Fascinating! (Spock voice). I'm always so enthralled with how the universe works. I feel like it's become my new religion. I'm sure it will definitely answer more questions about how the universe was born. Can't wait!
Stumbeline
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Replacement For Hubble Telescope
by cofty inhubble has been awesome especially considering it started with a manufacturing error and had to be repaired in space.
it has brought pictures of deep space that we could not have dreamed possible a few decades ago.. plans for its replacement are in progress.
the james webb space telescope will launch in 2018 and will be put in an orbit 1 million miles above earth.
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Books that changed your life-
by new hope and happiness ini am not much of a reader as i have two many distractions, but i fancy a challenging read, so please list any book that has changed your entire world view on everything.
i remember as a teenager buying at a yard sale, norman vincent peales " the power of positive thinking" and at the time that had a big impact on me.
but i am a little bit more in to " realistic positive thinking" now..
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1Q84- Haruki Murakami. It planted the seed of my questioning JW practices. And I just love the author.
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Your final WTF? Moment!
by restrangled init was a long time coming for me.....when i read about the extened generations, after being raised on1914 being the be all end all, and millions would never die....that was the end.
i was part of the 1975 fiasco, the 6 month only truth book studies, suffered through a disifellowshipping and their version of a rewind.
i finally am free and hope others can eventually look in instead of inside looking out!
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For me, it was all in how I was treated at my JC meeting. I was sorry about what I had done, and yet one of the elders rubbed it in my face telling me "you trampled all over Gods feelings" and "You say you're not going to do it again? I don't know...all we have is your word". There were also a lot of unnecissary details that were asked of me. I was asked if I was topless while I committed "Pornea" with my then boyfriend. Being thrown into a room of 3 grown men and being forced to give them the details my personal life was one of the most traumatizing experiences I've ever had. I collapsed sobbing on the table when they told me I was going to be DF'ed, and all they did was sit there and stare.
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Scared I'll Never be Happy Again
by Stumbeline inso it's' been 8 months since i was disfellowshiped.
i moved out of my mothers house accross the country to room with a friend.
things have been going ok, it's just strange to be so far away from everything that felt familiar, even the meetings.
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Thanks for the advice everyone. I really do appreciate it. @NAVYTOWN, I was actually looking into going to a Unitarian Church. Like I said, I don't know if God exists, but I don't like the idea of completely discrediting the idea so I thought that might be a good fit for now. What I would really like to do is meet other ex-JW's in person.
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Scared I'll Never be Happy Again
by Stumbeline inso it's' been 8 months since i was disfellowshiped.
i moved out of my mothers house accross the country to room with a friend.
things have been going ok, it's just strange to be so far away from everything that felt familiar, even the meetings.
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So it's' been 8 months since I was disfellowshiped. I moved out of my mothers house accross the country to room with a friend. Things have been going ok, it's just strange to be so far away from everything that felt familiar, even the meetings. I would go when I was living with my mom, but since I've been out, I haven't been to any of them and it feels strange.
I've been doing things I never was able to before. Smoked a cigarette, went out dancing, went out drinking, watched a few horror movies, cursed, hooked up with someone I hardly knew... My next step is dyeing my hair purple. It's like my lifestyle has changed so drastically within the past couple weeks, and I'm not sure if it's just that I'm still adjusting, or if I'm just still attached to my old life, but sometimes (especially at night) I just feel sad. I think about my family, and what they're doing, my old friends, and even the idea of a God that I thought was a friend to me and who I'm not sure even exists anymore. For Christs sake, my mother who I've talked to everyday for the past 25 years of my life is now gone...the only way I know she still exists is her chat icon that shows up every once in a while on Facebook. And I know the only reason that she's still friends with me on FB, is to watch every single little thing that I do. I lack such a feeling of home and belonging. I have a few friends I can talk to now, but no one I can really pour my heart out to or who would even understand the situation on the level that I'm feeling it. So I guess thats why Im here tonight...
I don't know where to go or what to do. Either I cut myself completely from the life I built up...including the close bond with my family members, or I go back and pretend that I accept everything and believe it's the truth when i don't. I just feel like either choice is going to leave a giant void. It's like I finally realized that my life can never be the same again and it scares me to death.
Sorry to be such a downer.
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Looking Back, Are You Embarrassed By Your Attitudes, Speech, Actions as a JW?
by minimus ini think of how judgmental we were as witnesses.
"worldly ones" were almost as bad as disfellowshipped ones but not as bad as "apostates"..
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I've been DF'ed for 6 months and feel so dumb for how I used to think about people who got DF'ed when I was in good standing.
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Raising kids - JW mother, agnostic father
by Zana inmy wife and i have two wonderful children aged 1 and 3. i was raised as a lutheran but stopped believing in my late teen years.
my wife is what i would call a liberal jw (yes, i believe such people exist .
sooner or later our children will have questions about religion and the differences mom and dad show towards it.
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Hi zana- I was actually raised in a similar situation. As a disclaimer, I can't give advice because I have no children and have yet to see where I end up, but this is how my family turned out as an example I guess.
My mom is a divout JW and my dad was an atheist. I have a brother and a sister. My sister and I were baptized, and my brother never was. My mom was pretty insistant about our meeting attendence which my dad wasn't a big fan of on school nights, so there was a bit of tension there. I talked a lot with my dad about how God made the universe, and he would talk to me about the Big Bang (he was also an earth science teacher so I totally got lectured). But I think this is a unique opportunity that can work in your favor...I think that when children are striclty raised as witnesses, they are very sheltered and shut out from other possibilities of how the world works. Not what you would call a "well rounded" individual. I was recently DF'ed and though my mom made sure I was predominantly raised a witness, I'm kind of glad that my fathers influence was there or I would be even more of a mess than I am now. For instance, he let me have "worldly" friends, friends that I talk to even now when I can't talk to my witness ones. I'm also very passionate about science and research-beyond the publications of the WTS. I have the ability to think!
In the end it is their choice. The nice thing is that your wife is "liberal" so although she might want your children to be witnesses one day, she doesn't seem like she would pressure them which is how it should be. Of course, the cong will likely be all over them, but if they know their options, they will be able to think critically and decide what is right outside of te pressure.
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What are your turn offs in a guy or girl?
by Iamallcool inone of them is nose rings/piercings.
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And I can't stand a guy who can't keep his mouth shut while eating. Or any person for that matter
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What are your turn offs in a guy or girl?
by Iamallcool inone of them is nose rings/piercings.
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Ignorance, no desire to learn, complaining, laziness
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DF'ed and Confused...
by Stumbeline inso i think the title pretty much says it all.
i have a tendancy to be long winded about things, so i'll just give a general introduction and maybe tell things as i go along.
i don't even really know what i want from this site (ironically i remember jehovahs-witness.net mentioned from the platform as a site not to go to).
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Phae, I have been coming back and actually re-reading these posts...I also plan on utilizing the resources that many have pointed out too (currently checking out jwfacts). I had been nervous to post, but now I see that was quite silly as you are all amazing people eager to help.