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  Dietary Quirks Among JWs

  by millie210 in

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  2. beliefs

  i recently had to accompany an older family member out of state to a family reunion.

  it was a big reunion and not much was overtly made of the fact that i am "misguided" and not attending meetings (lost soul that i am) which was nice.

  the thing i noticed that i was most struck by was all the dietary quirks in evidence during our 3 days together.

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  That is all nice but to be frank with all of you the majority of the food we American consume these days is very, very unhealthy. The reason is it all lacks right kind of nutrition important for our health. The unhealthy way our fruit, vegetables and meat is raised is absolutely scandalous. From the 1960's to now our food is almost 40% less nutritious. Our soil is dead because of the bad framing practices.

  So I can see why people are sick but avoiding these foods is not really the answer. Changing our diets to local raised food or your own food is one of the best ways to go. Start cooking your food from scratch not heat and eat packet food. Get rid of all the artificial crap, cola's, and even worse diet cola's. Learn about true organic gardening were you help bring your soil back to life. Remember even with a very small yard or growing space one can grow a lot. I know this is all very radical for us but getting out of the cult was also radical. It will take years to do it but it is will worth it. The modern food industry of today is making us all sick. Still Totally ADD
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  Fascinating article about a "strange legal journey": West Palm lawyer takes on Scientology in unprecedented arbitration

  by AndersonsInfo in

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  west palm lawyer takes on scientology in unprecedented arbitration.

  by jane musgrave - palm beach post staff writer.

  https://www.mypalmbeachpost.com/news/crime--law/west-palm-lawyer-takes-scientology-unprecedented-arbitration/zqqcy93xnneqoarat5wozp/.

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  I lived near Clearwater for 33 years. When you drive through down town area it looks like the Navy was dock near by. When they came into the area they really took over. Still Totally ADD
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  Did you leave the JW RECENTLY? Really? Recently? WTF were you thinking?

  by The Real Edward Gentry in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  not to be overly harsh...but if you just left, what the hell were you thinking?

  between 1995 and now, you never did an internet search of "jehovahs-witness" or "watchtower"?

  good god.

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  Edward Gentry, everyone is different in why and when or how we woke up and left this cult. Many of us here did not have home computers or Internet when we was 18. That was all science fiction to us. Biggest technology break was the 8 track music machine for our cars. When computers and Internet became popular many of us was in the middle of raising children. Also I was very apprehensive in using them.

  If you are young you was born into the information age I was not. So for someone like myself even if I had doubts I had very few options to research it. I woke up in my mid 50's and severing as a elder. What was i thinking? I was thinking of how could I keep my head above water with working and all the busy work the cult threw at you. Be happy at a young age you woke up. Use your time on this earth for the good. Take care and have a good life. Still Totally ADD
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  THIS Is How JWs Feel About The Cut In Magazines And Content

  by pale.emperor in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i asked the question on quora "how do jehovah's witnesses feel about the announcement that the public edition of the watchtower and awake!

  magazine is being reduced to just 3 issues a year and the number of books, tracts, and online content are being discontinued?".

  https://www.quora.com/how-do-jehovahs-witnesses-feel-about-the-announcement-that-the-public-edition-of-the-watchtower-and-awake-magazine-is-being-reduced-to-just-3-issues-a-year-and-the-number-of-books-tracts-and-online-content-are-being-discontinued.

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  Maybe one of the new teachings coming out soon will be Moses when coming down the mountain with the 10 commandants it was on two tablets. So Friends that means paper bad tablets good. After all we have biblical proof. LOL. Still Totally ADD
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  Who has a harder time leaving JW's - Born Ins or those who converted?

  by HeyLittleGirl in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  my freind (who is also out) and i were talking about this the other night.

  i was a born-in, 3rd generation jw and she converted when she was in her late 20's.. when she left, she said that she knew the world wasn't as bad as she was told as a jw, so she knew she would be fine.

  also, she still had lots of "worldly" family who welcomed her back with open arms.. it was harder for me - i had nobody in the "world", no family or freinds.

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  P.E. you hit the nail right on the head when telling what it is like being raised in this cult. As a born-in it was harder for me but my wife was a convert and was able to go back to her real self. She guided me through many things I did not know or understand about the world. It was the distrust of others and to learn just because I just meant someone they was not a friend. Friendship is something one needs to work on. I am so thankful my wife and I left together. She my teacher to becoming my authentic self. Whatever that is. LOL. Still Totally ADD
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  January 2018 Watchtower

  by Listener in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the cover page shows a photo jws loading a small plane with watchtower literature to take to a remote area in bolivia.the first study article introduces the 2018 year text isa.

  40:31 "those hoping in jehovah will regain power".

  according to them, you may leave home to do field service or attend a meeting feeling exhausted but you return home refreshed and 'jesus' yoke is kindly indeed!

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  So a executive from a large company was amazed how the WT was able to accomplish all that he saw with free help/volunteers.

  He was amazed because he was most likely thinking how can he get away with that at his company. That is if that really happen. Still Totally ADD
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  It's 98 degrees, put on your suit and go to Yankee Stadium

  by IronGland in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  anyone go to that convention in ny back in the 50's?

  remember when they lasted until 8pm?

  in the summer?

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  I was 4 years old in 1958 and I was there. I remember all the people and everyday I would bug my parents to sit down on the grass field. I also got to ride a camel at the Bronx zoo. We went to the museum of natural history and I got to see the large dinosaur skeleton. My parents drove us from central IL to NY city for that convention. My dad took the cult hook, line and sinker. Still Totally ADD
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  Do They Still do Door-to-Door as Much as Before?

  by cofty in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  since the advent of the trolleys do the majority of jws still go door to door like we used to?.

  do they still have meetings for field service on sat mornings and sun afternoons where most head off to the local territory while one or two go to do trolley work or has the importance of door to door work reduced?.

  with the reduction of printing wts and awakes what will they offer at the doors?.

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  That's a good question. We moved to a new-old house back at the end of January this year. We found out about 3 months later we was only 2 blocks from a KH. You would think every other week they would be knocking at our door. Not one yet, Zero, Narda. Working for our local bus system I only saw witnesses once and they was working a cart in down town Jamestown. This is a double hall mind you. You would think we would get at lease a pamphlet in our door. It appears maybe not as much. Still Totally ADD
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  What was the biggest thing that convinced you that

  by Ponyo in

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  2. experiences

  .....the truth was not the truth... ?

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  The flood account. How could the mountains arisen to the height they are now. I forgot how many hundred's of feet they had to rise each day. That seismic motion happening all over the earth would have rip this planet apart. After considering that thought I ask myself if the WT is wrong on this what else are they wrong on. Still Totally ADD
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  How Often Do You Come Here?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i regularly check in to see what's happening but i'm not here like i used to be.. are you here every day?

  are you here as much as before?.

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  Now that I am stuck at home healing from surgery I find myself on here several times a day. Before my surgery I would go for days if not weeks. I feel this site has changed or I have changed. I don't know which. Sometimes I can go for several days without thinking about my pass in the cult but times come I can't keep my mind off of it. I think Simon told me one time I will never fully get over I I have been through. At the time that comment hit me like a ton of bricks. I now understand what he meant.

  It's a growing process coming out of a lifetime in a cult and I feel it will take the rest of my lifetime to work on myself. Don't get me wrong I am 1000 times better than I was when I left but there will always be things I will need to work on. Yes I will most likely keep coming back here for a little encouragement Fromm time to time. Still Totally ADD