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Should read ..and genuinely wish to understand the world
not ..and genuinely understand the world
Tosefos
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A Night in the Life of a Young Jehovah’s Witness
by drum and bach inhey there.
i'm new to this board, so i thought i'd introduce myself with a story.
it details the kind of thursday night we all dreaded as a young jw.
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A Night in the Life of a Young Jehovah’s Witness
by drum and bach inhey there.
i'm new to this board, so i thought i'd introduce myself with a story.
it details the kind of thursday night we all dreaded as a young jw.
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Tosefos
AMAZING, that sounds just like my old kingdom hall.
Once i took to buying second hand books from an antique type place, to which my mum turned deftly pale and forbid me from buying anything else as it `may have bad spirits`(quite literally), then obviously they would overun our house and wed have to move, for the same reason we were forbidden to watch casper, that most friendly of ghosts.
I never heard about demon infested clothes though. Id like to hear more.
I think that being raised a JW is better than an average non JW working class family, it instills security, a warm family atmosphere, the fundementality of the written word, good manners and genuine modesty. At the time i wished i could be one of those street rat horrors that tormented us en route to the KH, but in hindsight i was the fortunate one. I think the BS of growing up in a devout JW family was worth the sacrifice. If ur one of those that was raised a JW and left as a teen u also have a strong desire to learn, and genuinely understand the world which 95% of `normal` school kids i think never developed in a boring academic school life.
"The meme for blind faith secures its own perpetuation by the simple unconscious expedient of discouraging rational inquiry." - Richard Ricowitz
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You know you're a JW when....
by Preston inyou know that d.c. isn?t the capital where the president of the united states lives .
a pioneer isn?t an 1800?s historical figure who traveled the west.
the majority of books in your parent?s bookshelf have years on them.
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Tosefos
....a `bad trip` is going to the convention and missing out on getting ur copy of the new literature.
....you learn how to perfectly navigate whilst staring exclusively at the pavement.
....you over hear mormons giggling at how uncool you are.
....the majority of questions put to you regard blood transusions.
....hearing the kingdom song "life without end at last..." chokes you up.
....sentences like "hi, we're just coming around today offering watchtower and awake.." have lost all meaning, like when you repeat one word ad nauseum.
....you develop a fear of every living non jw thing, from a barking dog to a `venemous` youth.
....the whole congregation is abuzz when they learn that you will use your genius to become a window cleaner.
....you refuse a sweet because it comes from a promotional pack with a picture of a devil on it. similairly you dont watch casper because it might "let bad spirits into the house"