Topics Started by gsark
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You same people are always here?
by breeze inwhat do all you people do?
i come to this site and you guys are always here..reassuring i suppose, but still .
are you doing this at work??
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A Question. Your Help Requested!
by Englishman inthere is something that i am not clear about in my mind, so i would much appreciate some input on this 2 part question.. i keep reading posts from persons who are desperate to leave the jw's.
however, almost without exception, these persons state that they will be shunned by their families and friends.
so, my first quesion is: do you mean that you will be officially disfellowshipped by the elders of your congregation if you simply opt to leave?.
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I think I did it!
by freeman ini believe i have set the wheels in motion for what i believe will lead to my disfellowshiping.
i have been inactive since 1987 and still getting along with the witnesses (invited to gatherings etc.
) but something came up that finally push my buttons just enough to make me explode.
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Leaving or not
by Norm inthe thread about people leaving has made me think of the 7 years i have been on the net and participated in various witness and ex-witness e-mail groups or discussion boards.. in these years i have seen many a person, which for various reasons come and go from such forums.
there are of course as many opinions as there are people and in such diverse groups there will always be debates about every conceivable subject there is.
people who come out of the watchtower society seems as a group particularly ill equipped to deal with disagreements and strong debates but of course some more than others.
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The 'Line' and your Freedom of Expression
by lisaBObeesa infreedom of speech is a good thing.
but any good thing can turn into a bad thing when it is taken to extremes.
personal attacks do not need to be protected.
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Double Standards - Where is the line drawn?
by msil ini was happy when the yadrif was given the boot - we never needed the spread of hatred and name calling.
it seemed as though everyone felt the same way.. i find it hypocritical that as long as you are "influential in the xjw community" or if you run a big anti-jw website you can call anyone names and you can post any obscene drivel as long as it is a song which you dedicate other posters.. i find it ironic that a "well-respected" poster (and i could give a damn what his past actions or brave deeds are, or what fancy essays he wrote) would call me a biggot in chat for asking simple questions but then he would defend the stuff kent wrote in reference to aguest.
i don't give a damn if it was written by frank zappa or some other crack-smokin' loser - the fact that they are song lyrics is irrelevant.
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The Only One
by silentlambs indedicated to those who thought they were the only ones.... the only one.
a troubled child with vacant eyes sits quietly alone with not much to say,.
he killed her puppy and said she would be next if she told her friends at play.. a father who betrayed her trust, violated her innocence and left her emotionally numb,.
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Missed you guys, had "The Talk" with ...
by reagan_oconnor init's been about a month since i posted... sorry to stay away so long.. many of you are aware that my parents stopped speaking to me last year, and the only time i've seen them in a year is when my dad had a heart attack.
i got an e-mail from my mom that asked how i "felt about their religion" since i'm celebrating holidays.. i sat down with mom on saturday and told her that regardless of our differences in beliefs, that we're still family, and that will never change.
i told her that i understand that she's conflicted because of her beliefs, and that it's been difficult for her.
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How Would You Respond?
by silentlambs ini know this is kind of like shooting fish in a barrel, but i just have to share this email i got a few minutes ago.
i think it encapsulates the response many will have, no matter what is said about the molestation issue.
i invite you read it, put yourself in my shoes, and see how you might offer a response.
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"Last Days" Special Pioneer conv....
by sf ini just received news via yahoovoice chat re: a special pioneer "meeting" that is supposedly secret in nature and restricted to only certain congregations who received a letter with "christian cong" as letterhead.
i'm not clear on if some letters have that as their head and other letters had "wtbts" on them.
it is said to be held oct. 7, 2001 at jackmurphy stadium/ qualcomm stadium, san diego, ca.