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My pic
by Krystal in
1. jw
2. friends
ok guys... i think i figured it out... i have to upload the file into "my files" in order to post it?

i think i got it... lemme know if ya'll can see this... :-) .

(didn't wanna change my avatar... but personally i like putting faces to names...).
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Who has lost a mate as a direct result of leaving WTS?
by ljwtiamb in
1. jw
2. experiences
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how many of your mates married or otherwise chose to stay with the wt than with you?.

who has been kicked to the curb when they spoke against the borg?.
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Were you criticized for being outspoken & lacking tact?
by LongHairGal in
1. jw
2. experiences
i seemed to have a problem with the people there because i am outspoken.

(and this was all before i had any clues to how bad the whole thing was.

) i am just an outspoken person in general and my family (not dubs) are also outspoken.
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The JWs worst aspects for you are?
by greendawn in
1. watchtower
2. bible
which jw doctrines, collective personality traits and general history do you find to be the most destructive or disagreeable?

i personally found the doctrine of the other sheep which makes the christ inaccesible to most jws, the devilishly complicated moral code, and the hideously totalitarian behaviour of their leadership to be the worst things on a long list that i've prepared regarding what's unacceptable to me in that society.

i remember when i was arguing with the elders about the fds and their claim to total spiritual supremacy and they were telling me that the idea of democracy departs completely from their way of thinking, here they have a theocracy and that even "talking about the right things at the wrong time" is basically a crime in other words sit and wait for the fds to reveal it at the so called right time, and i should accept things as they are and not as i want them to be otherwise i get thrown out.
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Back in the field
by mtbatoon in
1. jw
2. friends
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if you weren't known to the local congregation and had a list of dubs home addresses in your area, would you go reverse witnessing door to door?
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POLL----
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
how many here have been a jw since the 70's or before?......80's on?

?
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Great Michael Crichton quote on changing beliefs
by AlmostAtheist in
1. jw
2. friends
i just finished "state of fear" by michael crichton.

it's his usual mix of great story-telling, did-he-really-die suspense, and his take on science.

very readable and enjoyable.
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Bethel Pictures.....
by RichieRich in
1. jw
2. friends
i've got all these bethel pics to share with you and i hope i can the good ones posted.

i will only be posting ones of bethel... cause if you want to see nyc there are other places to do that.. .

here is the entrance to walkill... another good use of those voluntary donations.. here's the boys doing some work on... bindery equipment i think (at this point i was still half asleep).
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Was Anyone Reinstated But Felt Marked?
by love2Bworldly in
1. jw
2. friends
just wondering if any of you experienced what i did years ago when i was reinstated.

although people were excited about my reinstatement and said things like "welcome home", i could tell when i would see people i used to be close to--that they still treated me differently, almost like i had a disease or something.

maybe it's because i was married to a non-jw and had a baby by then?.
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On The Art Of Fading
by expatbrit in
1. jw
2. friends
in october of 2000, i faded away from the watchtower.

like most people, i have family and friends who are jw's (including my wife and parents).

fading is generally the best method for people in that situation.