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  A Thread for Cyclists - Where Do you Ride?

  by cofty in

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  i took up cycing a couple of months ago just to get fitter and lose a bit of excess weight.. i bought a second-hand hybrid bike (weighs only slightly less than a truck) and fitted road tyres.

  four or five times a week i will go for a ride after work for an hour or so.

  i am fortunate enough to live in rural north england surrounded by limitless quiet roads.

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  Cycle tracks for me wherever possible. cofty you have a pm.
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  Interview with TD

  by TD in

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  2. experiences

  i'm not an 'apostate' in the technical sense, but many of these questions did strike a chord:.

  tell us a little about yourself and your family.. grandparents were contemporaries of russell.

  one pair liked what they heard and were loosely associated with the bible students.

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  The heart and the mind assy. 1971, my first assy. as a bible study. Why oh why did i not run? well i was in love with a lovely girl who happened to be a jw. 40 + years on and i have my life back, wonderfull.
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  The BEST way to "wake up" a JW

  by Phizzy in

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  2. beliefs

  we have debated this over many years and in many threads, as all of us have family and/or former friends still in.

  it seems that there is no "best" way to wake up a jw, it is as elusive as the "true" religion it seems.. but a comment made by poster "emery" on another thread stood out to me, he/she said :.

  "what i have gathered is that most witnesses seem to be in it for emotional reasons.

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  This is so true for probably the majority of jw's i know, however, a few weeks after a stay in hospital i recieved a visit from the co who was visiting the cong, his "upbuilding" comments were all on a pure'ly emotional level trying to draw from me an emotional response. I explained to him my reason for being a jw was simply "the truth" this did not go down very well. As jw facts says to some reason rather than emotion can be the wake up call, that was certainly true in my case.
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  Fear of the watchtower

  by should have known better in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it has been close on three years since i faded, the good advice on here helped me not to make some huge blunders by blurting out what i was learning.

  however during that time i have approached five or six who no longer associate with the congregation, one who was disfellowshipped over 30 years ago.

  to a man the fear was palpable, to engage in any criticism of the watchtower, even sticking to factual evidence still these guys were very uncomfortable.

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  It has been close on three years since i faded, the good advice on here helped me not to make some huge blunders by blurting out what i was learning. However during that time i have approached five or six who no longer associate with the congregation, one who was disfellowshipped over 30 years ago. To a man the fear was palpable, to engage in any criticism of the watchtower, even sticking to factual evidence still these guys were very uncomfortable. I feel there are probably many reasons for this reaction but the main reason is FEAR. your thoughts please.
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  Describe your life now in one sentence...

  by MsGrowingGirl20 in

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  can you?

  please make it interesting!

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  I have got my life back after 42 years, fantastic!
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  Describe your life now in one sentence...

  by MsGrowingGirl20 in

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  can you?

  please make it interesting!

  !.

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  Demonizing the internet

  by should have known better in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  as most here are aware the watchtower society has over the years discouraged use of the internet ( it looks as if this is set to change) as such my opinion of it was very much conditioned by their tactics of information control.

  i do not considor myself computer savvy as i did not grow up with computers and my employment did not bring me into contact with them.

  my thoughts are that maybe there is a lot of baby boomers out there in similar circumstances to myself who have yet to wake up.

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  As most here are aware the watchtower society has over the years discouraged use of the internet ( it looks as if this is set to change) as such my opinion of it was very much conditioned by their tactics of information control. I do not considor myself computer savvy as i did not grow up with computers and my employment did not bring me into contact with them. My thoughts are that maybe there is a lot of baby boomers out there in similar circumstances to myself who have yet to wake up. your thoughts
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  The music that moves you....

  by FlyingHighNow in

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  once when i was profoundly sad for too many days, my brother in law sent us a mix tape.

  he named each song after a person in our family.

  this is the one he named heather.

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  Niel finn / Crowded house, where are you sizemik?
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  UK convention dramas recorded by American actors - the GB's yearly gaffe

  by cedars in

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  2. friends

  i'm just curious as to whether any of my fellow brits ever pondered how the society can be so stupid as to insist using the us drama tapes at uk conventions rather than having them re-recorded in a british accent?.

  as all of us brits know, the convention drama is a subject of subdued derision among uk publishers - and i've been to many a party or social gathering where, at some point, somebody whose had a little too much coke re-enacts a scene from a drama mockingly (typically by gesturing wildly into the air and saying "jer-ho-vah gaaard!!

  " in an over-the-top american accent).. what the society clearly doesn't understand is that the dramas really lose their emotional impact with british audiences when performed in an american accent by amateurs.

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  Ah, the thought of having to sit through one of those dramas, not something to relish. Dan sydlik was mentioned in this thread he married an english sister and seemed to be a regular visitor to england, making regular guest apearences at DCs andCAs usually closing the convention by speaking pure waffle and going overtime, i bet he never recieved counsel on timing. ah memories (best forgotten)
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  Just some personal ramblings. Move on if you want to argue.

  by OnTheWayOut in

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  2. friends

  okay, first of all: i like the earth, the polar bears, the whales, and any other part of the planet that someone wants to help.

  i appreciate any efforts that people exert.

  the planet is going through global warming and pumping exhaust from automobiles and factories and other sources does contribute to the global warming.

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  Enjoyed reading your posts otwo during my research into the orginization, all the best for the future