Posts by Chameleon

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Was I shunned?

by AudeSapere in

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did she really just shun me??.

after work today, i went to a restaurant to pick up some dinner.

as i walked to the counter i passed a woman who i knew along time ago.

Chameleon

Well, it's nice that they spoke to you. Did you fade, btw?

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do you agree with this statement by the org?

by PaNiCAtTaCk in

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this was taken off the jw-media website

conscience

jehovah's witnesses avoid making rules and regulations beyond those provided in the scriptures, and they do not follow traditions that contradict bible teachings.

Chameleon

My Bible-based conscience tells me that the WT org. is one of the biggest scams nowadays. Would I be disfellowshipped for that? Hehe.

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do you agree with this statement by the org?

by PaNiCAtTaCk in

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this was taken off the jw-media website

conscience

jehovah's witnesses avoid making rules and regulations beyond those provided in the scriptures, and they do not follow traditions that contradict bible teachings.

What's the worst injury or sickness you have seen participate at a meeting?

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

i once went to a 2 day assembly with 4 wisdom teeth pulled the day before.my gums were bleeding but i stayed at the assembly with gauze inside my mouth and rinsing my mouth every 10 minutes.a brother had major back operation a couple of days before but he made to the assembly laying on a mattress in the back of the hall for 2 days.wow!

we thought we were zealous.now i look back and see how stupid we were.

Chameleon

There was a brother who got a nasty cough all of a sudden. He would still go to the meetings, but he died two or three months later, because by the time the doctors found out he had cancer, it had spread all over.

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Is Jehovah a real dude? (Sort of long)

by millions now living are dead in

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i don't post here much but this board has helped me through the process of extracting myself from this religion.

i thought i should share an experience that i had.. quick background: 4th of 5 generations of jw's leading back to beginning of the century.

first to leave the religion of all of the relatives and family.

Chameleon

Wow, that is a weird story. I don't know what to make of it. It's interesting though. So Jehovah is the devil (assuming he exists)?

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Did you get the new tract?

by kid-A in

just wanted to run an informal poll to see how "effective" or hopelessly "ineffective" the borg tract assimilation drive has been.. i for one, have not received the tract, and i live in densely populated development.

did anybody get it left in their doors/mailboxes?.

Chameleon

I'm in a Spanish cong., and yeah, the tract campaign is being done. It's stupid.

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JW just gave me a gift for boss' day!

by jstalin in

is this weird, or what?

the jw that works for me just gave me a gift for boss' day... albeit a little belated... but i was shocked!

Chameleon

I didn't even know there was a boss' day. Well, that's cool. Maybe he doesn't care what the WT says on holidays, or boss' day is not as well known as the major holidays that he figured it'd be no harm.

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The Elders are closing in....my days are numbered LOL

by diamondblue1974 in

yesterday i spoke to my mother who whilst she lives away is in touch with elders (and their wives) down my end of the country; yesterday she apparently spoke to an elder who rang her for my address and telephone number; she only gave my mobile/cell/phone number and said that he would have to get my address off me directly - wise move.. i think word has got round; firstly i have openly taunted elders that might lurk on this website; secondly (and known to my mother) i have started a relationship with an ex jw who lives locally, a fact they are probably now aware of.

they also know my marriage has ended some time ago.. i think they are fishing...but for the first time in the years since my exit, i am faced with this prospect without any fear.. for the avoidance of any doubt, i do not recognise the pseudo judicial powers of the wtbts and will not submit to them for any reason whatsoever.

as the net might get tighter my resolve will only intensify.. bring it on!.

Chameleon

Good luck in making the elders see how pathetic they are.

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Question: If you don't believe the wts as truth why still in FS?

by hambeak in

i am puzzled, i see a lot of new posts from supposedly active jw's passing out new tract and don't believe it.

i can understand still attending meetings especially if family is still involved.

why not just fade away?

Chameleon

Why? I plan to fade. As a 20 year old (I might get a good paid internship soon though) with an elder dad who has book study meetings in the house, I can't get out of it. I get woken up, and if I try some bs excuse like a headache or whatever, they don't believe me. So when I do go out, I try not to hand out any literature. I just say "I'd like to read a message to you from the Bible" and I read John 17:3 or something similar and I thank the person for their time. My conscience won't let me place any borg bs in people's hands.

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Just my story

by libidinousfaerie in

since i have been out, i am still amazed when i find someone who is no longer a jw.

the funny thing is, i am always amazed at how many people it is just a casual fact about their past that they don't think anything of.

the more and more i think about it, the more i realize that most people were just able to blow it off, and then there are a few of us who it actually left deep marks on us.

Chameleon

I enjoyed reading your story, and I'm sorry for what you've gone through. Personally, I haven't had an experience like that, but some of the other members might be able to relate. Welcome.