There are also those like my Mom who see the JW's as a sign from God. Her story was of praying about finding the answer to a scripture. She had gone to her priest and he told her to pray about it. Well low and behold during a prayer the JW's came to the door using that exact scripture. So it's only natural to see that as a sign. I don't really blame her for embracing it. She always remarks how it was life changing, much how when we see what appears to be the light it's life changing for us. Every single person here who has officially or unofficially left knows that feeling of just "knowing". The same is said for those who come in. They have that same "knowing" feeling, which is something extremely hard to break.
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Can any who grew up JW relate to this?
by Mickey mouse inconfession time!
i was raised in the troof and therefor never "chose" it.
i find it really hard to get my head around why anyone would ever join this organization as an adult.
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Being a Jehovah's Witness Can Make You Fat
by WTWizard inas there has been some talk lately of a crackdown on obesity (in the form of the great boasting session), it might be time for a thread about how being one of jehovah's witlesses can lend one to becoming fat.. first, my personal situation.
when i was in college, i gained the 4x15 pounds that were supposed to be gained in college, and it was only my sophomore semester.
it was legitimately my fault.
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The only problem is that there is no proof the religion makes or causes people to gain weight. All just speculation and theory. From my perspective in my Hall the healthy far outweighed (no pun intended) the obese overweight people. I just think this crackpot "theory" is one that makes ex-JW's look like angry nut jobs.
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It's on in Murieta.
by pseattle2 insource: http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/pe_news_local_d_webtestify.23d1b64.html.
appellate court denies request to intervene in molestation case.
an appellate court today denied a request to intervene in the case of a jehovah's witness facing child molestation charges.
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Burger Time
Could this be used a legal precedent to sue or at the very least have a lawyer present at a JC? IF it is indeed deemed a fact finding mission it would seem you could legally sue if they didn't find the "facts".
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Being a Jehovah's Witness Can Make You Fat
by WTWizard inas there has been some talk lately of a crackdown on obesity (in the form of the great boasting session), it might be time for a thread about how being one of jehovah's witlesses can lend one to becoming fat.. first, my personal situation.
when i was in college, i gained the 4x15 pounds that were supposed to be gained in college, and it was only my sophomore semester.
it was legitimately my fault.
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This is complete crap. To try to blame the Watchtower Society for your weight problems is simply ridiculous. There are just as many healthy JW pioneers in the org who could claim being a JW makes you thin. As I stated before my Dad found time to walk despite always being active in the org. Let alone the argument that Hall Builds encourage strenuous activity. Sorry but this is just one of those threads that makes those leaving the org look nutso. Must the org really be blamed for every problem around?
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My bosses are JW, today we had heated exchange & I've got to vent....
by NotaNess ini haven't been around for a while, but i had to post this and get this stuff down for commentation and maybe any help that can be given.
it might be a long-winded, but if you can stick it out...thanks.
(see my note at the end about the 400,000 member growth a year thing).
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Burger Time
If I were you I would have told them you didn't want to discuss religion as it makes you extremely uncomfortable in the work place. They have to live by the same rules they embrace! Also as was stated by an earlier member you can make a sexual harassment complaint even if you are not the one receiving the advances. Does this company have an HR department? A lot of times you can put more pressure on the owner through HR as they are more willing to listen to them (they act kind of as legal council). If not, you should definitely make it a vague legal threat. Nothing scares a company or forces their hand like a vague legal threat.
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Being a Jehovah's Witness Can Make You Fat
by WTWizard inas there has been some talk lately of a crackdown on obesity (in the form of the great boasting session), it might be time for a thread about how being one of jehovah's witlesses can lend one to becoming fat.. first, my personal situation.
when i was in college, i gained the 4x15 pounds that were supposed to be gained in college, and it was only my sophomore semester.
it was legitimately my fault.
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Burger Time
Uh...the same argument could be made that being a JW makes you loose weight. It's all in the person. Had you not been lazy and just kept up a routine anyways you would not have gained weight.
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I guess I am the only one who went to a hall that encouraged physical activity. We did Basketball, softball and football almost every weekend. There weren't many lardasses in the hall and my Dad walked every morning BEFORE field service.
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FW: WHAT A SISITER SACRIFICED TO SERVE JEHOVAH
by moomanchu inwitnoid e-mails goin around.. all i can say is wtf.. japan assembly experience.
date: tue, 22 jan 2008 15:58:51 -0500. .
convention experience from japan!
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Burger Time
He should have asked his daughter for a high five!
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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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My dreams with my best friend are always extremely vivid. One of which I was crying when he left and woke up still crying, yet somewhat happy that I had gotten a chance to talk to him even if it was a dream. It should be noted though that I have always been good at remembering dreams in vivid detail. There is definitely a much more "real" aspect to the dead friends dreams though. When in a dream it is not just accepted it is a dream, I figure it out and usually try to manipulate it. With the dead friend dreams we both acknowledge it is a dream and just discuss the coming and goings of my friends and how we are both doing. As I said before we both know he is dead and we both know it is a dream. I'll definitely try to ask for proof if I have another one. I'm still skeptical but there is definitely a part of every human that wants to believe.
My question is always how do you know if your sensitive to certain things like that? I've always felt I was but then again I've chalked it up to me just wanting to be "special".
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I WAS INTERVIEWED ON TELEVISION...
by snowbird inon monday night, april 1, 2008.. the occasion was a parents' meeting to determine what is to be done with two elementary schools that have been determined by the state of alabama to be substandard.
my ten-year old granddaughter attends one of those schools.. the superintendent of schools is wanting to close those schools and bus the kids 3-4 miles to a new school that was built in 1999. the enrollment at that school has dropped sharply due to the razing of a housing project nearby.
he was at the meeting to assure us that it is a cost-saving measure and that he feels his solution is best.. well, some parents and grandparents goaded on by some teachers, gave the supt a hard time.
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Burger Time
Me and my Mom discussed that movie by Ben Stien. One thing that annoyed me is Ben Stien not pointing out that the creationist have pro Christian agenda while scientist in the evolution field have NO religious agendas/
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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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I too have dreams. Once a year I have a dream where my best friend who died a few years back comes and asks me how things are. We both know he is dead and we both know it's a dream. It's really strange, but then I think wouldn't he know how we were doing if he is dead and has the power to enter my brain during sleep? I have always felt sensitive to different things of that nature (could just be making it up in my mind). I tried to do some EVP work but it never panned out.
I am still on the fence if I believe or not, but certainly had some weird experiences. One time I walked up to a house I had never been too and told my friend I got a bad feeling from it and did not want to go further. He thought I was joking with him, it turns out there had been a triple murder/suicide there. I didn't know there had been a murder there and had never seen the house, but I knew something was just not right about it. So how do you explain that to your rational brain?