carpediem
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Childhood Baptism
by torn in two son intoday, one of the few jw friends that i'm close to got baptized.. i always knew he was a little more into it than i was, but i thought that with high school coming for him (i'm a year older than he is), maybe it would open his eyes a little, and he would see the world differently.
with little contact with him because of seperate schools for the past year, i didn't find out the news until just before our convention started.
when he told me, i had this singular moment of panic and deflation, but i gave the guy a big hug and squeaked out a "congratulations" knowing he's two hours from shooting himself in the foot.
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Quitting quickly is the best strategy if you can do it
by gubberningbody ini've found the following:.
1. the phone calls stop after about 9 months, then they just trickle.. 2. you get an opportunity to mentally detox.
this is not possible unless you quit drinking the koolaid.. 3. you know you're going to leave, and guess what?
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Did you suffer from self hatred in the borg?
by highdose iniwill be the first to say that i did.
not surprising considering how they treated me all my life.
i had conseling for it ( wordly counselor) but between us neither one could work out where this issue came from.
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not a JW but believe in jehovah
by boh infirst of all even if i'm not a jw i believe in jehovah much more than myself.
when i was 6 my aunt(she is a jw) has started to thought me about jehovah.
at the beginning the religions things wasn't so impotante for me couse i was so young but as i grew i've started to understand the impotance of jehovah in my life.
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How Did YOU Finally Leave The Organization?
by minimus inwas it a long process?.
is it still ongoing?.
did you have a long range plan?.
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Her Some JW Relief work photos I was sent
by cantleave inhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/46785033@n08/sets/72157623121065163/show/.
lots of easy literature placements.
i won't give you the vomit worthy comments that covered the email i got these in..
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Was Jehovah God Ever Real To You?
by minimus inwe were supposed to "love" jehovah god.
we were taught how wonderful a god he is and how fortunate we were to be his people.
of course, you can't see jehovah god.
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Contradiction in scripture and equality
by iMARX inokay so i've just found a scripture that totally condraticts what the jws preach and also a lot of equality laws.. proverbs 22:29 talks about if a man is skilled enough in his trade then he will no longer need to slave for the common people, he can serve kings.. so the bible is telling jws and christians to pursue their secular work and time so they need no longer "slave" for the working classes.
not only does this reinforce capitalism but it also goes against putting jehovah first and his workship.. i don't get it!!!.
i thought jws were supposed to treat everyone the same.
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Non-beleiving partners, are you getting your JW partner something for Valentine's?
by garyneal ini figured that although my wife is busy getting herself ready for baptism, answering the pre-baptismal questions and all, i would still get her something for valentine's day.
i wanted to give it to her at work and give her some 'bragging rights' with her female co-workers but it did not work out.
any others like me planning to do the same for their jw partner?.