maxwell
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Good bye, Dial Up ...
by compound complex ingreetings, friends:.
getting in a few last words before the new switcheroo at 8:00 a.m. i'm assuming that there's an instant turning off of the old on the landline and a turning on of the new.
it will be a revelation [the good, not the wt kind] to watch and hear youtube et al at high speed.
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why do so many "non witness " jws not bother to find out the "truth"
by sosad inmy siblings who have left (3/7 last count) have no desire to talk about or hear about much less read about what the deal is witht the org our parents decided would bring them everlasting life.
it is head shaking to me - and i try not to bring it up at all- but when they ask, or it comes up and they are all freaked out about me being interested in it all i just shake my head.
even friends i grew up with in the org have no desire to know - they are just not interested.
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Would Witnesses Kill If Ordered? Probably!
by metatron inas a functioning cult, would jehovah's witnesses kill someone, if ordered?
i believe that many would.. while some might think this is farfetched, i can cite some examples that manifest a lack of concern.
for the lives of others, that could easily be extended into murder or manslaughter.. 1) forcing older brothers into jobs at bethel that were far too strenuous for them - as a means of.
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Poor Excuse for an Apostate
by Mum inwhen i tell anyone i am considered an apostate, they usually think i'm joking and fall over laughing.
after thinking about it, i can understand why.
my lifestyle would prompt a farmyard chicken to take up another interest.
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Have you changed your mind about ABORTION?
by nicolaou ini'm not after a discussion on the rights or wrongs on abortion, what i'm asking is whether or not your views have evolved over time.. perhaps leaving the watchtower was enough to allow your true feelings on abortion to find expression.
maybe abortion is one of those subjects where you still find yourself in agreement with your old jw self.
did becoming a mother change your perspective in any way or solidify your views?.
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Funny things you used to believe
by 5thGeneration inone of my classics was because the bethel printing room was so clean then it must be jehovah's organization.. now i realize, of course, that most businesses keep their operations equally clean.. doh!.
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Uniting American Families Act
by eisenstein indear friends,.
i am posting this for a close friend who is very involved in trying to get equal rights for everyone including marriage for homosexuals.
we have talked deeply about spiritual things and how we both escaped mind-controlling cults.
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ARTICLE: Making friends isnt so hard-its getting rid of them that's tough
by SnakesInTheTower ini have been searching high and low in my office looking for this wall street article from 4.5 years ago (3/6/02).
i found the paper copy in a stack of stuff today as i was cleaning, then was able to keyword search to find the article online....its below..... i was wondering what you thought....especially as related to our collective jw past..... i'll chime in later after you with my thoughts.... snakesinthetower (of the "hope none of you will use this on me .
ps...the small box was not in the online version of the article but was in the print version:.
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Where were you when the planes hit?
by coolhandluke init f*cks me off that this happened only a few years ago but no one in my office has yet to even mention it.
it was such a pivotal event:.
i was driving from fontana to chino in california dressed in service clothes.