stan livedeath

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  How do you feel about your JW childhood?

  by Emily1987 in

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  i was 5 years old when my mother was baptised.

  we went from celebrating xmas to no presents or decorations.

  we would still go to my unbelieving aunty's house on xmas day, all of my cousins would be playing with their new toys and would wonder why i didn't have any.

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  ditto. i was about 10 when it all changed. i lost contact with most of my uncles, aunts and cousens afterwards.
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  Elder Is Dodgy Used Car Salesman

  by pale.emperor in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  just thought i'd relate this story for any lurkers out there.. here in the north west of england there's an elder called george ashton.

  the ashton's are a big family, most of the men are appointed as elders or at least min servants.

  george owns a used car dealership and almost all jws in liverpool looking for a car have heard of him.

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  stan livedeath

  and his excuse would be--" i'm just an imperfect man " ...which was just what i got when i challenged a manager of a double glazing company--who i knew to be an elder---of lying, dishonest practices, and swearing.
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  Things you will never hear a good Jehovah’s Witness say (to another Jehovah’s Witness)

  by hoser in

  1. social
  2. humour

  i’ll start it off.

  boy did we get drunk last night.

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  "why in gods name did my parents choose this cult ?"
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  My Dad's Funeral

  by Disassociated Lady 2 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i had not seen my dad for 15 years because i had left the borg.

  (i had been out 26 years but there was a few years when the jws permitted contact with outsiders and then changed their minds again).

  they made contact with me again just before he was diagnosed with cancer.

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  stan livedeath

  i organised my fathers funeral. i made sure it was not a watchtower event. i didnt tell any of them. just a private committal--me, 2 ex jw friends and a few care home staff who had looked after him in his last years.
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  Of god and guns and SOL

  by zeb in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ending a shopping run i went into the local gun shop to buy some rim-fire cartridges.

  my wife had finished her nearby shopping and came in to me.. "can i help you?

  " polite assistant who had not met her before.. "im with him" grumped the reply.. but its friday and tomorrow she goes to the kh and will no doubt be fronted about my absence.

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  What's SOL?
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  When did Cook, the new GB member, start claiming to be anointed, and what are the implications?

  by jwfacts in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  kenneth cook was a "helper" in the writing department, which is apparently a role for those of the great crowd.

  watchtower 15/10/15 p.3 states that helpers are of the great crowd.

  "since 1992, the governing body has appointed experienced, mature christian elders to help its committees carry out their work.

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  do any other religions have a 144,000 skypilot class ?
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  Is the average JW sycophantic?

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  was just pondering the mindset of the average jw.. would it be appropriate to think that many are sycophants?.

  think of the way they act towards those they preach to.

  or the way they act towards one another in the congregation - especially towards those taking the lead (elders).

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  stan livedeath

  i suppose another definition of sycophant is a brown nose
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  Family is now reaping what they sowed and they don't like it.

  by Gemmel in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i resigned from the jw's in my 20's over 30 years ago, i was immediately shunned by my entire family and it's remained that way with a few exceptions ever since.

  one of those exceptions was being contacted by a cousin a few years back and during that conversation i discovered that my mother had been and still was the prime mover in my complete and continuing shunning.

  i then used what contacts i had left to confirm it.

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  stan livedeath

  of course--you could pay up--if you can afford it. but on condition your brother never sets foot in a kingdom hall again. put the ball back in his court.
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  My friends son just got disfellowshipped ?

  by Chook in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  one of my very few jw friend rings ( he knows i’m an apostate ) and has chat about life, then he said i would be sad to here that his son has been df , my response was it’s the best news i’ve heard all day.

  his family are first generation jw of about 30 years in org.

  but the scales are falling as we speak, i use my most genuine persuasive arguments over months, his wife loved coconscience.

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  stan livedeath

  yep..i was overjoyed when i heard my long lost son had been kicked out. That was 10 years ago. He ain't going back. We are now very close.
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  Married for 30 years

  by nugget in

  1. social
  2. family

  today we celebrate our 30th wedding anniversary and my sons 16th birthday.

  i feel privileged to be able to show my appreciation and love for both the men in my life without feeling guilt.

  we left in 2009 as a family and have not regretted the choice.

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  stan livedeath

  and happy birthday Kessan--16 already--where have the years gone ?