Topics Started by rose petal

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How has knowing the Jehovah's Witnesses changed your culture?
by love11 in
1. jw
2. experiences
hi, long time no see.

i am in a cultural anthropology class now and any info.

you can give me for my paper would be appreciated.
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What do so called wprldly people think of Witnesses
by Axeman in
1. jw
2. experiences
the wt would have us believe that worldly people admire and respect witnesses for their fine conduct.

not my experience when i left and sought candid expressions of what they really thought about the witnesses i found for the most part rather than admire them they think they are a little weird that there is something wrong with them.

those that do have a personal experience to relate tell of the negative effect the religion had on a family member that got involved with them.
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If an elder walked into your home right now.........
by ButtLight in
1. jw
2. friends
how many disfellowshipping "offenses" would he find?.

lets see....... the jwd up on my computer....links to psychic web sites....my smokes..books about the borg...my fiance who i live with....lottery tickets...... my birthday cards displayed on my desk.....the aposta pics on my computer......oh i could go on and on...but theres a few!.

im so bad hey?
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Do you still feel guilty, not going to the memorial?
by JH in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the first time i missed the memorial, i was sick and couldn't go, and felt guilty because that meeting was so important.. then another year, i missed again, this time i wasn't sick.

i still felt guilty, because i still believed in the religion to a certain extent.

i didn't go because i didn't want to go back to the meetings, and feel trapped once more.. maybe some feel guilty that they aren't doing anything for the memorial or easter, depending which religion you think is right, because after all jesus did say to remember him..
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Did You Learn ANYTHING From Being A Jehovah's Witness????
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
well??

?
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My sons went back, one because he believes, one because he's using the org
by rose petal in
1. social
2. family
hi, bit of a newbie.

found this site a couple of months ago, wonderful.

my ex used the borg as a means of control.
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That feeling that it could al be false how did you experience it?
by GBSJG in
1. jw
2. experiences
when i started researching i was still convinced that jws had the truth.

so i read some critical articles by ex-jws about certain teaching and i started to do some more research.. at this time i have successfully faded and no longer believe anymore.

but i can remember the moment when i first allowed the thought in my mind that it could all be false and not the truth.
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I Need Help
by Core88 in
1. jw
2. experiences
hi, my name is corey, i live in indiana, so much to tell, allot of witness history.

i was a ms and regular pioneer for two years...got df'ed, don't know what to do or if i believe in god or not now...have had a few beers tonight, got mad at my gf.

corey
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Australian Bethel Visit - I have to get this off my chest
by wozadummy in
1. jw
2. experiences
i was baptized in adelaide south australia in 1983 and around this time my first wife and i , along with our small children decided to go to the bethel in sydney new south wales as part of our holiday one summer.

we camped along the way as we travelled the coast road from adelaide and had a really interesting time and when we got to sydney we decided to stay at a caravan camping ground right near bethel ,so we did not have to travell far the next day for our visit there.. when we pulled in to the park and went to register at the office the two people in charge seemed to be very strained and distant when we spoke to them .we setup our tent and unpacked to settle in for dinner and on the way to the shower block i spoke to someone there for a few minutes and remarked that the people who ran this park did'nt seem too freindly.

he then pointed out why, that day a man had killed one of his family and everyone felt nervous and upset because of this .. of course i jumped into witness mode as i was full of "the spirit" not being long baptised ,but just got a blank stare and i knew i should not persue this any more - i feel so stupid now but i'm sure some here can relate to this blind faith enthusiasm as a chance to witness to the great god of the printing presses and think we can help heal all the troubles of the world!.
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anyone else out there land on a psych ward after being df'd???
by Messy in
1. jw
2. experiences
its a long story that starts with panic attacks going door to door and ended with a 2 month vacation in the cornwall on.

psych floor for two months.

i was stalked by the elders for 3 years after i stopped going to meetings.