Oh yes, they are harmless, as long as you don't mind being lied to, lied about, brainwashed, browbeaten every time you question anything, told what to read and what not to read, what music to listen to and what to avoid, what tv to watch etc, then being a jw will do you no harm at all
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On a macro level, the Witnesses are pretty harmless
by logansrun inwarning: this post may be damaging to your biases.. it seems to me that the "danger" the witnesses pose to larger society is, well, pretty damn small.
just think about it: the witnesses are almost not involved in politics at all, except the occassional "freedom of religion and speech" issues they take to various courts, issues i am happy to support the witnesses in, even if i strongly disagree with their beliefs.
you will not see jws supporting banning abortions or gay marriages or a whole host of other civil liberties and freedoms that evangelicals rally around like the village people searching for frankenstein's monster.
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Today on my birthday.
by ColdRedRain ini karate kicked a friend's car window, then i met up with the guy that introduced me to independent thought and out of the org at a rock concert.
anyways, i'm drunk.
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dedpoet
Happy birthday have a good one
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Who Do You Miss in The Troof?
by anewme ini am out now four years.
i have not had contact with anybody in the troof except my ex in that time.
he kindly was emailing me and even had me over to collect my personal baby pictures and those of my parents who are both dead.
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nobody now, i missed a few when i first left, but most of them have left as well, so i am still in contact with them
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dedpoet
regular pioneer, ministerial servant, being considered to be an elder, then i came to my senses
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dedpoet
dunked on 25/07/92 da on 25/07/2005 sort of rounded things off nicely after 13 mostly unpleasant years
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CRUMPET BROKE HER LEG
by tijkmo injust found out...details sketchy...happened last night..will tell you more as i find out...shes home alone
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So sorry to hear about your accident Crumpet, get well soon
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DO YOU FIND THE EXJW'S ARE MORE CARING AND UNDERSTANDING
by orangefatcat ini have thought alot about this, and it seems to me that by the words and actions of the friends here in jwd there are many who are caring and understanding.
i seems when someone is ill everyone starts sending good wishes for a quick recovery for that friends here.
some even send each other cards and little gifts.
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dedpoet
I haven't been in this Forum long, but I know that the people in here are more genuine than most if not all jws - and we wish each other happy birthday as well!
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My niece was DF'd -
by AK - Jeff indidn't want to hijack orangefatcat's thread - but it reminded me so much of the joy i felt just a few months back when my niece was df'd.. my only brother, a die-hard witness [ i confess, i was the one who brought him into the 'truth' ] died at age 46 just a little over two years back now.
two of his kids were still in the borg, and i was just fading at the time.
i never thought there was a chance that i would see them come out, as the good witch glenda [step-mom] seemed to have them in her grips and she was busy slandering us as 'apostate' to the kids.
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dedpoet
That's great news, you must be so happy
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Which meetings did you hate the most?
by JH inout of the 5 weekly meetings, here are the ones i hated the most.. in order.
1. theocratic ministry school ( i hated speaking in public) got me so nervous.. 2. service meeting ( too much crap and statistics and presentations).
3. the book study ( just a waist of time ).
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All the lot of them, no preference, but I hated the assemblies and dcs more
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what songs do you want played at your funeral?
by candidlynuts inyeah its morbid... but since we're not gonna live forever like we thought we might the first half or so of our lives, we're obviously gonna die someday.. and i dont want " keep your eyes on the prize " played at my funeral.. (keeping in mind that theres no one thats gonna claim my body to bury it anyway when the time comes).
i want " if you could read my mind" by gordon lightfoot.
" carry on my wayward son" by (kansas?
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dedpoet
Ashes To Ashes by David Bowie would be my choice, plus Thanyou by Led Zeppelin