Many times thruout the day. But only on my phone or tablet. And yes I am always very nervous when she grabs my phone. She would probably prefer catching me with gay porn instead of apostate stuff.
Ignoranceisbliss
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When do you visit this site to view and post?
by stuckinarut2 inhey all,.
i'm curious about the times and places we all come and check in on this great forum.. is it after a long day at work while having a drink, or during the work day on your mobile tablets, or quickly in-between family evenings etc...?.
do most "hide" their tracks when using the family computer, perhaps using "private browsing"?.
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Watchtower Strains Local Town Budgets
by pontoon inhttp://www.recordonline.com/article/20150307/news/150309486
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Ignoranceisbliss
Pontoon. Thanks for the info. Those taxes do seem extremely high. I pay about 2k a year in taxes on a 175k home. Nowhere near what you are paying. I could see how tax exemption could ruffle some feathers when taxes are that high.
Iggy
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Jdub Growth In USA?
by freein2004 indoes anybody have any information on recent growth in the jdub religion?
other than their own reports?
or, can you point me to the right post here?
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Ignoranceisbliss
This is my take.
I believe the Borgs numbers. They may stretch the truth but I don't think they are cooking the books.
There are NO middle class families joining. All growth is 1. Born in. 2. Foreign language. 3. Destitute. The median age of a dub is way older than the median age of the U.S. this will catch up with them soon. Within 5 years US growth will be zero or negative.
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Fading and not "outing" yourself, what are your thoughts on it?
by Brock Talon infading and not "outing" yourself.. what are your thoughts on it?.
i ask, because i just received a scathing personal message on facebook from a person who read my latest book and in it i describe myself as a fader.
i was not dfd and i did not da myself.
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Ignoranceisbliss
To each their own. I view u as a true authentic Ex-J-Dub.
For myself fading seems like the wisest choice if u can pull it off.
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Constructive hobbies
by zeb inhm have a hobby?
im not asking what.. hm have taken up a constructive hobby since leaving?.
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JHouser's full story: Disfellowshipping: How It Can Effect Your Life
by Dogpatch inthis is used by permission, and was up last week or so in parts.
this is the whole story.. disfellowshipping: how it can effect your life.
http://www.freeminds.org/life-stories/rank-file/disfellowshipping-how-it-can-effect-your-life.html.
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Ignoranceisbliss
Great read! Thanks for sharing. I so hope that he is right about the Borg eventually collapsing. That would be fantastic.
I would love an update on his life.
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Just woke up
by Doctor Who innew to the site.
currently i am a ministerial servant and was told i was appointed to be an elder.
i told the brothers i was not ready for that assignment.
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A Question for Underground Apostates, How Many Are There?
by Village Idiot inwhen i first came to this forum i was of the belief that those of us who were still in due to family reasons were few in numbers perhaps one in a thousand in the jws.
soon i came to the realization that there were many more.
we have dozens of posters here who are mentally out but still in.
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Still in and still an MS. My wife knows I don't believe but she isn't pushing the issue at the moment and neither am I. I wonder a lot about how many are awake. I think the number is low. I base that on how many views the most popular ex-dub YouTube videos get. Not all that many. Possibly up to 10,000 but even that is rare. I would guess .5% and even most of them are barely awake. -
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What's the new donation policy?
by BenRichards ini faded a few years ago and haven't been to a meeting since.
i've seen a few threads here about the new donation policy and mentions of congregations having to send money to the mothership but i don't have all the details.
can anyone explain what the new policy is?
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Ignoranceisbliss
In the US each congregation asked all the family heads how much they would donate a month. The elders added all that together and then figured out how much the monthly expenses were. Whatever extra would be left over each month was pledged to the organization. Our hall sends $250/mnth from our congregation funds. The worldwide work donations still go directly to the borg. Also any extra funds above 3 months of expenses that was in the congregations bank account was sent to the Borg. Our hall kept 5k and sent off around 20 k.
The donation box that was for worldwide building has been eliminated Now there are two donation options at each hall. WWW and Local expenses
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Please Welcome me
by Sofia Lose inhave lurked here for many, many years.
female, latina, middle-aged, born-in, 3rd generation jw, northeast usa.
my fate is to continue to play the game 'till death do us part because the very strong and tangled web of friends, family, business, etc.
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Ignoranceisbliss
Welcome from Michigan. I am also still in for many of the same reasons as you. I have wondered if I could keep it going permanently. I don't think I can. I'm thinking 5 more years for me. But who knows. Time flies...