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  Attn: College Students

  by NYCkid in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hey, for you yahoo/google discussion group junkies, i've just created a discussion group on both yahoo and google for former and current jws who are attending college or are seriously thinking about attending college (meaning you've begun the process).

  this is for us to centralize discussion on issues relating to college and to network and encourage academic excellence.

  check them out, i'd like to get this started.

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  Just another day in the life of a JW

  by NYCkid in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i spoke to my mother who lives in another state briefly last night and some things she expressed to me have me once again shocked and dismayed.

  i feel like i have to vent.

  (im now allowed to contact them since my father is in serious ill health).

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  Breaking News - JW Arrested

  by NYCkid in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  "police in middletown are accusing 50-year-old minister jesus cano, a jehovah's witness, of trying to lure young boys for sex with nude pictures of himself, which he'd printed with his phone number.

  i believe he is/was a bethelite at the wt farms.

  saw it on my local evening news.. http://wcbstv.com/topstories/local_story_177180721.html.

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  Decline to add to their numbers

  by NYCkid in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i stopped going to memorials a few years ago, partly since it was such an inconvenience but partly because i don't want add to their numbers of attendees.

  now, it's solely for the reason that i don't want to add to the numbers of attendees (plus the talk is always the same: why only 144,000 partake, what's the role of the great crowd, why [a fake passover] is the only religious commemoration true christians should be observing, what's the meaning of the bread and wine...blah blah blah) .

  at least i closed that chapter with fond memories.

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  Attn Congress: Solution to Immigration Issue

  by NYCkid in

  1. social
  2. humour

  i'll be contacting congress with a proposed solution to the immigration crisis, specifically regarding the issue of immigrants taking the jobs that ordinary americans don't want: hire jehovah's witnesses.

  my mother was bragging recently about how a former nasa scientist became a jw and left his high profile nasa job to clean toilets (or something to that effect).

  given that jws are taught and required to live simply by avoiding careers or secular education, it's more than likely that many jws will fit the need for low-paying menial labor.. the problem is that we need more jws to replace the millions of immigrants in the united states who may be forced to return to their home countries.

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  The Powerful Resurrection Hope

  by NYCkid in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  im in the midst of visiting my parents, having only been allowed since my father is very ill. during the past few days, ive come to realize that one of the cornerstones of their faith is the hope of an earthly resurrection.

  both of my parents lost siblings and parents tragically when they were very young.

  the hope, of seeing them alive here on earth and the idea that upon their death they will only sleep until the time of the resurrection, is very powerful and is a driving force that maintains their devotion to their faith.

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  Scholarship for former JW's Proposal

  by NYCkid in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  since such a program does not exist as far as i'm aware of, i am proposing setting up a scholarship program for former jw's.

  from my understanding, a non-profit entity and a committee would need to be formed (not sure of legal criteria for european, australian, asian, latin american and south american countries).

  although specific scholarship criteria would be discussed and formed by a committee, i believe this should only be offered to those who have taken the step to leave the organization and who have enrolled in a two-year or four-year undergraduate and graduate programs.. anyway, i've mentioned this to former jw friends in the past who all think it's a great idea but it goes nowhere...anyone on this board interested?

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  College Anyone?

  by NYCkid in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just wondering who is going to college now and/or who attended college after leaving the jws.

  what is/was your major and how do/did you find the experience?

  do you find it difficult to choose a major?

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  George Orwell's "1984" and the WTBTS

  by NYCkid in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  hey guys,.

  i'm just finished reading george orwell's "1984.

  " has anyone read it and did you also find eerie similarities to.

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  A New Trend for JW Baby Boomers?

  by NYCkid in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i'm sure this topic has come up before but i'm new here :-) since many of us are offspring of the baby boomer generation or of a generation earlier, i've noticed a trend.

  my parents and their siblings who largely grew up as witnesses are now entering or have entered retirement age.

  although my parents were generally hard working and responsible people, they have little retirement savings.

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