I've been to meetings hung-over. However, I remenber one wedding where one a person in the bridal party dropped a bottle of Jack Daniel's in the middle of the talk. LOL I positive he never got talked to about that. One of my friends used to leave meeting early and hit the local bar all the time. He'd tell his parents he had to leave for work and they would belive him.
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Did you ever drink at the hall?
by kid-A inor show up half-sloshed???
or even a really bad hang-over??
lol..... at the pique of my "rebellious" phase when i was about 16-18, i often smuggled in a small mickey of drambuie or baileys then snuck off into the library for .
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But what if they're right............still the Truth?
by ScoobySnax inthis will probably apply to few here, but to me it'll always be that way.
it's the what if syndrome maybe, but it's always there.
i still think that as a core belief system the jw's have it right, even if their delivery isn't always right.
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Focus on being a good person. Dub’s are just another cult.
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Dating an Ex-JW
by dyone ini am dating someone who recently left the jw religion.
i am not a jw, nor do i align myself with any specific religious organization.. intellectually, it was very difficult for me to accept that he could be absorbed into what i believe is one of the strongest cults of our society, but in time i realized just how easy it was to be absolved in something that you are forced into out of fear.. he's at a point right now where he is reading/researching various literature and discussing his experiences openly *such as boards as these* and i encourage such discussions.
he does not see himself ever returning to the religion and is even willing to face that he may be shunned from his own family as a result.. here is where i am "stuck".
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You are going to be with him not his family. Trust me, I've been married many years, focus on him and not his parents. Also, be friendly and positive to his duaghter, you can win her over by your attitude. Don't pressure her with the holiday stuff, let her ask you about first.
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Always has cold beer!
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If you could make one comment to someone in your congregation........
by ButtLight in(of course, do not give out their real names) i want to keep this thread going!
i think mine would be to the elder that got up and moved as far away as he could from me in the restaurant!
"the next time i see you in a restaurant, i hope you choke on a chicken bone!
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Get the Kool Aid Ready!!!!!
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Has a brother ever screwed you?
by noontide ini was always very cautious with worldly people but of course i trusted everyone in the congregation 100%.
i trusted someone from the congregation with a business deal and got raked over the coals.
its a long and frustrating story, suffice it to say it cost me a lot of anguish, time and money.
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A good friend of mine got screwed by his
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While being an active JW, did you throw away Watchtower literature?
by JH ini remember that magazines and books came in faster than i could read, it was accumulating fast.
in my first years, i didn't dare throw away anything.
even later when i was starting to cool down, i still had mountains of books, magazines and brochures.
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I still throw it away or use it to start the fire place.
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Since become an ex-dub
by KW13 inhave you found times like christmas have lost that special feeling?.
i watch my family and they totally get into the spirit of it and i always feel as though i am sat 'outside' of some bubble or something, i enjoy it dont get me wrong but just not as much as they do.. also, are you less inclined to believe in supernatural or strange things and look for a rational explanation?.
i find i am slowly looking toward rational explainations for things and in the absense of them i just wait and see.
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I wasn’t raised a JW and celebrated the holiday’s growing up. My family was really into all the holidays and birthdays but I never was into them so, when I became a JW it really was not an issue for me not to celebrate. Now that I don’t believe the WTS lies, I still don’t celebrate holidays (I’m still attending meetings for family reasons) however, I participate in activates in my work related to holidays and b-days.
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Think Of Watchtower Article Titles You'd Like To See
by minimus inhere's a few: "we apologize!
" ..... "2014----a marked year?
" ...... "forgiving the child molesters within us".. .
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Sex, Lie's, and Video Tape, what really happens at Bethel
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Instead of going to the assembly.....
by Dawn inlast year i seriously thought of going to the summer district convention for a day or two just to listen to the information once again now that i've been out so long.
i thought it would be interesting to hear it "as an outsider" - but i just could not make myself go.
i found too many other things that i would much rather spend my time at during the summer months.. so i thought it would be fun to list a few of the things i have actually done now instead of going to assemblies, meetings, or field service:boating/water skiingfishingcampingstudy dance (i danced in my first public performance this past summer!
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Focusing on my Career, relaxing, watch TV