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  Good Day L.A.'s weather girl and JWS thread@

  by sf in

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  jillian is the weather girl on good day la every morning.

  she finally has a messageboard.

  jws are in here as a topic that she gave advise on:.

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  detective

  Bringing this back up in case anyone else would like to comment on Jillian's board.
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  When they talk about leaving...

  by detective in

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  i was thinking back to my conversation with my friend and he said several times that he was torn and thought about leaving the organization.

  he didn't address anything specifically and does not seem at all able to criticize the group in any fashion whatsoever so i'm thinking that it's an emotional response and not an intellectual one.. .

  i think it's pretty telling that he can't bear to speak critically about the group.

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  The "he" is me? Ummmmm, no.
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  When they talk about leaving...

  by detective in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was thinking back to my conversation with my friend and he said several times that he was torn and thought about leaving the organization.

  he didn't address anything specifically and does not seem at all able to criticize the group in any fashion whatsoever so i'm thinking that it's an emotional response and not an intellectual one.. .

  i think it's pretty telling that he can't bear to speak critically about the group.

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  I was thinking back to my conversation with my friend and he said several times that he was torn and thought about leaving the organization. He didn't address anything specifically and does not seem at all able to criticize the group in any fashion whatsoever so I'm thinking that it's an emotional response and not an intellectual one.
  
  I think it's pretty telling that he can't bear to speak critically about the group. He's obviously not ready to take another look at the group itself and believes the blame for these feelings lays squarely on his own shoulders. If he has any specific reasoning behind his statements, he isn't sharing them at this point.

  I was wondering if any of you heard friends or family members saying these sorts of things and if they acted on them? Obviously everyone is different but I was wondering if just verbalizing it is something considerable in your estimation or do witnesses say these sorts of things often?
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  Think about G-D tommorrow.

  by Xenu in

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  meditate..

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  why do today what you can put off 'til tomorrow?

  Call me Ishmael.
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  Do they intentionally love-bomb?

  by Xander in

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  i've seen this term used a lot (love-bombing) re: new jw studies.

  the implication is that this is some kind of nefarious wt strategy, but, the more i think about, the less i agree.

  at least, it's not an intentional strategy, i think, just something that happens that works to their advantage (getting new recruits in).. i grew up as a jw.

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  Additionally, don't you get "perks" for showing luv (aka love)? Isn't there added incentive for love-bombing in that you get to count your time with unbaptised ones?
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  Colorgenics

  by peaceloveharmony in

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  click the link :).

  http://colorgenics.com/.

  a good friend is someone who will come and bail you out of jail, but a true friend will be sitting next to you saying "that was f**king awesome.

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  Colorblind people have no personalities, I guess. Or maybe they are just shade-y people? Haha.
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  JW internet warnings

  by larc in

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  folks,.

  don't they know how dumb their advice turns out to be?

  you tell a teenager not to go to the internet, and that is the first thing they will do.

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  During my recent conversation with my JW friend, he mentioned that they were warned to stay away from the internet. What's the reasoning behind it? Why, because you might stumble upon witnesses who write garbage like this that make them look bad:

  Poem "He Doesn't Serve God"
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  > > I met him at work one day
  > > On my lunch break, I was about to pray
  > > We talked on and on and oh, he's such a gentleman
  > > I wished that moment would never end
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  > > But then reality brought forth, the end of my lunch hour
  > > As he arose, he stood as strong and tall as a tower
  > > We met again and again; our souls began to cling
  > > I've pondered, "Could this be the real thing?" ...

  {additional stanzas bashing non witnesses...}

  ...Listen to me, let me tell you to your face
  > > To marry an unbeliever is a total disgrace
  > > Jehovah, a loving father, who cares for his sheep
  > > So he set guidelines for us to hold and to keep
  > > Let me say this, just to set things straight
  > > He'll give you a nice brother, a theocratic mate
  > > Cause there's nothing a worldly man has to offer at all
  > > But unhappiness, sorrow and a serious fall

  So, according to my friend, the internet ban is not really about saving JWs from Satan or from apostates, it's actually about saving witnesses from other witnesses. Hmmmmm.
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  Where can I find the rape comments?

  by detective in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  hi, i've seen the various stances on rape from the questions from readers but have lost track of where i saw them layed out.

  can anyone get me the dates of the magazines or copies of the quotes?

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  Loaned? Loaned???? Don't you have/want one of your own????

  Well, I'll come clean. Since I'm so worldly, I actually mugged a jw and after defeating her two accompanying angels in a raucous bout of fisticuffs, stole the WT CD so that I could sell on the black market for drug money. Unfortunately, it's not drawing much interest among my crack dealing friends, so I'll just review it and see what I find.
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  Where can I find the rape comments?

  by detective in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  hi, i've seen the various stances on rape from the questions from readers but have lost track of where i saw them layed out.

  can anyone get me the dates of the magazines or copies of the quotes?

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  By the way, thanks very much for your help, folks! I was recently loaned the WT Cd-rom and wanted to know where to start looking.

  This is appreciated.

  When I speak to my friend, I'll probably substitute the word "little boy" for "woman". I wonder if that's what it would take to show just how wrong that whole rape thing is. Disgusting.
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  This is my last post

  by rhett in

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  some people like having a large number of posts credited to them.

  myself, i think it just goes to show that various people have way too much free time on their hands.

  i thought that this is my 666th post i will now officially retire my username and start with a clean slate.

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  um, are you aware that as Rhett, you've got only 665 posts listed? Don't you owe us one more?