Posts by Ranchette

After this they request that the brothers in each congregation collect all such pieces of demonic paper and send them to the society so they can dispose of them properly.

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How the Watchtower Got Gelded!

by metatron in

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once upon a time, there was an uncompromising, radical religious.

magazine called the watchtower.

it railed against governments,.

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Betweenworlds,

You will find the article here* http://wt1201.homestead.com/index.html
Scroll past the first article and the one your looking for will be the next one.

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Another Embarrasing JW Xmas Story

by Ranchette in

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okay, i already told yall the one about slamming the door on the christmas carolers,.

* http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.asp?id=16654&site=3.

i have another one for you.. one december afternoon back in the late 1980s my mom and i were looking out of my back sliding glass doors.. we could see a santa clause sneaking around the side of my neighbors house and then he climbed into their house through a bedroom window.. we thought we were seeing a burglary in progress!.

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LOL Cornish!

Princess,

I guess I don't mind telling on my self now because there's no danger that I'll ever do anything quite like this again plus I just don't take myself as seriously anymore.
I have done some crazy things over the years.
I might as well entertain you.

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Wow, Was This Really 28 Years Ago?

by Englishman in

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this friday, december 7th., is our 28th wedding anniversary.

her ladyship and i intend to visit our favourite restaurant, dimitri's, for a slap-up greek meal plus a considerable quantity of excellent wine.. its a time when we like to reflect on our life together, the lows as well as the highs that we have experienced over the years.

mainly, our life has been one of laughter and fun.

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Congratulations Englishman! Love the photo.

Radar,
We share the same anniversary date!
It was 19 years for us this November 27th.

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Beware Of Mailman!

by Yadirf in

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my puppy, friday, has never gotten himself into this type of a situation!

there are times when man's best friend needs attention!.

the dog whose wish was finally granted.

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I did think it was funny.
I guess I have a warped sense of humor.

This does remind me of a time I was hearing a comotion outside and looked out my window and saw the neighbor boys beating a mailbox with a baseball bat.

When I came out and slammed my door they ran off.
I went across the street and opened the box and found a freaked out kitten!

I rescued and adopted it.

So I guess I'm not so bad after all.

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Another Embarrasing JW Xmas Story

by Ranchette in

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friends

okay, i already told yall the one about slamming the door on the christmas carolers,.

* http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.asp?id=16654&site=3.

i have another one for you.. one december afternoon back in the late 1980s my mom and i were looking out of my back sliding glass doors.. we could see a santa clause sneaking around the side of my neighbors house and then he climbed into their house through a bedroom window.. we thought we were seeing a burglary in progress!.

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Okay, I already told yall the one about slamming the door on the Christmas carolers,
* http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.asp?id=16654&site=3

I have another one for you.

One December afternoon back in the late 1980’s my mom and I were looking out of my back sliding glass doors.

We could see a Santa Clause sneaking around the side of my neighbor’s house and then he climbed into their house through a bedroom window.

We thought we were seeing a burglary in progress!
We thought of the neighborhood watch programs and decided it was our duty to report this crime.

I called the police and described this “evil” Santa and about 30 minutes later the doorbell rang and there were two policemen on my porch.

They tell me they checked out my report and found that my neighbors were just having a Christmas party and Santa was sneaking in to surprise the children!

I was so nosey and ignorant!

I had to go over later that week and apologize for calling the police on them and try to convince them I was just concerned for my neighbors and I really did them a favor.

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Beware Of Mailman!

by Yadirf in

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friends

my puppy, friday, has never gotten himself into this type of a situation!

there are times when man's best friend needs attention!.

the dog whose wish was finally granted.

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Yardif,
Are you sure that's your puppy, Friday?
It looks like it could be Fred Hall the kitty cat.

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I want a family to celebrate Christmas with

by puppylove in

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i want a "normal" family.

i want to go to my mom's home on christmas.

i want to fight with my husband about whose house we are going to this year - his mom's or mine.

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What you are feeling is very normal.
I have gone through this at different times through the year.And will probably experience it again.
I have joked about taking out an add in the paper that says something like this,

WANTED
Family to adopt our little family.
We are adults who need parents, brothers, sisters ,aunts and uncles and our children need grandparents.
Please remember us.
We don't want material things.
We just want and need true love and attention.
Call-xxx-xxxx if interested in adopting us.

But seriously,
The others are right when they say you have to start traditions and memories for yourself no matter how small your family is.
You also need to make new friends and reach out to those in need.
When you are feeling lonely and low, this is the best time to help others.
No matter what you accompolish for others you will get more out of it yourself.
There are many Holiday volenteer projects out there and you will meet people that way.

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Are you stable? (Mentally, that is)

by ashitaka in

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ok.....any response will do, but if you're going to post a funny one, please also type your real thoughts along with it.. as for me, i'm pretty wild, but stable.

i never mention or show my fears; especially if my wife is around.

i can't bear to make her nervous.. ashi

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Ashi,
First of all I knew I couldn't do it all alone so I went to the Dr and briefly explained how I had been raised in a cult and had lost every friend and family member as a result of my escape.
Prozac has done wonders for me allowing me enough peace of mind to improve myself.

The next healthiest thing I have done for myself is to get out and stay out of organized religion and for lack of better words "deprogramming and educating" myself is what has helped me.

After a few months of that I started moving forward with my life making new friends and experiencing new things. This was scary at first but I knew I had to do it for survival.

Getting involved in the community has really opened my eyes too.
I went to my county extension office and found a club for me.
There is one for every one, even couples can find something to do together.
When I look back on this year I cant get over what all I have experienced and accomplished.
I will try to list some of what I have read and done this year.

I read the New Testament
Combating Cult Mind Control by Steven Hassen
Crisis of Conscience
In Search of Christian Freedom both by Ray Franz
Codependency No More
Toxic Faith
Age of Reason by Thomas Paine
A History Of God by Karen Armstrong

There’s many more but these helped me break the fear, guilt, anxiety pattern I was in.

I started donating blood on a regular basis.
I volunteer at my son’s school
I go to school functions
I’ve done many fund raisers and charity work through the my club such as
Cystic Fibrosis walk
Say No to Drugs program
Haven of Hope
Needline
Red Cross
For the Children’s hospital, making much needed preemie diaper shirts, caps and burial gowns.
Visit the Nursing homes sing, bring pets, decorate the home and more.
Relay For Life
Birthdays
Valentines Day
Halloween
And now Christmas

I guess you could say doing the opposite of the alienating tactics of this organization but keeping my honor, integrity and morals is helping me.
I am not doing these things to apease an angry God.
I am doing it for me and my fellow man.

I could go on and on.
The point I want to make is the more you learn and get involved helping people and making friends you will actually see results and happier you will be.
This world is full of wonderful people unlike what we were taught.

I did feel uncomfortable and out of pace at first.
This did not come easy .It takes effort.
After a few months of this, when I go to town I recognize people and say hi and chat.
I am starting to feel like I belong.

I know you don't want to but you should start at a Dr office.
The help you get there helps you to have the strength for the rest and keeps life from being overwhelming.
You have to make the effort to rebuild a life that you want to live.

Sorry this is so long!

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