AnotherEscapee

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  I hates 'em, I HATES 'EM, I REALLY HATES 'EM

  by Grunt in

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  i really do hate them.. every now and then it does me good to make my views on the cult known as jehovah's witnesses known.

  i didn't come to this view slowly or rashly, but over a period of some thirty years or more.

  when i think of the futures i have seen shredded, the hypocrites i have seen looking down their twisted noses from the bottom of a pit while they thought they were on a pedestal of righteousness, the children i have seen tortured over issues they needn't have faced, the couples i have seen turn on one another and break apart over this phoney "religion", the children i have seen turn on their parents, brothers and sisters, the selfish things i have seen charlatans posing as christians do, the ignorance of the bible i have seen expounded with the tones and knowing looks of superiority, the tears i have seen shed by caring puppet-people trying to serve god honestly but being forced to do uncaring things by the strings pulled in new york, well....... have i mentioned i hates'em!!!!!!!!.

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  Flashbulbs

  by RubaDub in

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  can someone explain the paranoia that exists regarding flashbulbs at the assemblies ???.

  i mean, it's not like we have never seen them before and they would draw our attention away from something.

  if anything, when you see a lot of flashing lights, it draws attention to the person or event, not to the cameras.

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  WHAT DID YOU MISS OUT ON WHEN IN THE BORG

  by nightwarrior in

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  we as a family allways wanted a family pet as in (dog ) but as the ministry loomed every weekend ,as well as the meetings we decided that it would be to much trouble ,subconciously the influence came from other members in the congregation ,which in turn came from the elders in turn from the bethel ,allways sprouting on about the ministry first ,you never had time for anything elsemow ,yes a dog would be to much trouble,but now,for the past two /half years my younger children are enjoying the companionship of an animal in the house,as well as 2 cats which we have had for past eight years,.

  did you find time for animals.. what did you miss out on ,allso for past 14 years we have had different caravans and motor homes ,.

  what did you miss out on when in the borg ,and how did it affect you.

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  The Marmite Wars.

  by Englishman in

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  are you a lover or a hater?

  http://www.ihatemarmite.co.uk/ or http://www.ilovemarmite.com/marmite/default.asp.

  englishman

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  new kid on the site

  by yecats in

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  i have been reading everyones comments, this is all pretty new to me, but i posted on the topic related to family and being shunned.

  i was raised a jw but left at age 15, i am the only one in my family to reject the "family" religion.

  so, as you probably already guessed i am not the favorite daughter!.

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  Any ideas?

  by AnotherEscapee in

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  good morning to you all, .

  so my only bit of post this morning is a letter from the elders, i've been doing battle with them for a few weeks over arrangements for a judicial committee.

  well, anyway as expected they "will not enter into any correspondence" nor will they allow a friend to attend the meeting with me but they will meet on friday to finalise the matter!

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  Woman Are Inferior?

  by JH in

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  in the watchtower world, woman are just about nothing.

  they hold no responsibilities in the congregation except cleaning the toilets and not much more.

  we all know that woman are just as intelligent as men, and some could even be good elders.

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  What song sums up your JW experience?

  by sleepy in

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  its got to be rage against the machine, "killing in the name of" .

  just had the bassline to this song rumbling through my head, havent heard it for ages though .

  you need to know the chorus.

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  Did being a JW stifle your ambition?

  by ballistic in

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  did being a jw stifle your ambition?

  did not needing to plan for the future affect your career choices and your consequent wealth?.

  i'm not simply talking about following the advice to not take up an education which has been discused many times, but i'm going further to say that those brought up in "the truth" had their whole philosophy moulded and shaped in a way which never searched for more or wanted more; a non-materialistic outlook.. now some may still say materialism is evil, or that being brought up this way leads to a more content life.. the cynics, like myself, will say that keeping people 'happy but poor' is the genius of the rich.. i've had some success after leaving the org, after taking up education and so on, but it has taken time.

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  A newbie says hello

  by Icansaylucky in

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  hello, i've been a lurker for about a year now and finally decided to register and start posting.

  i don't have time to tell my story right now, but plan on doing so soon.

  i guess i'm putting it off as i'm not sure where to start without it being a book.

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