Posts by StillGroggy

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What planted the seed of doubt that lead you to leave or think of leaving?

by NanaR in

i've been thinking of this a lot lately.

the following experience ties my first doubt in with my present life.

as a backdrop to this, you should know that i was a 5th generation "raised in the truth" jw through my mother (her great-grandfather got "the truth" from pastor russell).

StillGroggy

Nelly, wow... just wow.

I can't image what 75 was like, especially since most dubs i know sweep it under the rug and have internalized the society's view of the matter.

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Sign of the Times/the End is Near!!!!!!!!!!

by mama1119 in

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friends

my dad told me a story today about a dub he works with.

my dad is a huge spots fan, and he was talking to this dub about the incident a couple years ago when some baseball player wrote a book about all the steroid use in sports...just normal conversation...and this dub shook his head and said..."just goes to show you the end is near, its a sign of the end of system of things".

where in the bible did it list baseball players steroid use as a sign of the end???

StillGroggy

Most dubs i know are like this, they usually throw in the bigotted "worldy people" comment in there. "like, that's just how worldly people are, they're worldly!"

Makes me so effing angry.

*AAAAAAHHHHHHHH*

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What did you throw out when u became a JW?

by dobbie in

it really pigs me off now when i think back to what i was told to get rid of when i was studying.my collection of stephen king books, my new madonna like a prayer record that i loved, my alice cooper and guns and roses album.

i was even told not to listen to classical music because some of the composers led such debauched lives!also any film with an 18 certificate was a nono in case others were stumbled - even though i have seen other jws reading stephen king books and watching 18 cert films and my husband had the complete madonna collection!and of course depeche modes 'personal jesus' song which i loved.

and my lost boys album and video cos it was about vampires.i was just wondering what sort of things were you told you should get rid of and why?

StillGroggy

Little Drummer Boy I cried reading your reply. OMG. All the MAIDEN! JUDAS PRIEST! D&D Games! OMG That suckkkkkkkkkkkkzzzzzz.

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How do I explain my Jehovah's Witness past to a potential mate?

by The wanderer in

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friends

explaining my jehovah's witness past to a potential mate all things considered, this is the one thing that bothers me tremendously.. so much so, that it has kept me out of the dating scene let alone to be.

properly wed. .

captured by an institution called the watchtower bible.

StillGroggy

this is an awesome thread. Thanks Wanderer, you really get the convo going!

You probably don't wanna break out the "I was in a cult" on the first date. However, people hit a point when they start discussing past & issues, and that's when you can talk about it. Get her on JWD! We can let her konw what its like!

There's allot of things people have in their past including sexual abuse, violent relationships, etc. Everybody's got something. Your past in the WT probably won't be too weird for anyone.

-SG

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list allowable things with "pagan" origins here

by rebel8 in

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friends

i'm interested in developing a list of things jws are allowed to do that have "pagan" or otherwise "evil" origins in the eyes of the wts.

what types of things are you aware of?

so far i've got...... red lip stick (allegedly invented to distinguish prostitutes from non-prostitutes).

StillGroggy

The whole religion.

Pyramidology anyone???

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What did you throw out when u became a JW?

by dobbie in

it really pigs me off now when i think back to what i was told to get rid of when i was studying.my collection of stephen king books, my new madonna like a prayer record that i loved, my alice cooper and guns and roses album.

i was even told not to listen to classical music because some of the composers led such debauched lives!also any film with an 18 certificate was a nono in case others were stumbled - even though i have seen other jws reading stephen king books and watching 18 cert films and my husband had the complete madonna collection!and of course depeche modes 'personal jesus' song which i loved.

and my lost boys album and video cos it was about vampires.i was just wondering what sort of things were you told you should get rid of and why?

StillGroggy

My copy of Nine Inch Nails "The Downward Spiral" Bought and Threw it out 4 times.

Oh, and my copy of Street Fighter 2, lol

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KM Insert "How Do I View Blood Fractions..." Complete Scan and PDF

by V in

download pdf here (all four pages).

page 1 of insert: http://i11.tinypic.com/2s67s6g.jpg.

page 2 of insert: http://i12.tinypic.com/2dtnpr9.jpg.

StillGroggy

where is the biblical precedent for this??? Total grabbage

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Did demons ever really rape some sisters?

by hambeak in

i had a conversation last night with someone and we were reminescing about the late 60's and early 70's about how a couple of the sisters were telling at the time that they were being molested and sometimes raped by demons.

in our cong they were told to open the bible to a certain scripture and leave the bible open to it at all times and leave a light on.

anyone else remember some of this paranoia?