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  We missed you at the meetings

  by punkofnice in

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  a vomit inducing comment.. i asked why do they have to specify 'meetings'?

  they never miss us in tesco or the showcase cinema bar.. in their defence, a friend of mine said: 'that's because the meeting is where they normally would see you.'.

  well, if they want to see you they can arrange a meal out or something.

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  Syme

  I agree. That's one of the disadvantages of fading, instead of DA: they feel sorry for you, they have no idea of the real reasons, and since you can't speak openly to them and explain, they assume some lame reason for your not going to the meetings, like stumbling or being weak/discouraged etc.

  Of course, if you DA, they'll not feel sorry or view you as weak, but will view you as Satan incarnate. Either way, it's a win-win situation for their delusional state of being (for the majority of them of course, not all). In other words, they will either pity you (fade) or fear and loathe you (DA).
  
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  Earliest Life on Earth Pushed Back Another 300 Million Years

  by cofty in

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  researchers have found evidence of ancient microorganisms that lived in what is now western australia at least 4.1 billion years ago.

  if confirmed, the discovery suggests that life originated on earth 300 million years earlier than previously thought.

  .... the ancient microorganisms in question were found trapped inside zircons formed from magma in western australia.

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  Syme

  Very interesting link, cofty.

  Creationists: "Hey, see? Now scientists say that life appeared instantaneously after the Earth's formation! Isn't that proof that God created life in an instant, just after creating the Earth? Checkmate, evolutionists!"
  
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  Police: Teen killed in N.Y. church assault wanted out

  by KiddingMe in

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  http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/16/us/new-york-church-assault-case/index.html.

  police: teen killed in n.y. church assault wanted out.

  by ray sanchez, cnn.

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  Syme

  Guys, no offense, but I'm afraid the US is one of the most unsafe and dangerous places to live, lately. Be careful, all who live there.
  
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  Did an EX-JW wake you up to TTATT or did you put the effort to wake up yourself?

  by John Aquila in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  how many of us were woken up by some apostate yelling false prophets at a convention?.

  how many of us were woken up by someone holding a sign and yelling, what happened to 1975.

  how many of us were coerced to investigate the wt because some ex-jw pulled up a bunch of old watchtowers magazines and told us to read the false predictions?.

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  Syme

  I woke up by reading about evolution. By seeing the solid evidence for evolution, the next logical step was the realization that WT doctrine (Adam --> Jesus as ransom equal to Adam --> eternal life due to ransom) was fundamentally wrong.

  Reading of Ray Franz and ex-JWs on the Internet came later.
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  Two Detectives Observing A J.W. Meeting.

  by smiddy in

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  woody harrelson and mathew mcconaughey { standing at the back of the k..h..during a meeting }.

  w.h.. "what do you know about these people " { who get their higher education reading and studying the watchtower and awake magazines} ?.

  "just observation and deduction , i see propensity for obesity , poverty, a yen for fairy tales , folks putting what few bucks they do have into contribution boxes .. i think it`s safe to say that nobody here is going to be splitting the atom.

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  Indeed! And of course the opening line of the scene, by McConaughey: "What do you think is the average IQ of these people here?"
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  Call For Children To Get Baptised From CO

  by freemindfade in

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  so i've been pretty good at not going to meetings lately.

  yesterday i went for the co's last talks.

  older co. his last talk was absolutely shocking.

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  Syme

  Absolutely shocking.

  I guess that the fact that I'm 8 months clean of hearing such BS, made me to be easily shocked on hearing this cultish stuff again, like I wasn't hearing it for 30 years.
  
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  "Imitate Jehovah" CA Actually Didn't Have That Theme At All

  by JW_Rogue in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  just got back from "imitate jehovah" ca and noticed that the theme was never really used at all.

  all the talks were about family, preaching and getting along with others in the hall.

  they didn't once go over an account of how jehovah acted in the past and how we should imitate that action.

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  What the assembly program should be like, if jw's were serious about about doing what the theme says.
  

  "Imitate Jehovah" - How? (literally)

  -Kill 70,000 people in random because a friend of yours ordered a wrong census

  -Kill all the innocent firstborns of a whole nation, because their leader messed with you

  -Stone (or burn) anyone who breaks a little bit of your Law.

  -Kill all homosexuals.
  

  -Wipe off the face of the earth seven (7) nations, including women, children and poor cattle, because they dare to live for centuries in the land you want to conquer

  -Slaughter some dozens of children using wild BEARS, because they said "go on, bald" to a *bald* friend of yours

  -Demand the ritual slaughter of countless animals as a sacrifice, from every family in a whole nation, every day, for a period of a thousand years (imagine the number).

  The list could go on, but then it would have to be a 30-day assembly.
  
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  How to survive an assembly

  by BlackWolf in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hey i was just wondering if you guys had any ideas on how to keep my brain occupied while i'm at an assembly tommorow.

  maybe besides tallying the number of times they say jehovah and jesus or counting how many people are wearing red.

  i want to keep myself from going insane or having some kind of panic attack lol.

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  Syme

  1) Don't go at all.

  2) If you do go, stay outside the main hall, at least half of the time. Many do it. Some are tired, sleepy, others have a headache, small children, some clean the toilets or the outside area. If you can do (or pretend) any of these, you can stay out as long as you like.
  

  P.S. The first assembly I missed, I had an awful (and long) pain in the stomach, and so I couldn't go. It was not a pretense, it was actually because of the assembly (having "woken up"). The problem was so severe (and continuing), that I had to take strong antibiotics. The thing is, we should watch over our health foremost, instead of pleasing others.
  
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  Introducing...ME

  by Heartsafire in

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  long time lurker here.

  i'm a fifth gen born-in baptized jw.

  to say i've been struggling with doubts is an understatement.

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  Syme

  Welcome Heartsafire, and good luck with your struggle. One thing for sure is that you won't "suffocate" in here ;)
  
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  You have to admit, the carrot is pretty alluring.

  by John Aquila in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  there were several families that were visiting my mom today and i was sitting in and just listening to all of them talk..

  they started talking about the recent shooting at the university.

  and its so easy for them because all they have to say is;.

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  Syme

  How ironical that the Creator promises to cure things that He (in His wisdom) created, like paraplegia or Down syndrome.

  How ironical that the solution for starving children in Africa and elsewhere, is to wipe them out altogether in Armageddon.
  

  Just these 2 above thoughts should have been enough to make someone wake up, but, alas, they're rarely enough.