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  Suicide or Real Freedom? - My Story As One Of Jehovah's Witnesses

  by dubstepped in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  "sometimes i think the only thing i could do that wouldn't upset someone would be to kill myself.".

  those were the frustrated words of my friend as we stood out in his large yard in the country, just about to enjoy a nice bonfire on a beautiful night.

  what was it that could have been a lesser evil than killing himself?

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  JWdaughter

  Great post. You should write a book. You are an excellent writer. Very engaging.
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  My experience with religion

  by Cota Samuel in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  hello, i am sam(samuel).

  i am 18 and i live in romania.

  my english is not that good and i find it hard to express myself even in my language xd.. i'm not an open person and i would've probaly never talked so open of my life but this "event" had so much impact on my life and it damaged me so deeply that i do now write this.. i came to this site to help myself fight the problem that destroyed my life for the past 2 years.

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  JWdaughter

  Welcome. Thanks for sharing with us. Try to enjoy the journey, tho it's a struggle.
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  Took my 11 yr old trick or treating this year. saw first hand his cognitive dissonance. had to show him nothing is wrong with halloween

  by goingthruthemotions in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i know there was another thread about halloween, and i was going to post on it.

  but, thought i wanted to make a couple of points on mine.

  so.... here it is.. i took my 11 year old trick or treating this year.

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  JWdaughter

  I mentioned to my mom that my 2 year old grandchild had a bad night last night. She has only just started sleeping through the night well about 70% of the time. So, mom blamed Halloween. Where the church allowed animal and bible character! Not anything scary. First thing she jumps on is Halloween though she e knows sleep is a work in progress for her.

  My sis had same problem and never went trick or treating g, even at a churchy, indoor event. I blame Armageddon talks!
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  I'm Catholic and madly in love with a Jehovah Witness...

  by Luge62 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  we are madly in love with each other and she is in the process of being divorced.

  let me make one thing clear i'm not the reason for the divorce.

  she attempted to reconcile with him but to no avail.

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  JWdaughter

  If she fades away, her exhusband remarries and you don't get caught as to any aspect of your relationship, then quietly marry, she will be considered weak, not necessarily wicked.

  Fading is her best option until then as well as a civil marriage with no family involvement in your relationship until after the marriage.

  Good luck and don't get sucked into the Borg, friend.

  Welcome to the site.
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  Headline: "Islamic Invasion: Europe now scrambles for guns." How true is this?

  by cappytan in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a year to a year and a half ago, i would have taken this article at face value and believed it.. now, i realize this article comes from a dubious source.

  world news daily has a die-hard right-wing bias.

  so, in an effort to get real information, i'm asking my european exjw's, is this article all true?

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  JWdaughter

  Having a lot of family and friends in the medical profession, medical professionals are subjected to a lot of unspeakably yucky crap from patients and families.

  I have been a patient subjected to things by other patients and once a medical professional that would and have made for interesting or gross party stories, but none made the news. Most doesn't unless it fulfills an agenda.

  Years ago I worked in medical billing. Some get dangerously irate at getting bills for relatives that die in hospital. They don't make the news, just the gossip rounds at hospitals and billing centers.

  Crises and overburdened systems add to normal drama. I don't envy the medical professionals or the scared and ill immigrants. What a nightmare.
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  WT Mtg "read scriptures" are only to be read by a 1 brother???

  by Olivia Wilde in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  we had co visit recently & it appears that the co told the elders of the congregation that the scriptures indicated on the wt to be "read" on the watchtower study are only to be read by 1 brother in the entire study.... the elder conducting the watchtower announced that at the wt mtg... i was like what???

  only men?....

  has anyone else had this occur in their congregation?

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  JWdaughter

  Yeah, they only read(past tense) the usually out of context scriptures if someone brought it forward in an answer. I wish they would skip the entire charade, but I'm not a factor in decision process. I love hearing that the congregations are defying the direction from bethel, though!!!Rebellion!!!!
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  The Irony of JW's on Halloween

  by Simon in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  isn't it ironic - the one day of the year you can pretty much guarantee that most people are not only home but anticipating people people calling at their door ... and jehovah's witnesses don't go out that day.. heck, if the householder isn't receptive they even have the get-out option of claiming it was a joke and they dressed up as jehovah's witnesses for halloween!

  :d. of course we know the aim of the ministry for most is to avoid talking to people.

  that's why they do it during the day midweek or on sat morning or sun afternoon when people are most likely out..

