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  My Story******Short Version!

  by think41self in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i was raised a poor white child in the deep south...ok, florida, where i still am.

  i was the typical slightly self righteous witness, miss goody goody, left school at 16 to pioneer, which i did for 4 years, met a guy and married him.

  he had 2 kids from a previous marriage and we had 2 kids of our own.

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  Tracy,
  Kindred spirits indeed. Even our names!!
  Feel free to email me anytime. Box is open!
  TW
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  IMPORTANT MESSAGE for True Believers

  by Fire in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  dear brothers and sisters,.

  in the times of the old testament the prophets foretold of the coming of a saviour,a son of god, a king of kings.

  the pharisees, being imperfect men, interpreted these prophecies to mean that a literal king would be coming to nation of israel.

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  thinkers wife

  Is this MDS posting under a different name?
  TW
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  Would like to make new friends all over again

  by CathyM38 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi, i'm cathy.

  am new to the site; some of you know me by now.

  i have been dfd since 1997 and without many friends since then and felt quite lost as im sure many of you know the feeling.

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  thinkers wife

  Need Time,
  Welcome to the board!! I think I already said Hey to everyone else.
  Cathy,
  I am going to answer you email!! I promise.
  It gets better!
  TW
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  DUH! A title would have been nice, yes?

  by AGuest in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  quick question, please.... is there a way to 'view' this board so that i can see the title and author of the threads under each post before opening them?

  right now, i can see only 'topics', i think.. if anyone has a suggestion to help a sista' out, i would really appreciate it.

  my apologies for 'cluttering' the board with such a banal question, too.. peace to you all!.

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  thinkers wife

  Hey SJ,
  I am so happy when others ask questions like this. Keeps the heat off of a fellow DB!!!
  When I first started here I was supposed to posting a reply to a thread and ended up posting it as a new topic!! Some kind hearted older one's kindly directed me in the right way!!
  TW
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  Is this how they control people?

  by Loki in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  if religion is, as marx said, the opium of the people, do the borg just have theirs at a better grade than most religions?

  is that why it is so hard for people to "kick the habit"?

  is that why we feel so strongly about the borg - reformed druggies being the most outspoken and all that?

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  thinkers wife

  Welcome to the board Loki and Boozy!! Hope to hear more from you!
  Frontle,
  you might want to try a less "frontal" approach and a little more subtly. People here are in various stages of healing from being in a very controlled environment. Each expresses themselves differently.
  I believe we need to express tolerance and be civil in our replies.
  This may work a little better than attacking.
  TW
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  My Story******Short Version!

  by think41self in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i was raised a poor white child in the deep south...ok, florida, where i still am.

  i was the typical slightly self righteous witness, miss goody goody, left school at 16 to pioneer, which i did for 4 years, met a guy and married him.

  he had 2 kids from a previous marriage and we had 2 kids of our own.

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  Tracy,
  I am so happy it worked out for you the way it did. Sounds like you are wayyyyyyyyyyyy better off!!!!!!! I know what you mean about the fairy tale love story. Isn't that just amazing. I am a great believer in things being meant to be. If we keep an open mind when the right person comes along, we will know it. Thinker and I are thankful for that every day!!
  That is amazing, all the months I have been posting here, I never thought about being a JW being a co-dependent relationship. I'll have to pull out my book, I think it is Co-Dependent No More out and see if I can see some more comparisons.
  My counselor said my JW husband was a non-alcoholic with the behavioral patterns of an alcoholic. The book helped me tremendously. I think changing my patterns, due to that book, is what finally made him leave me. Yippeeeeeeeeeee, no regrets on that front.
  Thanks for sharing your story!!
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  Brand New Religion

  by BugEye in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  new religion.

  i am hereby instituting a brand new religion.

  we will from henceforth be called the church of wendy mommy.. we are a multifaceted organisation and will have our headquarters in tampa florida 'cause i know someone there and the weather is good.. we have 3 leaders or gods if you will.

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  Welcome Frontle! Ditto' to Larc.
  Bugeye,
  I am already baptized into the Bath and Shower Society too. But I love my new freedom of thought!! Perhaps I can diversify!
  TW
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  The Rainbow as a sign to Noah

  by Simon in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i don't know if this has ever been brought out - i just thought of it:.

  the bible tells us that it rained for forty days and forty nights.. it stopped raining and noah & co floated around for a bit.. when they landed, noah sacrificed some of the animals (weren't they in short supply?

  ) and god promised never to bring a deluge upon then earth again.. to back this up, there was a rainbow in the sky as a sign.. now, what causes a rainbow?

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  thinkers wife

  I figure Noah was good and sick and tired of all those animals by the time the sun came out, he was probably glad to get rid of a few of them.
  I also am interested in the Sumerian info. Please let us know Patio!!
  Somebody,
  Have you ever seen a double rainbow? I have seen several. I still get as excited as a little kid when I see rainbows. I just think they are so cool. (nothing to do with the Bible account)
  TW
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  NEED HELP !!! 7000 yrs. ??

  by thinker in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the wt claims that each "day" in genesis (chap.1) is really 7000 yrs.

  can anyone provide an explaination of this belief?

  please list references from wt literature or scripture that backs up this idea.. personally, i can find nothing; which is interesting since so much jw doctrine and teaching hinges on this number "7000".. thinker

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  thinkers wife

  Bringing it back to the top so Thinker will see it Alf!
  TW
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  Heresy of the Month

  by thinker in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  heresy of the month (from a website).

  don't you hate it when someone you know comes up with some new thing that you have never heard about?

  you sit there in apparent ignorance as they pontificate about the proofs and merits of some idea so far beyond common knowledge that it can only be revealed by people of exceptional enlightenment such as they.

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  thinkers wife

  Thanks Larc,
  Was just thinking about this thread yesterday!
  TW