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How many ex-jws move out of town to start over?
by rebel8 in
1. jw
2. friends
i was wondering how common it is for ex-jws to relocate after leaving the borg in order to escape the bad memories of being in a cult, or to break contact with cult members.. i have wanted to move far away for as long as i can remember--even as a kid--for this purpose.

various life circumstances have delayed that--long story--but mr. rebel8 and i are thinking of moving within the next few years.

i am the one who's most interested in moving to a completely different type of place--different culture, different climate, different everything!
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My sis calls & says,"Your dead"&"I wish you'd died in a car accident"(long)
by morwen in
1. jw
2. experiences
ya know... i'm a bit amazed at times at how utterly out of touch with reality jw's can be.

here's a little bit of a background of what's been going on....

i've been having an on going issue with my jw family about my husband & i(and our 4 young children) no longer going to meetings and us having questions/problems with this religion.we are not df'd nor da'd (at this point) but have not been to a meeting in about 7 months and have been inactive for probably 3-4 years now.we haven't lived near my parents for several years so they have been a little "in the dark" so to speak as to us being inactive but we kinda were given a bit of "lee-way" since 5 yrs.
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67 SCJENCE ACADEMIES MADE STATEMENT SUPPORTING EVOLUTION!
by badboy in
1. jw
2. friends
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the royal society,among others has said that scientific evidence about the origins of life was being `concealed,denied or confused'.

guardian;22 june 2006 page 5. i wonder what jws will make of this!.
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Any RUNNERS out there?!?
by Kudra in
1. jw
2. friends
because i love running and i am going to start training for the durango double.

it's in colorado (durango) on october 6 + 7. .

it is a 50k (~30 mi) trail run on saturday followed by a road marathon (26 mi) on sunday...
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Re: What do you do for a living?
by MARTINLEYSHON in
1. jw
2. friends
as many of you are aware being brought up in the organisation, there was a general directive from the wt that secular education was good, but not encouraged as far as university and further education was concerned.

many witnesses left school in the 70s with no formal qualifications.

my question therefore is 2 fold.. 1. what would you have liked to become as far as your career is concerned?.
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What "Awoke" you from the Watchtower's grip?
by JH in
1. jw
2. friends
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in my case, i was very generous with those in need in the congregation, because i had a good job, but when i lost that good job, no one gave me a helping hand.

they just didn't care about my financial well being.. also the years went by and it was as if we were getting further and further away from what they previously prophetized.
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The Best I've Heard Yet
by Gordy in
1. jw
2. friends
tonight i had a call from one of my daughters (16) who is not a jw.

she wanted to borrow some money.

so she could go and attend a funeral.
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Re: Ex-jw from London predicts destruction of WT on 6-6-06 <Message encl.>
by Enlightened1 in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
wow, this one really got my attention.

gordon, and ej-jw from across the pond has broadcast his email which is an unequivicating diatribe and prediction of doom for the brooklyn bethel complex on or near the beast day : 6-6-06. well here's his email in it's entirety, feedback is welcome.

i heard the fbi showed up to question him when he visited nyc recently to deliver a warning message to brooklyn headquarters.
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Do you have a good job, a crappy job or are you self-employed (happily?)
by seesthesky in
1. jw
2. experiences
hi - just curious about how you all are making it - you working some shitty job?

- a pretty nice job?

- a damn rocking job?
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A Million Little Lies (or The Man Who Conned Oprah)
by sixsixsixtynine in
1. social
2. entertainment
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an interesting expose on the bestseller, and oprah book club pick:

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