Some other sites you might want to consider: Freeminds.org , JWfacts.com, and call 1-800-WHY-1914. the 1800 number you will talk to a real person who can answer all info on 1914. She's a nice lady who can also give you one-on-one advise. I went through the same thing 10 years ago. Its tough, but I am soooo much happier now than I was any day as a JW. The Watchtower org. has a way with mind control, and you my find as you awake from the mind control you don't even know who you really are. The first step for me was to learn about who I really was. Learn to know yourself first. If you know yourself you will know God. After all he made us in his image.
Joshnaz
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On my way out of the "organization" and feeling very lost...
by 2pink infirstly, thank god i found this forum!
i've spent the better part of today while my kids were in school reading many threads.. some background...i am in my mid 30s, married, 2 kids.
i was born and raised a jw...came from "good" stock...elders, pioneers, etc.
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you dropped one......
by angel eyes inmade you look, made you stare, made the barber cut your hair,.
cut it long, cut it chort, cut it with a knife and folk.. .
thats a silly saying we would say as kids...you would pretend someone had dropped something, when they looked you say that lol.
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There once was a man from Nantuket. With a di** so long he could suck it. He said with a grin as he wiped off his chin, if my ear was a cu** I would fu** it.
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Good News to Make You Happified
by Farkel inhappified is a real watchtower word(tm), by the way!.
if you want to give the wts credit for anything, then at least give them credit for their remarkably simple solution to every ill suffered by mankind.. it is a "one size fits all" solution and might be part of the appeal the wts has attracting people who have a hard time with reason and common sense.. they won't specifically tell you what that solution is, though.
if they did, they would even get less converts than they get now, and currently they ain't gettin' many.
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I can just see the Awake artice featuring: "How to cope with Hemorhoids"
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Other religions I personally feel are much more giving than the Witnesss are
by Leprechaun injehovahs witnesses, they dont help people like the mormons do from their bishops store house, or the salvation army and a host of other religions, i wonder how they get away with that in gods eyes.
and even if youre a jehovahs witness you dont get much from the gb for working you ass off if they do it is a meager amount, or just donated time from others if your sick or something, they want people to work their asss off on some kingdom hall build for free food and donuts & coffee and if you fall off a ladder and break your back or skull just try to get compensated for your medical somehow from the gb, and watch their legal department send you a letter that will say your shit out of luck buddy, i wonder if that has ever happened.
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Very good point.
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Any WINE buffs on here ?
by wobble ini am not an expert on wine, can't afford to be, but i do like a good one,preferably red, but i have tasted some excellent rose and white.. my question is for the benefit of my sister in law, she is a chain smoker, and perhaps for that reason cannot abide a wine that is even slightly dry, she only drinks white,but does not enjoy the sweet white she has bought (cheapo bottles) so sticks lemonade in medium or dry white.. that is o.k if she is paying, but i often buy a good quality white, around $20 , and she desecrates it by pouring in the lemonade !.
can anyone recommend a wine,not too expensive,that she would enjoy ?
i suppose for her strange palate it would have to be "sweet" , but she hates sickly sweet.
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Oh yes, PSacramento is right about Pinot Noir. Those are excellent too. The Pinot Noir grape is those rather large sized ones and are found to be one of the harder grapes to get the right amount of fermentation to make quality wine. When it passes the test and its bottled it is superve!
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how are the JW's viewed from the outside?
by tigeress ini know while in the org we get told alot to tell everyone that we are jw's, cos its reputation is so good.
but that dosn't explain why people still refuse to answer the doors to them, or hide when they come aknocking.. so how are jw's really viewed by the outside world?.
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When I tell others that I WAS a JW. Their eyes get big and they kinda lean back away from me in a sense like, "oh stay away from me." I think its because they know of them to want force their beliefs on them. They always can't miss a oppertunity to preach. Gotta get them hours in somehow. Sfter I explain to them why I'm not a JW, and how I've been out of it for ten years they seem to relax.
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Any WINE buffs on here ?
by wobble ini am not an expert on wine, can't afford to be, but i do like a good one,preferably red, but i have tasted some excellent rose and white.. my question is for the benefit of my sister in law, she is a chain smoker, and perhaps for that reason cannot abide a wine that is even slightly dry, she only drinks white,but does not enjoy the sweet white she has bought (cheapo bottles) so sticks lemonade in medium or dry white.. that is o.k if she is paying, but i often buy a good quality white, around $20 , and she desecrates it by pouring in the lemonade !.
can anyone recommend a wine,not too expensive,that she would enjoy ?
i suppose for her strange palate it would have to be "sweet" , but she hates sickly sweet.
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My favorite red wine is Shiraz. I saw a small bottle at walmart for $2.75. Its sweet, not dry. Worth trying.
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about New DVD
by possible-san ini thought that the new video (dvd) which jehovah's witnesses announced in this year is great.. http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/bible/178729/1/the-wonders-of-creation-reveal-gods-glory-dvd-watch-on-youtube.
that bgm is also excellent.. what do you think?.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fat1rej83zu&fmt=18.
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I enjoyed the standardized "new system" attire the boy and the father were wearing. LOL
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about New DVD
by possible-san ini thought that the new video (dvd) which jehovah's witnesses announced in this year is great.. http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/bible/178729/1/the-wonders-of-creation-reveal-gods-glory-dvd-watch-on-youtube.
that bgm is also excellent.. what do you think?.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fat1rej83zu&fmt=18.
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I shut it off when they said the world mostly uses nuclear power for destructive uses. (then shows a giant mushroom cloud) They Lie. The world mostly uses nuclear power for constructive uses like pwering our house's, hospitals, and schools.
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Sh*t. I got busted...
by cognac inat least it was by an apostate.
not sure if he's going to rat me out or not.
he wrote me an email saying, "is this who i think it is?
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Oh, I've been out for over ten years. There's no harm done here other than meeting new friends who might be able to teach me something. My family is been outta touch since day one. I just didn't know if you were referring to the terms like maybe no one on this site should be trusteed or something, but you cleared things up. Thanks
Josh