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ShirleyW
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What's the craziest thing someone INFORMED on you about?
by Londo111 inthe culture of jws as encouraged by the watchtower is one of informing on one another, reporting to either the elders or ones designated head.
whats the wackiest thing that someone reported on you?
im not talking about a black-and-white watchtower rule that would land you in a judicial committee, but some judgmental nonsense that someone thought they should turn you in about?.
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My thoughts re Pope Francis
by ctrwtf inso today i'm watching cbs news coverage of the popes visit to america.
first, let me say i'm not religious at all at this point in my life.
still a few things stood out to me about the news coverage of his visit.. first thing i wondered was if a gb member happened to garnish this much press (unlikely) what would his message be?
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ShirleyW
I just don't get how ANY religion can treat a human being like he's the second of coming of Christ. Like just touching him and being in his presence is such an honor. I'm sure I feel that way because being raised in da troof, and I know many of the Dubs think it's an honor to meet one of the GB, yet, they'll be the first to quote the scripture that something about " not honoring any man" or whatever the exact wording is.
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Recent Ads on this site - Simon this needs some fixing
by done4good ini am noticing that when some of the ads run, the page keeps scrolling upward towards them.
this is annoying and should be addressed, as it makes some threads almost impossible to read.
have same effect on two different oss, (same browser type, firefox).
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ShirleyW
This below has been popping up right on top of the first page of this site within the last few weeks, at first I thought that it was something Simon put up because it has a "Got It" button to click after you read the message
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Why did you choose Jehovahs Witnesses?
by vinman ini'm wondering why ones on this forum initially became jw's.
if you were born in, why did you make it "your own"?
if you became one later, what was your draw and driving force?
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ShirleyW
I was a born in but I didn't make it "my own". Never bought into it. If you're one of the kids that the others in the KH don't want to be bothered with, and your mother says "why can't you be more like . . . " one of the kids that doesn't want to be bothered with you because they always answer during the meeting and all that fake jazz, how the Hell are you supposed to be drawn to that fake BS?
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What is the most bizarre counsel you received as a JW, from a JW?
by Funchback inthere were many addressed to me.
for example, i once had a sister tell me i was gambling because i liked playing skill crane (the machine where you have to try to pick up prizes like stuffed animals) at the arcade.
i then fired back a her: "you saw the r-rated movie 'backdraft.
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ShirleyW
James Mixon - You won money on a TV gameshow? I can imagine that the nosy, but jealous brothers gave you counsel on that.. I know a former sister that won some money (not the big prize) on the $100,000 Pyramid, matter of fact you may have heard of her too, Gloria Naylor, she's an author and wrote several books including Brewster Place which was made into a TV movie. This took place in the 1970's when she was on the show, she used to go to the Cong, that shared the KH with my Cong. She left da troof about five or so years after being on the show, so good for her. I'm sure you can imagine how the nosy sisters (and brothers) whispered behind her back about being on TV and winning money and being a regular pioneer just don't mix !!
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ShirleyW
That's Funny Tenacious !!
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Last night earthquake
by Mandrake inlast night i was in my car returning to santiago from vina del mar (the seaside) and waiting the green light the 8.4 earthquake started!
it lasted 2 minutes!!!
some people were scared, most acted calmly... so that brings to my memory what was to be a jw in the most seismic country in the world!
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ShirleyW
Just thinking about all the JWs that live in on the west coast that have been hit with earthquakes over the years. I guess just about every earthquake makes them think that it's the BIg A !!
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Need advice: Intimacy with my wife almost non existint because she considers me an apostate
by goingthruthemotions injust on of the perks of being an apostate who is married to a branwashed, blinded jw woman.
you know, we have been married for ~27 years....most of which we had nothing to do with the piece of shite cult.
up till the begining of 2014 was when i woke up.
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ShirleyW
27 years and you two are still "gettin it in", (well until she just recently stopped) that's a more than good run for a married couple. -
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Is it really that great being one of the Governing Body Members?
by John Aquila inmovie stars travel to, or buy their own private beaches, they get invited to fun parties, and are able to buy not one, but several fast sport cars like jay leno.
they can buy their own planes and helicopters and fly them like harrison ford.
(how much fun would that be?
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ShirleyW
I agree Caleb.
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Do you find it hard to be around active JW's now?
by EdenOne ini do - actually, it's become close to unbearable.. and herein lies the paradox: i tried to fade in the illusion that i might keep contact with family and friends still "in".
was it worth it?
because not only most of them shun me anyways, but i find it almost unbearable to be around them, especially when the cult chit chat kicks in: every cute animal video clip triggers endless comments about glimpses of the future paradise and how "god did it"; those greasy praises to the organization and the governing body; the dumb awe about every jw broadcast and those cheesy music videos; the endless drivel against other religions when one knows perfectly well that we're no better than them; the endless flow of "experiences" of field service or spectacular conversions into "the truth"; the relentless congregation gossip; and so on .... i ask myself: is this why i am fading for ...?
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ShirleyW
I haven't been to a meeting since the 80's and the only Dub I was around every few months was my hairdresser, who needless to say had a lot of the sisters as clients. I stopped going about 7 or 8 years ago, although I couldn't afford to go to her every few months, I just couldn't take it anymore, she wasn't the problem it was the sisters that were there talking about this study and "how we're a busy people" and all that BS JW speak just grates on the nerves.
Only interesting thing I heard was when the sister who's the hairdresser told me her ministerial husband found a way to get free HBO cable. Also, she was the one that collected the money weekly for a SuSu, which is like a pyramid scheme where you put your money in every week and one person gets paid off every week.