Topics Started by Thoughtless

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A Trip To See Someone Special
by Thoughtless in
1. jw
2. experiences
>birthday.

> go to see adoptive mother in which i haven't seen in ten years due to adoption and her own personal issues.

> enters nursing home.
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Education Double Standard
by Tech49 in
1. jw
2. friends
this is the kind of thing that really burns me.. .

wtbts holds out an extreme double standard in regards to education.

most, if not all, of you know how they feel about obtaining an education past high school (in the u.s.).
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A Great Party Last Night.
by Thoughtless in
1. jw
2. experiences
last night i went to a party with a (worldly) gal yesterday, twas great, but i feel like we are losing intimacy.

i haven't told her about my religion because i am afraid she may judge me or something.

i have a very complicated past and such, and the borg complicates it further.
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A Cry for Help
by Thoughtless in
1. jw
2. experiences
i have been lurking here for months now, and i just decided to post here and actually interact with this community.

i have a very specific/unordinary life, so i will not divulge too much information to protect my privacy.

i am a baptized publisher who is under the age of 25 who attends college, and i do have responsiblities within the congregation.
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Apostate: From 279 Facebook friends to 81 overnight... thanks MOM!
by sosoconfused in
1. jw
2. experiences
the drama continues, i log on to facebook this morning and notice that i have about 20 some odd personal messages from people calling me an apostate to they will return to me when i return to jehovah.. all of this based upon my brother informing others that i have "apostate thoughts".

my mother also encourage long-time famil friends to "unfriend" me because i have taken my stand on the side of satan... wow.

don't you just love this international brotherhood.
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Accused of thinking too much
by biometrics in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i've been officially accused of "thinking too much".. i've tried to quit thinking, but i'm hoplessly addicted to it.i just can't seem to turn my brain off.. at times duing my school years i was accused of not thinking enough.

now i'm guilty of thinking too much!.

the brother even went on to say "could you imagine what the witness organisation if everyone was thinking independently like you do"?
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The official list of things for which you may be disfellowshipped
by slimboyfat in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
from the secret elders' book which states that the list "of course" is "not comprehensive".

nevertheless here are the acts that they deem worthy of specifying as being possible grounds for chucking people out:.

murdermanslaughter such as killing someone while breaking traffic lawsattempting suicidesexual intercourse with someone other than your spouseanal sex with someone other than your spouseoral sex with someone other than your spousesexual stimulation of the genitals of someone other than your spousedelay in reporting a rape?
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Bethel has Witness Psychiatrists on staff for Depression/suicide
by BlindersOff1 in
1. jw
2. experiences
as told by former bethelite at xjw gathering june 2012 .

her experience with a governing body member .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pit30xbjybu&list=uuefch9mapvfjihotacywxfa&index=9.
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The real story on why The Watchtower society lost a Kingdom hall in Bonham ,Texas.!
by koolaid-man in
1. jw
2. friends
what happened in bonham, texas?

: the body of elders and the majority of the congregation decided to leave the watch tower organization.

and with that, they took the kingdom hall.
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What was your crisis
by JG in
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2. friends
what was your crisis of conscience, moment of clarity, epiphany or realization?

i am so interested in what got you thinking.

blessing to you,.