Aside from the 6-8 apostate related books that I have in my closet, I dont think they'd find anything in my house they wouldnt have found before. I guess that means I was a bad witness or something..
justsomedude
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What outward signs of apostacy are evident in your house?
by AK - Jeff inif the elders came and inspected your home - what would they find?.
a casual look around reveals a box of "narnia" tissues on my desk, 12 or 14 non-witness translations of bibles on my shelves, many non approved novels [wifey's] on the reading table, plenty of 'apostate literature', a book or two on meditation, a hypnosis cd for weight loss, prob many toys that are not witness approved in the g-kids room, a half eaten birthday cake, a birthday balloon, xmas wrapping paper in the closet , a couple of r rated movies, music that is not acceptable.. that is just at first blush.
how is your house?
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Interesting developments
by SickofLies inhello everyone, remember me?
for those of you who are new i produced a documentary on disfellowshiping in the kingdom hall.
the interesting thing is that i was df'ed not for committing and 'gross' sin, as you might think, but i was df'ed of litterally asking to many questions.. anyway, i've heard the following news co's and do's in the us are talking about my case, i have been barred from ever entering a kingdom hall again (police notice was enfocred on me) and for some reason i have been getting calls from elders from the hall i was booted out of lately (i have not returned or answered the calls as of yet).
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justsomedude
I have been barred from ever entering a kingdom hall again
Now that's a real honor. Well done SOL!
BTW, I stilll listen to your recordings whenever I need a good laugh. The one with the elder saying "I'm a smart guy and I know some things" is the best.
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I guess I won't be re-appointed as a servant again.
by rassillon ini will try to make a long story short.
me and my wife (faithful jw) had a problem with an evil pioneer sister elder's wife in our former hall.
through the course of trying to work it out we decided we would be better off in another hall.
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justsomedude
So did you end up recording it?
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Was there anyone in your congregation that you couldn't get to like?
by JH ini won't use the word "hate", but were there some in your congregation that you just couldn't get along with?.
i recall a brother in my congregation, he was single about 50 years old, and he never smiled, and seemed very rigid and he loved to criticize and say the opposite of everything i would say, when we talked together.. i went to the mall a few weeks ago, and came face to face with him, and he totally ignored me.
so, then i thought to myself, that maybe he is dfd.
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justsomedude
I was probably one of the loneliest there, because after a handshake and a "Hi, how are you?" there was nothing left to say. I can't ever remember having a meaningful conversation either at the Kingdom Hall or in Service.
With you all the way on this one. I didnt share a common interest with anyone in the hall, they were tremendously boring and I had no idea what to say to any of them.
There was one particular clown that I didnt care for at all, he was one creepy SOB too. I was in the hall with this guy for about 15 years and noticed that he was always watching the latest group of 16-20 year old girls and taking special interest in them. He was probably close to 60 when I left, but was still working on being as creepy as possible.
I had more than one friend ask me to watch to see if he approached them and them come rescue them from him.
Years ago he really took this interest in this cute red headed girl and wouldnt leave her alone. Always asking her to come over and study with he and his wife and pretty much any other excuse to get her over to his place. During this time his wife, who had a been a blonde as long as I had known her, decided to dye her hair red too.. Except it didnt quite take and came out orange... Apparently she likes it though, because it was still orange when I left.
Ok that doesnt read as goofy as it struck me at the time, but hopefully you get the idea.
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JW's to use Bullhorns on People that don't Answer the Doors
by purplesofa intv
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justsomedude
"I don't plan to use them," said door-to-door salesman Mickey Jones. "When you have something people want, there's no need for noise.
This part is waaaayy to urban legend. Its bunk I bet.
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What Things Did You Hate About Being A Jehovah's Witness?
by minimus in.
anything in particular?
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justsomedude
Oh I also hated having to worry about hurting everyone elses feelings if I had a beer in front of someone who objected, or listened to music that someone else didnt like. Its nice being able to make your own decisions without worrying about getting grief from some easily offended zombie.
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What Things Did You Hate About Being A Jehovah's Witness?
by minimus in.
anything in particular?
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justsomedude
I hated the fact that we were supposed to go around beating a drum telling everyone we could find that we were JWs or else we'd be guilty of... uh something.. It wasnt good though.
I dont think I talked religion with anyone at any job for at least 10 years. Its not the place for it.
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What strange things do your pets like to eat?
by Lady Lee inwhen i was a kid we had a small dog that loved spaghetti with tomato sauce.
he was our witness dog that would sit near the table and wait until after the prayer to start begging for food.. the two cats i had for 12 years loved some really odd things.
i was peeling corn on the cob tonight and missed having them pester me for raw corn niblets.
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justsomedude
My dog ate part of a roll of paper towels a few days ago, I guess that qualifies as strange.
I'm also fairly certain he ate part of a broken beer glass a week or so ago.
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Poll - on a scale of one to ten...
by slimboyfat inhow convinced were you at your most convinced that jehovah's witnesses had the truth?
how convinced are you now that jehovah's witnesses do not have the truth?
slim
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justsomedude
For me it was more binary really, things were true or false and grey area didnt really come into play. Such was my attitude of growing up in such a black and white/good and bad way though. But since we are doing the 1 - 10 thing.
1. 10 -- Even after I'd take a hit to my faith like the generations thing, I'd still manage to convince myself that it was true. That the big A was coming some day and blah, blah, blah...
2. 10 -- I dont feel the need to rant right now, so "10" is good enough.
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Would you go back if...
by 24k inwhat if the watchtower announced that they are not god's sole channel of spiritual truth?
along with this admission, would come an apology for all of the misleading and damaging predictions and past teachings.
what if they also dumped the disfellowshipping arrangement, as currently practiced, and allowed for respectful disagreement and disent, on issues such as blood transfusions and military service?
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justsomedude
Not a chance..
No offence to anyone, but partially because of their absolute stance on the infalibility of what they taught, it made me take a hard look at religion and the concept of god in general and made me come to some interesting revelations. The WTBTS is largely responsible for making me an atheist. (so I guess they did something good, despite their best attempts)
I never had anything in common with anyone in my hall and never really did anything with anyone there. Even reducing it to the level of a social club, I still would see no value in going back.
Ok.... If they gave back all the money I donated, I might stop by and pick up the check.. That's it though.