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  Hi, all...I'm a faithful JW who is sick of lies about us

  by James Donalds in

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  2. experiences

  i was baptized 30 years ago and have been in the faith for over 35 years.. our organization isn't perfect.

  but i'm sick to death of seeing stereotypes about us.

  we are not mindless automatons.

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  OrphanCrow

  Haha!

  James is likely counting each response on this thread as a "Bible Study"

  That should get those failing numbers up
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  Merry Christmas to All!

  by ttdtt in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  just wanted to wish all of you the best christmas / holiday / festivus, and a happy new year!only the second christmas i will be celebrating!.

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  Holy crap

  I am cat sitting for my brother and the furnace failed last night

  Minus 31 Celsius with wind chill of minus 45 C

  12 hours without heat

  Got the furnace going now. Had to get a guy to crawl up on the roof and knock the ice off the furnace vents

  The house was at 1.5 degrees by the time I got the furnace up and running

  Sitting at 8 now and slowly rising

  Kitchen pipes are frozen

  Damn it is cold

  Stupid cats want to go outside. Yeah right

  Merry fricking Christmas!!!
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  Hi, all...I'm a faithful JW who is sick of lies about us

  by James Donalds in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i was baptized 30 years ago and have been in the faith for over 35 years.. our organization isn't perfect.

  but i'm sick to death of seeing stereotypes about us.

  we are not mindless automatons.

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  OrphanCrow

  confusedalot: I find that your arrogant, highly subjective comments bring the quality of your "masters degree" into question

  A "masters degree" doesn't come with a certificate qualifying you as a decent human being
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  Hi, all...I'm a faithful JW who is sick of lies about us

  by James Donalds in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i was baptized 30 years ago and have been in the faith for over 35 years.. our organization isn't perfect.

  but i'm sick to death of seeing stereotypes about us.

  we are not mindless automatons.

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  OrphanCrow

  Lol!

  You know what is funny about this OP? (besides the obvious lies)

  He is exactly the kind of JW that makes other JWs lose their faith.

  Keep it up, buddy. You are doing all of us a big favor. Please do stay in the cult and please do share your lifestyle with other JWs.

  Thank you
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  Merry Christmas to All!

  by ttdtt in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  just wanted to wish all of you the best christmas / holiday / festivus, and a happy new year!only the second christmas i will be celebrating!.

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  OrphanCrow

  Same back at ya, ttdtt!

  And everybody else too. Eat, drink and be merry

  -28 C here...feels like -43 C

  brrrrrrrrrrrrr

  Light the fire. Damn cold here. Me need liquor
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  What Made You Decide To Finally Leave The Organization?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  was there one certain event or was it more a cumulative thing?.

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  OrphanCrow

  What made me leave?

  A whole bunch of things

  For one thing, I started reading at a really young age and I would use a dictionary a lot. I found out the meaning of the word "hypocrite" and when I looked around me at the KH, that is what I saw. What I saw was not what I was told it was.

  And Armageddon was coming in four years - it was 1971 and I figured I had a LOT of living to get in before Jehovah killed me in 1975 for not wanting to hang out with those horribly hypocritical people I knew from the KH. I decided I would rather die at Armageddon than be a JW

  It would take many years more before I was able to de-program. I bought James Penton's book in 1987 and that is when I finally realized that I might live a little longer than what the WT had told me I would
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  Hooray! Bound volumes in the trash!

  by stillin in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  my wife has held onto them like they were family heirlooms.

  we are cleaning and clearing out accumulated stuff and i pointed out that there is the cd-rom library now and that the society has made revisions and really doesn't want us to be reading the old stuff.

  she said that even though there have been changes to the teachings, the wrong understanding served its' purpose at the time.

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  stanlivedeath: when i cleared my late fathers house--i dumped over 50 years worth of magazines. i found them all over his house...

