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  Looking for some insights and opinions

  by Tired of the Hypocrisy in

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  first off, good evening all.

  i have been having some weird stuff happen to me over the past couple of months and am wondering if anyone else has been through it or may have an idea as to why it may be happening.

  i have my own theory, but want to hear other opinions before i make up my mind on how to deal with this situation.. as i have written on this board before, i am fading, inactive, married to an inactive wife who has a rabid jw family.

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  Layla33

  Do yourself a favor and don't be sucked into another mind controlling religious cult !

  I second that!
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  How do you fell when you look back at your time as a JW ??

  by karter in

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  to me not all bad taught me some good life skills howerever 38 years i could have done alot with that time...............karter

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  Honestly, I wished my family would have chosen something different, I am pretty much ambivalent to it, but it is what it is. I am glad it is over for me.
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  Is this really a J-Dub rule???

  by superman in

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  hey guys,

  im inactive (as far as meetings go) in my local town.

  however, i have friends outside of my local territory that i hang with.

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  Layla33

  What in the world?! That is STALKING! Even if you were dating, don't you still have the right to say, "NO", I am not interested at any point during the so-called dating relationship?

  And no you were not dating her, come on. You talked a bit, and you sent some text messages, how ridiculous to suggest anything other than that. These forceful guilt/fear tactics are just totally out of line.
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  Coming to a KH near you...the generation/new light WT

  by Mickey mouse in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  next weekend congregations around the world will be studying the wt article on the new definition of a "generation".. i would think there will be an epidemic of cognitive dissonance.

  this must be the first time there has been a change of doctrine on a singular topic twice in 13 years.

  for those still in like me, use the opportunity to get your partner thinking..

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  Layla33

  I would just like to know when a mass of people are going to realize that this "new light" is nothing more than BS, and that a light should go off somewhere in their head.

  Cognitive Dissonance is a great way to explain it.
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  True friends

  by R.Crusoe in

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  do you feel any?.

  does your whole world have any?.

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  Layla33

  I have some very great friends, some that are like my sisters and brothers. I feel so blessed to have wonderful friends, that have always been there for me, laugh at my jokes and have that kind of understanding that is different from family.
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  You like India Food?

  by asilentone in

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  i am just tired of eating chinese and mexican food.

  i thought i might try something new.

  do you like india food?

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  Layla33

  I absolutely love India food, one of my best friends is East Asian and her mom is about the best cook of Indian/East Asian food I have ever had - this includes several restaurants I have been. My only issue is yogurt in the food, otherwise I like it all. I tend to stick with food I can recognize, such as rice dishes, lamb, chicken, they use a lot of turmeric and curry - which I love.
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  As a Witness Teenager - Did you Sneak Around ? Comical / Serious tales !

  by flipper in

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  as you all know i was raised in a very prominent witness family in california .

  dad was , and still is an elder since 1953 !

  in my youth in the 1970's i did my share of sneaking around / yes, although being an elders son!

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  Layla33

  Oh I remember my first "worldly" boyfriend, did I sneak around? I can remember countless times putting the phone on hold or hiding the phone when everyone was sleep and they would sneak up to catch me. I skipped school my last year, and I would spend the whole day with my then boyfriend.
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  Rutherford Exposed: The Story of Berta and Bonnie (redux)

  by Leolaia in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  in september 2004, farkel posted an article on this forum called "rutherford exposed: the story of berta and bonnie.

  " his essay, which subsequently was translated into several languages and which received over 10,000 views after the first month, spawned a thread that ran 28 pages and contained the collaborative research efforts of many in jwd.

  this thread was thought by some moderators to be the best in the forum -- not necessarily because of the claims in the original essay but because it inspired a staggering amount of research aimed at assessing the credibility of the claims made in the essay, as well as adding to our knowledge of this fascinating yet obscure chapter of watchtower history.

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  This is all very interesting, I never even heard of any of this. Excellent research!
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  I have been invited to the International Cultic Studies Association Confere

  by Bryan in

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  i have been invited to participate in the phoenix project which is a collection of artists and authors displaying and reading their works.

  i'll be reading from my book have you seen my mother on sunday morning.

  by book will be for sale during the entire conference, as well.. the conference will be in philadelphia, pa, june 26-29.. http://www.icsahome.com/.

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  That's great! I may visit, but I must remain incognito. :-)
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  I met Joseph Rutherford today!!!! Really!!!!

  by Awakened at Gilead in

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  i was at a meeting today for my job.

  about 30-40 people were there, most (besides me) movers and shakers in the public health field in new york.

  as i looked on the list of attendees, one name struck my eye..... joseph rutherford... this led to an interesting experience for me (sorry to use such theocratic sounding terms, i'm such a newbie!!!).

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  Layla33

  I also notice that exiting JW's is having an effect on my personality. In the past when I would go to such meetings, I woyuld kind of hang out in a corner, not conversing much with others, since they are all worldly. Why should I want to get to know a worldly person, so I thoughht.... Today was different. I felt comfortable talking to all these worldly people. It was great!!!

  I'm glad that being an xJW is having a good effect on my personality... Did anyone else feel this way when they left the WTS?

  Yes, I can totally understand, and it only gets better. Imagine what it feels like when you stop separating people at all, and the entire JW verbiage goes way. No more "worldly" people, just people. Cheers!