I bought a windchime and some incense--always wanted a windchime, but some JWs around here thought they may "stumble" some weak in the faith.
cyber-sista
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have you done things BECAUSE they were condemned by the WTS?
by doogie inhey guys,.
since leaving, has anyone done anything specifically because it was condemned by the society?.
- i went and got a tattoo (i had wanted one anyway, but really enjoyed it since it was a no-no...i'm getting a big'n next week...).
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I going to picket my parents convention this weekend!
by Atilla inok, my parents have pissed me off so much with their denial and their refusal to even acknowledge my complaints against the borg.
they pretend everything is perfect at the kingdom hall and expect me to play nice to their dub friends so as to protect their own reputation.
this weekend in philadelphia, they are going to to their little convention and i have some evil thoughts.
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cyber-sista
For what it's worth an apostate planted a seed with me one year at the assembly. Her premise was the bible says there is only one mediator between God and man who is Jesus, so why are you allowing the WT to be your mediator?. After that I thought of this question every time something came up in the WT about following the direction of the "orgnanization" and leaving Jesus out of the picture.
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What do you do when you have no family?
by talesin in.
well, my mom is critically ill, i'm afraid.
she can't breathe, it's a constant battle, i don't know what to do.
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cyber-sista
((((((((Talesin)))))))))))))
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I going to picket my parents convention this weekend!
by Atilla inok, my parents have pissed me off so much with their denial and their refusal to even acknowledge my complaints against the borg.
they pretend everything is perfect at the kingdom hall and expect me to play nice to their dub friends so as to protect their own reputation.
this weekend in philadelphia, they are going to to their little convention and i have some evil thoughts.
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cyber-sista
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/11/68587/1.ashx
This is a topic I did a while back and I thought some of the suggestions some others came up with were good.
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How about using their own illustrations?
by Doubtfully Yours ina long time ago, while giving bible studies to poor unsuspecting souls, i used one of their illustrations when people claimed that other religions had a lot of good things, and it went something like this:.
"yes, but would you drink a glass of water where most of it was good but it had a just a drop of poison in it?".
then, i was just thinking this very morning.... i'll from now on use that same illustration on them, regarding issues like the un, the spousal abuse, or the child molestation!.
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cyber-sista
DY,
This would be a great illustration to use in regards to many WT related things. Somebody brought up the point the other day that you would be accused of apostasy if you were following and speaking of the teachings of the WT in years past. This was really brought home to me when the elders and the society gave me some old WT articles to counsel me--some of them from the 1960s. Those articles were right next to some others which are now considered old light and would be considered apostate or thinking if I were to spread those ideas around. So is studying in the WT (especially in past years) like drinking a glass of water with a little bit of poison in it?
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"Those days will be cut short " - question
by Sirona inmy jw friend (the only one who does keep in touch) is really considering "fading".. the trouble is that she was raised a jw and is finding it all really difficult, plus her father is a prominent jw.. she mentioned to me the scripture (matthew?
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she says they always taught that this referred to the anointed and that they'd all die off if jehovah didn't cut short the days of the time of the end.. she says that if they ever change thoughts on this doctrine she would immediately leave.
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cyber-sista
I do remember that "the sake of the holy ones" referred to the annointed. I was baptized inthe 80s and this was the teaching then. I don't remember it changing, but they probably slipped the change in some boring WT article somewhere in hopes that everyone would just glaze over it.
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Theocratic Software
by Larry in.
fyi - stumbled over this website.
http://www.savardsoftware.com/servicerecord/theocratic ministry school softwarecongregation publisher filetheocratic ministry school schedulingtheocratic research utilitiespalm service recordcongregation desktop organizer .
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cyber-sista
How do they get the information for all of this in advance to make the software? They must have some kind of connections to the top for that.
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lonliness after leaving
by orbison11 injust wondering, did any of you become hermit like after leaving.
i see many of you are able to carry on.
maybe with the help of non-jw family, etc.. but for me, i lost all family and i am having a hard time with acquiring friends, although i have many many aquaintances.
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cyber-sista
Aloha Orbi,
Still transitioning myself, but do have the support of some unbelieving family and friends. I wasn't raised a JW so I imagine this makes it easier in many ways. Making friends just happens and it is a rather magical thing. There is chemistry between people or something that is beyond logic and words. Sometimes you just meet people and it clicks and after talking for a short period of time you feel like you have known them forever. Some friendships take a while to get going--just being familiar with someone over a period of time can nurture a long time friendship. Everybody is different. Most everybody is a little bit strange in one way or another. Just accept people and they will accept you. You don't have to make friends with people who are exactly like yourself either. Some of my most interesting friendships are with people who have different lifestyles and interests than myself, but they are interesting people nonetheless, I enjoy their company and we all learn new and different things from each other. Taking classes is one of the best ways to meet people, I think. Workshops, hobby classes, Thai chi, whatever-- even taking a CPR class is interactive. Volunteer jobs and workplaces such as restaurants and resorts are great places to make connections with people. Generally you don't have to work at it--just share your life and self with others and friends will happen.
Your friend,
cybs
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In All Honesty, Are You A Happier Person Now Than when You Were A JW?
by minimus injws say, "the apostates are miserable!!
".....do you feel miserable?
(i don't).
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cyber-sista
I am also still in a transition time and feeling a bit down at times, but at the same time enjoying my freedom. Nice to get off that stressful JW treadmill--no more rushing meals to get to the meeting on time,hurrying to wash and iron my frumpy meeting clothes, hurrying to get my book/bible study done, feeling guilty about getting together with people who I genuinely like, worrying that I haven't put enough "time" in at the end of the month and that list goes on and on. I am starting to do new things ( hobbies and interests) and such that I enjoyed before coming into the Org and making more connections with old and new friends outside of the Org. I still feel like I am on the treadmill at times and have this feeling that I am never doing enough--or getting enough done (probably a JW flashback). I am sad for the many people I have had to leave behind, but don't miss the religious routine in the least. I am trying to slow down to the speed of life and take time to smell the flowers and all that. I am happier, but in a bitter sweet sort of a way.
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Your worst Watchtower Study ever?
by Celtic inwhat article was it when you were a witness that was the most complicated for you to understand?
i remember that there were a right few beaut's, dad being the wt conductor, of course we had to go through the finer detail getting to the most indepth meaning and how it linked up.
hmmmmmmm.. what was your worst watchtower study ever then?
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cyber-sista
One of the most painful WT studies was after a well liked sister in the congo had died tragically. The WT study that week was really a weird one--this was a few years back and it started out something about dead bodies and the worms crawling in and out of them (some kind of grumsome biblical stuff.) The brother reading the article couldn't make it through the first morbid paragraph and started to cry. Many others started to cry to (myself included). This morbid study article was like a bad dream to the grieving audience. Another less sensitive brother got up and took over the reading. The whole thing was very painful.