Posts by LongHairGal

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Dose age and the reasons for leaving affect the out come

by joe134cd in

firstly for anyone leaving is don’t get involved in alcohol, drugs, parties, and sleeping around, because it will just come back and bite you in the arse.. i have a theory that those who leave the religion at an older age do better than those who leave at a younger age.

i think to that the reasons for leaving are quite different between the age groups.

i sometimes wonder if many of the under 30’s use the short comings of the religion, as an excuse to pursue the above mentioned life style.

LongHairGal

JOE134CD:

You are probably right that the outcome is usually better when an older person leaves the JW religion. They have the wisdom of having lived longer and are probably past the point in life of doing stupid things. Although there are probably exceptions to the rule for both.

I was in my 40s when I left the JW religion but I also was not raised in it. I also came in a member of the workforce so I wasn’t ‘afraid of the world’ like a lot of Witnesses are. My main reason for deciding to leave was the 1995 Generation teaching. But, I had other reasons - both secular and intellectual as you say.

I also never succumbed to vices when I left partly because I dabbled a bit before I joined the religion and was not attracted to it. I like a healthy lifestyle and do things in moderation.

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Zoom zoom rules +

by Wakanda in

1. and this is most important, everyone listen up: dress up like you normally would for meeting!

-oh, gawd.. 2. if you use a zoom background, make sure it is not distracting, or something crass like prison.

stick with something dignified and subtle.

LongHairGal

WAKANDA:

I predicted when this Zoom thing got started that some JW is going to get criticized because something in their home is perceived to be offensive to some busybody who can see into their home!

Sure enough! There is a thread on Reddit by somebody who was criticized by a brother who could see a picture of a sports figure hanging on their wall and is offended by it!!! MEANWHILE THIS IS THEIR HOUSE.

I hate being right all the time but this Zoom is in some ways worse than being at the hall. At least when somebody is at the hall, their home is still private. Not so with Zoom.

Not only are you expected to be dressed up to sit in your OWN living room, but you will be the recipient of unwanted commentary by an idiot brother who imagines that what is in YOUR home is his business!

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New in the neighborhood..

by Italiancalipso in

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i'm not totally new here, as i'm reading since some time...then i tried to sign up but had some technical issue with the email,eventually recovered..... i'm from north italy, for your info from the region where the covid is worse.

i'm male, generation millennial(...unfortunately not the overlapped generation :))) ) ..sorry to don't go in so much details, but i'm pimo ;).

hope i can contribute to this community and help as much i got from you guys.... have nice weekend!.

LongHairGal

ITALIANCALIPSO:

Welcome to the forum. I am also Italian descent and have been to Italy three times over the years.

I am sorry for what happened there with Covid. I hope the tourist industry and the economy can recover to some degree soon.

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Do You Think It’s Time For Businesses To Reopen Even Though Coronavirus Is Not Obliterated?

by minimus in

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i think it’s time for business to reopen and let’s get the economy going again!

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what say you??

LongHairGal

MEAN MR MUSTARD:

That is true but most people aren’t aware and are unconcerned...unless they own a business.

What I dread is the Aftermath when this crisis dies down and prices of things go up (car ins., etc.?).

What happens when a great many people don’t get their jobs back?

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What a wonderful time---for faders to fade away!

by eyeuse2badub in

i’ve been thinking about it for a few weeks and i’m sort of surprised that no one else has introduced this topic!.

what better time than now for a fader to fade?

no meetings, no field service, no elder visits, no assemblies, no convention, and no other bullshit busy work going on.

LongHairGal

BLUES BROTHERS & JWTOM:

I am glad more Witnesses using Zoom never turned the camera on in the first place OR are turning off their cameras!

I figured this would lose its charm after a while when people woke up and said WTF! and decided they aren’t going to get all dressed up just to be in their own living room on display having strangers seeing into their home!

Let the Witness religion ramp up its criticism of these people and see how THAT work$ out for them.

