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  What's with all the pyramids??

  by Crazyguy in

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  the number of pyramids in the world just keep going up and up.

  an egyptoligist thinks using satellite scanning technology he has found the remnants of another 17 pyramids in the egypt.

  in central and south american they keep finding more pyramids and in java a couple of years ago they surmised that the riuns their was actually a step pyramid possible the oldest in the world.

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  Its such a shame we can't build pyramids today....

  

  

  

  Wouldn't it be great to make one out of pallets......

  
  
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  A new member

  by Kurteousmaximus in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  hi... i am new and after nearly 20 years after being disassociated at 15 i would like to make contact with others who have similar difficulties.

  my mother was disfellowshipped shortly after my rebellion and had all ties with both her mother and brother cut and that remains the case.. just really hacked off with not being able to put things in the proper place in my life after all these years.

  for the record i don't know if i believe in god but am searching for some peace as i seem to self destruct on a regular basis.. any ideas anyone?.

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  High Kurt - welcome to the forum. We are from Southampton, always happy to chat if want. Send me a PM and I will give contact details.
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  What’s the deal with all the Smart-Educated JWs?

  by John Aquila in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  we talk a lot about most jws being uneducated, uninformed, and that they lack critical thinking skills, but in my area there is a lot of jws that went to the university, medical school, law school, and came back to the organization.

  in my circuit, that i know of, we had two electrical engineers, one computer engineer with a ph.d. eight teachers with a bachelors degree and three of those with a masters in education.

  we had two medical doctors, one was a pediatrician who closed his business about 3 years ago and went to bethel.

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  I am certain the majority of older, well educated dubs are are aware it's all a crock of shit, but are too embedded to leave, they would lose too much in terms of family, friends and status.
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  New member checking in

  by Old Major in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  been reading for about 2 and a half years, thought i would take the plunge and sign up.. my circumstances... i live in uk, serving as ms. i am fully awake.

  i can not leave due to family, so just treating the meetings as a bit of a social club.

  i would like to give out more details, but i think you all know the drill.. complete disillusionment and i suppose natural curiosity woke me up.. don't know what else to say right now, just hello, and i hope to get to know some of you guys better.

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  Hi Old Major, Southampton guy here, been out for nearly 7 years. If you ever need to get anything off your chest feel free to PM me I will be happy to share my contact details.
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  Jehovah's Chariot slams into reverse!

  by apocalypse in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  the question i will be asking dubs at the hall this week is, "since jesus is directing the slave.... why has he done a 180..?".

  last sunday we studied how jesus is directing the slave to build an average of 5 kingdom halls a day since 2000. why has he changed his mind and gone in the completely opposite direction?.

  if this 'change' is not securely lodged in their craw by the time i am through, then i will eat my hat..

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  It's not going in reverse ...............

  
  
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  I have found a new Anthem for us ExJW's - Defector by Muse

  by cantleave in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  freeyeah, i'm freefrom your incitingyou can't brainwash meyou've got a problemfreeyeah i'm freefrom societyyou can't control mei'm a defectoryou think you're strong and you can't be brokenbut your empire is dissolvingyou thought, you thought i was weakbut you got it wronglook into my eyesi'm a defectorfreeyeah, i'm freefrom your incitingyou can't brainwash meyou've got a problemfreeyeah i'm freefrom societyyou can't control mei'm a defectoryour blood is blue and your mind is turned greenand your belly is all yellowyou believe your throne is too high to be overthrownwe'll watch it get razedby a defectorfreeyeah, i'm freefrom your incitingyou can't brainwash meyou've got a problemfreeyeah i'm freefrom societyyou can't control mei'm a defectori'm a defectorfreeyeah, i'm freefrom your incitingyou can't brainwash meyou've got a problemfreeyeah i'm freefrom societyyou can't control mei'm a defector

