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Shunning and then saying its a loving thing to do?
by serenaj92 in
1. jw
2. friends
i realized the bondage i was under as one of jehovah's witnesses and left the organization.

it pressed fear, paranoia, and even anger in me that i wasn't used to.

i started to resent being one.
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What would you say to Jesus?
by YoYoMama in
1. jw
2. friends
if at the end when jesus comes to make justice on earth and it turns out that jehovah's witnesses was the one true path, what would you say to him?.

notice i said if...
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A New Breed Of JW Emerging?
by Englishman in
1. jw
2. friends
is there a new breed of jw emerging, i wonder?.

i know that there are lots of real brainwashed dubs around who see demons behind every car boot sale item and who scuttle off to the elders with every bit of tittle-tattle imaginable, but, i think that there is a new type of dub who quietly does just as he / she pleases.. this is what i think: many of the long-serving jw's who have seen the 1975 failure and the 1914 generation change are now approaching old age with something of a jaundiced eye, and are choosing to do their own thing in their remaining years.

in conversations i am picking up it seems that the elders are being regarded somewhat derisively by many jw's.
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<=== Noob here.. my story...
by Stash Daytripper in
1. jw
2. friends
it was asked of me in chat to post my story here.

i had plans to do so.. but wanted to meet everyone in real chat first.. first off... any info i post about myslef will put me at a great disadvantage on these boards.. so if you could please relpy.. tell me your story as well.

ok where to start.... i grew up, like most jw's, in a troubled home.
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WHAT`s YOUR FAVORITE BEER!
by OUTLAW in
1. jw
2. friends
i like molson canadian,except when i`m out of the country.then i only drink imported beer...molson canadian.
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Family About to Disown Me
by Moridin in
1. jw
2. friends
well i finally got the guts to tell my mother that i had enlisted in the army.

she didn't say a whole lot to me, but she did tell my sister she was calling the elders and that when i was df'd she would have nothing to do with me.

i can't say that it suprises me too much, but i was hoping for more of an adult reaction.
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My kid wants a B-day party
by openminded in
1. jw
2. friends
but my wife is a hard core jw.

should we just sneak away to chuck-e cheese or what?

he is 5.
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Why did you want to be reinstated?
by Had Enough in
1. jw
2. friends
first off, i apologize if this subject has been hashed out before or even lately...i haven't noticed it if it has, but i need to ask it now, as it affects my family as i'm sure it does now, or has in the past, affected many of you here.. i have a daughter who is a very active jw, and a very typical one.

if the wts says it, it has to be so...or if she doesn't down deep agree with it, then god will eventually fix it, but for the time being she is supposed to go along with it....etc.

etc.. this is how she feels about df'ing, da'ing and the resulting shunning..even of a close family member, like her brother whom she adores.
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What R U Reading lately?
by Tina in
1. jw
2. friends
i'm interested in finding out what everyone is reading these days.. or what books have had an impact on your worldview since leaving the org.. what have you found helpful in re-constructing and broadening the way you think and feel?.

what have you found to be particularly enlightening on 'your journey?'.

thanks in advance,luv to all.tina.
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In the beginning......
by BlackMan4Life in
1. jw
2. experiences
my life in the jehovahs witness organization.

by lawrence l. henderson.

the genesis.