I wish I was a little more closed-minded when the JWs first knocked on my door.
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Are you open minded?
by TimothyT ini figured it would be fun if i wrote this, went for a shower, and then came back to check how many have responded!.
just to set the scene, im currently a jw in the uk but i am having issues with my sexuality.
i have just come back from the ministry with a group of brothers!
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Have you REALLY changed?
by AK - Jeff ini don't get around to visit this board very often these days.
still, when i do, i always come across a thread or two by former jw's who are now church members.
they don't look any different to me than jw's in so many ways:.
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Religion is nothing more than a tool to control the masses.
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I committed un-suicide yesterday
by AlmightyDog inyesterday i opened my wallet and took a long look at the (no) blood card prominently displayed inside.
i have been convinced that this is not the truth for a couple of years now, and am trying to figure out whether to fade or da.
it hit me hard yesterday that with this piece of paper in my wallet, i could possibly end up dying for beliefs i no longer hold.
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My point is that even those who have not yet left the JW's need to destroy the No Blood Card.
It's also a good idea to advise doctors and have hospital records updated. About 6 months after leaving the JWs I went to the hospital for a kidney stone. They asked me if I was still a JW, and I said I wasn't. The 'no blood' request was still in my hospital record from a visit there some years earlier. Can't be too careful.
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I committed un-suicide yesterday
by AlmightyDog inyesterday i opened my wallet and took a long look at the (no) blood card prominently displayed inside.
i have been convinced that this is not the truth for a couple of years now, and am trying to figure out whether to fade or da.
it hit me hard yesterday that with this piece of paper in my wallet, i could possibly end up dying for beliefs i no longer hold.
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Getting rid of my blood card was one of the first things I did when I left the JWs. I always had it displayed in a "prominent" place in my wallet, but always made great efforts to hide it whenever I was in a checkout line. (it was embarrassing)
Getting rid of it was liberating.
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When You Look Back, Can You Believe That You Actually . . .
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believed you were going to live forever in paradise on earth?.
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72 inexperienced virgins.......I'd rather have one slut, unlimited buffalo wings and Becks,
I agree with this comment 100%
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Is Being In A "Relationship" Important To You?
by minimus ini am referring to a personal/sexual relationship with someone, perhaps, that you could possibly love.. i know a lot of people who are very content to date, possibly have sex and look for another partner..
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No, a relationship is the last thing I'm interested in. I'm sick and tired of being nagged and manipulated in an effort to turn me into something I'm not. I'm happy with who I am. If someone else isn't they are free to move on.
That seems to be a concept that some people just don't get. Or maybe they like the drama. In any event, I took myself off the market 7 years ago and I am enjoying a peaceful, quiet home for the first time in my life.
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When You Look Back, Can You Believe That You Actually . . .
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believed you were going to live forever in paradise on earth?.
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I initially believed it when I first joined the cult, or rather, wanted to believe it. I had gone through a fair bit of crap, so the idea of a 'paradise' sounded kind of ok. Still, there was a lot that just didn't add up.
Once I got to really know the JWs, I decided that I would blow my own head off the day after armageddon if I was unlucky enough to survive it. The thought of living in a world filled with people like that was just too depressing.
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I've been outed...
by brotherdan inso this weekend my wife had a major grand mal seizure for the first time in her life.
she was rushed to the er.
a few hours later while i was at her side she had another major one.. it was the scariest moment in my life.
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Also, yes I will go to my JC. And I will record every word.
You realize, of course, that they will use everything you say to further alienate you from your wife? Aren't things bad enough already? Recording the meeting won't help. Chances are your wife would refuse to listen to it.
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How can they claim that every prophecy in the bible has a greater fulfilment today???
by highdose inseems that the gb take every story they can in the bible and claim that although it happened then, it will also happen now.
although this time it will be the gb who is jehosophat, david, paul, jermiah... etc etc take your pick.
what scriptual basis do they have for this belief??
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The horn-blowing in 1922 put Cedar Point Ohio on the map.
Good point. If it wasn't for the watchtower I probably never would have heard of Cedar Point.
Cedar Point should probably sue the watchtower. Every time I hear of Cedar Point now I think negative thoughts. I'm sure I'm not the only one. The watchtower should pay for having smeared Cedar Point's reputation.
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I've been outed...
by brotherdan inso this weekend my wife had a major grand mal seizure for the first time in her life.
she was rushed to the er.
a few hours later while i was at her side she had another major one.. it was the scariest moment in my life.
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- Don't go to a JC. Everything you say will be used against you, and you have nothing to gain by going. You will be DF'd. I think that's unavoidable now, and probably the least of your worries.
- Get a lawyer TODAY!
- Make an appointment to see a counsellor. With all the shit you're going through now, and more down the road, you're going to need one.
- KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT! I can't emphasize this enough. Don't say or post anything that anyone can twist and turn against you. They'll try, and this is the first place they'll look.
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