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  Never Allowed to be Myself

  by NeverAllowestobeMyself in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so my handle has a typo, it is supposed to be never allowed to be myself but i'm okay with that because it is kind of symbolic of my situation.

  as a born-in i have always had expectations forced on me, this is what you are to think, feel and do as a jehovah's witness.

  my earliest memories involve being upset that i would die at armageddon because i was bad.

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  sparrowdown

  Oh yes, I feel for you. I think many that were raised as JWs have a problem with emotional honesty and assertiveness, so it's great you realize this and have decided to start being yourself.

  Many don't ever stop lying to themselves and others about what they really think, feel, want and don't want etc and will continue to be unhappy as a result. It may not always be prudent to say what you really think out loud, but always be honest with yourself. It's your choice.

  All the best with your awakening, the more you wake up to the more you will find.
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  JW related collective nouns

  by Simon in

  1. social
  2. humour

  english is a great language, especially when it comes to collective nouns.

  a "murder" of crows is just fantastic as is a "mob" of meerkats.

  a "colony" of ants, a "pride" of lions.

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  sparrowdown

  The teachings could be called a crock of shite.
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  Is Reading/Writing about Mythologies bad?

  by Messhy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  as the topic title says, is reading/writing about mythologies bad?

  i read alot of mythologies and enjoy it.

  should i stop?.

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  sparrowdown

  What an odd question. Why on earth do you need permission from strangers an internet forum on what to read?
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  Dan Sydlik

  by done4good in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  morning warship - he was the only restraint and i'm not saying that lightly.

  i know there are a dozen others here who were in bethel back in the early 2000's who know what i'm talking about.

  he actually kept me thinking this was jehovah's org because of his sincerity as if the holy spirit was operating in him.

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  My only experience with Bro Sydlik was hearing his talks, but he was one of my favorite speakers. He seemed warm intelligent and genuine. There weren't many like him but the ones that were kept me hanging on to the hope that the organization itself was good and there were just a "few bad apples," a theory to which I subscribed to for a long time before realizing it was the barrel itself that was turning the apples bad.
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  The memorial beauty pageant

  by BlackWolf in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  since the memorial is coming up soon and its about time for me to go shopping for a new memorial ( aka easter) dress, i've realized what the memorial really is for us teenage girls, a beauty pageant!

  the memorial is the day i spend painting my nails, curling my hair, and carefully applying makeup because my mother says i have to "represent jehovah" and look my best.

  in reality its just to impress the newcomers and to compete with the other girls.

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  I think the JW memorial dress ups were fun for an entrance but awfully uncomfortable and impractical for a whole meeting.

  Skirts that ride up, stockings that pinch, constantly checking cleavage to make sure your boobs aren't starting to escape over the top of your bra lest you get the evil-eye from an old sister or the leer-eye from one of the emblem server brothers. Ugh!! The lame vanity of it all!! So glad to be out.
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  Undercover Judicial Hearing - Youtube

  by someDUDEinAsmallCubicalSomewhereOverTheRAINBOX in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34xtdsx_krc.

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  sparrowdown

  Good point Tenacious!

  Sorta like the WT version of "But you didn't return my Heil Hitler!"
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  Do you know what Rahab looked like?

  by ttdtt in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  hello friends - here is a new area in the kids section of the jw website - learn how to draw rahab.. 1st - she was a prostitute of jericho.

  could there be other characters to talk about with our kids?.

  2nd - it says "learn how to draw rahab".

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  In next months issue learn how to drive a tent peg through a man's temple with the game Fun with Jael a woman of murderous rage.
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  Do you know what Rahab looked like?

  by ttdtt in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  hello friends - here is a new area in the kids section of the jw website - learn how to draw rahab.. 1st - she was a prostitute of jericho.

  could there be other characters to talk about with our kids?.

  2nd - it says "learn how to draw rahab".

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  Rahab, Jael, Jezebel, there are just sooooo many great female role model/stereotypes in the Bible to choose from where do you start.
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  well well its te man hisself

  by zeb in

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  2. friends

  top o the morning to ye.

  its st patrick's day.

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  sparrowdown

  Oh goody, it's guiness and green hat time. Or is that considered racist these days - (you never know anymore.)
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  Governing Body went from anonymous secret group to T.V Stars??? How?

  by Witness 007 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  when i grew up in the 1980's -90's it was rare to see a faithful slaves picture in 10 years of watchtowers.

  everything was anonymous.

  no one really knew there names except for the "holy oricle" fred franz.. now they are full on t.v stars with there own show.

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  Was there a rockstar pope x-factor audition we haven't heard about?