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  How I figured JWs were NOT the truth...

  by cognac in

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  i remember thinking growing up that i wasn't sure it was the true religion but because my family were so sure of themselves and so many people believed it that i loved and respected it had to of been the truth.. then, i reasoned that because we were the only ones who fulfilled the preaching work that there was no other way any other religion could be the true religion except us.

  plus, we used jehovah's name and didn't take it out of the bible but the preaching work was really the main thing that kept me in.... i was always afraid to really study just the bible because i knew a ton of things might not be right.

  otherwise, why would so many jws be afraid to run into a greek scholar out in field service.

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  I'm not really sure. I think the whole beard thing is what made me question things a lot. I mean, the publications showed Jesus with a beard, but his dad wouldn't let us measley earthings have beards? That's not right. Another thing that really didn't help was when I approached an elder about the abuse I suffered at the hands of my mother, and he told me how much of a pillar my mother was in the congregation. Pillar my ass.

  When I quit going to meetings, I pretty much shoved everything into a closet in my brain and left it there. However, back in 2001 I stumbled across a link to Freeminds from another site, and I sat there reading for three days, deprogramming myself. I wish I knew who posted that link on the message board I was on, because I'd love to thank them.
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  I Was Warmly Invited...

  by Nosferatu in

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  ....to get in my car, drive the one hour to selkirk, and attend the three day convention.

  and what warmer way to be invited than to find a cheap piece of paper in my mailbox.

  christ, when did they start printing stuff like this on bible paper?

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  ....to get in my car, drive the one hour to Selkirk, and attend the three day convention. And what warmer way to be invited than to find a cheap piece of paper in my mailbox. Christ, when did they start printing stuff like this on bible paper? If they're going to cheap out, they should go back to 4 color or even black and white printing.

  This has to be the WORST way to get converts. Who in their right mind is going to drive all the way out to bum f#ck Egypt for a three day convention hosted by a group of magazine salesmen? They SERIOUSLY need a celebrity endorsement because Jehovah and his worldwide destruction isn't cutting it anymore. How about Prince? You throw Prince in the FREE ATTENDANCE convention to sing a couple of Kingdom Melodies, and people will flock!
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  Alert: WinPC Anti-virus

  by FlyingHighNow in

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  my computer is with the geek squad currently to rid it of this winpc anti-virus.

  the guy who is repairing my computer is ian and he's a member of the geek squad.

  he has two other computers he is trying to rid of the same virus.

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  I love Linux too...but malware alone is not really a reason to switch.

  
  
  Agreed. Some people need to have Windows to run certain pieces of Software like the Watchtower library.
  
  ...oh wait, someone got that to work in WINE. Nevermind. :)
  
  I switched because it's free, customizable, stable, light on resources, free of malware, doesn't phone home, no 'Linux Genuine Advantage', no Internet Explorer, no drwtsn32 (sorry, I had to!) Anyway, I should just shut up now.
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  Alert: WinPC Anti-virus

  by FlyingHighNow in

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  my computer is with the geek squad currently to rid it of this winpc anti-virus.

  the guy who is repairing my computer is ian and he's a member of the geek squad.

  he has two other computers he is trying to rid of the same virus.

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  I'm so happy I got rid of Windows. I used to be able to clean off viruses, trojans & spyware with very little trouble. Everyone got me to work on their computer. The last infection convinced me that there's almost no point in trying to eliminate today's trojans. Format & re-install is much easier (unless your computer didn't come with a CD)
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  This year's drama of the prodigal son

  by JimmyPage in

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  this year's prodigal son drama is like a "cult 101" class.

  if you leave "the truth" (tm) bad things will happen to you- you will end up in a car wreck because your friends will be driving drunk.

  no witnesses ever drive under the influence!

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  Nevermind....
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  What could I call a blog concerning questions about noah and suchlike?

  by badboy in

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  any ideas?.

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  Noah's Blark
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  www.meetup.com - Great site for ex-JWs...

  by cognac in

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  well, i came across that site and thinks it's awesome!

  i wish i had thought of the idea... anyways, i'd thought i would share it with you all because a lot of jws that have left the borg end up losing all there support system.

  this site makes it so that you can meet up with other people at public locations with the same interests as you.

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  Remember when meetup.com was FREE? There were way more ex-jw groups before they started asking for money.
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  Vista's BSOD

  by Robdar in

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  my computer has been crashing for weeks.

  i finally got sick of it and bought a new one.

  it's a lovely computer but i am still having the bsod.

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  Send me your old blue-screening computer. I'll make use of it :)

  It really blows me away how people will go out and buy a new computer because their 'old' one is blue screening. I've got dual boot (Windows & Linux) on my PC. Windows bluescreens within the hour on this machine. Linux is solid as a rock. I think my longest uptime was one month without a reboot. BTW, the only time I reboot is when I need to go into Windows for something, usually to put video on the hard drive (that's because I've been to lazy to figure out how to do it in Linux).

  I don't miss Windows, and I'll be happy to completely eliminate it in the near future.
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  Anyone seen this?....New Releases 2009 Convention of Jehovah’s Witnesses

  by middleman in

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  it's so funny that you need a password to see this "spiritual food" hah.

  for the password they say:.

  "heres what to do:take out aprils our kingdom ministry, look at week starting may 4. combine the 3 song numbers into one number (thats the password)now click on the image of the governing body below,.

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  I just watched that video, and I REALLY don't remember that Kingdom Melody.
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  Murdered woman left 5-pg letter disassociating herself. Husband on Trial

  by AndersonsInfo in

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  st thomas times-journalhttp://www.stthomastimesjournal.com/articledisplay.aspx?e=1588079 //ks lightbox <table style="vertical-align:top"> </table> decision is final: slain wifeposted by kyle rea, times-journaleugena smith expected "wagging tongues to flutter with delight" after they read the letter she wrote saying she was leaving the jehovah's witness church.that comes from a five-page draft of the missive, read aloud to a trial jury on wednesday and addressed to the watchtower bible society of jehovah's witnesses.

  it was found by investigators lying among a pile of clothing on the floor of eugena smith's bedroom, shortly after the 33-year-old st. thomas woman was found murdered in her 9 balaclava st. home in june, 2007.. her estranged husband michael smith, 37, is on trial for first-degree murder in the city's superior court of justice.. the couple's daughter, who was three-and-a-half years old in june, 2007, wasn't home at the time.. justice peter hockin is hearing the case, which is expected to last five weeks.. the crown argued in an opening statement tuesday that eugena smith was trying to leave both her husband, and her church, just days before she died on june 7, 2007. michael smith, the crown says, thought she was having an affair.. among a mountain of evidence presented in court on wednesday, eugena's draft letter stated "i no longer wish to associate myself with the (watchtower) organization" and urged people not to persuade her to come back.. "my decision is final.".

  wednesday also saw testimony from const.

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  Or, was he just doing the loving thing of killing her. If she hadn't turned in her letter, then the "elder meeting" hadn't happened. So, she died as a faithful JW and will be ressurected in the New System.

  Skeeter1, that's another interesting way of viewing it. I could definately see that going through his mind. After all, that's how JWs usually think.