  I think this is common. My granny was the same - she would faithfully receive (and pay for) her monthly "magazine placement" for years past the time when she was capable of going door to door to get rid of them

  I have often wondered what happened to all those millions and billions of "the world's most distributed magazine" and I think that most of those magazines simply ended up being accumulated in closets, basements, garages of JWs. Sort of like those people who sign up for MLMs (Amway, etc) and all they get out of it is a lifetime supply of soap products that nobody will take off their hands for them

  That and maybe the literature ends up here too:

  
  
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  JW teen mother - San Diego 1960 - grandchild is looking for family of origin

  by OrphanCrow in

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  http://www.gsadoptionregistry.com/california/19601964california.html.

  this listing doesn't say if any contact has ever been made or if this person's search was successful.. i have a particular affinity to those who search for their families of origin.

  i was 5 years old when i was told that my mother had been adopted and it took me until i was 40 to find out who my "real" grandmother was.

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  OrphanCrow

  One more.

  Adoptee Birth Date: 7-1-1964
  Adoptee Gender: Male
  Adoptee Birth Race: African American
  Name given to Adoptee by Birth Parents: Anthony
  Adoptee Birth City: Detroit, MI
  Adoptee Birth County: Wayne County
  Adoptee Birth State: Michigan
  Adoptee Birth Country: USA
  Adoptee Birth Mothers Name: ?
  Adoptee Birth Mothers Maiden Name: ?
  Adoptee Birth Mothers Race: African American
  Adoptee Birth Fathers Name: ?
  Adoptee Birth Fathers Race: African American
  Adoptee Birth Hospital: ?
  Adoption Agency or Attorney: ?
  Age of Adoptee when Adopted: 3 years old
  Name given to Adoptee by Adoptive Parents: Anthony Andrews
  City adoption took place: Detroit, MI
  County adoption took place: Wayne County
  State adoption took place: Michigan
  Country Adoption took place: USA
  Adoptive Mothers Name: Lois Andrews
  Adoptive Mothers Maiden Name: Alge
  Adoptive Fathers Name: James David Andrews
  Email Address: [email protected]
  Searching For: Birth Parents, Birth Family, Medical History.
  All Other Information: I am paralyzed from the neck down. Need Medical History. My grandfather on birth mothers side was a preacher. birth mother was a jehovah witness. Birth Uncle worked at GM. and Aunt was a nurse. have a older brother who was in a nursing home.
  Date Received: 1-16-2011
  Date Posted: 1-16-2011
  Last Updated: 1-16-2011
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  JW teen mother - San Diego 1960 - grandchild is looking for family of origin

  by OrphanCrow in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  http://www.gsadoptionregistry.com/california/19601964california.html.

  this listing doesn't say if any contact has ever been made or if this person's search was successful.. i have a particular affinity to those who search for their families of origin.

  i was 5 years old when i was told that my mother had been adopted and it took me until i was 40 to find out who my "real" grandmother was.

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  OrphanCrow

  Another one. Ohio.

  http://www.gsadoptionregistry.com/ohio/19701979ohio.html
  

  This is a woman looking for her biological father who was a Jehovah's Witness:

  Adoptee Birth Date: 11-5-1971
  Adoptee Gender: Female
  Adoptee Birth Race: Caucasian, German decent ?
  Name given to Adoptee by Birth Parents: Annette Marie Haren
  Adoptee Birth City: Cleveland, OH
  Adoptee Birth County: Cuyahoga County
  Adoptee Birth State: Ohio
  Adoptee Birth Country: USA
  Adoptee Birth Mothers Name: Eileen A. Foltz ((FOUND)) (Deceased)
  Adoptee Birth Mothers Maiden Name: Eileen Agnes Haren
  Adoptee Birth Mothers Race: Caucasian, German decent
  Adoptee Birth Fathers Name: ?
  Adoptee Birth Fathers Race: Caucasian, German, French, Irish decent ?
  Adoptee Birth Hospital: St. Ann's Hospital
  Adoption Agency or Attorney: Catholic Woman's League
  Age of Adoptee when Adopted: 6 weeks old
  Name given to Adoptee by Adoptive Parents: Christa Noel Fornsaglio
  City adoption took place: Canton, OH
  County adoption took place: Stark County
  State adoption took place: Ohio
  Country Adoption took place: USA
  Adoptive Mothers Name: Donna Fornsaglio
  Adoptive Mothers Maiden Name: DeSantis
  Adoptive Fathers Name: Samuel Anthony Fornsaglio
  Email Address: [email protected]
  Searching For: Birth Father, Medical History.
  All Other Information: (Update) Birth mother's date of birth: 7-6-1929 birth mother has 10 siblings, and is of German decent. Birth father was born approximately ?-?-1926, has 4 siblings, and is supposed to be of German, French, and Irish decent. Caseworker: Mrs. Barbara Rosenfield Judge Reuben Z. Wise. I was placed in Catholic Community League Foster Home on 11-8-1971. I was delivered by Dr. Mason. (Update) Birth mother was 5'3 1/2" tall, hazel eyes, wavy medium brown hair, fair to medium complexion. Looks like she graduated from high school in 1947. One of my birth mother's sister's was valedictorian of her class. Birth father was 6'1" tall, dark brown eyes, dark brown hair, medium-dark complexion, Protestant. His parents were from West Virginia and Jehovah Witnesses. (Update) My birth mother's family is German. My birth mother died on 1-28-2013. I met my biological aunts a year ago.
  Date Received: 3-14-2008
  Date Posted: 3-27-2008
  Last Updated: 10-9-2017 & 8-22-2017 & 10-18-2011 & 3-27-2008
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  JW teen mother - San Diego 1960 - grandchild is looking for family of origin