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  Matt Bellamy's mother dabbled with the JW's I believe.
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  I have found a new Anthem for us ExJW's - Defector by Muse

  by cantleave in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  freeyeah, i'm freefrom your incitingyou can't brainwash meyou've got a problemfreeyeah i'm freefrom societyyou can't control mei'm a defectoryou think you're strong and you can't be brokenbut your empire is dissolvingyou thought, you thought i was weakbut you got it wronglook into my eyesi'm a defectorfreeyeah, i'm freefrom your incitingyou can't brainwash meyou've got a problemfreeyeah i'm freefrom societyyou can't control mei'm a defectoryour blood is blue and your mind is turned greenand your belly is all yellowyou believe your throne is too high to be overthrownwe'll watch it get razedby a defectorfreeyeah, i'm freefrom your incitingyou can't brainwash meyou've got a problemfreeyeah i'm freefrom societyyou can't control mei'm a defectori'm a defectorfreeyeah, i'm freefrom your incitingyou can't brainwash meyou've got a problemfreeyeah i'm freefrom societyyou can't control mei'm a defector

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xu-05g5_7RA
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  I have found a new Anthem for us ExJW's - Defector by Muse

  by cantleave in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  freeyeah, i'm freefrom your incitingyou can't brainwash meyou've got a problemfreeyeah i'm freefrom societyyou can't control mei'm a defectoryou think you're strong and you can't be brokenbut your empire is dissolvingyou thought, you thought i was weakbut you got it wronglook into my eyesi'm a defectorfreeyeah, i'm freefrom your incitingyou can't brainwash meyou've got a problemfreeyeah i'm freefrom societyyou can't control mei'm a defectoryour blood is blue and your mind is turned greenand your belly is all yellowyou believe your throne is too high to be overthrownwe'll watch it get razedby a defectorfreeyeah, i'm freefrom your incitingyou can't brainwash meyou've got a problemfreeyeah i'm freefrom societyyou can't control mei'm a defectori'm a defectorfreeyeah, i'm freefrom your incitingyou can't brainwash meyou've got a problemfreeyeah i'm freefrom societyyou can't control mei'm a defector

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  Free
  Yeah, I'm free
  From your inciting
  You can't brainwash me
  You've got a problem
  Free
  Yeah I'm free
  From society
  You can't control me
  I'm a defector
  
  You think you're strong and you can't be broken
  But your empire is dissolving
  You thought, you thought I was weak
  But you got it wrong
  Look into my eyes
  I'm a defector
  
  Free
  Yeah, I'm free
  From your inciting
  You can't brainwash me
  You've got a problem
  Free
  Yeah I'm free
  From society
  You can't control me
  I'm a defector
  
  Your blood is blue and your mind is turned green
  And your belly is all yellow
  You believe your throne is too high to be overthrown
  We'll watch it get razed
  By a defector
  
  Free
  Yeah, I'm free
  From your inciting
  You can't brainwash me
  You've got a problem
  Free
  Yeah I'm free
  From society
  You can't control me
  I'm a defector
  
  I'm a defector
  Free
  Yeah, I'm free
  From your inciting
  You can't brainwash me
  You've got a problem
  Free
  Yeah I'm free
  From society
  You can't control me
  I'm a defector
  
  
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  America Mass Shooting: 10/1/2015

  by adjusted knowledge in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  since this will be the norm in america, perhaps we should put a date on each of these topics.

  can't really put school mass shooting because too many to choose from.

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  cantleave

  I hope people realised that previous post was tongue-in-cheek.

  I live in a fairly rural area in the UK, we have a lot of shot guns here, for peasant errrmm I mean pheasant shooting, they are not carried openly and it is very difficult to use them in a killing spree as you have to reload the cartridge after the cartridge (or 2 if double barrelled) has been discharged.

  As Simon pointed out we had a few spree shootings (probably averaging out at 1 per decade) over the last few decades. Two that spring to mind were Dunblain and one quite local to me in Hungerford (a gun nut called Michael Ryan), these resulted in tighter gun control measures which have resulted in an even lower incidence of gun crime.

  Bottom line - more guns do not correlate to increased personal safety.
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  So sick of the abuse...

  by iwasblind in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i am still serving as an elder but just hanging in there.

  i think their quandry is that they don't see me out in the field, but when they need encouragement and decent prayer they come to me.. i just got off the phone to this poor sister who i have only met twice.

  she is not even in my congregation (her sister is).

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  cantleave

  Atheist ex-elder here, it sounds like you do your best despite the organisation.