There were times when I was counseled on the way that I dressed. My ties were too thin and my jacket lapels were thin also. I used to just sit there and wonder just what it was that I did that I was in trouble for. I mean... I was going to the meetings and I was participating, and yet, they still had to find something to gripe about.
I still wear my "thin" ties from time to time. Whenever I have a formal event or a business meeting to attend, I wear a nice tie and shirt.
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Do You Still ............ ?
by Outaservice insince i left the jw's i never wear a neck tie!
i probably have 75 to a 100 of them, but they don't seem to wear them in any churches, do not wear them to weddings and funerals, or even to exclusive restaurants.
i'm certainly never going back to the kingdom hall!.
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Met anyone Famous? What were they Like?
by Clam inhave you ever met and had chance to talk to someone "famous"?
maybe an actor, politician, musician?
if you have were they different from their public persona?
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karnage
Being a chef in fine dining, I get to meet a lot of famous people. I've personally cooked for Gene Simmons of KISS (very nice guy and has a ton of stories and jokes to share), John Travolta (yes, he really is weird), Sylvester Stallone (real nice guy, very down to earth), and the Ferrari family (which I wish that they paid me with one of their fine cars!).
I went to high school with the famous wrestler and actor "The Rock". We both played high school football together and he dated my sister for awhile. -
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Anyone in GA willing to help expose a pedophile?
by DebraDoll inafter spending 2.5 hrs on the phone with a lifelong friend whom i had not been in touch with for several years, she revealed to me that she too had been molested in the 70's by my uncle; s.m., a well known elder at the time.
he began his career in sexual deviance while living on staten island ny in the early 60's.
he moved to plymouth nc in the early 70's while married to my young aunt linda.
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karnage
I agree with the previous two comments... you need to contact "Silent Lambs" (www.silentlambs.org)like as of last week!! I am very sorry to hear about your tribulations and for the other victims. Amazing how he feels that he is one of the annointed. So when did Jesus start offering positions along his side in heaven to child molesters?! It boggles the very mind as to how anyone is believing his crap.
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COLLEGE?!?!?!? for Me !!?!?
by purplesofa intoday i went to a community vo-tech school with a friend of mine....she needed to pick up her books.. the bookstore was buzzing with energy and i wound up buying 7 books.. i have thought about going to school for a long time.. anyway, i am going to start the process.......whatever that is.......to get some college courses.
not sure if i will go to this school, but i have made the decision to go!!!!!!!!!!!!.
don't have a clue what i will take i just know i want to go.. any advice ?
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Purp... I say go for it!! Go and take a few classes. Self improvement is always a good thing! Being raised as a JW the thought of going to college was not even supposed to enter our minds. I am graduating or commencing with my class on Jan. 20th of this year. I am getting my degree in Culinary Arts from Le Cordon Bleu. I am so thankful for this honor and I cannot even begin to tell you what this experience has done for me.
My JW mother is coming into town for the event. She even tells me that she is proud of what I've accomplished (Actually, I think that she is really interested in the gourmet meal that I am about to prepare). I wish you the very best in your endevours! You won't be sorry for the steps that you are about to take. -
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Apostates do you still read Watchtower literature? And if so Why do you?
by booker-t ini was just wondering how many ex-jws still read wt literature and if so why.
i have noticed alot of posters here know what the lastest wt or awake magazines are talking about and i was just wondering why do you bother to read that stuff since you left the wt?
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karnage
My mother-in-law my drop off the lastest copies of the Watchtower and Awake magazines, but they usually sit on the end table for a few days and then they usually find their way into the garbage. My mother my get a wild idea and send the magazines by mail to me... but they usually end up in the same place.
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Do you still call it "the truth"?
by True North indo you find youself still calling it "the truth" even though you are an ex-jw?
for instance, in one posting i just read, the poster wrote "when i was in the truth..." .
not a big deal, perhaps, but really not such a good thing either as it's a habitual holdover from the program of mental conditioning we were subject to.
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karnage
I've caught myself calling it "The Truth" from time to time. I am still trying to break myself of this habit.
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True religion my A@#$%^%^
by Woodsman ini said something to my wife.
i've been really tolerant for two years but am ready to enter a new phase of saying it like it is.
she is ready.. a friend of hers came in from out of town and they caught up on all the gossip.
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karnage
I have to admit... I am thrilled to not be the topic of conversation in some of the gossip at the Kingdom Hall! I REALLY don't miss that!! Witnesses love to gossip about anything and everything!
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My Kingdom Hall is near extinction!!
by RULES & REGULATIONS inour kingdom hall was started in 1973 with only 3 families totaling 13 people.it grew to 85 members in the early 90's and that's because many were related to these 3 families.with older members dying,the young leaving when they reach 18, 5 divorces and many disfellowshipped,the congregation is down to 26 members.talk about low morale.
where is jehovah's blessing now?
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karnage
The congregation that my family and I are zoned to attend (if we went to the Kingdom Hall) are supposed to be building a Kingdom Hall right within walking distance of my house. They have purchased the land and the building on it. The building is an old run down place. The witnesses use it for a place to meet for field service. They have to use it for some type of religious meeting place for tax reasons.
They have yet to build a Kingdom Hall on the property and they've purchased it about 3 years ago. I guess that the growth is happening like they thought that it would. Now they are holding onto the property and the run down house on it for whatever reason. -
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History Channel on Cults...
by james_woods indid anybody else get to watch that two-hour presentation last night on history channel on dangerous cults?
an excellent program, imho.. i thought it was a real eye-opener on several fronts.. first, they made the particular point of the general similarity of many cults: commonality included such things as the disturbed self-appointed messianic visionary founder (i.e.
jim jones, applegate, charlie manson, david koresh, the pseudo-mormon polygamy guy, and such), the die-hard belief in an apocylptic prophecy, the manipulation of the followers by thought control (brainwashing) techniques, sexual control or manipulation of the followers, monetary exploitation of the followers, the desire to make the followers look ridiculous to normal persons, the tendency to create communes and to isolate the followers from society, the belief that certain of the cult activities are in fact in fulfillment of eschatological prophecy and are thus "helping" to bring about the collapse of society, .
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karnage
I watched it last night. I remember a lot of those cults and I also remembering the Watchtower Society speaking about them in their literature. I plan on watching it again. It was surely worth watching!
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Possible Police Reunion?
by freedom96 inafter 20 years, there is some talk of a possible reunion for the police, including sting.. they are going to do something to celebrate 30 years after roxanne came out, and apparently there are discussions of more!
if they go on tour, will you go?
i will for sure, for memories and history!
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karnage
That would be great if those guys got back together again to kick around another tour! If the Rolling Stones who are as old as the earth itself can still tour, then The Police would be great!!