Doug

This board automatically filters out certain words????? So you can't say **** or ****ksucker or mother****er?

Pris how uncommonly ****e stirring of you.

I will usually explain my cult heritage if asked. Or with people I become friendly with. LH

No John Kerry exploding head? LH

Perhaps the best way to heal would be to accept the condition for what it is and make the best possible effort to live her life in spite of it. Looking to God for a solution is likely going to cause only disappointment. LH

Mary Cate: Not saluting the flag is indeed part of Watchtower doctrine. lindyhopper: The songs is 'Until it Sleeps' from the album 'Load'. One of my personal favorites. My mom's name is Joyce. I am glad to see this thread taken for what it is. Thank you all. LH

Thank you everyone for taking this thread in the spirit in which it was started. I myself am just getting started here but I think our backgrounds are fairly common and I hope to have a nice long posting career here. No need to apologize Pris. You know I'm incapable of getting mad at ya. LH

The Witnesses advise against most forms of music other than thier 'Kingdom Melodies'. I doubt they appreciate a band that has a song entitled 'The God that Failed'. My mother lives in Texas. LH

I thought in prudent to clarify my position and intent, Lest people be left to speculate. Seems to me bad things get started that way. LH

Let me begin by apologizing for using the well worn words of Mr. Rodney King. It seems to me as though we have a unique opportunity here that is quickly being squandered. Refiner, The girl from Oz, and myself are as you all know ex-members of the cult known as the Watchtower Bible and Tract sosciety or commonly known as Jehovah's Witnesses. While great debate has raged on here about our intentions, I feel the need to say here publicly to all of you that my interest in this board is strictly in the interest of researching other religious cults and their effects on it's members. But I feel the need to point out that a lot of harsh words and criticism is being levied when in fact we are missing a wonderful opportunity to learn from one another. Refiner of course posted a link to the DB we came from and many of you are taking advantage of it. All who are interested are welcome. I really see no reason why any of us should fear the presence of the other on these boards. As members of our respective cults we were admonished to turn away from all but what our puppet masters wanted us to see and hear. I honestly believe that given our shared experiences we could learn, heal, and prosper from the association. Lets us not fight amongst one another and let this oportunity slip through our keyboards. My name is Doug. I will be glad to answer any and all questions to the best of my ability. LH

Hi Excathedra. LH

You're speaking of 'boxer breifs'. I have some of those silky smooth boxers. Those would be called silk, btw. LH

Nice to be here houseisarockin. LH

We have a whole host of superstitions like the dog. In new Mexico there is a Highway number 666. It's nickname is 'The Devils Highway'. Strange things are supposed to happen on a regular basis on it. On a stretch of Highway 49 in Mississippi Trucker flock to the Highway in late March hoping to get a glimpse of a ghost that haunts the Highway. The story goes that a young girl was murdered and dumped along the road and now every year on the day she was killed she will appear beside your truck, look you in the face, and say 'You're not him'. Unlike the dog I've never had a run in on either Highway so I really don't know if it's all BS or not. LH

I go commando whenever decorum allows Pris. I like the unrestricted feeling of my boys haning out in the wind. LH