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Reasonable question - looking for reasonable responses!

by BoogerMan in

why are taxi firms still operating during a "deadly pandemic?".

i was shopping yesterday and saw taxi after taxi picking people & their shopping up at the supermarket.

none of the drivers or any of the passengers wore masks or gloves, nor did they keep any distance from each other - in or out of the car.. the drivers all helped to load the bags into the boots/trunks of their cars.taxi-drivers must be seriously at risk of catching/spreading covid 19...

LongHairGal

BOOGERMAN:

Unfortunately, people still have to get around. Some will require the services of a taxi driver.

However, a taxi driver is in danger just like other essential people like health care workers and people working in supermarkets. So, a taxi driver should be wearing a mask at least.

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Politically Neutral and No Part of this World....

by Davros in

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nice to be here.

still a pimo and struggling through my fade.

i still have several jw friends on social media.

LongHairGal

DAVROS:

Welcome to the forum!

I always felt there was nothing worse than an uneducated JW who doesn’t even understand politics, to be making remarks about anybody. I even sent a message to a JW I knew on social media telling this person just that...Maybe these people should send back their Stimulus check..I won’t even get into JWs and illegal immigration.

Witnesses are against everything, don’t support anything - but yet they have their hands out looking for what they can get from the government.

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Are Jehovah Witnesses still trying to bring the good news to others during the pandemic?

by Maria Nieves in

i am no longer a study.

during the onset of the pandemic the person who used to be my bible study teacher began to reach out to me.

initially, i just thought that she wanted to know that i was well.

LongHairGal

SMIDDY3:

Amen..The Witness religion cannot be forgiven for its hypocrisy. I’m glad I’m not around them anymore.

People in congregations who treated me like Typhoid Mary or the Scarlet Letter because I worked full time wouldn’t so much as get a dime from me..Nobody better dare come calling asking for charity for needy JWs...I told an old JW acquaintance of my experience and she didn’t care to understand..But, I made it clear I’d never give anything to these people after how I was treated!..If I caved in to peer pressure years ago, I wouldn’t be Retired!

These deluded phoneys better not look in my direction!..I have a long memory and can be as callous as nails and it won’t matter if there’s a worldwide pandemic or whatever.

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Has Anything Positive Come Out Of This Coronavirus Isolation For You?

by minimus in

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i guess you could make a case of more families being together although that might not be the best situation.

less cars and pollutants mean we can breathe better.

if you were ever uncomfortable in crowds, this could be good news.

LongHairGal

BIAHI:

I believe they don’t just avoid certain ex-JWs because they are afraid of what that person knows. And they are right because we know plenty.

They are also unlikely to contact ex-JWs they can’t exploit materially!

The religion is more likely to want to reactivate ex-JWs who they remember as being an ‘asset’ who opened up their home, entertained, served food. Maybe they had a skill and did work for certain JWs for free: fixed cars, prepared taxes, cut hair, etc. The Witnesses are Users of the worst sort and anybody who was generous would be sucked dry.

Positive accomplishment: Peace & Quiet. I was criticized as not ‘spiritual’ because I worked, didn’t ‘pioneer’ and certainly didn’t do favors for the Users.. I doubt they’d contact me.

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Are Jehovah Witnesses still trying to bring the good news to others during the pandemic?

by Maria Nieves in

i am no longer a study.

during the onset of the pandemic the person who used to be my bible study teacher began to reach out to me.

initially, i just thought that she wanted to know that i was well.

LongHairGal

MARIA NIEVES:

Just hearing about the hypocrisy you described with your study conductor with HER higher education and career knocking YOU for getting your education makes my blood boil.. NOTE: You are being ‘groomed’ to be a drudge to do favors for all the Users. That’s my opinion of why I was treated the way I WAS.

I do despise these Witnesses who HAVE an education/career under their belt - but yet are telling somebody else not to get it. If this woman was in my house I would tell her to get the hell out.

Are these idiots going to pay your bills and support you in life? I’m so glad I never listened to the JWs. I would not be Retired today if I had. This is why I don’t want Witnesses coming near me asking for money or anything else.