Jeannette
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New forum 'parousia' is upon us! (software version)
by Simon inthe time has nearly come to switch over to the new forum software.
of course it's not completely finished yet (and never will be) but i think it's good enough to go live with and probably already better than the current one.
i'll give you a quick overview of what to expect and post more detail about the changeover process later.. cloud platform.
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Why must we APPLY for everything?
by Tech49 ini was thinking about this today, after seeing another thread on the subject of serving in israel, of all places.
there have been many comments on the recent thread, and the ones a little older, about how utterly ridiculous that premise is.. the bigger question is why do i have to apply?
permission?
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Freedom of Relgion has been taken away.
by Jeannette inwhen a person is disfellowshiped by a religion just because he or she doesn't believe it all is very serious.
some disfellowshiped ones have even taken their own lives because they have been made to feel so bad.
it's down in black and white that parents and friends are supposed to shun them, shunning is acting like someone is dead.
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Feeling down as Christmas nears
by Quandry ini don't think i've started but one or two threads before.
i find myself sitting here listening to beautiful instrumental christmas music and feeling down.. you see, i was "in" for over thirty years.
thirty years with no christmas.
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YOU 'THINK' YOU ARE FREE when you leave the Org. . . but it can be an ILLUSION
by Terry indid you know there is nothing more insane than being partly indoctrinated and partly free?.
the level of cognitive dissonance is ridiculous!.
i have told this story before, so i'll shorten it to cut to the chase.. in 1987, i was dating a professional psychotherapist with a view to marriage.
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is this weird or is it me?
by sowhatnow ini got here a 1998 awake bound volume and im leafing through it and found the december issue with the cover jesus what did he really look like who is he.. in the photo, there is a scetching of jesus along side a color artists picture .
the hand looks odd.
who would draw a hand like that?.
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Changing profile picture
by Jeannette inhow does one change the avatar picture to a snapshot from your desktop?.
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Leaving with Dignity - a sample document
by Ajax inwe live in democratic, not theocratic times.. churches no longer imprison, torture or execute.. cults have absolutely no authority over non members.
we don't have to obey.
we don't have to subject our selves.
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Thank You for the Christmas Cards
by Jeannette ina big thank you to blondie for coming up with the idea.
i received a card from her and it made me feel so good, then the next day i received a beautiful card with an embossed snowman dressed in sparklies.
it was so pretty and i certainly treasure it.
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Deck the Kingdom Halls
by sparrowdown ini have discovered why the gb-rinch canceled christmas.
(apart from them being fun-sucking assholes and "christ" is in the name.).
the christmas carol deck the halls clearly gives the command to:.