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JW SINGLES site shut down due to GUILT!
by Survivor2004 inhi folks.. i have been lurking on and off for about 2 years now and before i did post a couple threads under my old alias but it wont accept it for some reason so i had to re-join.. anyway there was a singles site called jwsingles.net by a nice fellow who wanted to help other lonely jw single folks meet but he is about to shut it down despite some success stories which i guess makes the elders upset.. i had joined two years ago and was on the mailing list(i,ve been inactive for about 5 years now)thats the short version,anyway,i got this e-mail from him the other day and it really infuriated me because he did nothing wrong but again the organization wants to control every aspect of their lives,including not letting jw,s put up harmless websites for singles to meet.after all in many many congregations there is a severe shortage of available singles right?and,if they dont even want you to look for a mate in their own organization (on the net) then they will look outside of the organization but i guess they are too dense to understand that.. his letter wreaks of guilt and he hangs his head in shame at congregations.i fail to see how he has stumbled others here.its none of others business what adult jw,s want to meet someone.. i understand the heartache of being all alone for many many years with no one and no suitable mates there as they were too stuffy and i felt like i could never match up no matter how hard i tried.i shed too many tears to count as im sure many here have as well.. anyway here is the e-mail.. greetings friends.. this will most likely be the last message you recieve from jw singles.net.. the site has been running for several years now with its main goal to help those of like faith find and if they wish contact each other.we,ve met that goal with several success stories.im very glad to say that an old friend of mine from a congregation in maryland met a wonderful sister from california.after months of phone calls and trips and bible studies over the phone,they were married.both are extremely happy with their new mates.. there are other stories the friends have shared when asking to have their profiles removed.. however i cannot continue to justify the site against the councel of the wbt society.i am tired of sinking in my seat at assemblies and conventions when they mention websites to avoid.it is also not my place to second guess the faithful and discreet salve and the connection they have with jehovahs spirit in guiding the organization in these last days.while i believe that with proper theocratic guidelines this site can be used ,like many have demonstrated to a good cause,i will not possibly stumble my brothers and sisters.. i have thought of selling the site to help recoup the expenses i incurred while developing and running the site ,but again i dont want the responsibility of passing it off to someone else,possibly a wordly company or person.. after the last paying members subscription has run out,i will open the full site with access to every member .this will be the last chance to try and contact some of the 2000 members we have.right now im targeting september as the final month the site will run.our information on the site will be deleted as the database of users is erased.if you care to make a donation of any size while the site is still open to everyone our paypal address is _________ or contact me for a mailing address.. thanks to all those who have tried to help and build the idea i had into a functioning and useful program.i wish you all well and continued strenght in this time of the end.all of the friends are tired and are struggling just to make it to meetings instead of staying home with a headache or working a little late.be upbuilding to each other ,help to show love amongst ourselves and continue to walk with god until the end.. agape.
brian.
jw singles.net'.
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A story I've never told anyone... Part 1
by Jim_TX inwhat is written below - i wrote many years ago.
i am now posting it for your entertainment.
i read through part of it prior to posting... it is long.
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Part II: Terror in the Skies, Again?
by Nathan Natas inhttp://www.womenswallstreet.com/wws/article_landing.aspx?titleid=1&articleid=716
part ii: terror in the skies, again?
by annie jacobsen .
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But I thought mankind was only 6 thousand years old!?
by ColdRedRain inhttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/html/uncomp/articleshow?msid=782649
vadodara: in an underwater exploration in the gulf of cambay, national institute of ocean technology (niot) scientists discovered almost 9,500-year-old bricks made of clay and straw.
archaeological experts of the ms university who, too, are involved in a part of the exploration near surat and the coast of gulf of cambay, however, feel that a further insight into the size of the bricks can confirm its age and its period.
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anyone read SURVIVOR by chuck palahniuk?
by doogie inyeah, i'm not sure how to spell his last name.
he's the guy that wrote fight club.. i read this book a while ago and was amazed at the way he describes cult life and especially post-cult life.
the story is about a guy that left a cult and the premise is he's the only left on a plane that is almost out of gas and he's telling his life story into the plane's black box so that something will be left after he's gone (i thought that was a great idea for a book).. i was sure chuck palah...whatever-his-name-is used to be a jw.
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Witnesses on The Move.. More Lies Spoon Fed To The Media
by Country Girl inwitnesses on the move .
published: saturday | july 17, 2004
a view of the entrance to the marliemount headquarters of the jehovah's witnesses in jamaica and the cayman islands.
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Attn: Formidable Apostates
by Bubbamar ini read the thread yesterday about apostates and started wondering about your families.
i am thinking about writing a letter to my mom and sharing with her some of the things i have learned about the jw's but also realize that this will make me an apostate and will worsen an already distant and painful relationship.
i am hoping that some of you will share your experiences on what impact your outspoken "apostacy" has had on your families - how have they reacted to you.
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A QUESTION FOR GUYS
by sandy inwhy do some guys feel the need to have sex with their ex-girlfriends?
is this a common thing?
how many of you guys did or do this?.
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Black Veil Lowers again?
by H. inhello i am new and this will probably be the last time i post.
nice forum by the way but honestly and with all due respect it is not something i would like to be associated with.
i joined saying "oh cool a jw forum" but after reading just 2 posts i realized it is the black veil all over again.
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WE JUST SAW "DAY AFTER TOMORROW"
by Mary inwell me and a couple of co-workers took the afternoon off and we went and saw the day after tomorrow.
i was greatly disappointed i must say.
if you don't want to know too much about the story, don't read any further.