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  3 John 1:4

  by William Penwell in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i lost my mother some time ago.

  today my sister throws up 3 john 1:4 "i have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.

  " don't any of these cult people undestand when something is emotional black mail?

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  PS. Remember - you LOVE your mom, and *that* is what really matters!
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  3 John 1:4

  by William Penwell in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i lost my mother some time ago.

  today my sister throws up 3 john 1:4 "i have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.

  " don't any of these cult people undestand when something is emotional black mail?

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  It is very cruel and low as a tactic. No matter what your logical mind tells you, it pushes that guilt button and plays on your emotions.

  My 20s were such a hard time, and partly, because of this very thing. My father and another "elder" actually came to my house one time, and got me all worked up about my mother being so sad that I would not come back to the Lie. I was crying and so upset, that my ex-husband told them to leave, and never bring up the religion again or they were not welcome in our house.

  I'm sorry you are dealing with this.

  xx

  tal
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  University Application Personal Statement dilemma - Should I mention my jw past?

  by will-be-apostate in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am applying to chemical engineering course in the uk through ucas (a lot of things changed since i've posted last time).. i have a lot of skills i developed while regular pioneering, like public speaking skills, ability to reason (even if it's bs), presentational skills etc.. i feel it would boost my personal statement a lot, but i'm also afraid they would say "this guy beleives in god, and loves science, he must be creationist.

  away with him".. how could i mention that i gave interviews front of thousands of people and did voluntary work in my hometown without giving a bad impression?.

  i don't want to go into details and start explaining myself that "however i don't beleive in god", or something like that.

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  You can categorize this as part of your volunteering on your CV or personal statement, and skills learned via that volunteer work. And that is being honest, because it was truly volunteer work.

  xx, and hey, good luck, and enjoy the math! Love math *big grin*

  tal
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  Chlostridium difficile infectiion...

  by titch in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i suppose that this question falls under the topic of "personal experiences.

  " so, i have a question for the members of the site: has anyone had any experience with a malady called "chlostridium dificille infection"?

  either yourself personally, or a relative or a friend?

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  talesin

  My friend had c. diff last year. He had to be hospitalized and on IV antibiotics. He was recovering from brain cancer at the time, though, and his system was already weak. By the time he was diagnosed, he was close to kidney failure, but the good news is, that after a few months of dialysis, he recovered, and all is well.

  One thing we learned to be aware of, is that it can recur. It's important to be very aware of how one is feeling, even after the infection seems to have been cured. Sometimes it comes back.

  Good luck with it, it's bad stuff~!

  xo

  tal
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  Does money buy happiness and a longer life? You decide...

  by Brock Talon in

  1. social
  2. current

  i poured over time magazine's sep 8-15 2014 edition article "who we are" and put together this spreadsheet on the results from their poll.

  i found the statistics quite fascinating.. most people would say that "money doesn't buy happiness", but this poll seems to me to indicate the exact opposite of that.

  it also correlates education levels with higher earning that result in that happiness.

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  Money can ease poverty. Poverty causes a LOT of sadness.

  If the absence of funds can create misery, then yes, money can buy happiness - for the person who is ready to CHOOSE happiness and be content with 'enough'.
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  Sleep Paralysis - YOUR EXPERIENCES

  by Black Man in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so what have been your experiences with sleep paralysis?

  any connection to astral projection?

  this has interested me recently as i used to have sleep paralysis quite often years ago.

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  This used to happen to me a lot, too. I would be having a nightmare, then wake up and turn on the light. But then realize, I was still in the nightmare yet awake and couldn't move. Felt very suffocating. Then, I would awaken with a start, and get up and turn on TV or something to prove I was awake.

  One time, I snapped awake, got up and ran to the door of my apartment, opened it, and fell into a black hole ,,,, still in the nightmare. Just thinking about it, makes me feel queasy.

  It hasn't happend in years, though. Yay! Stress, makes a lot of sense as the cause.

  t

  Edit: First time I saw A Nightmare on Elm Street, part 2 I think, where she is in the basement, running ........ wow, I could relate! Very few films like that will I watch, but totally relate to that series. mwah haha, my dark side ....
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  Recommend this movie.

  by Hairtrigger in

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  2. entertainment

  gone girl.

  i think it's good .

  watch it and decide.. .

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  I just watched Highlander again. There can only be one!

  t
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  Your "Things That Make You Go Hmmm?" List

  by FlyingHighNow in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'll wager that the number is close to 100 percent.

  what number?

  the number of jws who have lists--lists of things that make them go hmmm or even wha'???

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  Drunk elders, my pioneer friends having sex, oh and did I mention drunk elders? All this was openly known, and condoned if you were part of the 'IN' crowd.

  How could such things exist in "THE TRUTH"? So, after my friend hung himself because he was gay and felt he was worthless, I decided that Jehovah was a big old lying hypocrite.

  I never entered one of their churches since that September 1976 evening when I made my decision. :)

  tal
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  Walking Dead, evidently a hit show

  by nonjwspouse in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  not my cup o tea for sure, but i found out my nephew is a regular zombie on the show.. anyone here like the show?

  i'm kinda afraid to even watch it ...my imagination is a bit to active.. .

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  Tks, TD, I knew there was a book ..........
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  Sleep Paralysis - YOUR EXPERIENCES

  by Black Man in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so what have been your experiences with sleep paralysis?

  any connection to astral projection?

  this has interested me recently as i used to have sleep paralysis quite often years ago.

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  Sleep paralysis is very common, and happens when coming out of REM mode (if I remember correctly). It is a 'normal' state.

  Astral projection is a 'practice' and a new-age type thing that Falun Gong (sp?) and other fringe groups believe is possible - travelling on an astral plane to other physical locations. At least that is my understanding of AP, which is not scientific nor proven.

  tal