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  Was It Really Mental Illness or Was It The Demons?

  by minimus in

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  we supposedly had more than a few “demonized” people in our congregation.

  they would hear voices or feel internal punishment within their souls.

  the answer was always—-these people were affected by the demons and they needed counseling!.

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  Apparently the GB has gotten their "education" regarding Demons from way too many viewings of Ghostbusters I, II and III. Demons do not attach to non-living objects; Demons enter into living beings generally by invitation.

  I've always wondered why the witnesses are reluctant to "lay on hands" and prayerfully request that Demons be relocated. Perhaps because WTBorg Cult Inc. finds that Demons are very useful to their Mind Control techniques. It seems The Cult has a large bag of tricks that are used to generate fearful obedience to their twisted non-biblical dogma.
  
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  The Caterpillargeddon!

  by TerryWalstrom in

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  the caterpillargeddon.

  an eyeball rolled under the tool cart and stared fixedly into sightless shadows.

  an impossibly large, bug-like creature lay on its back as the final death twitch of primitive nerve endings faded.. .

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  Now that is a great short story!! I've always been a fan of SciFi and Hitchcock mysteries. You've got real talent! The Trance-Formation is well described.
  
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  Im new to the site. 28 years old, over 10 in exile. This is my story

  by Jayk in

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  it's bitter sweet to find a site like this..i was born in the truth.

  when i was 16 i given the option to stop going.

  father and mothers family are both witnesses.

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  Putting your thoughts down in written form is a great start on your path to recovery. Discovering that you are not alone in your experiences and emotions will provide assurance that there is indeed hope that you'll heal from the cult induced trauma that you've experienced. Welcome!
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  Science may answer the question: Is there a God?

  by Old Navy in

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  2. bible

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9qkdv6yg3s.

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9QKDv6yg3s
  
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  Jehovah is Satan

  by VW.org in

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  i found a very convincing youtube video showing that jehovah of the old testament is satan and the god of the new testament is god the father.. https://youtu.be/-eyp4n0xkxk.

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  That is probably so. Forced exiles are generally uncomfortable propositions.

  But while in Babylon many did prosper. And adapt. And learn.

  The Babylonian Experience left an indelible "mark."
  
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  JW Parents getting... DIVORCED

  by raven in

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  hello everyone!it has been quite some time since i've posted, but a lot has happened.

  i am still with my boyfriend (mentioned in my past and very first post!

  ) life is going well.

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  Quote fromRaven:

  Now that I think back, I did know that she had been trying to live a healthier lifestyle.. Gym, workout, eat healthy, and she was starting to look great physically, what if she met someone at the gym? Job? Something? As you all know, the few basis of divorce in the cult would be adultery, or abuse..

  A similar scenario with the congregation I was associated with some years ago. A very prominent "Sister" in the congregation who was employed with county legal services, very intelligent and quite attractive but not at her physical peak. Over a period of months she lost weight, regained her figure and became very attractive. Then suddenly, one evening at the meeting it was announced that she was disfellowshipped. Her husband, an MS, was quite distraught. I was with the elder who was consoling him that evening and discovered that she had left her husband to pursue a relationship with another man. While I had seen other cases prior of young "sisters" being DFd for promiscuity I had not seen a case like this. Maybe it isn't such a rare thing...
  
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  Blood Transfusion & Loss of Salvation?

  by Counter-Watchtower in

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  in my reading on this site ive read ppl in org were afraid of losing salvation if they had a blood transfusion.

  like its the unpardonable sin or something (of course it is not, the bible never says not to have a blood transfusion).

  ive read all i could find on jw.org but nothing about what would happen if you had one.

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  Might it be the fear of being DF'd as an Apostate? All Jws know that an Apostate will be zapped into oblivion never to be seen again. Forever.
  

  What does The Word tell us about "salvation?" Is it possible to "lose it?"
  
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  Jehovah is Satan

  by VW.org in

  1. watchtower
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  i found a very convincing youtube video showing that jehovah of the old testament is satan and the god of the new testament is god the father.. https://youtu.be/-eyp4n0xkxk.

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  We must remember that the Southern Kingdom was removed from the land and delivered to Babylon under exile for a reason. What was the reason?

  Numbers 23:19

  God is not man, that he should lie,
  or a son of man, that he should change his mind.
  Has he said, and will he not do it?
  Or has he spoken, and will he not fulfill it?

  Presently there are many things which are a mystery to us.

  One day we shall all know positively how things really are.
  
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  Jehovah is Satan

  by VW.org in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i found a very convincing youtube video showing that jehovah of the old testament is satan and the god of the new testament is god the father.. https://youtu.be/-eyp4n0xkxk.

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  Ha! Remember, he who laughs last, laughs last!

  They really don't mind that there are many who do not believe they exist. They understand that life can be difficult and brutal and as a consequence many have come to doubt.

  No matter. The doubters be very pleasantly surprised and in several hundred years of very pleasant living will come to forget that they ever doubted. All will be made good. That is the promise.
  
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  Pause icon design

  by The Real Edward Gentry in

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  hello: back in the 60's, i knew a designer for the ampex corporation.

  one day, f. arden farey, the manager of industrial design gave him the task to create an icon for pause since the company was marketing in foreign markets and the word "pause" didn't translate well in most foreign languages.

  he looked at pause and finally decided that it was a "sorta" stop.

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  Your story brought to mind the first tape recorder experience I participated in. I belonged to the Cub Scout Wolf Pack at Arthur Elementary School, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Our weekly Cub Scout meetings were held at the home of Doctor Boyson which was four blocks from the school building. One afternoon at our meeting the Doctor's wife (our Den Mother) brought out a suitcase sized machine which had the two magnetic tape spools, one of those "green glow tuning eye" volume indicators, a built in amplifier and speaker and a small square microphone. She demonstrated the machine and recorded our voices and played them back for us. It was pure magic! This was the event which triggered a life-long fascination with things electronic and an adult career much later in electronics technology. The year was 1948 and I was seven years old. Back in those days many of my classmates used to bring "war souvenirs" to school; guns, swords and knives mostly that were brought back from the war by their fathers or relatives. My how times have changed!