Topics Started by jessthebull

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Finally I'm In!!
by lookingfortruth2 in
1. jw
2. friends
i have been trying to become a member of this site for weeks!

i started "lurking" soon after andersoninfo's big news.

i couldn't believe my timing!
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JW Events, Dress Codes and You
by Mysterious in
1. jw
2. friends
if you were to attend say a wedding or a funeral that was being held in the kingdom hall would you make an effort to be presentable according to jw standards or go as you are?

(we aren't talking about violating codes of human decency here).

would you say a woman going to a funeral should have to wear a dress or a skirt?
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SERVICE REPORT 2005 : WATCHTOWER FEB 1ST 2006
by BluesBrother in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i have had a quick look and found no references to this, so - here goes..as in the mag we picked up on sunday.. worldwide % increase over 2004 = 1.3%.

memorial partakers 8524 (compared to 8570 in 2004).

most european and nth american lands show pretty static figs - britain 1% increase, canada 0%, germany 0%, france 1%, usa 0%... but spare a thought for the inhabitants of zambia where 1 person in 90 is a reporting witness, must be hell going down to the local market!
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Bad Behavior in Field Service
by TallTexan in
1. jw
2. experiences
being raised in the 'truth', i obviously spent much of my youth in service.

of course, as we got older, my friends and i would act the fool in service as much as possible.

we used to use the names of popular rap artists with the old farts we called on.
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A question for all the new ones
by Lady Lee in
1. jw
2. friends
what made you decide to post?.

i know some lurk for a while - sometimes a long while.

others find the site and do a bit of reading and sign and post immediately.
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JWs & Trying to Ruin Others' Holidays (long vent)
by rebel8 in
1. jw
2. experiences
well here i go with my annual holiday stress thanks to my jw relatives............if you are wondering why i'm on this forum after not being a jw myself for so long, there's your explanation.. i realize they have their beliefs against the holidays but it is soooooooo inappropriate to subvert others' participation in holiday celebrations, isn't it?

(rhetorical question there) i mean, if i did it to them they'd claim i was persecuting them!

i have decided i am going to tell them to stop persecuting me!
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Socialization of JW Kids
by Mysterious in
1. jw
2. friends
through the course of my university studies in social sciences there seems to be a repeated emphasis on early socialization shaping personality and having a drastic effect on the long term life of kids.

studies of extreme neglect are often the only ones cited, such as children locked in a closet for the early years of their lives with no human contact.

it's lead me to wonder about the long term effects of jw socialization on youths that are raised in the organization.
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Another newbie
by jessthebull in
1. jw
2. friends
i just wanted to introduce myself, i have been lurking around for a while reading posts and identifying with so many of the experiences within them.

i have only stopped going to the meetings in the last year and it is only in the last couple of months that i have really started to research this "religion" that has been such a huge part of my life.

i dont live at home any more but am still in regular contact with my jw family and one or two friends.
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What's Your Pet Peeve At The Meetings?
by Golf in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
overtime, overtime!

the thing that was a kill-joy for me was going overtime, just ask my wife and kids.

my entire day would be ruined.
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Whats the dumbest reason youve been counseled?
by avishai in
1. jw
2. experiences
my friend was counseled for having a bad attitude because he wore white socks w/ his suit.