When you leave the club and live a happy, fullfilling life...it baffles the daylights out of them. But then they reconcile it with the thought they will live in paradise and you won't. Whatever
Out of the dub club and living in the now.
shopaholic
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I don't miss the Jehovah club
by Gopher inwhy are the anonymous jw's we sometimes see on the internet so testy with former members of their religion?
they have heard the bible verse that they should give respectful answers to those that demand a reason for the hope in them.
after pondering this a while, here is my best assessment.. the jehovah's witness organization is like a club.
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Faders are indeed a very large doormat
by moshe insorry, to be so blunt- for a whole day i have watched people here patting themselves on the back- we're a large army, oohh, look out wt, we might do something, well not today or tomorrow, but someday!
maybe, i have to just accept that a lot of jw's who are exiting the kh by the back door will never find a backbone to stand up to mummy and elder daddy.. jw's have a learned ability to see themselves in a better light than everyone else sees them.
ask a jw, if they are a charitable religion and they would likely all say they are, but when pressed to name a charity they will be unable to do so.
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shopaholic
Sometimes I get a little frustrated too when reading some posts but I try to remember that the journey is different for everyone. On an older thread it was mentioned that another term other than fader is needed. How about "leaver"?... for folks that are no longer fading but have left.
And for all you slow faders....FREEDOM is like...the BEST THING EVER!!! Don't waste your life on a made-up religion.
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Anyone seen Precious?
by Snoozy inthey are showing it on the awards tonight and i really want to see it...just wondered what people thought of it.
did you enjoy it?.
snoozy.
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shopaholic
Very, very difficult movie to watch. Not sure why I watched the movie when I had difficulty making it through the book. There are several parts of the movie that stay with you longer than you want in addition to the father's abuse...its a TOUGH movie to watch. Would highly recommend watching it in parts on your own terms and\or watching a happy upbeat movie right afterwards.
Honestly, if I could do it all over again...I would take a pass on both the book and movie...waaaay TOO intense for me.
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MY BIRTHDAY....
by Quentin ini'll be 60 come sunday march 7...all those years managed to dodge hospitals and any kind of major surgery.
last friday went under the knife for the frist time in my life.
laid me on a table, butt up, cut into my left lung.
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shopaholic
Thanks for the vivid retelling of events. Hope you're doing well and wishes for speedy recovery. Now, make a wish...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Quentin
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shopaholic
Thats what I like about it...there's something for everyone.
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"Fancy Dress" and large social gatherings are banned in our Halls! Why?
by Witness 007 inyes we hosted the ultimate "fancy dress" party.
some did come as cowboys with guns {cringe} pirates with swords {cringe} and a male servant/pioneer came as a female balerina {oh my god nearly got deleted!
} but what's the big deal!
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There was an older JW women that used to give larged theme parties at my old hall. They were very well attended and she even gave out prizes for the best costumes. They were actually a lot of fun. Then a few new elders moved in and it ended. They got whiff that the theme for that year was bible characters. They strongly encouraged her to cancel it out of fear that women may come as Jezebel or the loose women of Cannon and it may be more than some of the men in attendance could handle. She never gave another event.
Our area used to do big balls and galas but all of that stopped years ago because supposedly of the amount of money people were spending on their dresses. It did not show a balance in all things because folks were missing service to get their hair and nails done, renting limos....the works. Way too "worldly" for the org.
Now the trend is to have formal wedding anniversary parties and years of service celebrations. I hear about one every few months.
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Did you do a fake prayer before eating lunch at the assembly, etc????
by asilentone ini did it many times.
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shopaholic
Yes. There were actually times when I said "Jehovah, thank you, blah, blah, blah okay this should be long enough. Amen". They were silent "prayers" of course. It all started because people would tell me that my prayers were not long enough before eating.
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If someone ask you personally "Are you an apostate?", How would you answer them?
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shopaholic
"Why do you ask?"
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Going to skip this years Memorial for the first time.
by Beta Male ini'm already being stalked by the elders, thanks to my wife.
they had a "shepherding call" for three hours while waiting for me to come back to my house.
if they're that determined, i'm somewhat concerned about their reaction to what i'm going to do.
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If it will keep the peace in your house, go and leave immediately afterward. If it doesn't make a difference to your wife, then its totally up to you.
Last year was my first year EVER not attending the Memorial. Plan to do a repeat performance this year.
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Are Any Of You Afraid of Dying At Armageddon?
by minimus ini'm not but i know some jws that have drifted but when things like 9/11 catastrophes occur, they're right back at the kingdom hall.. do you ever worry that the great tribulation might occur and you will die?.
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shopaholic
NOPE...living in the now.