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  Here it is

  by ariker in

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  2. friends

  thanks for taking the time to take a peek.

  any comments, positive or negative are welcome.

  one jw has already posted it as spam, which i thought was a riot.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-tcy86as6i&feature=youtu.be.

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  wannaexit

  I like it . But hard to see. too dark
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  Resigned being an elder

  by subytrek in

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  i am new here and this is my first post although i have lurked here for a couple years.

  i started having doubts about the org back then and my curiosity overcame my fear of so-called apostate websites so here i am.

  i just resigned being an elder 2 weeks ago.

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  wannaexit

  Happy to hear and very glad for you. I bet you feel like a ton of bricks has finally lifted from your back. You are young and have plenty of time to make a life for yourself and hopefully for your family apart from the org.

  warm regards
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  Jehovah’s Witnesses and psychiatric diagnoses?

  by Marvin Shilmer in

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  jehovahs witnesses and psychiatric diagnoses?.

  today i added a new article to my blog sharing information from a 1983 study published in the journal for the scientific study of religion addressing religious affiliation and psychiatric diagnoses.

  this article pulls information from an excellent academic study that is often misunderstood and therefore underutilized for its value.

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  wannaexit

  Thanks Marvin. Interesting study. But we don't need a study to figure out the there are many psychos among the the ranks of the jw's. Just saying
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  Freinds, how many do you have ?

  by Satanus in

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  i'll start.

  i'm low on friends, for various reasons.

  scientists poke their calculators into everything, and the number of friends we can have is one of them.

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  I would say that I have only a couple of really true friends. The rest are all acquaintances.
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  Is there a 'third' way to leave?

  by Splash in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  once baptised, apart from death there are really just two ways to leave the congregation: df or da.. but notice this quote:.

  "does he really desire to disassociate himself, or does he simply no longer want to associate actively with the congregation?".

  - shepherd the flock of god (2010) p. 111. .

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  wannaexit

  I would agree that "fading" or becoming "inactive" is the third way to leave. IMO i believe this to be the best option for ones that one to keep a cordial relationship with family and friends.
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  Is anyone here hooked on Downton Abbey?

  by exwhyzee in

  1. social
  2. current

  my wife got me started watching this show last year.

  we've downloaded the previous seasons on netflix and have found it to be really well done.

  the story line, scenery,costumes,old cars and compelling characters have us hooked.

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  wannaexit

  Lady Sybil here! I took the quiz
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  Whacky comments! What the craziest comment you've ever heard?

  by toweragent in

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  last week a sister in my new hall made the following comment,.

  "a brother once told me that it is better to be wrong with the organization, than to be right and be on your own without the organization.".

  wow.

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  " if the governing body says to paint the wall with peanut butter...then that's what I will do" (by presiding overseer elder)

  Elder holds up a black bible and says " if the society says this bible is green..then we believe it brothers". (by service overseer elder)
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  What are the 3 most unusual things you have done?

  by Lady Lee in

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  2. friends

  ok so we have all be jws so that isn't unusual.

  supply pictures if you can.. i have ridden an elephant.

  ok so it was at the zoo but it was still an elephant.

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  wannaexit

  After I understood TTATT, I went back to school and got an education (not so unusual but amazing for me)

  Visited catacombs in Rome

  Spent some time in a castle in Europe
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  I MADE A HUGE MISTAKE

  by iclone in

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  2. scandals

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  wannaexit

  Iclone:that was funny. You have a nice way of writing. I'm reading it to my hubby as soon as he finishes buttering his toast
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  Short Introduction and Reply to Lazarus

  by Fading Begins in

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  2. experiences

  hi lazarus - i'm new here, and i'm a little disturbed by some of the judgmental comments i have read here concerning your situataion.

  isn't that what the borg has done to all of us?

  each individuals situation can only be judged if that person walks in your shoes.

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  wannaexit

  Hello Fading: you express wondefully the sentiments of those of us that willingly stick around for the love of our elderly parents. Thanks for sharing.