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  Awake July 2009

  by mouthy in

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  check it out = the july 2009 awake magazine.

  watchtower & religious freedom - a double standard?.

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hplhxi812yc.

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  What Do You Value in your Life Now that you Exited the Witnesses ?

  by flipper in

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  i was talking with a friend of mine on the board yesterday and the discussion gave me the idea for this thread !

  ( thanks friend !

  ) and it seems as we were talking the thought came up that many of us when exiting the mind control of jehovah's witnesses we really come to appreciate the freedom to think how we want and be able to have access to other views which helps us to have a broader scope , or broader world view than just the tunnel vision of the wt society.

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  Marked, because it's interesting.
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  6/15/10 WT - p. 8, par. 12

  by sd-7 in

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  "what else do we learn from the experience of the psalmist?

  he found security and wisdom among god's people.

  he started reasoning clearly and logically when he went to the place where jehovah was worshipped.

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  Leavingwt, I agree .
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  Why do some of you JW's stay in the organization?

  by dgp in

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  i have read that up to 67% of all jw's leave the religion when they come of age.

  so i wish i could know why the others stay.

  in your opinion, what keeps them in?

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  I have read that up to 67% of all JW's leave the religion when they come of age. So I wish I could know why the others stay. In your opinion, what keeps them in? Would it be family ties, early marriage, really believing the stuff? I would appreciate your posting here.
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  how long in truth,,,what was the final "straw"

  by peaches in

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  i was in for 30 years.....my ex was an elder...."holy spirit appointed" he tortured me....i was married 33+ years....you know,,,marriage is sacred...you can leave,,,i know,,,,if abuse is intolerable....but that starts a series of events...etc etc etc....i finally left everything...and moved far away.....people actually believe "holy spirit" appoints people,,,my ex would not pray unless there was an audience...you know,,,,people invited over for supper kind of thing,,,you get the point..... my best friend had a mental breakdown,,,,she basically became psychotic.....had to be hospitalized....she took up smoking,,,got disfellowshipped...and lost all emotional support....to this day,,,,as far as i know,,,she is still disfellowshipped...needs to be hospitialized every so often....she is on complete disability.....and still trying to get back into the org....her mother does support some what,,,,even though she is a witness herself,,,,,takes her to assemblies,,,,memorial,,,etc,,,,this has gone on for years.....she cannot mentally handle the organization,,,nor can she mentally handle not being a witness...lost everything....guilt....etc..... did not mean to ramble on so much......i have mental scars that will not go away....because i stayed in a "mess" for god,,,,i could write page after page of things like the above....as being my "last straw".......curious about you here on the board....any specific "breaking point" or a collection of many things..... thanks for your in put...peaches.

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  Marked because I wish I could really share your feelings, instead of merely trying to apply my mind to "understanding". I try to do my best.
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  Sociology of the Cult Family

  by bluecanary in

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  this is the first draft of a project i'm working on for my sociology of the family class.

  thought you guys might enjoy reading it.

  i would like to credit quentin for the jc image.

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  Congratulations, Blue.
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  WT Enemy #1: Man saves the lives of over 2 million babies

  by daniel-p in

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  2. friends

  'man with the golden arm' saves 2million babies in half a century of donating rare type of blood .

  by mail foreign service.

  last updated at 1:43 am on 23rd march 2010. comments (54)add to my storieslife-saver: james harrison has donated his rare blood nearly 1,000 times.

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  Prophecy For Idiots

  by Farkel in

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  let's talk about prophecy!

  for the purposes of this discussion it doesn't matter if it is "bible-based(tm)" prophecy or koran-based prophecy or any other type of prophecy as long it is to be assumed the prophecy comes from or was divinely inspired by god.. the first big question for prophecy.

  the first question i have is one that no one seems to bother to ask whenever the subject of prophecy arises.:.

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  I like this one.

  Farkel, have you considered prophecies from other Gods?

  "Yes, God can easily know all future events, but he can also choose NOT to know SOME future events."

  My prophecy is that at some point someone will notice that the statement above cannot possibly be true: How can YHWH choose not to know something? Only if he knows exactly what he is going to choose not to know. So much for an all powerful God. The logical corollary would be, "He can also choose to know what he decided to un-know, since he knew it". Right?
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  Prophecy For Idiots

  by Farkel in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  let's talk about prophecy!

  for the purposes of this discussion it doesn't matter if it is "bible-based(tm)" prophecy or koran-based prophecy or any other type of prophecy as long it is to be assumed the prophecy comes from or was divinely inspired by god.. the first big question for prophecy.

  the first question i have is one that no one seems to bother to ask whenever the subject of prophecy arises.:.

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  Oh yes, you did consider prophecies from other Gods. Only Allah is the same God, isn't he?
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  Waht do you think of Russian/overseas brides who go after western older men???

  by Witness 007 in

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  my witness mate says he's going to go to the philippines to find himself a witness wife....i've seen a number of them here with much older men....sometimes they have kids and all........what you think?

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  p.s don't ya hate that friggin add on here....make me look like a dirty perv at work!!!!!!

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  It's the same old story all the time. Man wants younger flesh. Man goes where he finds that. Woman wants the position in life that a young man cannot possibly give her. Woman closes the deal. Add any nationality or religion, but it's always the same thing.