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  I now have a law degree!

  by digderidoo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi guys, i don't really post on here much anymore, having been on here since 2001. this site helped me out in the early days and has been a great support system for all of my past jw issues.

  like many others i was discouraged from an education so that i could window clean and pioneer in my youth during the 80's.

  having spent many years post my jw exit in alcoholism and periods of drugs, i decided to clean myself up 7 years ago by attending aa, i was still a window cleaner ... at the time i wrote extensively on here about my issues.

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  Your a puppy!!

  People are obtaining their degrees well into their 70's and 80's...

  "There were 20 students older than 70 enrolled in Broward College this fall, with eight of them seeking degrees in the arts, sciences or nursing. Nova Southeastern University granted nine degrees to people older than 65 in the first six months of this year, and had 40 graduates over 60.

  FAU had 19 people over age 70 enrolled in degree programs over the last year, excluding the fall 2011 graduating class."

  http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2011-12-15/news/fl-elder-college-graduates-20111215_1_broward-college-associate-degree-graduate-program-degree-programs

  Well done young student.
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  Joel's prophesy and the 1919 "fake anointing"

  by raymond frantz in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  for many decades the writing department of the watchtower has been claiming that joel's prophesy in joel 2:28 had its modern fulfilment in the period between 1919-1922 :"after that i will pour out my spirit on every sort of flesh,and your sons and your daughters will prophesy,your old men will dream dreams,and your young men will see visions.".

  what were the miracles performed during these assem blies ?

  why are these verses connected with the begining of the last days ?

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  Claim verb: claim ; 1. state or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof. The entire society is built on nothing but claims.
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  10 Reasons you should never have a religion

  by Batman89 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a great article i stumbled across this morning http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2008/05/10-reasons-you-should-never-have-a-religion/.

  while consciously pursuing your spiritual development is commendable, joining an established religion such as christianity, islam, or hinduism is one of the worst ways to go about it.

  in this article ill share 10 reasons why you must eventually abandon the baggage of organized religion if you wish to pursue conscious living in earnest.. since christianity is currently the worlds most popular religion, ill slant this article towards christianitys ubiquitous failings.

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  Preaching to the choir is not such a bad thing.. it helps keep them in tune.
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  That's it......

  by whathehadas in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  this might be my last post.

  i've had quite a few things on my mind over the past few years, mainly my belief in god.

  i've tried to move on from the jw past but that's really being foolish.

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  Why where is it exactly that your going? Back to meetinigs?
  
  Hi Whatthehades, seeing the truth about the truth is one thing, leaving and stepping away is another thing.. clearing ones head is the real big one. The alternative which is living a life that you know not to be real or true and no longer believe in is the biggest and hardest thing of all and I'd say more damaging than anything you could ever possibly do to yourself.

  Clearing this stuff from my head has been going on years now for me and I'm still not quite done and I was not even born in! Hang in there.

  This helped me..

  Don Cameron's 'Captives of a Concept'

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5trkRpIa-3Q
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  10 Reasons you should never have a religion

  by Batman89 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a great article i stumbled across this morning http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2008/05/10-reasons-you-should-never-have-a-religion/.

  while consciously pursuing your spiritual development is commendable, joining an established religion such as christianity, islam, or hinduism is one of the worst ways to go about it.

  in this article ill share 10 reasons why you must eventually abandon the baggage of organized religion if you wish to pursue conscious living in earnest.. since christianity is currently the worlds most popular religion, ill slant this article towards christianitys ubiquitous failings.

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  This was a really great read, thank you for sharing Batman.
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  Do you think that the Jehovahs Witness religion would be better /worse if their were an equal number of male/female on the G.B.?

  by smiddy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  of course this is a hypothetical question , it will never happen .?

  but what if it did , what do you think the society would be like if it did happen .?.

  let your imaginations run wild .

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  While were daydreaming that the female is the weaker vessel let's take a look at some of the most evil women in history..

  http://listverse.com/2007/09/09/top-10-most-evil-women/
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  Do you think that the Jehovahs Witness religion would be better /worse if their were an equal number of male/female on the G.B.?

  by smiddy in

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  of course this is a hypothetical question , it will never happen .?

  but what if it did , what do you think the society would be like if it did happen .?.

  let your imaginations run wild .

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  @ Paris..

  Yes I know that.. but I meant whatever the brain size or intellect it would make little difference to how the org is run.

  The same way that having a female; Margaret Thatcher as the Prime Minster of England made it a better place.
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  Do you think that the Jehovahs Witness religion would be better /worse if their were an equal number of male/female on the G.B.?

  by smiddy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  of course this is a hypothetical question , it will never happen .?

  but what if it did , what do you think the society would be like if it did happen .?.

  let your imaginations run wild .

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  The 10% brain size difference was a joke.

  Still no matter how clever a person is when your brain washed by a cult your brain washed.

  ~ The End ~
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  Gerrit Losch talks to poor South Americans about Materialism while wearing THREE (3) gold rings and 2 gold cuff links...

  by Calebs Airplane in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  he also talks trash about higher education .... (for those who know some spanish, view this youtube video...).

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suxhx1ho_nq.

  what an idiot.. .

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  He would point out that Abraham, Job, David, Solomon, were rich men and God still blessed them...

  Was it not God who gave them their riches?

  I never understood why people in the past despite being violent killers, murderers, practiced incest, fornication, adultery, etc were blessed with ridiculous wealth, health and long lives.. whereas now lifelong faithful and loyal servants who practice no such things can look forward to at best maybe a winter jacket and a pair of shoes while keeping all their aches, pains and sickness..

  Where did the generosity go?
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  Sleep Aid Recommendations

  by LV101 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  in addition to the recent thread, "how to shut your mind down .

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  " (which is excellent) but there was another thread about the same time i'm searching for and unable to locate.

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  Why oh why in the US do they think drugs are the answer to everything?

  Oh yes I forgot it's part of the culture.

  http://www.healthline.com/health-news/policy-seventy-percent-of-americans-take-prescription-drugs-062113