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Now That I've Joined, I wish That I Hadn't
by TR inany one here get that sinking feeling when you were an active jw?
i'm not talking about the point where we developed doubts about the borg, but just the shear weight of responsibility on your shoulders to uphold "god's kingdom" ala wts.. the topic of doing all you can was brought up frequently.
some would try to sooth by saying "as long as you're doing your best, jehovah will accept you.
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Why DO they stay?
by BugEye inthere is much discussion of the "dumbness" of those still in and the reason that they stay.. some of the reasons that i have seen are:.
they want everything in black and white.. they prefer to leave thinking to others.. they are scared to be shunned.. they are just ignorant souls who are on the "opium of the people".
they dont want others to think bad of them.. while i agree that there is no one single reason and that everyone is different, i feel that the real reason is a much deeper one.
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who would you trust
by joelbear intaking the watchtower society out of the equation.. who would you trust more based on your history with them, the witnesses you have known throughout your life or the people you have interacted with here on this board?.
i wish people nothing but peace, but i certainly hope people have another source of peace and support in their life than this group of people offers.
joel
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My first time "storming" out!!
by lookingnow22 ini "stormed" out of a meeting for the first time in my life tonight.
well, i really just walked really fast, but inside myself i was storming.
anybody catch some of the insolent comments made in the 6/01km?
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Totally off topic.....but funny as hell!!!
by closer2fine inlondon (reuters) - a british woman has published photographs of her boyfriend wearing skimpy panties and a bra on the internet to avenge his cheating ways.. the 22-year-old, who identified herself only as "the pimptress," said boyfriend "tom" had asked her never to show the snaps of him in various poses wearing her shiny red underwear.. "guess he shouldn't have cheated with my best m8," she wrote, using for the word "mate" the abbreviated text message language popular for communicating by mobile phone.. the picture gallery of 20 snaps includes shots of "tom" trying to squeeze on a pair of girl's cowboy boots and putting on makeup.. http://www.uboot.com/u/pimptress
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Arguing with JW's
by closer2fine incan anyone recommend a book that point by point shuts down all of jw's beliefs?
my dad has all of the org's lessons memorized and i need something to help me stand up for myself.
i'm hoping the book will be recent & encompass the changes made (1914, voting, etc.).
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Newbie here
by godlike into this forum at least.
i noticed a couple others posting newbie threads so i thought i'd jump on the band wagon.. i don't have a great story or tale for you all, i just walked away.
don't know what the elders told the rest of the herd.
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Internet Security Update
by Amazing ina while back i noted that i was having many hacking attemts along with back door trojans being submitted to my pc.
this number has continued to be about 15 to 20 per day.
i mentioned it again today in another post.
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WT & Awake Subscription Procedure
by Gopher ini moved into a new area several months ago, and my subscriptions to the watchtower and awake magazines expired.
(note: i'm baaad, not attending meetings in my new area.).
so it'd be easy to renew my subscription, right?