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  Turning My House in to A Ex-JW Gathering Church, Will it bug my JW Neighbors?

  by BucketShopBill in

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  2. beliefs

  i am thinking of turning my house in to a ex-jw meeting place, getting bar, pool tables, ping-pong, foseball, pinball and kegs of beer on tap.

  big screen singles pad for the local ex-jws to visit and hang out.

  will this bug all the jws who live near by me, do they get weird around known apostates?.

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  Hortensia

  Gee, I hope so! If your inviting your friends to your house for some fun and good beer annoys your neighbors, well, screw them!
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  Why Jehovah's Witnesses Are Susceptible To Ponzi-Schemes and Rip-Off Artist More than the public!

  by BucketShopBill in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this thread is dedicated to my friend blondie when she asked "why the pay day loan shop woman had so much access to jws".

  in 1993 the jehovah's witnesses in ventura, santa barbara, san luis obispo, monterery, stanislaus, san fransisco, alemeda counties were spreading word of the miracle worker of money from san fransisco.

  word traveled throughout the circuit overseers, district overseers telling everyone these brothers in san fransisco were paying 15% for "180 days loans"without any risk, most of these jws were elders and cos and dos, it was only among them the scam remained to create a "in crowd feeling" and left out non elders setting up the sheep for something special down the road!

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  Because they are true believers who don't ask questions?
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  My jw mum threw us out.

  by abbasgreta in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  my brother (non-jw but became a christian 6 months ago) and i nursed my aged jw mother back to a semblance of strength over the last three weeks.. the elders were happy to pass the buck on to me, her da'd daughter and my bro.. he has been living with her for 3 months and has transformed her ill-kept home and garden and literally nursed her like a professional alone.

  before i stepped in to help him care for her.

  he repeatedly told her how much he loved her and was so caring, it brought a lump to my throat.. he has been going to church sunday mornings, telling her he 'was meeting up with friends' so as not to cause friction.but she knew where he had been.. we noticed a shift in her demeanour towards us (she knows i'm a church-goer) over the week-end and she started to.

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  I agree with Skeeter. Call the elder care folks, tell them what happened, that you are worried she is mentally ill but you can't go to check on her because she has been violent toward one of you -- actually beating him with her cane.
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  I loathe authority

  by punkofnice in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  now i'm not preaching hatred here i am just expressing how i've felt for years even when i was a jw.. i totally loathe the police/policticians...any authority......anyone that is over anyone else.

  i have a total hatred of them all.

  i wonder if it's because i was raised a jw?.

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  It's a good thing to challenge authority. Make them explain their decisions, disobey if it's important to do so. I don't know whether I feel this way because I'm a child of the 60s, or because of being raised JW, or because I think it's a sane, rational way to live.

  I remember pissing off a boyfriend who didn't like my asking "why" to every command he issued. I'm just not going to do things because I'm told to do them. I need a reason and it has to be a damn good reason and I have to agree.
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  Who wrote the bible?

  by Hairtrigger in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  just finished reading "who wrote the bible" ( richard e friedman) ?

  made for a fascinating read.

  the machinations of the various factions of levites and their efforts at centralizing the jewish religion has been adroitly duplicated by the gb.

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  Read it a few years ago. Enjoyed the perspective, the background information. Worth a read.
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  It's my birthday today

  by Bruja-del-Sol in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ... but most of my new (post jw) friends either don't know my birth date (if people don't specifically ask i won't tell them), or they are 2500 kilometers away in the netherlands... so all that's left to celebrate with me are my hubby, the two doggies, cat and my two rabbits... mixed feelings, i miss my friends and family around and haven't found friends in spain yet.

  luckily our daughter will visit us the end of the month... and yesterday we've found a new rental house and we're moving into it next month already!

  i'm thrilled and really looking forward to it, then we will finally be able to let all the rest of our belongings come to spain (2/3 of our stuff is stored in the netherlands).. so with this in mind, i'll just say 'happy birthday to me' and will enjoy my third birthday in espana .

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  Happy birthday!
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  A rose by any other name..............

  by sparrowdown in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm curious, why and how did you choose your username?.

  does it hold any special significance for you, is there a share-able back story?.

  for me sparrowdown is a playful reference to matt 10:29 and the title of the movie black hawk down.. matt 10:29 was my go-to scrip to "prove" that god cares about us as individuals.

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  Hortensia

  I don't know. I think Hortensia is kind of cute/funny. No worse than my real name.
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  Darwin Award? Stupid and crazy?

  by Hortensia in

  1. social
  2. current

  http://abcnews.go.com/us/snake-handling-pentecostal-pastor-dies-snake-bite/story?id=22551754.

  be sure to watch the bit where he shows the interviewer his finger, the finger that fell off because of gangrene from a snake bite.

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  http://abcnews.go.com/US/snake-handling-pentecostal-pastor-dies-snake-bite/story?id=22551754

  be sure to watch the bit where he shows the interviewer his finger, the finger that fell off because of gangrene from a snake bite
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  Any Senior Citizens, Retirees here?

  by AlwaysBusy in

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  2. friends

  howdy....well, what do you think?

  of everything?

  is it all crazy?

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  Hortensia

  Retired, live in a senior apartment complex, but don't feel particularly senior. I figure I have a good 20 or 30 years yet, who knows? I love retirement, live on my social security in a gorgeous part of California.
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  Should I take the train?!

  by DeWandelaar in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  there are times like this moment i think of taking a train to my final destination.

  i know i have some unfinished business ( got a wife and kids though jw), but i am really done with it.

  i hate my life.

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  Hortensia

  There are times like this moment I think of taking a train to my final destination.

  So, do you want to run away, or is this a euphemism? I think you probably need someone on your side. I recommend finding a psychologist who can help you take back your life. It helped me immensely, and now, around 30 years later, I'm still grateful to my psychologist for all the help I received.

  I'm sorry you feel so badly -- I hope you can find someone to be in your corner and help you figure out how to live differently so you could be happier.