Welcome and get ready to learn the truth about the truth.
I'm 65 years old and spent over 30 years knocking on doors and trying to convince myself that this was God's organization. Wrong!
I wish you the best.
HappyDad (from near Pittsburgh, PA)
HappyDad
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I've been enlightened.
by Emery inive been lurking for quite sometime and now feel the need to come and noob it up.
it's taken a lot to bring me to read anything critical of the wts.
i used to glance at these apostate sites and shutter in fear because of the obvious demonic venom that can be found :) i am still an active witness and have been in this struggle to stay both in and be removed mentally from this organization.
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Flipper Jr. & Flipper Sr. Leave Child Abuse News Releases at Kingdom Halls
by flipper inof course everyone knows about the news of the candace conti child abuse case which has gone viral , ( one would have to live in a cave, under a rock, or another planet not to know about it ).
that being said - it may very well be that those jehovah's witnesses who do not use the internet, or read newspapers, or in simple english are neanderthal's, still living in the 19th century or before , out of fear of negative reprisal from wt authorities may have not even heard about this case because they are in the habit of not watching the news or using the internet.. so- with those particular type of people in mind my son flipper jr. & myself decided to print up about 20 copies of the candace conti child abuse lawsuit from the england daily mail issue , here's the link : http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2160605/candance-conti-molested-jehovahs-witnesses-member-age-nine-wins-28milion.html?ito=feeds-newsxml .. so what we did is since we are doing some out of town jobs in several counties we figured we'd leave these child abuse news releases under jw car windshields at kingdom halls while they are out in field service.
we left about 15 so far at 3 different kingdom halls under car windshields .
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HappyDad
Good job Mr. Flipper!
HappyDad
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So I shaved off all my hair
by Qcmbr in..on my head.
in some small way i think i understand one reason for shaving new recruits or prisoners.
as i did it i felt sick in my stomach and it felt like i was losing some of my personality.
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HappyDad
When I was young, my hair was so thick that the barber had to use thinning shears when I got a haircut. My biggest fear about 10-12 years ago was going bald when I started to thin dramatically. Today I love the bald look. There are too many bumps and scars to actually use a razor but I use a #1 on my clippers and like the look. (even though my head is odd shaped)
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How many here smoke?
by cantleave ini don't and am very unlikely to after seeing my father dying of a smoking related lung disease (even though i would like to try a high quality cigar).. but i am curious to see how many people take up smoking after leaving the org.. .
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HappyDad
I'm sorry to say that being a non smoker for 35+ years......I started again about 5-6 years ago. Damn hard to quit I must say.
HappyDad
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Watchtower Cult Given $81,000 by City of Salem
by rrb2016 incan you imagine how much money they must make off of all the assemblies?
i counted at least 211 between this week and end of the year.
if they get paid by each city.... .
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HappyDad
Your term "Watchtower Cult" only degrades and sensationalizes. There is no way any publication put it that way. A newcomer looking at this board will be turned off by your choice of words.
If you can't post facts as they really are.....then don't post at all.
HappyDad
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I'm Happy to be Back
by snowbird ini've been in the vale of deep shadows, but am feeling more and more like myself.. i'm grateful to my doctors and modern medicine.. sylvia.
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HappyDad
Welcome back. We love you!
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The Disco Queen is deed!
by mrsjones5 ini just heard that donna summer passed away today, losing her battle with cancer.
she was 63. .
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HappyDad
Getting old really stinks. When we hear about those who entertained us in the past.......passing away......it kind of hurts. It can happen to any of us any day.
Ohhhhhhh geeeesh!
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Would you support "Open Carry" legislation in your state?
by Glander inmany states have such laws.
it is being considered in many others.
if legal, would you openly carry a firearm?.
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HappyDad
Open carry....NO! Concealed carry.....YES! All open carry will do is scare people. Concealed carry is for your own protection and that of others.
HappyDad (who carries a concealed .380 S & W semi or my .38 special +P snub nose).
P.S. Everyone who gets the carry permit should have to go through some type of training though!
If you are going to take the responsibility of maybe having to lethaly defend yourself or others, then you need to know how to do it properly. Not just fire at random!
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We're proud to share her story & a section from "Work With Passion in Midlife and Beyond," written by my sister-in-law for Baby Boomers. (She left the JWs at 16 and is a successful author and counselor.)
by AndersonsInfo inthis post is not an advertisement to sell a book.
please read on and you'll see why i thought you might like to meet my husband, joe's sister, nancy.
back in the 1950s, much to her family's dismay, nancy was not interested in spending her life as a jw and left the group when she was 16. she married a fledgling banker at an early age (probably to escape the jws and her family), moved from dallas, texas, to apple valley, calif., and had three children.
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HappyDad
Wonderful! Thank you Barbara and Nancy. I need to get a copy of this book.....read it and send it to my daughter who left one year before I did and now is very successful in her career. What a wonderful life all can live once the shackles of repression are gone.
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August 7th going Skydiving - Want to come?
by Found Sheep insorry i'm talkative today.
only day off this week.
so some work friends from va and wv and some local wv's are going.
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HappyDad
Enjoy your sky dive. My daughter did her first one (tandem) in March 2011 in Florida where she lives. I made sure I was there to see her do it. It was a free fall from 14,000 feet and the chute was opened at 2000 feet. She paid extra to have a video made and it was fantastic. I was on the ground about 100 feet from where she landed. She did her second one two months later and also had a video made of it. After that she said she could spend the money on better things. At least she did it!
If I remember right, you could be called into the back room if the elders heard you did something like that.
HappyDad