apartment, good job, good health, family and friends.

i'm of course grateful for these things but i feel that somehow i always long for something else.

when i'm single i want to be with someone...when i'm with someone i want to be free.

Alligator Wisdom

I concur with "poppers" & "garyneal" and their suggestions.

May I also suggest this book : "If Life Is A Game, Then These Are the Rules" by Cherie Carter Scott.

http://www.amazon.com/Life-Game-These-Are-Rules/dp/0767902386

Easy reading book that can be completed in one sitting (160 pages), yet it can change your outlook when it comes to contentment. Buy a used copy from Amazon for a penny plus shipping.

More power to you "NewBorn"

Alligator Wisdom (aka Brother NOT Exerting Vigorously)

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"THE SPIRIT THAT NOW OPERATES IN THE SONS OF DISOBEDIENCE"

by mrsjones5 in

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friends

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Alligator Wisdom

PJS-Chipper,

Besides the cutting and pasting of articles on certain topics, what do YOU think? What do YOU know?

Alligator Wisdom (aka Brother NOT Exerting Vigorously)

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Creation - struggling

by wantstoleave in

i am in the process of leaving, and those of you who have followed me will know i spoke to my family briefly the other day about my doubts, but not since.

my dad has offered the occasional prayer for various things in the past week, as well as say he wants to study with my preschoolers.

he has also added in the extra tidbits to do with jehovah being the only true god etc.

Alligator Wisdom

The question you have is sort of like what I always had growing up.

"Did Jehovah God create time?"

If Jehovah God had always existed and time itself never has a beginning nor an end, does that mean Jehovah God IS time?

Never got a straight logical answer for that one.

Alligator Wisdom (aka Brother NOT Exerting Vigorously)

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overall my fade is going very well, but yesterday it really hit me that certain "milestones" are going to be more difficult than others.. i have basically gotten down to one meeting a week, wth no field service.. this despite the dreaded admonition "one week without field service makes one weak!

" (puke).

as i was on the way to the meeting yesterday, i was informed that i was assigned to read the wt.

Alligator Wisdom

What's your wife's feeling on your attempted fade?

That can be a factor for some.

Alligator Wisdom (aka Brother NOT Exerting Vigorously)

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Why do you come to this site?

by sinis in

after all the years i have been here, i have slowly progressed to the point that the bible, god, and all the other religious stuff out there is just plain bullshit!!!

yet when i first came here and was told by some of the members that that is what i would logically come to, i did not believe them, and yet they were right.

i realize that a lot of people on this board have left, or are struggling with themselves or family to leave, yet many still believe.

Alligator Wisdom

For an education.

Thanks JWN!

Alligator Wisdom (aka Brother NOT Exerting Vigorously)

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Michael Jackson does the Moonwalk in a KH!! (and some real FS stories...)

by Neo in

the bethelites who almost went out with michael jackson in service

the following is a true story.

when she came back with some money she asked michael if he had ever been told that he sure looked like michael jackson.

Alligator Wisdom

I saw MJ two different times at the district convention. In fact our seats were about 50 yards away from him. My closest encounter with him was when I was strolling the corridor and he, along with two large black brothers, walked leisurely past me. That is when I realized that MJ wasn't really that tall. I was in Jr. high school then and he wasn't much taller than me.

By the way, this was during the early 80's at Dodger Stadium. We all sat at the club level and the immediate section that he was sitting in were all black brothers and sisters.

Alligator Wisdom (aka Brother NOT Exerting Vigorously)

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Older posters check in...just post your name...we need to hear from you!

by restrangled in

i am not the oldest but have 3 years here!

restrangled.. how about you?.

Alligator Wisdom

It will be 7 years this fall.

However, I have been lurking for about two years prior.

Alligator Wisdom (aka Brother NOT Exerting Vigorously)

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Look what witnessing looks like in Bresil!

by purplesofa in

thought you'd like to see a few pictures of a book fair in bresil.

brothers there rented a kiosque.

i posted some time ago the american indian set-up in canada, very similar to this one.. has anyone seen these set-ups in other places, other than airports and colleges?.

Alligator Wisdom

What is the book being displayed on the shelf underneath the creation book?

The Bible. God's Word or Man's?

Alligator Wisdom (aka Brother NOT Exerting Vigorously)

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10 Years Japan losses 5,400 Publishers and 638 Kingdom Halls! Why?

by Witness 007 in

japan had a handful of witnesses after ww 2....this number skyrocketed to 222,912 by 1998!

then something happened.

publisher figures didn't stop, they dropped by thousands over the next decade!.

Alligator Wisdom

2008 Yearbook = 3,177 congregations. 2009 Yearbook = 3,177 congregations. No additions, no subtractions. Makes me wonder...

Alligator Wisdom (aka Brother NOT Exerting Vigorously)