  by OrphanCrow in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  http://www.gsadoptionregistry.com/california/19601964california.html.

  this listing doesn't say if any contact has ever been made or if this person's search was successful.. i have a particular affinity to those who search for their families of origin.

  i was 5 years old when i was told that my mother had been adopted and it took me until i was 40 to find out who my "real" grandmother was.

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  OrphanCrow

  http://www.gsadoptionregistry.com/california/19601964california.html

  This listing doesn't say if any contact has ever been made or if this person's search was successful.

  I have a particular affinity to those who search for their families of origin. I was 5 years old when I was told that my mother had been adopted and it took me until I was 40 to find out who my "real" grandmother was. I was obsessed with finding out who my ancestors were. I never stopped looking until I found them

  Here is the listing that I found concerning a 17 year old JW girl who gave birth in San Diego back in 1960. Maybe the names and/or circumstances will provoke someone to help this person find their family:

  Adoptee Birth Date: 2-23-1960
  Adoptee Gender: Male
  Adoptee Birth Race: White
  Name given to Adoptee by Birth Parents: ?
  Adoptee Birth City: San Diego, CA
  Adoptee Birth County: San Diego County
  Adoptee Birth State: California
  Adoptee Birth Country: USA
  Adoptee Birth Mothers Name: ?
  Adoptee Birth Mothers Maiden Name: (On File)
  Adoptee Birth Mothers Race: White
  Adoptee Birth Fathers Name: ?
  Adoptee Birth Fathers Race: White
  Adoptee Birth Hospital: Doctor's Hospital
  Adoption Agency or Attorney: ?
  Age of Adoptee when Adopted: Given up at birth
  Name given to Adoptee by Adoptive Parents: Marc Franklin Clements (Deceased)
  City adoption took place: San Diego, CA
  County adoption took place: San Diego County
  State adoption took place: California
  Country Adoption took place: USA
  Adoptive Mothers Name: Gloria Clements or Gloria Hogue (This may be misspelled on birth certificate as "Hugue"?)
  Adoptive Mothers Maiden Name: Hogue (This may be misspelled on birth certificate as "Hugue"?)
  Adoptive Fathers Name: Wallace Clements
  Email Address: [email protected]
  Searching For: My Father's Birth Parents, Any Birth Family Members, Medical History.
  All Other Information: My father was born in San Diego at Doctor's Hospital Point Loma, which no longer exists. This was a closed adoption that took place at the time of his birth. I believe his birth mother was 17 years old and is possibly of Swedish, Norwegian and / or French descent. She was described as looking just like my father (blue eyes and blonde hair). I believe that her mother may have been a member of the Jehovah's Witness Church of San Diego. His birth father may have been 18-22 years old ? at the time of my father's birth. He may have been at university in the area--he was "sent away" to school when my father was born. I believe his father was a well-known neurologist or cardiologist practicing in the San Diego area. They may have been German, or of German descent. (Update) My father Marc was 6'2" tall, with blue eyes and blond hair. He weighed between 175-180 lbs.
  Date Received: 3-29-2015
  Date Posted: 3-30-2015
  Last Updated: 9-5-2015 & 4-9-2015 & 3-31-2015