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  JWdaughter

  My JW self did not hate Halloween. Or feel ripped off. We always had a skate party and mom's gave treats. Most Sun nights we went skating, so not deprived of fun. I felt gypped about family dinners on thanksgiving and Christmas. My mom would make turkey later. We might go for dessert, but it was a denial of extended family time and I loved seeing everyone together. By dessert they start heading off on dates, movies or sleep. Not the same. Miss the lively time before meal. Before the dinner drugging effect.
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  What history have you seen in the makeing???

  by karter in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i saw:.

  neil armstrong say those famous words...this is one small step for a man........... muhammad ali win and loose the world title 3 times.. the 1st women prime minster of the uk..

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  JWdaughter

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  I had more than one Egyptian student tell me that there would be a revolution, within a few weeks of revolution. Ordinary Egyptians were beyond what they could bear. Unfortunately, they have Mubarak 2. I was there before the revolution and the summer after.

  I've been in Makkah. Walked to the cave, prayed near the Kabbah. No drama, but many here have never been there. Or Pakistan. I taught Emirs daughter. I taught prime minister's daughter. Been in his home.

  I remember where I was when Michael Jackson and Elvis died. I remember the planes hitting the towers. I paid 4.95 an hour for dial up internet service.

  Mt. Helens.

  Family trapped all over the world when the volcano in Iceland went off. Husband stuck in Hungary, son in Arabia.

  I participated in Hands across America.

  New year's in Times square.

  Saw King Tut exhibit in 1970-something, then saw him at home in egypt, decades later.

  Watched Challenger blow up. First and last event of that type I watched live on tv on purpose. I avoid live tv but still saw the second tower hit and fall. I couldn't not watch😢
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  I could sue the WTBTS

  by shattered_origins in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  ever since my sister gave me an " awakening," i have been somewhat obsessed with the failings of the religion i was born into.

  i am especially outraged at the article i read about how the elders are supposed to deal with accusations of sexual abuse (jwfacts.com/watchtower/paedophelia.php).

  i myself suffered sexual and emotional abuse from a family "friend"/ministerial servant in a neighboring congregation.

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  JWdaughter

  You may not have a case, but others may because of you. If you can find others who told elders before he abused you, you might have a case. As we know now, likely not. If he has moved, you may want to inform his current local justice authorities and elder body of his history. As a matter of conscience and as a concerned citizen. They can't play clueless ever again
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  Headline: "Islamic Invasion: Europe now scrambles for guns." How true is this?

  by cappytan in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a year to a year and a half ago, i would have taken this article at face value and believed it.. now, i realize this article comes from a dubious source.

  world news daily has a die-hard right-wing bias.

  so, in an effort to get real information, i'm asking my european exjw's, is this article all true?

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  JWdaughter

  Loveunihateexams,

  I think that is an interesting question. Lots of Muslims have successfully integrated in the US, and as in most immigrant groups, there are some older language holdouts, but most are successfully starting busing, crazy to get their kids high degrees and work their butts off to do it. I know businessmen, doctors, engineers, entrepreneurs, teachers, etc.

  In Muslim countries, English is defector business language, which is convenient for most westerners, but when westerners are expected to follow cultural norms (to a lesser degree) and are punished according to their laws, the world has a collective panic attack. Yet we all get in a huff if ladies don't cast off all modesty upon arrival. I worked and lived in several predominantly Muslim nations. Not even in Saudi is a western or non Muslim woman expected to cover her hair, although she is supposed to cover her limbs. In Pakistan, many don't cover. In Egypt, there is a total range of degrees of covering. In Qatar, also. No one told me to go back home. Ever. My language issues were accommodated as well as possible(usually impressively) I did go to Makkah. I did not wear an abaya or black. I was modest, but I'm not Arabic, and my cultural version of modesty didn't look like theirs, except for one day after I bought an abaya. It still was not black, but fyi, lots of abayas are not.

  Many Muslim women in the US are modest but if they did not cover their hair, you'd think nothing of it. Some still wear abayas. Many are indistinguishable. We are much better integrated than many will acknowledge. That's a shame.

  There is a learning curve for any immigrant or visiting group. Hello, Americans going to Europe have some real adjustments to make. Especially older ones who are more set in their ways. My mom is a real "ugly American" even out of her neighborhood. I shudder to think what she did in Italy, Greece and Turkey.

  Your doctor, lawyer or insurance agent or IT manager at work may be able to tell you about integrating and the challenges they faced.