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From where? Morals.
by AK - Jeff inthere is great debate regarding the matter of morals/ethics, and this particularly true whenever there is interaction between religiously driven portions of a culture, and those who maintain no religious opinion or even subscribe to atheism.
that cultural clash occurs often on this forum and others like it.. believers in god often attribute moral choices with godliness.
yet, among billions who have lived without any attachment to god in the particular sense that is often considered the driving influence [christianity, islam, judaism, or other organized religion] there have always been men and women whose 'moral character' is above reproach, even when measured with a black/white index of religious thought.. morality holds an arbitrary position among mankind.
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From Jon, My Brother
by AllTimeJeff ini had a brother.
his name was jon.. jon was a sweet, super sensitive guy.
also, a very tortured soul.
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Blog in Essence mag on JWs door to door
by isaacaustin inobviously they need to know the org for what it is!
here is the link...come on people let's educate!
some jws have commented on it.. http://blogs.essence.com/bohemianrhapsody/2009/11/knock-knock-whos-there.html.
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Alone
by changeling inno one watches my every move.. no one reads my thoughts.. no one monitors my dreams.. no one passes judgment, or keeps tabs.
my actions dont get recorded; to be used against me or in my favor.. .
i think, and i breathe and i act: alone.
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Just stopping in to say Hi....guess what I have.....
by whyamihere inyes, it's been awhile, as you can see, i've been a little busy....lol.
anyway, i named him cash (i love his name), he will be 3 weeks old tomorrow.
i forgot how much work it is to take care of a newborn, but it's all worth it.
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As a JW Did you Feel " Guilted " to go to Meetings /Service if Injured /Sick ?
by flipper inmany people in the jehovah's witnesses , older ones, younger ones have been expected to pioneer, go in field service with physical disabilities and are even considered "martyrs" if they push themselves to their physical capacities beyond reasonableness .
thus many witnesses feel sick, exhausted, tired, and essentially fight depression due to high expectations to " burn out " for the wt society.
have any of you experienced this while in the witnesses ?.
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What a scary nerve wrecking Day
by troubled mind inmy son's girlfriends mom has an abusive boyfriend .
today he has had her hostage by gun point all morning .. just now the police got her out to safety .. during the ordeal he called my son and made drunken threats to him too .. i am a nervous wreck .
the police has the whole downtown evacuated and on close down until the issue is resolved .
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Podcast Interview about the JW's
by tall penguin ini recently did an interview about the jw's, their history and my experience as a jw on a podcast hosted by two ex-mormons, called irreligiosophy.
it is now up online.
have a listen and let me know what you think.. they also did a prelim podcast on jw history last month which is also worth listening to.. tall penguin.
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JW Friend Contacted Me...
by tall penguin inthis seems to be a big week for me with all things jw-related.
i made my reappearance here a few days back after a two year absence.
i recently did a podcast interview on my experiences as a jw (i'll post the link on friday when it is up online) and now i've been contacted out of the blue on facebook by a gal who was a close friend of mine back in my jw days.
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Greetings
by AggieNostic infirst new topic for me.. i have observed this site for about 4 years.
haven't been to a meeting since oct 2005. definitely feel jws are a high control group that mirrors many of the definitions of a cult.. i was raised as a witness since age 5, left at age 38, now 43. happily married to a wonderful woman for 24 years, except for 1 year of separation when i was failing miserable in a search for my true self - hard to do when you were completely sucked into this religion.
yes, i was a true believer pretty much up into my late 30s.