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  What's your favourite TV theme song ...

  by Frequent_Fader_Miles in

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  at the time i was really too young to watch (or understand) the show, but i liked the theme song from dallas.. what's your favourite?.

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  Frequent_Fader_Miles

  At the time I was really too young to watch (or understand) the show, but I liked the theme song from Dallas.

  What's your favourite?
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  Has anyone found dating as an EX JW difficult?

  by sweetstuff in

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  2. relationships

  just curious as to what difficulties have faced people dating as an ex jw.

  myself, i have noticed the glazed over look in a guy's eyes when you try to explain why your family doesn't celebrate the holidays with you etc.

  new to this board, so if this has been well covered before, please forgive me.

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  Yes it was difficult due to lack of practice. Dating is somewhat frowned upon by JWs if you're not "contemplating marriage". It's not considered as a means of sharpening your social skills. When I went on my very first official date I was already in my late twenties, inexperienced, and very uneasy at times.
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  Is your non dub partner/spouse curious?

  by samiam2b in

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  after hearing all about my life and experiences as a jw, my non-jw spouse was curious.

  that is how she found this site and how i found it.

  the doctrinal crap really pisses her off, especially because of what it does to families.. i did have a family member who was molested many years ago but do not know the details nor the outcome.

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  For me, talking about anything JW with my husband is like dredging up the pains of the past ... I try to avoid it at all costs. I've left that part of my life behind me, and would like to leave it there.
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  At the hall last night

  by Shawn10538 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i went to the hall last night to get an insight book and a concordance.

  i had set it up with an elder ahead of time to get them.

  i arrived after the meeting had ended, walked up to the counter anxious to leave as quickly as i came when a big brother came up to me, planted his body in between me and the literature servant and started giving me the third degree about who i am, what is my standing in the congregation, and what did i want the books for.

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  Good Lord! One would think you were making off with the crown jewels or something!
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  "New light"...

  by Awakened07 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this won't be a long-winded post; just a "quickie", and mostly meant for those still active:.

  i find it odd that jehovah's witnesses don't find anything odd about how 'new light' is distributed.

  i mean - if this new light comes from jehovah god himself, the creator of the universe and everything in it, wouldn't it be fair to say that it would happen more like in this story:.

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  Frequent_Fader_Miles

  since they are only small children, he doesn't tell them any details they wouldn't understand, and that would only hurt them

  Also, I doubt very much that the father would "scold" or "chastise" his children for asking questions about his story.
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  Graduating from the Theocratic Ministry School ...

  by Frequent_Fader_Miles in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  as my speech counsel slip filled up, oh how i looked forward to "graduating" from that dumb school ... until i realized there was no such thing.

  jeez!

  i gave my first talk at 8 years old!

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  I was just describing my feelings as they were at the time. I gave my last talk waaaay back in 1999 ... I graduated myself!
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  Point out biblical principles JW's omit to follow

  by JH in

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  2. friends

  jesus said these words:.

  "if you desire to be perfect," replied jesus, "go and sell all that you have, and give to the poor, and you shall have wealth in heaven; and come, follow me.".

  i never heard elders ask jw's to reach out into their abundance and help poor jw's....have you?.

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  Regarding marrying "unbelievers" ...

  "Marry only in the Lord" (taken from 1 Cor 7:39) is repeated ad nauseum. The rest of the verse is often omitted, which says: "A wife is bound during all the time her husband is alive. But if her husband should fall asleep in death, she is free to be married to whom she wants, only in the Lord." Paul is obviously referring to widows here.

  1 Cor 7:25 is also omitted: "Now concerning virgins I have no command from the Lord, but I give my opinion as one who had mercy shown him by the Lord to be faithful."

  Paul was quite clear to indicate when he was giving HIS PERSONAL OPINION throughout that entire chapter.
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  Congregation concessions made for PO visit

  by loosie in

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  minister amos said .

  >>oh and brother and sister co. don't eat such and such food.<< .

  brother co would send us a letter about a month in advance stating his dietary requirements and what sort of accomodations he would prefer.

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  We could not use hairspay, deorderant or perfume the week of their visit. And we she stayed away from the meeting on any particular night we were reminded again that she is allergic to smells. It was like they were saying to us "alright who wore perfume to the meeting?" You couldn't even wash your clothes (including underware) in Downey she could smell that too.

  That would've been my perfect reason for NOT going to the meetings that week! I'm allergic to noxious odors.
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  Graduating from the Theocratic Ministry School ...

  by Frequent_Fader_Miles in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  as my speech counsel slip filled up, oh how i looked forward to "graduating" from that dumb school ... until i realized there was no such thing.

  jeez!

  i gave my first talk at 8 years old!

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  Frequent_Fader_Miles

  As my speech counsel slip filled up, oh how I looked forward to "graduating" from that dumb school ... until I realized there was no such thing. Little did I know that we were all destined to be forever in the matrix of "talk" after "talk" ... "assignment" after "assignment". Zzzzzzz

  Jeez! I gave my first talk at 8 years old! What's the sense being in "school" if you don't graduate?! Which do I take to make it all over ... the red pill or the blue pill....
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  Honestly, Were You An Ass Kisser?

  by minimus in

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  to get ahead, did you get do more during the circuit overser's visit to make an impression?

  did you cook him a meal or take him out dining??

  did you auxillary pioneer when he came by?

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  Frequent_Fader_Miles

  NEVER!!!! I didn't even like being around the CO! Never pioneered (despite all the browbeating encouragement). Never succumbed to guilt volunteered to work with him or his wife in field service (why should I go out in FS just because he's in town?) Never volunteered any meals for him (why should I cook special meals for them when I don't even have that stuff for myself?). Never made new clothes for the CO visit either.

  I was a regular Jezebel in my heart.