Any experiences?
When you were a dub, did you ever avoid visiting or joining some certain congregations because you do not like some people there?
by Iamallcool 15 Replies latest jw friends
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WTWizard
I developed a dislike for many of the people right in my own congregation. Mostly because they were too picky in things that mattered little or they wanted me to do more than I was reasonably capable of sustaining. I wanted to do things on a sustainability basis (the number of field circus hours I could sustain month after month without wearing myself out), they wanted me to pious-sneer. They wanted me to throw things away that had only tenuous connections, or none at all, with anything "bad". They wanted me to walk with a particular stride, to look starched all the time, and accept not getting personal fulfillment.
And whenever something good did come into my life, they were quick to remove it. Strip my life of anything and everything that makes attending the boasting sessions worthwhile, and wonder why I start blowing them off. One day I looked at what was left, and asked "I'm attending boasting sessions and doing field circus for THIS?" and that was the beginning of the end. Within the year, upon realizing nothing was going to be done about it except that "equality" crap where what I am not attracted to equals what I am attracted to, I pulled the plug. And inside of another year after that, I now have a Ouija board. Less than a year after that, I start looking on apostate sites on purpose and gathering "sun worship" decorations that now stay up all summer. I stopped wasting resources on things that gave me negative value, and any religion where the people force "Negative value and things bringing negative value equals positive value and things bringing positive value" on me is rubbish.
Notably, it was the same idiots that wanted me to pious-sneer and to throw away too much that imposed that "negative value equals positive value" crap on me. I hope those are the same idiots that have to spend 6 or more toilet papers a gallon for gas, are affected worst when the dollar becomes toilet paper, and that get hit with the coming energy crisis the worst when Israel attacks Iran and we help Israel, triggering the next major oil embargo.
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Iamallcool
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rip van winkle
I tried not let the indifference of those in my KH stop me from attending, but I failed miserably time and again. Though, I'm glad about it now, as there's only a few people there that I care about. (And HOPE that my remaining as THEIR friend will help them to get out of there!)
It had to do with illness. Can't share the details, just yet. Sorry.
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Amelia Ashton
I changed Book Study groups because of one hateful and acidic tongued sister who criticised and "gave advice" to all us Mums on how she would deal with our kids if they were hers. She had 4 boys herself, 3 disfellowshipped years and years ago and never likely to go back and that she does not shun!
Constantly she was warned after complaints but to no avail but the the complainer would be reminded that "we are all imperfect and Jehovah must see some quality in her or she wouldn't be here"!
None of the elders had the cajones to stop her!
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DesirousOfChange
None of the elders had the cajones to stop her!
Typical Elders.
But then they would be called out (here) as "sexist" if they did put her in her place.
Doc
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perfect1
sp: cojones
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designs
There was a congregation near Los Angeles that had a reputation for more Elders leaving the religion than any around. Elders would be invited by the COs to go over and help and within a year or two they would quit altogether.
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wannaexit
I didin't , but I know plenty that did. Some made up crazy excuses like: the mold is making me sick here or the carpet is too new or too much perfume.
I know of some that literally sold their home to get out of the congregation they were in. So much for the loving brodders.
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Scott77
Not for me.
Scott77