Wow! That's scary! Wonder how many unknowing and naive folks will respond to that! Thanks for making that info available to us!
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Phishing Scam
by Elsewhere inlol... some phat head went and sent me one of those phishing scam emails trying to get me to send them my account information.
too bad i don't have any citibank accounts anywhere!
if you ever get anything like this, don't give them your information!!!
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Behind the yellow smiley face (Wal-mart)
by Sadie5 init's been a year since i started my job at wal-mart.
it has been an eye opening experience how they treat their workers.. here is one the ways they cut costs.
i was hired as a sales clerks which is the lowest paid position.
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Boy you have touched a nerve here! My mother, who is 77 years old, has worked for Walmart for 10 years. After 10 years she FINALLY got a raise to $7 an hour! My son got his first job at Wendy's STARTING at $7 an hour! Also they would schedule her to work from 7am-4pm! That's 9 hours! She's 77! They kept her just short of full time so that she could never get benefits. They make the cost of benefits so high that most who are on full time can't afford them anyway. A survey was done here in GA and it found that 25% of the children on the public assistance insurance are children of Walmart employees-a much greater percentage than any other employer. So Walmart doesn't pay for their insurance-the taxpayers do!
In my opinion Walmart is a morrally bankrupt corporation-building it's empire on the backs of the little guy. I refuse to shop there.
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This board.... How did you find it?
by hubert ini am wondering... how did you first come across this board?
..... searching the web?
a friend?
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I had just ended a relationship with a guy who was a JW and I wanted reinforcement and proof that my gut feeling about the Witnesses was correct-that they were over-controlling and way off center. I first found freeminds, read all of Gary B's stuff and then linked to here. It helped, and helps, me know I made the right decision to get out of that relationship. No good could have come from it.
Beyond that I stay here because I like the people and I find the topics discussed very interesting and informative. Thanks Randy and Simon, and all of you who contribute to the board!
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Give the JW experience a movie title:
by Preston ini've come up with a few (made up and real):.
- rebecca of bethel farms.
- cries and judiciary meetings.
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My Best Friend's Brainwashing
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Why am I being haunted by JWs??????????
by little1 inin my 46 years i have known a lot of people.
only one time did i become involved with a jw-and that for 3 years.
since we broke up i find myself constantly confronted with them in both my personal and professional life and i can't figure out why.
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True,
I do have a curiosity for the type of person attracted to the lifestyle of a jW, and still am trying to dissect my ex and what makes him tick (or tic). I find that learning more about it A: makes me glad I was strong enough to resist the temptation to become a JW just to please him-something I would have done in a much younger existence and B: makes me glad I got away from someone who is obviously rather unhinged. I have had 2 crazy husbands already-I'm over my limit!
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Make Up A Prophecy or a Statement You'd Like To See In A Watchtower
by minimus insince the watchtower has regularly disseminated "false prophecy" over the years and has given truly silly reasonings for their beliefs, let's give the society some ideas as to what they might put into the next watchtower.....i'll start----"since the elders are representatives of christ jesus himself, we should give them glory too.
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Seek Jehovah's Divine Guidance in Home Decor
Many have gone their own way in choosing paint colors for their homes. We believe that it is Jehovah's desire that we all nourish our spirits and that of our young ones with colors that show devotion to the truth. Choosing paint colors can not be left to the average person, for they may gravitate toward unseemly colors such as red or blue, which call attention to the home itself and take the attention away from the divine message shared by the faithful brethren. We would not want to stumble the weak by broad use of unrestrained hues. Therefore, as directed by the Lord Jesus Christ himself, the governing body has seen fit that all of the faithful ones now paint their homes either white (Glidden #004)or tan (Glidden #345). In the event that Glidden paint is not available, a paint chip may be obtained from the elders in order that a close match might be made. Brothers will be visiting and will match paint chips to walls, and anyone found deviating from the color prescribed by Jehovah and his faithful and discreet slave will be immediately disfellowshipped.
