Posts by Frequent_Fader

Once I even ruined a set of Christmas lights by rigging up one bulb in each circuit so it would not complete the circuit at work (and got a verbal warning and ordered to fix them) one year

I'm almost certain you thought you were being a "warrior of Jah" when you did this deed ... oh Lord!

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Did being a JW make you overly judgemental?

by Frequent_Fader_Miles in

looking back, being a jw meant constantly analyzing and categorizing others.

on field service, persons were either "sheeplike" or "goatlike".

in the congregation it went even further.

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I looked forward to the day when Jehovah would butcher and burn everyone at armageddon, and I wanted to be outdoors when it happened so I could watch and hear their screams of agony, and laugh at them.

Man, that's harsh!

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For any who were raised a JW...

by rache31 in

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do you find that most of the ones you grew up with left?

i looked around while still active and saw numbers dwindling from my generation.

i pioneered while in late teens/early twenties and several from my class that were friends of mine left years ago.

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A large percentage of my peer group have left JW and gone on with their lives ... I was one of the last to do so.

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Did you have any "well kept secrets" that the congregation never knew of?

by JH in

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when you gather with the same people for decades, they get to know you inside out.

they know where you work, have a good idea how much money you earn, know if you have sex or not, know your personal tastes, know where you go on vacations and so on..... were there things you were able to keep them from knowing?.

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When you gather with the same people for decades, they get to know you inside out

I don't think there was anyone, in any of the congregations I attended that knew me inside out. They may have been familiar with the persona I portrayed ... but little more. I took pride in maintaining my aura of mystery. I was a true loner.

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E-mail from friend alerting me to emergency instruction from GB

by Wasanelder Once in

here's a paragraph from a friend who is active.

they say it's important that we fill out this form about emergencies... poor fools.

"hi, i have been meaning to tell you that the society is telling us to fill out an emergency form that the book study conductors have and return it to them in case of an emergency.they will then give us a brochure to have that will tell us where to meet and what to have in our bags so we can grab them and leave in a hurry.

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They will then give us a brochure to have that will tell us where to meet and what to have in our bags so we can grab them and leave in a hurry

They're only looking for a lame excuse to make themselves feel important, not to mention add to the paranoia that exists in this "time of the end". Zzzzzzzzzz.....

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Our CO says..."women in the workplace...a Satanic plot!"

by sir82 in

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our co came galloping into town this week.

in his tuesday talk, these were his comments (not word for word, but more or less):.

"i imagine one of the biggest problems in your territory is not-at-homes.

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Maybe Satan should put his employment agency on the internet!

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Did being a JW make you overly judgemental?

by Frequent_Fader_Miles in

looking back, being a jw meant constantly analyzing and categorizing others.

on field service, persons were either "sheeplike" or "goatlike".

in the congregation it went even further.

Frequent_Fader_Miles

Looking back, being a JW meant constantly analyzing and categorizing others. On field service, persons were either "sheeplike" or "goatlike". In the congregation it went even further. Individuals were always judged and categorized by their "spiritual status". Among other things, we labeled our brothers as "spiritually weak", "spiritually strong" and "bad association". Name-calling was common, and oftentimes we did so whilst completely ignorant of their personal circumstances. Sometimes we got so caught up in judging, we became totally oblivious of how we ourselves were perceived by other persons.

Sisters were constantly mentally evaluating every man they met as to suitable "husband material", and brothers would also evaluate sisters as to suitable "wife material".

In your eyes, did someone's "spiritual status" override their other fine or not so fine qualities? Was it difficult for you to simply enjoy someone's company, or their talents, and learn from their experiences without labeling them? Personally, this was something I specifically worked on after fading. Was it also difficult for you to do this after leaving JW?

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