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  Would You Buy A Toyota?

  by minimus in

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  i wouldn't!

  they're killer cars!!

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  Divided household, spiritual widow, spiritual orphan. Propaganda expressions

  by Mattieu in

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  i grew up in what the society calls a divided household being a spiritual orphan the son of a spiritual widow.

  looking back now, these terms certainly isolated us, or marked us as being different from the ideal families in the congo.. there were quite a few of us divided households in our congo when we were growing up and as most of the spiritual united families wouldnt associate with us on a social scale, we mostly hung out with each other.

  a few of our dads became good friends as no doubt they had a few things in common, being the cause of divided households.. i remember one elders son saying they couldnt hang around us as his dad told him we were bad association, not that we were doing anything wrong, we pioneered on school holidays gave talks, answered up, did all the right things except we had a dad who wasnt in the truth.. these terms that the society use, also create an us versus them attitude within the family arrangement.

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  Were You Afraid To Talk Out Loud For Fear The Demons Might Hear You?

  by minimus in

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  i know of many witnesses that were petrified that if they spoke about something out loud, the demons.

  i swear jws think the demons.

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  Now Billy Mays has died, he was 50!

  by purplesofa in

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  wow, .

  i just heard he has died this morning.. .

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  I have the books....

  by Rethinking in

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  ...crisis of conscience and combatting cult mind control in my possession!!

  bought them today!!.

  i can't say enough how much this site has helped me thus far!

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  Any help will do

  by Rethinking in

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  i don't post often, but read posts very often on the board for encouragment.

  haven't been to a jw meeting in about six months.

  i started going again after not going for sometime.

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  Latest Witness comments about no more Bookstudy- Rejoicing and happy????

  by Witness 007 in

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  i've asked afew witnesses at work and around town about no more bookstudy.........they are all so relieved!

  one elder with four kids said..."it will make things alot easier, with rushing home from work, the society understands our needs.

  "......another brother said: "it's great, now we can go to the cinema on half price tuesday's!

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  Unexped concequences of no longer being a Dub

  by Amber Rose in

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  having quit the jw's, i have found my past as a jw inconveniencing me in seemingly random situations.

  finding a new hair stylist wasn't as hard as i thought it would be.

  i need to get my teeth cleaned, but which office should i go to.

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  Just sharing

  by Rethinking in

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  well, it's been some time since i've posted.

  a lot of you have encouraged me to live my life without the shackles of wt and i have begun to do so - doing what i want to do in my life.

  it is a lot of fun not looking at people and judging them because their "worldly" - they're human beings!!!

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  Just to let you know

  by Rethinking in

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  i've decided to cut my ties with jws.. i don't post here much as i've stated before, but you all don't realize how much i appreciate this forum and the support it gives..

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