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New DVD "Become Jehovah's Friend"
by treadnh2o in
1. watchtower
2. bible
hey peeps,.

it's been a long while since i've posted (i am completely out - wife and kids still in) but thought you might this interesting.. they came home from the district convention yesterday with the new dvd intended for kids.

they popped it in right away and this is what happens:.
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Vacation at the In-laws
by treadnh2o in
1. jw
2. experiences
haven't posted in a while but i guess it's time for me to vent and you guys to be entertained.. i am spending a week at my in-laws, this is the first time i have seen them since i quit being a jw and told my wife that she could accept being in a "divided household", quit being a jw herself or get divorced.

needless to say she stayed and they think i am jerk.. sohere is the highlight of the visit:.

i went to the grocery store with my 22 year old brother in law ( who is currently df'd for the second time, claims he wants to be a jw but he has a favorite on his computer that said "f**kbuddies.com/ a dating website or something to that effect and spent a night in jail in the past week) we get back from the store and his father starts chewing out another brother in law for having an an open alcohol container in the vehicle (he never went with us).
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Faith
by treadnh2o in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i was recently doing some personal reading when i came across this qote from an unnamed jewish rabbi, "there are times when we have questions we cannot answer, and the ultimate test of our faith is to believe that there is an answer, even though we could never fathom what it might be".. i have been very content the last few years just recovering from the cult and have not been looking for something to replace it.

the biggest reason i left was the fact that the jw's got so many initial beliefs incorrect, including the three "generation changes inthe last 20 years".

not knowing an answe to an question that could only be answered with speculation was not an issue for me.. this quote, whether you put stock in it or not, initiated me revisiting what beliefs i may or may not have.
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Superbowl Party and the Generation
by treadnh2o in
1. jw
2. friends
i am going to a superbowl party with four generations of my family in attendance.. the oldest member (my grandmother) was not yet alive in 1914. the youngest is a week old.. i am so temted to make a big deal of how ridiculous the wbts is when it claim that my grandmothers mother, who nobody there has ever met, is of the same generation as the newborn.

if they have not read the april wt they would all argue against this and i would be accused of indulging in too much alcohol.. if they know this came from the gb, they would 100% agree and argue the merit of this.. this situation is so accurate i am sure many of you can imagine sitting in the room listening to the two scenarios.. seriously, how can so many people be blinded by this cult?.
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Watchtower Facebook Page Part 2
by treadnh2o in
1. jw
2. friends
the last thread turned into an apostate war which i found highly entertaining and did not want to hijack the direction it is going in.. however, what has completely tickled my fancy is the fact that almost 20,000 jw's are publicly thumbing their nose at the g.b.

counsel about these social sites.

these members have somehow justified in their minds their being there.
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Opened a Watchtower Today!
by treadnh2o in
1. watchtower
2. bible
it's been a few years, i had some time to spare and it was there.

not considering the actual message, here is what hit me, hard:.

the font is larger than that used by any secular publication that one would consider intellectual.. the language is so basic that it would bore the educated but would be embraced by those who were "simple" or perhaps mentally challenged.it alsowould not promote thinking as their was so little substance.. i then checked an awake and it is much the same.
666
by treadnh2o in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
yup!

i'ts post #666!.

didn't want to waste it on something random..
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Off to a JW "Gathering"
by treadnh2o in
1. jw
2. experiences
i have not been to a meeting this year.

yet i was invited to a witness "gathering" through my wife and kids.. i really don't want to go.. however, if my reason for not going is because of someones religion, i am really no different than they are.. guess i need to go based on principal.. i won't change my mind, but am interested in your take on this situation.. .
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When does your fade end?
by treadnh2o in
1. jw
2. friends
can't help but think my fade us complete.

my wife, kids and parents are all at the dc right now and i am home.

i played golf yesterday, smoked a cigar and drank way too much.
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A new Religion......
by treadnh2o in
1. jw
2. friends
where can i join the religion of jcannon?

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