I heard a story from a second cousin of mine who was born in. She went to her prom and was crowned prom queen. When some of the other jw girls in her class found out, they ratted her to the elders. The elders insisted she give her crown back, and she refused. She graduated from high school and left home and the cult shortly afterwards. When we discussed meeting each other again for the first time since she was a toddler, she told me that I'd recognize her, because she'd be wearing her crown. Ha, ha. She turned out to be such a bright, funny lady!
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Going to the Prom not allowed as a JW
by odie67 ini didnt go to my prom because it was not allowed.
i didnt even bother to ask.
i don't regret it alot, but it would be nice to have a picture or two for memory sake.
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What is my problem......
by loosie ini just got back from a church talent show that my cousin was in.
but when i hear songs such as " open the eyes of my heart lord" , " i can only imagine" or "jesus take the wheel" why does it make me want to run for the hills?
i hard the hardest time enjoying the song and ignoring the words.
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jamiebowers
Maybe you relate those songs to the tv commercials for the albums where people in the audience are reaching heavenward with their eyes closed, all the while swaying as if they were slayed by the holy spirit. Maybe you're like me: my relationship with God is private just as my relationship with my husband is. Just as you wouldn't make love to your husband out in the street, you don't like to see overly emotional people expressing their faith. Just a few ideas to think about.
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Tough Questions for Jehovah's Witnesses are now up on Youtube...
by Tuesday ini have the introduction video and the first two questions up now.
so subscribe i'm going to do these videos as often as i have the free time to record the questions.
comment, rate, share all that fun stuff.. www.youtube.com/timkilgore.
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jamiebowers
I'm a suscriber. Very good work! Please, please, please don't allow your jw mother or any others in the cult to have unfettered access to you daughter!
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Jehovahs Witnesses care for victims of child abuse RELEASE
by NotaNess ini'm sure this article has come up on the forum.
can any one give me information on the numbers quoted below, in respect to them being inaccurate, correct, or what the number is more like, when you add in jw's that aren't elders, where it seems like they fail to mention here.
it almost seems they try and minimalize the the amount of abuse by only speaking of the elders here.
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jamiebowers
Our elders expel unrepentant sinners who commit this crime.
...if there are two witnesses
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Has anyone had visits from those that have crossed over?
by LouBelle inis that then proof enough that there is life after death?.
does that mean we do actually have a soul?.
could you touch them for real?.
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jamiebowers
For evidence of the existence of the soul:
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What to do when your JW + Silentlamb pasts ends in relationship rejection
by feenx ini find myself today completely distraught, rejected and questioning myself for the first time in quite a while.
this past friday night i ran into my recent ex and some mutual friends, and the new guy she is seeing.
the very guy who she herself referred to previously as a "man whore.
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jamiebowers
Just because your ex doesn't have the inclination to stick by you during times of trouble doesn't mean you don't have you anymore. As a matter of fact, her leaving makes a stronger version of you. When a woman dates a man whore, she either isn't interested in having a relationship that goes beyond sexual or she is trying to attain the unattainable. That, my friend, has nothing to do with you and everything to do with her.
As an abused child and wife within the org, it has been my experience that being alone gives a person time to get to know and develop love for themselves. Once that is accomplished, your perfect mate will arrive (most likely when you're not looking). Just hold on. Please pm me when you need to talk.
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Anyone DF'd and you DID'NT know why?
by avishai inalmost never in all the halls i've been in, it was always common knowledge.
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jamiebowers
There was always talk around the congregation as to why someone was disfellowshipped, but I have learned since my disfellowshipping that the gossip going around wasn't true in some cases. I have seen in at least a few cases that when an abused woman is df'd, the story is that she committed adultery whether it is true or not.
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Calling all ex JWs .God is as upset with the Watchtower Society as you are!
by Philippus79 inthe campaign continues: .
"calling all ex jws.god is as upset with the watchtower as you are!
he has therefore rejected that church and appointed the lords witnesses as the last true christian church to replace them.
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jamiebowers
Edison tried 6,000 gas and filament combinations before he illuminated us physically.
Did Edison ever claim to be divinely inspired?
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would you still be a JW?
by BR25 infrom coming on here from time to time i notice there is many disfellowshipped ones and alot of those who didnt like their freedoms taken away from them.
ignoring what you have researched and know now how many of you, honestly if there was no disfellowshipping and say you were allowed to have more freedoms such as playing sports, how many of you would still be witnesses?
once again ignore ever coming on here for insight and so forth.
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jamiebowers
I have often wondered that about myself. I was df'd for telling the elders that I wanted no part of an organization that insisted I either stay with a dangerously mentally ill jw husband or hang around long enough to prove adultery after almost 7 years of physical abuse and mental terror. Other than the violent marriage, I really liked being a jw. It simplified things for me. For instance, when a wordly person died who I had a liking for, it made me so happy to know that they wouldn't die at Armageddon and would be resurrected. I also became very close to my jw mother. I also loved the door to door work, because I am a very social person. I didn't run away from people who had deep religious convictions, and I can honestly say that none of my door to door experiences where a conversation took place ended badly. However, I always had lots of nagging doubts...i.e. everybody but jws being destroyed at Armageddon, the timeline of 607, 1914, etc., and the way women and children were punished for abusive behaviors of men inside the organization. I believed it was the truth when I was df'd and convinced that Armageddon was just around the corner. I also thought that I must be a special case to have to choose between the long lasting agony of an abusive marriage or the sweet relief of swift, eternal death at Armageddon.
So, my answer is, I don't know. I would hope that eventually common sense and fair play would've intervened and got me out of the whole mess.
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Pentecostals? Should I be afraid of them?
by ThomasCovenant injust finished watching the film 'borat'.
in it there is a scene where he attends what i assume is a pentecostal church meeting.
for all i know it is a setup.
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jamiebowers
When I was about 9 years old I went to a Pentecostal church with my best friend (before my mom became a jw). Keep in my mind we lived in a very rural area, and there were just a few houses near the church. Anyway, I was frightened beyond words when people started crying and talking in tongues and some were even rolling around and convulsing on the floor. The preacher called all the children up to the alter. Another man came up behind each one of us and started talking in tongues in our ears. By then, I was absolutely petrified and started to cry. The man put his hands on the back of my shoulders and started screaming about this child being slayed with the Holy Spirit. I turned and ran out of that church as fast as my fat little legs would carry me. I went to one of the neighbor's houses and called my mom to come and get me. I hid in the woods until I saw her car pull up. The jw's don't act like that, but at least the Pentecostals don't destroy families. I wouldn't recommend taking small children to one of those churches. It could be frightening to them.