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  The Naked Truth

  by Tahoe in

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  he is the best!

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  https://youtu.be/e8imqmmwt_e.

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  Very well done! Now I'll have to spend all day watching the other episodes...
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  All the culty name that were used instead of JWs

  by kairos in

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  the truththe society.

  the friends...you remember.

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  I used to annoy the dickens out of a very "in" JW acquaintance when I would refer to the Society as "ze organi-ZA-tion" in my very best Nazi accent.
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  Seven Generations

  by Ultimate Axiom in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  by chance i came across a watchtower of june 1, 2015, and it has an article in it, “a legacy that has lasted seven generations”.

  it’s written by a guy called kevin williams and it starts with this ancestor thomas williams (1815-1891) and continues his story down to the present through his family.

  but hold on a minute, how can this guy’s twelve relatives span seven generations?

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  Ah, yes... the overlapping generation: the overreaching explanation.

  Just another example of the Society cherry picking scriptures to support the explanation it has already decided on.
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  It's My Birthday Today

  by pale.emperor in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  today is my 34th birthday.

  or, my 3rd birthday that i've actually acknowledged seeing as i was raised in the cult.. i woke up this morning to my 4yo running into my room and wishing me a "happy birthday daddy!".

  i got a card from my ex-jw brother and i bought myself a birthday gift - a new 50mm lens for my nikon camera (photography is a hobby i took up since leaving the cult).. i dont know about you guys, but birthdays is still something i have to make a conscious effort to acknowledge and enjoy.

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  Happy birthday, pale.emperor! Here's wishing you many more, and years of happiness with your little family, free of the cult.

  Coincidentally, today is also my darling wife's birthday (the year of which shall be undisclosed). She was raised a Catholic (well, kinda), but never confirmed, so I refer to her as a "pending" Catholic. She knows all about my JW upbringing, though, and does her best to ameliorate the missing parts of my childhood. So yes, we celebrate birthdays and Christmas and such, even though we don't believe in any of the superstitious nonsense. We do it for the sheer fun of it, just because we can.

  Enjoy your birthday, my friend. And every day thereafter...
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  Blood Transfusion Permitted

  by Nevuela in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  i just overheard an anointed acquaintance on the phone with a friend of hers who has just had surgery for cervical cancer.

  among the snippets of dialogue i heard on my end of the line, these ones stood out:.

  "you lost a lot of blood?

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  This account just confirms what I have long thought: many JWs don't really think transfusions are wrong. But they have to appear to believe accepting one is violating God's law, and spout the company line when asked about it. This is a clear case of "turning commandments of men into laws of God," but they are so intimidated by the Borg and afraid of the consequences of thinking for themselves that they would rather die, or allow their children to die, than go against their masters.
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  I am an idiot..

  by zeb in

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  going past a 'new-age' shop today i stupidly said to my most 'uber' wife, do you want a reading?

  " ..not a good idea.. oh dear.. she opened up correcting my every other word and brought in a stream of jw speak and now many hours later is still steaming under an acute cloud of sol.. oh god keep me from being so stupid; cut out my tongue, glue my teeth together.

  aaarrgh!

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  stan livedeath: I wish I had a born in fat controller...
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  My Evening in Paris with the Mysterious Veronica

  by TerryWalstrom in

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  2. friends

  (recently i spent 18 days in europe in first, london, then paris, and last of all, madrid.

  i was quite bedazzled by paris.

  on my first night there, after a long day of sightseeing, i sat down and wrote this.).

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  What a delightful story, Terry! I know you'll treasure the memory of that night forever.

  By the way, my hat's off to you for resisting (the almost inevitable) impulse to hit on her. That would have ruined a magical evening. Maybe she sensed that you weren't just another pickup artist, and that allowed her to relax and indulge in a little tête-à-tête with an intriguing new acquaintance. She apparently felt safe in your presence, and that's a tribute to your gentlemanly manner. Your offer of conversation without guile or ulterior motive was probably a refreshing distraction from her grief. Congratulations, my friend, for a good deed well done.

  I obviously don't have your writing talent, but I did have a similar experience many years ago, and I thank you for reminding me of it. My first time in Europe was a two week business trip, beginning in Paris. I was to join a co-worker who was already over there, and who also happened to be an unusually attractive person of the feminine persuasion. Well, I was all wide-eyed tourist who was very happy to be over there on someone else's dime. I was also happily married (at the time). So when she saw I wasn't going to be hitting on her and that I viewed her as the professional she was, she relaxed and we had a great time. She later confided that her former team leader made her feel like he was gonna pounce at any moment, and she never could quite let her guard down. On the other hand, we truly were "just friends" who had a job to do, and we worked together well. We even had a four day weekend off in Milan. We took a train through the Alps to spend one of those days in Venice. We had a very enjoyable time, and there was never a minute when either of us felt uncomfortable or awkward.

  Anyway, I do hope Veronica gets in touch and enjoys your story. Could be the start of a beautiful friendship...

  Kudos, my friend! Keep those stories comin'...
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  Elder Is Dodgy Used Car Salesman

  by pale.emperor in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  just thought i'd relate this story for any lurkers out there.. here in the north west of england there's an elder called george ashton.

  the ashton's are a big family, most of the men are appointed as elders or at least min servants.

  george owns a used car dealership and almost all jws in liverpool looking for a car have heard of him.

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  redvip2000: The sad truth is that if word got around that your relative was inactive or (gasp!) an apostate, their business would dry up in a heartbeat. This could happen without any proof or evidence of any kind. The merest rumor can be the poison pill that kills a business or wrecks a career...
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  Today is a BIG anniversary for me...but--of what?

  by TerryWalstrom in

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  2. scandals

  today is a big anniversary day for me!.

  october 23, 1967, was a monday.

  i stood in front of district judge leo brewster as he sentenced me to six years in federal prison.. .

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  Terry, it sounds like that judge was trying to make it as easy on you as possible, but the forking Society put you between a rock and a hard place. A truly no-win situation for you. So sorry you had to go through that...
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  Elder Is Dodgy Used Car Salesman

  by pale.emperor in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  just thought i'd relate this story for any lurkers out there.. here in the north west of england there's an elder called george ashton.

  the ashton's are a big family, most of the men are appointed as elders or at least min servants.

  george owns a used car dealership and almost all jws in liverpool looking for a car have heard of him.

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  My own rule is that I never do business with a JW unless it's a personal friend that I have complete confidence in and who just happens to be a Witness.

  Of course, that situation doesn't arise very often. Those that know me are well aware that I no longer consider myself a JW. In fact, several in my family consider me a "dangerous apostate." Dangerous because I can out-reason the vast majority of them and know the Bible better than most. (Know as in "have knowledge of," as opposed to "belief in.")

  Paradoxically (and thanks to Simon and this board), I often know more about the "current truth" they're supposed to believe now (after all the changes) and be ready to die for than they themselves do. More than once, when I mentioned something about the latest "new light," they scoffed and called it apostasy. The few who actually looked it up then claimed I misunderstood what they said. What they meant was...

  Then it's, "Where did you get that information? It hadn't been released yet!" The source is more important than its accuracy. Go figure...

  Sheesh! This forking cult is a festering boil on the butt of humanity. And so are all the others!