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  Where were you three years ago today?

  by hemp lover in

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  i was thinking last night that 9/11/01, for this generation, is somewhat akin to 11/22/63 (jfk's assassination) for previous generations.

  i remember listening to the adults' stories when i was a child of where they were and what they were doing when jfk was assassinated.. so where were you on 9/11/01?

  how has that day affected your life?.

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  I was walking through the center concourse of the WTC when I heard the gun of an engine and then a huge crash. All around me glass, desks chairs and other debris fell out of the sky. It was then that I noticed large objects falling out of the sky landing around me as I stood frozen in my tracks. after a couple of minutes I realized that those large objects were bodies or parts of bodies.

  It was a terrifying experience that didin't get better only worse as I fled for my life.

  It stills seems like a nightmare, I doubt if I'll ever get over it.
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  Did you get a better job and/or obtain higher education after leaving JW's?

  by Thechickennest in

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  Absolutely.

  Although I did go to college as a JW, My dad was a unbeliever, I had an excuse, I have a fulfilling job that pays well and has great perks.

  As a JW I would have turned down many opportunities in my career because of JW responsibilities and travel.
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  What Qualities Did You Find Most Attractive In The Jehovah's Witnesses???

  by minimus in

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  one thing i took pride in as a witnesss was that we knew our bible.

  we could talk to any clergymen and smugly decimate them with our knowledge of the "truth".

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  I have to admit, I always thought the training of their children from a young age to read and write and communicate early was a great quality of the JWs.

  However when consider how they emotional and physically abuse these children and they mature in to adults bad parenting basically cancels out the good that could have come from the training of their children.
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  How Many Hours Do You Work?

  by Englishman in

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  just curious.. todays "times" says that americans do most things one hour before the brits do.. americans, it says, start work at 8am, brits rarely before 9 am.

  american lunch is at 12 noon, the uk is 1pm.

  american dinner is at 6pm, uk eats around 7.. but how many hours do you need to actually work?.

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  I work about 50 hours a week in the office, another 15 - 20 entertaining clients. Monday - Friday.

  I get 4 weeks vacation, unlimited sick time (that I never use) and 5 personal days.

  I try not to work on the weekends.
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  Would you attend your own DF'ing/DA announcement?

  by unbeliever in

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  my friend was summoned to a jc.

  she did not go and pretty much told the elders to kiss her ass.

  she wants to attend the announcement which is tonight.

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  I attended my DF.

  Two reasons.

  1. My family and friends were going to be there and I knew how tough the occassion was going to be for them. Therefore I went to support them.

  2. I wasn't about to let those small minded elders think that they defeated me. I sat right in the front of the hall, and after they read my name out, I got up and walked over to my mother and gave her a big kiss, and then I held my head up high and walked out of the Kingdom Hall. I wasn't repentant and I had no regrets.

  P.S. As I drove home, I did shed a tear or two - I guess it was the death of one life and the birth of a new one.
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  Stupid JW Comments

  by minimus in

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  the publications are filled with stupid comments.

  elders and others have made some rather dumb statements too.

  .....here's what one elder wanted to do to a brother that committed suicide.

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  This actually touches on 2 treads. Abuse of JW children and stupid comments.

  Angry mom gets up in the middle of the Watchtower study to spank "bad" son.

  The little boy sreams: Please Jehovah Help Me!

  The Watchtower conductor says: Even a small child realizes that Jehovah is his only salvation.

  Pretty sick, huh!
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  Blood to save a life.

  by pratt1 in

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  if one of your witiness relatives was incapacitated and the decision to give this relative blood or another lfe saving treatment, that is condemned by the society was thrust solely in your hands, would you give your consent although you know that this decision would be against their personal and religious beliefs?

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  Thanks to all for your comments.

  I just hope I won't need to make this decision.
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  JW fun is at an all-time low

  by Nosferatu in

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  there used to be much more enjoyable things in the jw religion that would give you some relief from the recycled information.

  remember when there were two dramas at the conventions?

  remember at the meeting, instead of having a public talk, a missionary would show slides from his recent trip, or there would be a movie shown from the wts?.

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  Believe it or not, in the 80's we actually had getherings in disco's with hundreds of witnesses attending. Lots of dancing, lots of drinking and fun was had by all.

  After a while it was decided that these gathering were too big to control (police), so they when the way of the mood ring, extinct.

  We also took overnight road trips by chartered buses and attended weekend dude ranches. As long as a minsterial servant attended, it was deemed okay by our body of elders.

  Most of the parents in the congo encouraged the events because they kept us kids isolated from the "worldly" kids.

  Remember Dinah!
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  Blood to save a life.

  by pratt1 in

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  if one of your witiness relatives was incapacitated and the decision to give this relative blood or another lfe saving treatment, that is condemned by the society was thrust solely in your hands, would you give your consent although you know that this decision would be against their personal and religious beliefs?

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  This is a tough decision for me. I am the only child to a non believer and an active Dub.

  Their wishes are to not receive blood even if the consequences are death.

  However, I am not sure if I would comply with their wishes. Actually I am leaning in the other direction. I rather deal with their disapproval once they are well, than to lose the ability of dealing with them at all because of death.
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  Thank those who helped you out of the Org

  by Nosferatu in

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  here's a thread for all of you to thank those who helped you make your way out of the org.

  i'll start.. i'd like to thank my ex-fiance for the support that she had given me when i needed it the most.

  when i was faced with the elders coming to give me a shepharding call, she had given me the encouragement to stand up to them, and tell them truly how i felt.

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  First and formost, I would like to thank my non-dub dad. When I began to have doubts he said the best thing a father could say to a son - I love you no matter what, be happy.

  Next I would like to thank the elders who never dealt with their own insercurites and couldn't understand why a teenager would ever question the wisdom of the society.