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  My JW Experiences and Living in No Mans Land

  by wizzstick in

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  lots of proper pioneering (90 hours), lots of calls, lots of studies, lots of interest.

  enough to make it all interesting.

  driving this buzz was the sense that armageddon was imminent.. my father was never a jw, and was very opposed.

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  I talked with a pychologist who specializes in high control religions. He said that it's normal experience to feel like a "stranger in a strange land" when you start to come out. And, if you were born in that feeling may last for a very long time, if not your whole life, becuase you have no belief "base" to revert to.

  An ex-JW friend of mine moved out of the country. We were talking about what this pychologist told me. He commented that being in a foreign country was helpful to him. He was used to the feeling of not fitting in; and being in a non-native speaking country gave him another reason why he didn't understand/fully accept the customs/language/dress/ways.

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  Some JW,s are as nutty as a fruit cake.

  by jam in

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  it,s been a busy week for me, another death and funeral.. the old saying death comes in three,s.

  my ex uncle who.

  lived in my city.this what get me so upset.

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  I'd write every NON-jw a note that she doesn't want you there and why.

  by the fruitcakes . . . omg, I'm going to use that one!
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  What do dads want for Father's Day?

  by skeeter1 in

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  here's what's on skeeter's father's day wish list:.

  - duck commander t shirt.

  - new fly rod.

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  Yeah, the local strip club has the best food in town. But, don't think the wife and kids will go there to buy gift certificates.
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  Atheist Blogger Visits Kingdom Hall

  by Bangalore in

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  atheist blogger visits kingdom hall.. .

  http://doubtingmark.wordpress.com/2013/06/04/jehovahs-witness-kingdom-hall-ballard/.

  bangalore.

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  A conference room. Yep, even smells like one.

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  What do dads want for Father's Day?

  by skeeter1 in

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  here's what's on skeeter's father's day wish list:.

  - duck commander t shirt.

  - new fly rod.

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  Here's what's on Skeeter's Father's Day wish list:

  - Duck Commander T Shirt

  - New Fly Rod

  = Pocket Knife

  - Baseball cap with built in LED lights

  Any other ideas?
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  My Story - a (kinda) newbie from the UK

  by wizzstick in

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  after lurking for 7 and half years (is that a record?!

  ) its time for me to say hello.. so who am i, and whats my story?.

  im a born in jw, with all my siblings, mother, wife and children in.

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  Welcome, from across the pond.

  Skeeter
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  Former Long Time Elder, Part 4

  by James Jackson in

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  an elderly brother came up to me the other day and said: "you are a true christian"!

  i asked him what he meant by that and he said because i "really care about the older ones in the congregation".

  he went on to say that the elders and pioneers are so busy, they have to "get their time in the field service", no time left to check on the the older ones.

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  Just seeing your threads. Welcome. I wonder if flag football is also a stumbler? LOL.

  If I can ask some questions, what are the demographics inside the Kingdom Hall? Who is staying, and who is leaving? Do you think many are sitting on the fence due to fear of shunning? How are the hours of the publishers? Is the zeal hightenend? Is anyone questioning the arrival of 2014? Does the rank and file or elders show any doubts with doctrines (blood, generation changing)? Do they just mainly grumble about getting along with each other and perception? Are the elderly depressed?

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  Anthony Morris The 3rd Talks About Human Hot Dogs At Armageddon, There Will Be No Picnic For Survivors

  by frankiespeakin in

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  watch out for armageddon it is going to be numbing to human sensibilities:.

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=micq4iqrklm.

  i guess he's thinkin jehovah's gonna roast them like a hot dogs burned to a charred ruination over a fire.

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  I just ate a hot dog, literally. I didn't get dinner tonight and was too hungry to sleep. Thanks. I thought I'd check JWN. I think I'll go have a nightmare now.
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  Do you know some witnesses that refuse to go to some restaurants because of the name like....

  by Iamallcool in

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  lucky, luck, magic, fortune, etc...do you also know some of them that just shrugged it off and still went there to eat?.

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  The Golden Buddha
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  Another Newbie

  by Skinnedsheep in

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  i recently came to the realization that the organization is corrupt and is false.

  my story is similar to many i think.

  i was raised in the religion, pioneered and served as an elder for a number of years.

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  Love you name. Very creative and to the point.

  Welcome. I was a no-one in the Truth, just a publisher. I started to figure it out when I was a teenager. I was a science and math guru, and man being only 6,000 years old and the 1914 calculation was too far out for me to buy it. I desperately wanted to go to college, and that didn't mix in the 80s. So, I hung up my publisher card and left.

  Anyway, welcome to your spiritual journey. We are all on it.

  Skeeter