KNEW ANY?
MISFITS/MALCONTENTS IN JWS
by badboy 13 Replies latest jw friends
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Madame Quixote
In a cult religion that:
- doesn't allow anyone to celebrate or honor their loved one's birthdays
- doesn't celebrate any secular or religious/Christian holidays
- doesn't allow anyone to openly question doctrines
- doesn't allow children to be children
- promotes child abuse and neglect in favor of cult ideas and
- shuns members for accepting life-saving medical care like blood transfusions
- kicks out people for minor, human, every-day infractions of its multitudinous restrictions, like cigarette-smoking or drinking a bit too much?
NO WAY would there be any discontents or malcontents in such a fine organization as that one!
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mrchuffster
Yeah - ME he he
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crazyblondeb
In my teenage years, till I left, I was the biggest misfit & malcontent person they knew. I'm sure they all breathed a sigh of relief when I was df'd, especially the second time!!
WOOOOOOOOOOHHOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!
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What-A-Coincidence
def cbb
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Warlock
In my teenage years, till I left, I was the biggest misfit & malcontent person they knew.
WAS!!!!!!!!!!!!?????????
You still are.
Warlock
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aniron
Start with Ted Jaracz and work down
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Madame Quixote
A most salient point, aniron!
MQ, humming the tune to, "Which one of these things doesn't belong," speaking of misfits.
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jaguarbass
They were always an equal opportunity cult. They would allow anyone to pedal their litterature.
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undercover
I think when we were younger we tended to be a little more rebellious. But as we got older and life settled down, and we got stuck in the WT routine, we basically became WT drones. We got into a rut, just busy living a JW life, never really questioning anything. I'm reminded of a quote from the movie, The Truman Show: "We accept the reality of the world with which we are presented".
But there are some who remain enigmas in the JW world. I met a "brother" a year or so ago. A really nice and fun-loving guy who is not so apt to follow direction from above. He does what he wants when he wants, how he wants. Sometimes I wonder why he's still a Witness when he ends up frustrating elders with his non-chalant attitude about all things JW. I guess because he and his wife both come from large multi-generational JW families, he just goes along with the flow, but yet manages to not let the cultthink warp him too much. When I see him, I see hope for some who may still be able to break away from the control of the WTS.