Topics Started by freedomisntfree

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My latest university experience...
by Billy the Ex-Bethelite in
1. jw
2. friends
this isn't a jw experience, but for those of you that have been following my life, i thought i'd have a drink and share this strange event in my post-jw life.. for you wonderful newbies, you can catch up on highlights of my story in the few threads i've started here.

i'm finishing the junior year of my engineering degree and the classes are hard as hell.

i used to be among the smartest students in the room until i hit the 300 level university courses.
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AAWA is here!! (The Association of Anti-Watchtower Activists)
by cedars in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcic4g5tulw.

http://www.jwactivists.org.

facebook the association of anti-watchtower activists.
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I just had a thought that made me feel so much better about this fade...
by sosoconfused in
1. jw
2. friends
this is not monumental... i am sure all of you think it all the time.. but as a 3rd gen born-in ex-elder ex-pioneer ex-bethelite i spent so much time in this relion believing that for some reason that god, who loves all humans and created all things only wanted a few people to get knowledge of him - and this small group in america was his choice.. .

now as i said i am sure 99% of you probably came to that realization before and it is common sense, but the very fact that as a grown man i never really thought about this for more than 15 seconds.

the whole idea is just ridiculous and freaking stupid.
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I almost wished i took the blue pill....
by 20yearfader in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
since joining this site and having my eyes opened,i find i'm now dealing with a lot of emotions that were suppressed.one being the passing of loved ones,in the org we were discouraged from showing proper emotions due to the fact that if you did you were considered weak since they the dearly departed were only sleeping.now im being bombarded with dreams of my loved ones that i,due to my brainwashing never had the emotional release that i should have had.i'm just wondering how others on this site are coping,and dealing with the fact that everything we was taught was false almost as a way to keep up under control,as we lost years and decades of time.i almost wish i keep my head and the sand and had taken the blue pill.what has helped you all deal with this ...new religion......no religion...etc.
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Memorial spoof: You have to see this!
by l p in
1. jw
2. friends
if this link doesnt work go to youtube and type in 'the lawds evenin meal' and just have a look for it.

its bloody hilarious.

lp.
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A truly mind boggling experience
by Iamallcool in
1. social
2. relationships
i dated someone earlier tonight and she looks pretty good, she invited me over to her home.

she has a very good salary(she has phd degree) but i do not understand why she chose to live in a white trash mobile home park.

i asked her how long she is going to live there, she said she just signed 2 year lease last month.
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Watchtower's New "Toy Story" - What Parents Need To Know
by cedars in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i've uploaded a new blog article that addresses the latest dvd release at the current district convention, namely "become jehovah's friend!

" - the tale of young caleb and his brush with divine wrath over a plastic toy wizard.

a link to the article, which includes the youtube samples of the production, is below:.
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Victoria, Australia: Brief Update - Steven Unthank is still Acting Prosecutor, etc.
by AndersonsInfo in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
court hearing results for december 6, 2011:.

steven unthank is still the acting prosecutor (and that's why he could not comment on the case on the"dialogue" program), and all 5 cases are still before the courts.

the crown informed the court that the office of public prosecutions are "acting as a facilitator at the moment"; and that the police investigation is "quite well progressed"; and that the police are awaiting response from the department of justice.. .
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Famous ex-Jws
by ekruks in
1. jw
2. friends
michelle rodriguez used to be a jehovah's witness.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/michelle_rodriguez.

i am just wondering if we can make a list of famous people that used to be jws, i.e.
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my "spiritual need"
by freedomisntfree in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
hello jwn friends for a few years now ive been feeling that i would like to attend a church on occasion or regularly.

somewhere thats not trinitarian but is christian and that is very bible based, any suggestions?

ive been looking into quakerism and it looks pretty good so far..