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  When can I let my guard down?

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  quick background:.

  born-in, but never baptized.

  remainder of family still (by all appearances) loyal dubs.

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  Human Intelligence - The Flynn Effect

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  for a long time, i've batted with feelings of resentment toward my jw parents for inflicting a difficult jw childhood on me.

  endless meetings, field service, conventions...these all serve someone's interest, but not a little kid's.

  i pined and pined to have a 'normal' life pursuing my own interests and developing my own skills and mind.

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  Differing views of education in the JW cult

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  while reading the thread about the jw elder clearing his conscience, i had the thought.... .

  while taking everyone's experiences in the jw org at face value, we all certainly had different influences present around us concerning education.. .

  it is clear to me that within the jw org, there is a spectrum running from hard-liners to very liberal, in this particular matter.

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  Am I the Only One?

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  i have a hard time accepting and believing that this whole wt 'phenonemon' is, and has always been, an end unto itself.. i can't help but suspect that this publishing company, masquerading as a religion, is still a front for something - or someone else.. i don't have any substantial empirical evidence, just a whole lot of anecdotal evidence that just happens to fit the hypothesis that there are deeper levels to this whole ridiculousness.

  fundamentalist islam seems to be able to control and exert influence in it's followers to the point of suicide attacks.

  i submit that the influence of the jw religion upon it's followers is analogous, if not completely identical (at this time).

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  'Beast' Movie

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  not too long ago, someone posted a link to a website advertising a movie called 'the beast' or something like that.... the premise being the fraud of christianity, the movie looked like something i'd like to see.

  i cant find the post anymore.

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  Need advice

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  my 17 year old brother is a model witness for the local congregation.

  he's been baptized for a couple of years now.

  my jw mom is quite liberal...she has allowed us kids to play sports, be in school plays...etc.

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  Pleased to meet you....hope you guess my name

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  hello, message board.. i've been a-lurkin here for a while.

  i introduced myself to the old hourglass board right before it went down - didn't have much of a chance to say anything.. but i would like to express how much i appreciate all the contributions you all make to the discussions that go on here.

  if you only knew how much your words and stories have been helping me to resolve my issues..... i guess that my hope is that i can, in some small way, relate my experiences and thoughts, and maybe that will also help someone else along the way.. once again, thank you for being here (& there).

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