If they would encourage people to take a break when they feel the need to they'd be a lot better off! If I had been able to do that I may not have left. (yeah right!!!)
sweet tee
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"We Are NEVER on Vacation from Jehovah"
by Funchback inremember these words?
: "we are never on vacation from jehovah"
often, this very "reminder" was in the kingdom ministry.
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"We Are NEVER on Vacation from Jehovah"
by Funchback inremember these words?
: "we are never on vacation from jehovah"
often, this very "reminder" was in the kingdom ministry.
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sweet tee
Boy do I hate that phrase! More cult bullcrap. And yes, I did go the KH during my honeymoon and our only out-of-town trip to Chicago. Both were a gag!!! The witlesses at the KH we visited didn't give a crap that we were there, no one extended us any hospitality or even took the least bit of personal interest in us. But I can't blame them. JW's aren't encouraged to have social skills. Just think about it. All we hear is how we're supposed to be a 'brotherhood' and to 'love the brothers' but when you're part of an 'organization' that dictates everything you do for them but tells you nothing specifically about what to do for others ...if you don't know, you don't do anything. That's just my perspective, as one who tried very hard to be a faithful witness.
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A controlled zombie for 32 years
by JohnHag inthats right a controlled zombie-how could i have so stupid?
how could i give up my father & mother-how could i give up all my friends?when i look in the mirror i see an old man that is no longer young--and they still are not out of my life--they still come by and leave magazines---i dont want to be mean--but they just dont get it--after reading about the 2 books by ray franz and reading diane wilson:s book---there probably is a few more bomb shell books that will come out--maybe we havent heard anything yet--who knows whats around the corner lol..you might be in for a shock-i heard that in the hall i used to go to no longer announces the attendance--could it be a trend that will go throughout the world?
i have even heard of kingdom halls beeing sold-also in their new book- they wont be having all these investigations of the flock--they will just announce from the plat form that john doe is no longer a jehovah witness---that is better--it saves a lot of stress and nonsense--maybe the jerks are doing something that makes sense for a change--that will break my heart to say i am no longer a jehovah witness----thanks hag
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sweet tee
I was duped for 11 years myself. I try not to look back with regrets but to look forward with pure glee because I got the wake up call and so many people I cared about are still under their spell. I hope with the internet more people will investigate the WTBTS. People do get curious when a high profile dub leaves the org. Now the truth about 'da troof' is just a click away.
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Why did you leave?
by greendawn inif someone asked to state briefly why you left the jw brotherhood what would you say?
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sweet tee
Tired of the heavy yoke of the GB, bored with the meetings/literature/songs, new light didn't sit well with me, hypocrisy and lack of love ... wanted me and my kids to have a real life.
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A JW childhood friend tragically died
by Junction-Guy ini just found out about this last month from a police officer in the county just north of me in tennessee, i was hoping it wasnt true, but my brother darin confirmed it the other day.
a childhood friend from ohio who had moved to tennessee had died last year in a 4-wheeling accident.
steve burkholder was his name and he was about 6 months older than me.
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sweet tee
I feel for you junctionguy. I've lost childhood friends too.
In my old 'jw' community, the death of a disfellowhipped person was hyped up as an example for why 'not' to leave Jehovah.
I wonder how much 'sympathy' the family received from their 'bros. and sis's"???
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Theocratic coloring book for children
by unbeliever inhttp://members.tripod.com/~charb46/
would you want your children coloring some of these pictures?
if you want to see a larger version go to the website above and click on the pictures.
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sweet tee
My kids prefer 'scooby doo' and 'power puff girls' coloring books respectively
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Wolverines, Sociopaths
by patio34 ini've been doing some reading about sociopaths or people who have "antisocial personality disorder.
" one book states 1 in 25 people are sociopathic.. this basically means someone without a conscience facility.
someone who cannot empathsize with others.
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sweet tee
I know of one for certain - even diagnosed by a psychiatrist as 'narcissistic'. He has no respect for human life whatsoever. He has finally come around to 'acting' like a nicer person but I know that deep down nothing has really changed. He's just putting on for the sake of his own survival.
There is another guy I suspect of being a sociopath also. What's ironic is that some of these types seem to love their immediate families. That is - as long as they don't stand in the way of the psycho getting what they want!
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Do JWs ever use their donations/WT profits to help the less-fortunate?
by sonnyboy ini was a jw for a number of years as a kid, but i don't remember them doing anything to help the community.
many churches in my area have soup kitchens, clothing/toy drives, and other services to help people in need.
do jehovah's witnesses ever use proceeds in this way, or are they all used to make more watchtowers, books, and kingdom halls?
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sweet tee
(editing self) Lack of compassion from the dubs helped me learn that true compassion is demonstrated by actions when comforting words alone are not enough to help the situation. Sure paradise earth sounds great. But you can't sleep in it (right now) or put it in the oven to feed your hunger. People need REAL HELP and the WTBTS just keeps on offering the same BS all the while patting themselves on the back for being so loving in sharing the f'ing good news ... that's all I can stand. I gotta go.
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Do JWs ever use their donations/WT profits to help the less-fortunate?
by sonnyboy ini was a jw for a number of years as a kid, but i don't remember them doing anything to help the community.
many churches in my area have soup kitchens, clothing/toy drives, and other services to help people in need.
do jehovah's witnesses ever use proceeds in this way, or are they all used to make more watchtowers, books, and kingdom halls?
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sweet tee
They say oh if we were a charity everyone would become JWs for the hand outs but what about those who did prove loyal and industrious to the org, like your relative she deserves some recognition, peace, and security in her old age whether the big A is near or not.
Exactly greendawn!
Luv2b - I am with you. I feel good helping people whenever I can. Even if it's just a few cents. When I was trapped in dubdumb we had some really hard times and it's not like the so-called 'friends' didn't notice. Hell, a lot of them thought it was funny. That taught me compassion, even though I have always been a compassionate person.
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Do JWs ever use their donations/WT profits to help the less-fortunate?
by sonnyboy ini was a jw for a number of years as a kid, but i don't remember them doing anything to help the community.
many churches in my area have soup kitchens, clothing/toy drives, and other services to help people in need.
do jehovah's witnesses ever use proceeds in this way, or are they all used to make more watchtowers, books, and kingdom halls?
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sweet tee
Do they have the common decency to offer at least a small pension to those that spent their entire lives as full time preachers promoting their interests?
Greendawn - My ex-mom-out-law has been pioneering since she was in her twenties. Now she's late 60's, maybe 70 and as far as I know she's still going. She has no health insurance, no pension plan, little Social Security since she hasn't worked full time for more than 4 years of her life. What is the WTBTS Retirement plan for her? 'Keep living with and depending on your JW daughter like you have the past 20 years - never mind the new husgand she's got - stay as long as they can tolerate you. If it doesn't work out ... go find someone else to take care of you. But don't worry, the end is so close. It won't be much longer.' (50 years and counting ...)