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  What kind of people are attracked to the JWS?

  by new boy in

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  mostly i'd say unhappy ones!

  i look back at my life, and say it was my unhappy mother, who infected my family.

  it was perfect for her.

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  Purza

  Sheep like ones

  Exactly. Which means people that don't have a mind of their own and need some one to "shepard" them. IMHO those are people who get sucked up by the JWs.

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  Does anyone Love Jehovah anymore?

  by defd in

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  i know people have left for people issues but what about jehovah god and jesus?

  what have they done?.

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  sure he may well do everything that is expected of him for as long as he has to remain under their roof..but it sure aint out of love anymore

  I thought tijkmo's illustration was right on point. The JW religion has crushed my belief in god. I don't even know if he exists any more and frankly, I do not care.

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  I've avoided the elders so far...but could this all change on SATURDAY?

  by logansrun in

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  well, it has been almost three years since i silently and dramatically vanished from the world of the watchtower.

  moving an hour away from my congregation's territory and not answering phone calls was all i needed to avoid having to wear the letter "a" on my chest.

  but, that could all change this saturday.

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  Purza

  I have a feeling it's going to be a four martini night when I come home Saturday.

  Have them BEFORE you go and it will be fine.

  Seriously -- good luck to you and I hope it is not as stressful as you anticipate.

  Purza
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  Commenting

  by DocHayes in

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  what type of commenter where you?.

  where you the one who answered the question word, for word from the paragraph?.

  where you the little kiss @$$ who would more or less read the answer verbatum, but would also tie in a scripture?.

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  Purza

  Or what about the commenter who would answer the question and then tie in a past article of the WT & Awake? "In harmony with the 74 Awake re: Bullsh*t, etc". Those people always bothered me. They obviously had WAY too much time on their hands.

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  Is Organized Religion Something You'd Be Involved In Again?

  by minimus in

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  do you believe in christianity, the bible, god-----or are you in the "i'm not sure what to think" class?

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  No -- never again. I was discussing this with my boyfriend tonight at dinner -- that I am not even sure that jesus really existed. I think organized religlion has f*cked up things so bad throughout the years that nothing is really what it seems. And since I don't think we can ever really know, I think I will go it alone and find my own spirituality in my life experiences.

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  Your Most Embarrassing Moment as a JW!

  by whyamihere in

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  what was your most embarrassing moment as a jw?.

  i was in 7th grade.

  my science teacher was a jw.

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  Purza

  When we got off the stage and back in our seats the real embarrassment began. The brother got up on stage and was quiet for a while, he looked a little confused. Then he proceeded to tell me that I must have looked in the wrong book to prepare the talk because that was not suppose to be what the talk was about.

  Holy crap Sphere -- that has to be one of the funniest things I have ever read. ROTFLMAO

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  Jehovah's Witnesses and interracial marriage

  by what_Truth? in

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  *this is a bit of a riff off of bluegrass tom's post in the bible research forumn .

  in my old hall we had three interracial couples.

  in fact i didn't even realise that they were interracial until i was about 12. .

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  I am from California and I have seen quite a few interracial marriages over the years. My mother was upset when I had a crush (I was 18 at the time) on a black witness brother. She really pushed me hard to make a different decision. I did -- I married out of the truth. LOL

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  Courtesy and Respect - a plea:

  by Every_Day_Joe in

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  the other day i had an experience that made me want to seek out more information about the jehovah?s witnesses, and this forum was one of the first things i found on the internet.

  i apologize, in advance, if this is not the proper place for this:.

  i am posting this as a plea to the jehovah?s witnesses to please stop harassing the general public.

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  Purza

  They would never listen to a plea like this. They HAVE to share the "good news" at all costs. They think they are weeding you out so god/jesus can tell if you are a sheep or a goat.

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  DF'd and dirty looks

  by loosie in

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  i have a friend she is disfellowshipped.

  she suffers from depression.

  she wants to go back.

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  Probably not. Perhaps she could approach the elder body and make that request, but I wouldn't get my hopes up.

  I remember feeling like everyone hated me when I was DFd. I was told afterward that it was my imagination. Didn't make it any easier for me at the time, so I know what your friend is experiencing and I feel for her.

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  Why Are YOU Happy to be Out of the JW's? Memorial Topic

  by GetBusyLiving in

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  well..?

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  Purza

  Hell yeah! Didn't have to waste an hour of my time last night listening to the same drivel. I can spend my Saturday mornings drinking coffee at Starbucks at 10:00 (instead of waiting till the appropriate 11:30 finished with service time). I enjoy life much more these days.

  Purza