Just the thought gives me the shivers. <kak>
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jeanniebeanz
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How do you feel about.....
by bagpuss ingoing back to a kingdom hall?.
recently i've had a couple of visits from jws while i was at work.
each time they left a message that the co was going to be visiting this week and that it would be good if i went to the meeting.. i was really surprised at the strong reaction i had to the thought of going to a meeting again.
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OMG!! TURN ON YOUR TV NOW!! Michael Jackson being chased by POLICE!!!!!
by SixofNine in.
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made ya look.
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jeanniebeanz
You are Soooo Baaaad, Six.
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Jehover's Witnesses get a taste of karma....
by Elsewhere injws and the wts have policies in place for the sole purpose of discriminateing against and harass people who do not believe the same things they believe.
they hunt down anyone who exercises their freedoms or speech and religion so that they can destroy the person's family... now they are getting a small taste of what they do to other people... how do they respond?
they cry "foul".. .
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jeanniebeanz
it will only be fodder for their publications, as in the past, in support of the WTS's persecution for doing "Jehovah's will" theory.
Exactly what I was thinking....
Jean
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Do you have a better career now that you're out?
by wanderlustguy injust dawned on me that i couldn't do my job if not for leaving.
i'm a director of marketing for a telecom company and travel the country constantly, different city and state every three months or so.
part of the job is "having" to take people out for drinks and dinner, etc all the time.
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jeanniebeanz
Most definitely, Yes! Of course, I had to go back to school and get the
demonicpaperdegree. It was worth the effort though.Jean
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what a difference 6 years makes
by Goldminer in.
summer 1998. my wife and i, along with 2 other couples and a single sister spent a week-end at a cottage.we had lots of fun;swimming,hiking,telling jokes,playing music,enjoying meals together.all in all a very fun week-end(except when a few had a panic attack on sunday morning and absolutely had to leave to go to the meeting).anyways the rest of us cleaned up and went back to town for lunch.. fast-forward 6 years-summer 2004.
6 of those 7 are now inactive(the 7th might be,i'm not sure),2 are disfellowshipped,one couple is divorced,the other couple are having serious marital problems(separated for a while),the single sister got married and is now living a life of hell(married to a complete power-hungry freak).the only couple still together are my wife and i,me struggling to fade away from the jw's and her struggling to do more for the "truth".. anyways,my wife and i were thinking about that week-end at the cottage and saying how we could never be us 7 again there to enjoy another week-end like that.and to think,jw's are supposed to be the happiest people,you'd think this would have become an annual thing,not people leaving each other or just becoming more miserable as the years pass us by.. thought you might find this story interesting,and if you think about it,how many jw's can tell a similar story?
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jeanniebeanz
how many jw's can tell a similar story?
Too many of us, I'm afraid. It breaks the heart; it's like having the few good memories that we do have as witnesses stolen from us.
They are not a happy people. They are miserable, judgemental and bent on having Armageddon come and destroy everyone so that they can finally just lead a 'normal' life.
It's just too sad.
Jean
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Finish This Sentence....You Know you're a JW teenager If....
by doodle-v induring class the teacher asks "who all plan to go to college?
" and you shrink down in your seat in an effort to become invisible as everyone in the class raises their hand.
-doodle-v. your turn!
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When you have a Psalms cassette tape lying on your desk next to an AC/DC tape...
Guilty!
Jean
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Will they ever be mainstream?
by Justin insome religions which have been on the fringe of society are eventually accepted into the mainstream because they have an aspect which is socially acceptable or beneficial to society.
for example, the seventh day adventists have hospitals and the mormons have the tabernacle choir.
but the jws seem to have nothing with which to appeal to the larger culture.
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jeanniebeanz
One big holdup is their fondness for shunning. It is doubtful that the mainstream of society will ever accept this.
Jean
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having a hard time making friends
by happy camper ini was wondering if anyone else has had a hard time making friends since leaving the organization.
being raised as a jw, it seems difficult to me, as i was never allowed to have any friends who weren't other jw's.
as a result, i have isolated myself to only my immediate family.
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jeanniebeanz
Hi HappyCamper.
I had a problem with this too. A couple things helped more than others.
First, see if there is a local group that shares your interests. Anything that you like, acting, rock collecting, books, Highway cleanup, anything that floats your boat! There are a lot of groups that would welcome you unreservedly, and believe me, they are not going to steal your soul and eat you just because they are not JW's.
The other is school. Sign up for a course at a local community college. You'll love it, and you'll learn something. Also, it's a great study in human nature. You sit there and hear new ideas from all kinds of people in a safe classroom setting. Don't know how old you are, but I was 35 when I went back to school, and it was so neat to watch the younger ones 18-20 or so, and compare the way they viewed the world to how I did. Quite enlightening, and sometimes, very entertaining.
Good luck with this!
Jean
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Snubbed by an eldub
by SadElder inhaven't been in the door of a khall in nearly a year and haven't had one visit from any of my old elder "buddies?".
did have two newer eldub idiots stop by about two months after i stopped completely.
told them that if they were there to complain and bitch then they might as well get their fat asses down the drive and not come back.. ran into a eldub that i served on the body with last weekend, he completely ignored me even when i acknowledged his existence.
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jeanniebeanz
Must of been those wonderful 'spirit appointed men of God' the elders. Whodathunk that?
These guys simply cannot keep their mouths shut to their wives, in general. After that, it's all over the congregation irregardless of the damage it does to the poor sap who trusted the elder with their problem.
Telephone, Telegraph, Tela-elder... But, have the cops show up and try to get some information from them on a child abuse case, and they are suddenly unable to comply due to minister confidentiality priveledges.
Maybe the cops should ask their wives?
Jean
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Leaving
by Khazar inhi and goodbye everyone.
i am new here but now i have to say goodbye.
i am leaving this job for another one where i probably will not be able to get on the internet at lunchtime.
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jeanniebeanz
Khazar,
Best wishes in your new job! Come back and visit when you can.
Jean