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"Brother"? Larry Graham of Sly And The Family Stone and Graham Central Station
by HappyDad in
1. social
2. entertainment
i heard a sly and the family stone song a little while ago and out of curiosity, looked up larry graham....the innovator of the slappin and plunkin bass.

he became a jw about 1975 and was the influence for prince becoming a jw.

on his official web page is the list of his tour dates this year.
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Another School Shooting: The Gun Violence/Mental Illness Debate Continues
by jp1692 in
1. jw
2. experiences
in the aftermath of the valentine's day school shooting in florida, i have read quite a number of articles, blogs and posts about the event.

it is disturbing--and i think inexcusable--that many people take the opportunity to use horrible tragedies such as this to push their own particular agenda.. in particularly insensitive and tone-deaf tweet, conservative political commentator tomi lahren wrote: "can the left let the families grieve for even 24 hours before they push their anti-gun and anti-gunowner agenda?

my goodness.
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Other Religious Denominations
by Plato in
1. jw
2. friends
it’s me again, your favorite greek philosopher xdd.. i was wondering if any ex-jws around here have since indetified with other christian denominations.

if that is the case for you, how has it been?

do you feel more welcome?
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Is Satan Real ?
by jdash in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i've been pondering on this question for awhile now, and i'm starting to think this malevolent spirit creature isn't real.

.

do you guys believe satan is real?
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Find Family Happiness ... NOT!
by jp1692 in
1. jw
2. experiences
the other day my wife and i were in sonoma.

we were just walking around enjoying the pleasant afternoon in the quaint, old downtown area when i saw two jw women standing by their “witnessing cart.” .

normally, i just ignore them whenever i see jws standing by a cart, but i gotta admit it: this time it really bugged me because of the title on the cart: find family happiness.
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They still manage to find me.
by blisterfeet in
1. jw
2. experiences
i grew up a jw, left at about 17 years old..(i'm 33 now) a little over a year ago i moved 1000 miles away from where i grew up.

today i "ran" into someone in the same congregation as my dad... like how is that even possible?!?!?

he was very kind, mentioned the borg but only in ways that related to his life.. his daughter is a pioneer, my dad gives "the best" comments at the meetings, my sister is awesome.. blah blah blah... .
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Fear of Dying
by SplaneThisToMe in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
did anyone else develop a weird fear of dying and death after leaving jw?

i recently left and have realized for the first time in my life that i’m not going to live forever.

anyone else have these same feelings toward discovering your own mortality?
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My 13 YO opened up to me about her memories of attending a memorial service
by nonjwspouse in
1. jw
2. experiences
she was only around five when she last attended.

it was just when i began the "for real" investigation about the jw and watchtower, previously believing the public face.

i would agree to go with my husband so his mother could show off her grandchild.
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Anyone watching Star Trek Discovery?
by Coded Logic in
1. social
2. entertainment
so i've been watching the show and really enjoying it.

great to see a trek tv series finally get a reasonable budget.

beautiful costumes, sets, cinematography, action pieces, etc.. really my only complaints are how cg all the ships look and there's a fair bit of stiff dialog from time to time.. what do you guys think of the show?.
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What would you say?
by Freedom rocks in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
if you had 2 minutes with an old witness friend or with a family member to convince them the 'truth' is a lie and the gb isnt being directed by god what would you say to get their attention that might make them question their beliefs?.