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Do I exist?
by acolytes in"whos asking" think about it.. stragely enough science and the best minds cant even proove that we exist at all!
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Greetings
by AggieNostic infirst new topic for me.. i have observed this site for about 4 years.
haven't been to a meeting since oct 2005. definitely feel jws are a high control group that mirrors many of the definitions of a cult.. i was raised as a witness since age 5, left at age 38, now 43. happily married to a wonderful woman for 24 years, except for 1 year of separation when i was failing miserable in a search for my true self - hard to do when you were completely sucked into this religion.
yes, i was a true believer pretty much up into my late 30s.
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The phrase "The Truth"
by lepermessiah inso, i am curious..... how many of you have a hard time getting that phrase out of your vocabulary?.
i have been conscienciously trying not to use it at all, so now when i am in a conversation with a jw, its amazing how often they use that phrase.
i look back and wonder "god, did i say that that often?
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What if.... the JW's didn't have to turn in service reports?
by dissed inwhen i was a youngin at bethel in the 70's, a bethel elder mentioned to our crew that they were discussing the possibility of ending service reports.
he wanted to know our thoughts and how could the elders and the wts monitor the preaching work if they changed the service reporting?
would the work go down without the monitoring?.
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Please Describe Your Autumn
by compound complex inwelcome fall!.
please describe autumn in your community.
its feel.
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The Elder Bag. Going the way of the Dodo?
by Open mind inanother time & place.
20-25 years ago in a conservative "god's country" us state.
a look around the kingdom hall could easily identify the theocratic pecking order.. .
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Are you an 'Ex Witness' or just you?
by creativhoney ini just wondered how people feel about this?
- do some only mix with other ex witnesses a couple of my friends, and it seems that by definition, they are 'ex witnesses' almost like a religion in itself.
- i would never define myself as an 'ex employee of xxx' as you leave it behind it doesnt define you.
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would there be any reason for you to attend another church?
by highdose ini don't mean go back to a kingdom hall, i mean other religons any of them.
can anybody think of a reason that they might do this?.
i', begining to feel curious about the church up my road, just curious, thought about popping in there one sunday, i will probably run out screaming 5 mins later but there you are....
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18-Year Relationship Ended Today...
by jamiebowers in...when i had my dear old cat, puss puss put down this morning.
i had her for 18 years.
last night i bathed her and used the blow dryer and brush on her matted fur, and she didn't even try to fight me.