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  My Story

  by nonamegiven in

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  well, my story isnt as exciting or as tragic as many are, but its mine so ill tell it.

  the early years:.

  i was raised in the truth but we were inactive for many years.

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  reneeisorym

  Thank you for sharing your story. I hope you find "true happiness" very soon. Best Wishes, Renee
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  Why do women love religion?

  by Kaethra in

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  i've pondered this so much.

  most religions, even though they are male-dominated, boast a predominately female population.

  i've tried and tried to understand why otherwise independent women would give up their autonomy to a man-led faith and just recently i think i understand why...women, much more so than men, are in need of protection.

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  reneeisorym

  I have asked this many times.

  I asked a guy at work and he said it was because men are not used to having to be subordinate to anyone and as a Christian you have to rely on and be subordinate to Christ. He said that this is hard to do for him.

  I on the other hand am used to being subordinate and quite like it :) ... I'm fine with someone taking over responsibility.
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  ..Screw It!!..

  by OUTLAW in

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  the one thing i love about my life is not doing any mantitory wbt$ bullsh*t..it`s not voluntary..none of it..just try to stop..you will be attacked on all sides..you have a gun to your head..your trying to keep your family and life together and the wbt$ will tear it apart..many are still there because of that.it`s not easy on them.....some of us say screw it!.do your worst it!..once i decieded i was out,i was out.it was done in a heart beat..everyone i knew,made my life as difficult as possible.i made a new life and they are all still stuck there.waiting for armageddon and can`t remember what they preached in years gone by..you`ve heard of alzhiemers.jehovah`s witness`s get jozhiemers.it must be contagious,they all have it.....from the time you wanted to leave,till the time you left,how long did it take you to say screw it!

  ?...outlaw

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  reneeisorym

  1st month = Screw it, I can't take the pressure I'm out. (but not yet!!) I hate this life.

  2nd month = OMG ... it was all a lie??!!

  3rd month = research research research

  4th month = making friends outside of the org

  5th month = operation: Get my family out (no luck there ...)

  6th month = family told on me and so I had to DA
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  My story (very long)

  by reneeisorym in

  1. jw
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  we all went to the same kingdom hall.

  another thing that bothered me was the lack of love.

  i was bothered that the arguments and logic of the society commonly made little sense.

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  reneeisorym

  I wonder if I can claim the money as a tax deduction this year? I should scan the copy of the receipt they giave me. It says contribution to the world wide work at the top and then in the bottom it says "Home Repairs (Roof)" I was under the impression that I couldn't file it as a gift because it wasn't a gift--it was payment for services offered. But either I'm claiming it for a gift to charity or the society is going to pay taxes on it one!! Renee
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  Hannah's First Talk

  by frozen one in

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  i found this video of a young girl giving her first talk at a hall.

  i thought she did a pretty good job of it.

  she seems really smart.

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  reneeisorym

  Look at this one!!

  About why its wrong to pray with people who aren't Jehovah's witnesses. The question they talk about is "what if someone asks to pray before they talk?"

  SAD!

  http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1248631808322337912&q=jehovah%27s+witnesses&hl=en
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  Hannah's First Talk

  by frozen one in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i found this video of a young girl giving her first talk at a hall.

  i thought she did a pretty good job of it.

  she seems really smart.

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  reneeisorym

  That's what I noticed too.. "Obey God Rather than Men".. LOL .. I remember when I was still in at the beginning of this year and seeing that.. I could hardly sit there and not laugh about that yearly text.
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  It's my JWD birthday!!

  by serendipity in

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  since i've been on jwd for a year, i thought i'd post about changes in my life.

  and can you believe it: despite turning my back on the org, i haven't turned into a drug-addicted, alcoholic, crack ho .

  in my first post, i still identified myself as a liberal jw.

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  reneeisorym

  Happy Birthday!

  Lets have an online apostafest!

  I'm so proud of you for getting out and staying out!
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  How would you describe yourself since leaving the borg?

  by hambeak in

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  for me i found myself more involved politically and in community and business affairs.

  not as cynical as i once was and not as judgemental as when i was a jw.

  also more empathetic about people and finally able to see some beauty in the world.

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  reneeisorym

  better manners, know how to be a good friend. more charitable. more social. and know how to respect others. Know how to not be judgmental.
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  How I started smoking when I left "the truth"

  by ballistic in

  1. jw
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  i would love to here anyone elses, here's mine i thought i would relay to you.... .

  i decided to go to college after my disfellowshipping to get an education and while there i worked as a part time bar man.

  i used to work in quite a smokey atmosphere, probably for a year or two.. one day, i was at the laundry and a girl next to me lit a cigarette and i remember trying desperately to breath the fumes in and what a relief it was to get a fix on my night off, even though all this time i had turned down cigarettes when offered.. thursday night was student night at the local night club and i used to go down there with a friend from work and a few others and one week we all pilled back to mine which wasn't far.

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  reneeisorym

  I just wanted to try them. I had seen people smoke and it always appealed to me but while a JW -- I wouldnt dare. Soon after I decided to leave, I went to the store and pretended they were for a friend. (I knew the girl at the curbstore nearby). I went home. Got some vodka and some apple martini mix and lit one. After two cigarettes and 3 martinis.. my head was spinning .. and I puked soon after. The next day I had the rest of them and craved another rush (even though I did puke!).. so I tried it again. No puking .. just head spinning. I started smoking up to half a pack a day and thought better of it and now I'm down to two or three cigarettes in the evening. I usually don't smoke from the time I go to bed all the way to the next evening after supper. I just can't seem to quit from there.
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  My story (very long)

  by reneeisorym in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  we all went to the same kingdom hall.

  another thing that bothered me was the lack of love.

  i was bothered that the arguments and logic of the society commonly made little sense.

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  reneeisorym

  I have heard that song, "Who am I?" It makes me cry just about every time. I also like history by Matthew West.

  Thanks for all of your compliments. I am having a hard time right now and that was very healing for me. I found a camera in a box I was cleaning out and I got it developed and they were pictures of my family and us acting goofy and my dad making funny faces in the camera and taking a picture of himself... gave me tears.

  Then.. I think about how limited I felt while inside. I enjoy freedom so much that just that alone is worth being out. I'm not thinking of going back -- you just sometimes get caught up in memories and wonder just for a moment if you did the right thing. (Of course, my conclusion is always that it was worth it) I wouldn't be human if I didn't miss my parents.

  Let me explain about the Katrina thing. They probably worked out the loopholes.

  I was living freely in my grandma's house. They came around (the society) and were going to help do some work for the brothers and sisters. A requirement was that you own the ho use. They "wouldnt do work on the brother's rental property". They almost didn't fix mine because of me "renting" the house. I agrued until I was blue in the face that it wasn't fair that they didn't fix mine. After all, my grandmother was doing a sister a favor by letting her live there for free and to top the cake, THERE WAS NO INSURANCE ON THE HOUSE. Other brothers and sisters who had insurance could get work done on theirs. Well ... they finally did it.. The elders told me that I should donate for the labor. The $ that they gave me on a piece of paper I signed was for the materials. I bet the paper's purpose was to show that they were only asking for money to reimburse them for the materials. The society made a killing off of the Katrina disaster. The spoken word was that you should give what you would normally give any repairmen to them so that way the society could benefit instead of other construction workers. The labor of course was free to them and they had volunteers. But they took the whole money from what it would have cost anyone.