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Why am I being haunted by JWs??????????
by little1 inin my 46 years i have known a lot of people.
only one time did i become involved with a jw-and that for 3 years.
since we broke up i find myself constantly confronted with them in both my personal and professional life and i can't figure out why.
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Well, okay. But I'm still stumped as to why-coinciding with my fascination with reading these discussions here and delving into the inner workings of the borg-why are they coming out of the wood work? Did I just not pay any attention before? That can't be it, I dated one for 3 years.
I just don't know...
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I'll never get out of newbie status. I can never aspire to attain emperor! kudos to ya!
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stuck in!
by red so deep inwell, this is my first post here, and i'm kind of doing it in secret, cause i know if my parents knew of my "poisoning myself with apostates" they would not be happy at all.
anyways, my story is; i'm 17, i've been brought up "in the truth" my whole life, and now i'm starting to question the wt and christianity in general, and i have nobody to talk to about it.
i feel awkward about talking to my witness friends about it, cause i worry that if i speak out against the organazition and the wrong people (i.e; young ones around here that would never think of questioning the society) hear about it, it might result in my punishment (reproof or dfing).
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It seems to me from what I have read here that an early exit would be a good idea. It makes me so sad to read the stories of those who spent years and years, missing opportunities while serving such a heartless, thankless organization. I had an aquaintance who was valedictorian of her graduating class but not allowed to speak at graduation because of the org. She wanted to go to college but instead married a guy she didn't really love to please her JW parents. I think of her often and the other "young ones" stuck in a situation that is not really what they would choose if they were allowed to think their own thoughts and make their own decisions.
I am standing on the sidelines cheering you on as you break out of the mold and look for your own answers to valid questions. Stick around here, there is much to learn and many here are able teachers!
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Why am I being haunted by JWs??????????
by little1 inin my 46 years i have known a lot of people.
only one time did i become involved with a jw-and that for 3 years.
since we broke up i find myself constantly confronted with them in both my personal and professional life and i can't figure out why.
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In my 46 years I have known a lot of people. Only one time did I become involved with a JW-and that for 3 years. Since we broke up I find myself constantly confronted with them in both my personal and professional life and I can't figure out why. My best friend says I'm supposed to learn something from it, but I can't figure out what. I long ago gave up trying to change other people. I can only change myself.
Recently I auditioned for and made it onto a performance swing dance team. I was asking the director what costumes we would wear and she said, "Well, we wanted to do a sailor motif, but one of the guys can't wear any kind of uniform because of his religious beliefs." I said, "He's a JW isn't he?" She said, "How did you know?" If he's on the hell train - I'm sure it can't be a borg approved activity to be on a performance swing dance team!- why not wear the uniform?
I went to visit my family in rural Alabama. Guess who came to the door bright and early Sat morning? I rent out the facility where I work for special events. Recently a woman rented it for a formal dance for her daughter. I thought maybe they were home schooled and this would be like the equivalent of a prom. Nope. They're JWs! And spending a bundle on this event with facility rental, renting a dance floor, etc. This is not the first group of JWs I have rented to in the last year. The group before this utterly trashed the place-burned holes and spilled wax on the tablecloths, blew out one of the speakers, looked like they had a food fight in the kitchen-it took me 2 hours to clean that up!
Why am I meeting these people at every turn?! I am at a loss as to what to say when they swell with pride and announce that "of course everyone loves to rent to us-we're JWs!" like there is some kind of golden seal of approval on them. I want them to just leave me alone! Am I destined to go through life with one stapled to me? Does anyone else see them as much as I do?
My nature is to argue, convince, pepper them with facts and show them their misguided ways, and in a much younger incarnation I would have done just that. Now I know that each person must live their life according to their own beliefs, and it is not up to me to change the world, just to make me the best me I can be. But damn, they annoy me!
Any advice? Symapathy? Words of wisdom?
Little1