In addition to the comments above, if I see one that I know, I make sure I convey a happy, positive and pleasant demeanor. This negates the spin that the Society tries to tell them, "that everyone who leaves 'the truth' is unhappy or bitter"
stuckinarut2
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When You See A JW Approaching What Are Your Thoughts?
by minimus ini used to get a weird feeling in my stomach when i would see a witness approaching.... almost a sense of dread.
now, i really don’t care.
i have even made it a point to do the approaching when i see a witness trying to convert an ignorant person..
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Gary Carver-Investment Manager!
by Atlantis ingary carver sure has some interesting friends.
look to your right.https://leadferret.com/directory/person/gary-carver/11516928atlantis!.
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stuckinarut2
Hmmm!
Interesting!
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How were you 'outed' ??
by stuckinarut2 inmany of us here have been "outed" as ones who no longer believe that this is "the truth".. many didn't have the chance to do it in our own way, and in our own time, but rather someone "found out about our apostasy" and "reported" it to the spiritual police (elders).
would you like to share your stories?.
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stuckinarut2
Great replies!
Thanks everyone.
Im on my phone now, but will post my "outing story" when back at the computer...
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Growing a beard
by Coded Logic ini've always been currious as to how i would look with a beard so i've finally committed to doing it.
over the next 30 days i'm going to grow out a full chin to ear beard.. .
ps: any suggestions or advice on how to grow a beard would be much appreciated!.
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stuckinarut2
Awesome! pic updates please.
Oh and also, you can then open a vegan hipster cafe once it's grown!😜
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Who is going to make the earth a paradise?
by Sour Grapes inwhen i was a jw elder and dreamed of living in paradise, i pictured all of the animals, beautiful people, perfect weather, welcoming back the dead and teaching them about god.
the only problem is to get to the point of making the earth a paradise first there will be around 8 billion bodies to bury.
then how are we going to dig through all of the rubble and collapsed buildings using what tools?
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stuckinarut2
Just imagine the disease that will be rampant as corpses lay around rotting!
Will the survivors get antibiotics too?
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The Cult and bottle trees
by blownaway inthe origin of the bottle tree is to catch evil spirits.
so to dream catchers.
i remember a talk back in the early 70s or maybe late 60s that was about dubbers did not have wind chimes.
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stuckinarut2
I was also not allowed fortune cookies.
They contained the word Fortune, so it must be spiritistic!😩
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Today's WT Paragraph 4
by Slidin Fast ini thought that this little gem deserved a thread of it's own.. 4. why is it important for us to be present at the memorial if at all possible?.
4 reflect on the importance of attending the memorial.
remember, congregation meetings are part of our worship.
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stuckinarut2
Love how they use the word "frankly"!
Basically they are saying "failure to obey is a death sentence!"
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Today's Watchtower :Paragraph 5
by jwdoctrine in1 cor 13:5:"keep testing whether you are in the faith; keep proving what you yourselves are.
or do you not recognize that jesus christ is in union with you?
by ‘testing whether we are in the faith.’ to do that, we do well to ask ourselves: ‘do i really believe that i am part of the only organization that jehovah has approved to accomplish his will?
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stuckinarut2
Appalling!
They just don't see it.....
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Registering with JW.org
by mann377 inso the wife was sick and stayed home from the meeting.
she tuned in through the phone so she could listen.
she had the phone on speaker and therefore i could overhear what was said.
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stuckinarut2
WOW!!!!
I guess I shouldn't be surprised...but...WOW!
(Great quotes too FedUpJW . Thanks for posting)
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How do you deal with people who do not like you?
by usualusername1 inhi guysin the last year i have started to socialise a lot more.
namely comedy and a tennis social club.. for a variety of reasons i find socialising tough.
in my tennis club a couple of women have been extremely rude to me and i have blocked one from my phone and refuse to speak to both.. is my behaviour extreme?paul.
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stuckinarut2
As witnesses, we were used to EVERYONE being our friend in the Witness circles.
We therefore never learned the art of making real friends.
Not everyone we meet will become our close associates - and that is ok.