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  My jw friend keeps preaching to me in e-mails

  by Queenme in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  dear friends this is my first time posting.

  i am not a jw and have never been one but i have a friend who married a jw and converted.

  in spite of the bunk barometer going off in my brain over the years and never responding to her efforts to convert me, she just cannot stop preaching.

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  rebel8

  I hope this community can help me to suggest a suitably friendly but crushing written response to stop her writing any more unwanted jw nonsense.

  "Hi jw friend, thanks so much for keeping me up to date on what's going on in the jw organization. I happened to join a forum (jehovahs-witness.com) and am sharing all of this information there. There are some ex-jws there who like to keep up to date on what's going on in the organization so they can help their relatives who are still jws."

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  "I feel really uncomfortable discussing religion with you. I am happy to keep in touch with you as a friend and discuss non-religious stuff. Thanks for respecting my wishes."

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  "I noticed you seem really interested in discussing the jw religion with me. If that's the case, I have lots of info to share with you. For example, I read that [insert jw scandal here and links/references]."
  
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  After Being Out for 17 Years He is Back In again!!!

  by new boy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i called a guy i haven talked with for over two years yesterday.

  i met him at bethel back in the 1970's.

  david b was known as the g job king back then.

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  rebel8

  It takes more than courage and disgust to leave a cult fully and permanently.

  It takes work.

  You have to face your issues.

  If you don't, you're at risk for going back and/or never being a healthy person again.

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  A brief overview of the grief and relapse processes experienced by exiting and ex-cultists, and tips for managing them.
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  It's so awkward that people have to touch the emblems

  by thedepressedsoul in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  it's just so weird to me.

  for a group that is against idolatry so much and yet each person has to "touch" the bread and wine.. one lady was standing and holding a baby.

  she called the server over just so she could put her thumb on the bread and wine.. did jesus ever clarify what he wanted them to do in remembrance of him?

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  rebel8

  I am a vegetarian. It is completely mandatory and normal for me to order a steak, touch the plate, and hand it back to the server. ;)
  
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  How much of the Society's publications just get stored away in the garage?

  by donny in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  almost a year ago i moved back to the dallas - fort worth area after spending 16 years in the northern california area.

  the area i live in has several nearby parks and walkways and these areas have several "share a book" pods mounted on a pole spaced about 1/2 mile from one another.

  people are encouraged to add books they no longer use to these pods and to take one if they are interested.. i have been diligent on removing watchtower publications from them and what has surprised me is how many old publications in pristine condition are added almost on a daily basis.

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  I would love an original Youth book so I can make a collage out of it. For real.
  
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  Nearly subliminal use of JW.AAARRRG on screen at Memorial

  by burnedout in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i went to the memorial last night.

  it was the first time i have seen two big hd tv's on the sides of the stage.

  during the talk memorial themed 'art' work was displayed on screen.

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  rebel8

  Seriously, the logo flashed for 1 second? That is really bizarre, especially since they were all against (mythical) subliminal advertising and backwards masking.

  During the talk memorial themed 'art' work was displayed on screen.

  Sounds morbid!
  
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  Funny things to not do at the Memorial

  by rebel8 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  pull out a can of cheese whiz, top the bread with it, and take a nibble.. .

  say really loud...."oh, wow!

  jesus' body is really tasty this year!".

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  rebel8

  Pretend you're at a wine tasting.

  Hold it up to the light, swirl it around, sniff it, take a small sip and swish it around in your mouth.

  Then spit it back into the glass and critique it.
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  How to find someone you lost contact with

  by rebel8 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  is there an app for that?

  seriously, in this day and age, there has to be a way to find someone you lost contact with.

  i know, facebook...but i'm having no luck there.

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  Is there an app for that? ;)

  Seriously, in this day and age, there has to be a way to find someone you lost contact with. I know, Facebook...but I'm having no luck there. This person is probably going by a different name now and ran away from home (I think permanently) to get away from dubs I think.
  

  I do not want to post a name in the open forum.

  I pretty much know approximate age, old name, gender and I could probably recognize a photo. That's all I've got.
  

  I can't be the only one. Cults split friends and relatives apart. Is there anything available that works, kind of like a bulletin board for adoptees looking for their bio parents?
  
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  The official relationship between Jehovahs Witnessses and the Watchtower? I'm confused.

  by Joliette in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  can anybody answer this for me?.

  whenever i tell people i'm ex jehovahs witnesses, they always assume that i'm against the jehovahs witnesses, but i am more so against the watchtower then anything.people assume that i'm anti-jehovahs witness, but now that i've done more research i've realized that its the watchtower thats more harmful then the jehovahs witnesses, even though theres a lot of jehovahs witnesses i dont like, i'm not against jehovahs witnesses as a group.. can anyone explain this to me?.

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  I am more so against the watchtower then anything.... I'm not against Jehovahs Witnesses as a group. Can anyone explain this to me?

  "JW as a group" are "the WT". Who is the WT if it is not JWs?

  To me, it is like saying, "I am against the organization who sets up dog fights but I am not against the dog fighters as a group."
  
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  Free help to escape

  by rebel8 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  because there are culty orgs licking their chops at the prospect of recruiting new members under the guise of "helping" cult victims, and i could not find a decent online resource of organizations that provide free help with the financial/job exit issues, i wanted to do a piece on safe resources.. did i miss any?

  the criteria for inclusion are:.

  free.

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  rebel8

  Weird. I could swear I posted a link to the resources page. Here goes: http://cultprevention.blogspot.com/p/help-to-escape.html
  
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  "Ones"

  by Joe Grundy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  (i never was a dub).. this is something which has intrigued me for a while.

  i don't know whether it's dub-speak, or us-speak.. it's the use of the word 'ones' as in 'interested ones', 'worldly ones', 'disfellowshipped ones' and so on and so on.. in the 'normal world' we would probably use the word 'people'.. thoughts?.

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  rebel8

  "Ones" is the worst word of all the in-group language for me. I have a physical reaction to it--nausea in the back of my throat.

  It does reinforce the "collective" aspect of the cult.

  It gives me the creeps.