Topics Started by reubenfine

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Ogden UT or Mesa/Apache Junction Arizona
by reubenfine in
1. jw
2. experiences
i grew up in ogden, utah, washington terrace cong in the 1960's.

moved to apache junction in 1970. thought i would see if any old friends are around.

new friends are always welcome.
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Can psychic energy heal?
by kenpodragon in
1. jw
2. friends
recently i was watching a documentary on this woman who claimed that she could heal people with the power of her mind.

the documentary went into interviewing people about their experiences, and many of them actually had medical signs of improvement that could be documented and shown.

while watching this, i was seeing it as a example of psychic energy healing someone?
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my dumb boring JW experience
by DanTheMan in
1. jw
2. experiences
i gave a very brief version of my wt experience when i was a newbie here, but i thought i'd share the details a little more now that i've gained some distance and feel that i can post more objectively about it.

i was born in november of 1970. i grew up in a dysfunctional family (like everybody).

my mother was particularly controlling, she was extremely insecure and therefore expected perfection from her children, lest they reflect badly on her and cause her to doubt herself.
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Long time now see.
by jerome in
1. jw
2. friends
i used to post frequently here on jw.com, that was about 4 - 5 months ago i think, it was around the time when dateline had just aired for the first time, i rember that being the main hype.

i left because posting on this board was eating up alot of my time.

the topic of religion was so interesting that it became addictive and i would read posts on this board for hours.
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JUST GOT BACK FROM MARCH.
by hamptonite21 in
1. social
2. current
in jdub days coming home from the coventions the car discussion would always ask "what are you taking home with you from the convention"- meaning what part did i like or how was i encouraged.

to be honest, answering that question has always been a struggle.

i asked myself this question as i sat in traffic for 2hrs on my way home from the march.
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British Branch to answer to Government!!!!
by dmouse in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
immediately after the panorama episode which dealt with the jehovahs witness problem with paedophiles i contacted my local mp, patricia hewitt, to voice my concerns.

it appears that she forwarded my concerns to the parliamentary under secretary of state, hilary ben mp.

this is a copy of the letter she received back, which came in the post this morning.
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Very special two-covers Awake!
by Ephanyminitas in
1. jw
2. friends
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wouldn't it be nice?

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Paths along the way, after the borg, experiences?
by LyinEyes in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
all of us who were once jw's have had a hard time trying to find our place in the world.

many have just begun their journey since leaving the borg, only recently.

others have put it far behind them many years ago, even decades they have been away from it.
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Recommend a Book
by Black Man in
1. jw
2. friends
that's right....recommend a book...any book that would be a good read....... mine's is:.

invisible man by ralph ellison
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Witnesses Just Tried to Have Me Arrested!!!!
by Reborn2002 in
1. jw
2. friends
well, i just got home and im piping madd.. im laughing about it as well though because i outsmarted them at their own game and got a rant off my chest.. heres what happened.

an acquaintance i used to go to the hall with.. who is also 3 years younger than me asked me for money about 6 months ago.. at the time, i loaned him $50 to get the tires on his car fixed.

in that time period, not only did he move out of his parents house to an undisclosed location because he decided to stop going to the kh.. but i also da myself in that time frame.. due to the fact he moved out, i havent been able to reach him.. i tried calling his parents home to discover his current location or at least to tell them if he contacts them, to be sure to have him reach me because he owes me money.. no response.