Posts by dh

i was just laying here plonking away at my computer dialed in at the high speed of, yes you guessed it 26.4k... that's 26.4 whole kilobytes per second.. at one time this was state of the art .. i shouldn't complain because it's a free service, but come on, 26.4k?.

anyone else going this slow or is it just me?.

dh

i was just laying here plonking away at my computer dialed in at the high speed of, yes you guessed it 26.4k... that's 26.4 whole kilobytes per second.

at one time this was state of the art .

i shouldn't complain because it's a free service, but come on, 26.4k?

anyone else going this slow or is it just me?

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beauty, brains, money....no luck!

by AuSet in

my sister, who is still in, has just recently graduated from college (four year university) with a good degree and has landed a great job.

its likely that she will never meet a jw man who is completely compatible with her, as she is educated, smart, and makes more money than about half her cong.

combined.

dh

Have her E-mail me. I'll help her get over the J-dud duds! Maverick

yah, me too

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Gave up studying with them!!

by natalienu in

i recently gave up studying with the witnesses after they told me off for going sailing with my family!

what a crock!

i said it was the easter long weekend and i needed to get away for a few days on the boat.

dh

it made me happy to read your post natalienu

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Is the Bible Just B.S.?

by shamus in

do you think that god enjoys killing people?

it sure sounds like it to me; jw doctrine more or less scared me into thinking that god is going to kill all persons whom he/she thinks is not doing his will.

my question is, how can god kill someone for not being "christian", or following the bible out of sheer ignorance?

dh

Do you think that god enjoys killing people?

god... i personally think he's whimsical about it and will do either for no other reason than that he feels like it.

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May I ask ........

by cameo in

jw
friends

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how many of you ex-witnesses finally made the decision to leave the org because of this discussion board??

just curious how effective it has been in that regard.. thanks!

dh

i found the board 8 years later.

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Why Did You Leave "The Truth"?

by Corvin in

lurkers come in and out of this forum.

some lurkers suddenly have bouts of righteous indignation and become trolls that lash out at some of the subject matter posted here by x-jw's.

they accuse many of "leaving jehovah" for fleshly desires.

dh

i left for a number of reasons... i had my own views on scriptures, which being a witness would mean i had to bury them inside myself in the hope that one day, many years from then my questions would be answered, my reasoning then was that if i am to be judged because of my actions, let them be MY actions, if god gives me a mind and it leads me to ask questions, and i ignore those questions, then shame on me and a slap in the face for god. i don't know if i believe in any god now, but i do know that if there is one, before he sends me to hell i can at least say in my defence that i used my mind and followed what i thought was the best path with open eyes, albeit now i know i have not taken the best path, i have taken my own path, and if i go to hell for that, i'm cool with it.

not to mention the MANY issues i had with psychotic homocidal hov.

...other things which helped tip the scale... i noticed from being very young the way jw's taught not to gossip or bad mouth or get drunk or do all this other bad shit, when by routine my whole life i saw these same jw's doing this.

hospitality... jw's are only hospitable to their own, or to people they think they can convert, this is so fake.

there are lots of other reasons, but never was it the things the world offered that made me want to leave, i left a lie to try to find some truth.

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Just for fun, let?s speculate

by Jahna in

jw
friends

my husband saw a trailer for the shroud of turin a few days back and came up with this one.

if we could test the dna of jesus, what would we find?

remember, we are a product of both our mother and father?s dna.

dh

it's alright, it's alright, it's allllright, he moves in mysterious ways.

okay enough of the u2 lyrics, good question, but i have no idea what the answer is.

one could speculate... mary had a little lamb.

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New To The Board

by exjdub in

i just wanted to introduce myself and tell everyone that i have enjoyed many of the posts.

i wish that this resource was available 7 years ago when i walked away from the organization, it would have helped my transition a great deal.

i also wanted to say that it is enjoyable to come to a forum that is not on an angry rant about the organization on a constant basis.

dh

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