Witch Child

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  Which *class* on JW.com are you really in?

  by Brumm in

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  feeling left out?...awww bleeeess (((( )))).

  just opening the door for anyone of the "broken hearted class" to say which class you would place yourself in....caring?

  intelligent?

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  Witch Child

  put me in the "secretly sexy bookworm" class.

  ~Witch
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  Watching the World......Six got shocked

  by SixofNine in

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  we have so much negative to say about the wt, that sometimes we forget to look for negative things to say about the world.

  well sometimes it just reaches out and slaps you.. today a man made an offhand comment to me that has me fantisizing about murder.. i've been working on the exterior of a house for the past couple of days, and the woman next door, who comes out to her car every now and then for a ciggy, is, well, slammin.

  front to back.

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  Speaking as a woman who has been raped, PLEASE TELL HER! At least tell her that the guy is dangerous or something. I am not being critical of you. The shock of hearing such a statement would tie my tongue up too.

  I know you don't want this woman to be hurt. Please warn her and possibly inform the authorities.

  ~Witch
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  Brain Washing? Mind Control?

  by Sirona in

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  do the jehovahs witnesses use brain washing or mind control techniques?.

  if a good dub attends 5 hours of meetings a week, does 2 hours of service a week and does 1 hour of personal study a week, this adds up to 416 hours a year of time thinking and being "taught" about jehovahs witness beliefs.

  416 hours adds up to about 11 working weeks a year!

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  yup, I sure was brainwashed. We all were, it's just that they got us to do it to ourselves through all the studying, meeting attendance, service and "good association." My questions were answered in a way that got my brain stuck in logic loops. I was chasing my tail for years, unable to make it all make sense. I stopped reading their "literature" stopped going to meetings and out in service. I needed to clear my head so I could think. I didn't replace all that reading or meeting time I just let my head clear and then started trying to see if the JW crap made any sense. It didn't... so I left.

  So glad to be free!

  ~Witch
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  Human Compassion

  by Xena in

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  i can't help but wonder if it gets lost somewhere in cyberspace.

  there are a couple of threads that are active at this time where the original poster did or said something deemed inappropriate....this was pointed out to them...threads locked or the poster retracted what they said...it should be over right?

  but nooooo some people continue to kick that poster over and over and over.....with their mocking and cruel comments.

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  The more I see about the trouble between Skeptic and XW the more confused I am.....

  People make mistakes... let's all forgive and move on.

  peace,
  Witch
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  Blessings, Superstitions ..and Bull$**t

  by metatron in

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  put down your new world translation.. stop quoting your time- worn texts.. look at your life, for god's sake, mr. average witness!.

  all this obedience and constricted living is supposed to get you blessings!.

  i simply gave up - both as an elder and a long-time witness.

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  Witch Child

  Wow! Cool thread.

  I too experienced "everything getting better" when I left. I am part of a huge group of friends. REAL friends, not the pseudo friends like you get at the KH. These friends show up when I need help, they love me when I make mistakes even. These are the kind of friends who when they know you're having trouble paying your bills slide money under the door.

  My life is SOOOOOOOOOOOOO much better now than it was in the WT! I have a terrific husband who never tells me I am not being submissive enough. We have an equal relationship and decide things together. Financially things are much better, we're even trying to buy a house. (!!!) I have health insurance, dental insurance even! It's a whole different world, and it is way more fun!

  Life is good outside the bOrg!

  ~Witch
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  disfellowshiped meeting

  by desy2477 in

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  when i for my hearing where i had to tell the elders what i had been up to, they asked real personal questions such as where did you do it?, did you go down on him?, were you drunk?, and the big one did you use any toys or vegetables as sex tools?

  now i don't know about everyone elses disfellowshiping meetings but did this happen for you?.

  anyway has anyone experienced similar?

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  Hi Desy, welcome to the board! I was DFd for adultery. I was leaving for my own reasons; lack of love in the organization, the way child sexual abuse was not handled etc. I allowed myself to to be DFd for adultery so my ex could remarry without having me spied on by the elders.

  I think I was very lucky. My Judicial commitee showed up at my house, my turf you might say. (for once not being able to drive put me at an advantage!) I set the house up ahead of time, got myself looking just the way I wanted to and basically controlled the entire situation. I had the table and chairs by the front door and didn't let them any further into the house. They were really nervous! They hemmed and hawed as they tried to ask me if I had committed adultery. I said Yup! and I'm going to do it as often as possible! The looks on their faces were priceless... they were so intimidated by me they didn't ask for details. (shucks, I had some really great ones ready too! LOL) As they were leaving they said they would form a commitee and decide what to do with me. I said; "You have to disfellowship me. I am totally unrepentant!" Wow, bet they never heard that before!

  Merry Meet!

  ~Witch
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  Where Did Those 29 Years Go?

  by Englishman in

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  tomorrow is our 29th anniversary!.

  so, tonight calls for a big celebration.

  we're off to the "flute de paris" for an evening of wine and good food in a top restaurant in wsm.

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  Congratulayions and very best wishes for many more happy years together!!!!

  ~Witch
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  no troubles leaving the JW

  by Realist in

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  do you know of former jw who were able to just leave the 'truth' and not being severely effected by that move?

  are there any former jw who had no troubles after leaving?

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  Witch Child

  Having no family, except an ex husband, in the borg meant that my post leaving has been pretty easy, xcept for dealing with my ex around the kids... It was the decision to leave that was hard. The second I was out I felt better.

  I suppose there are a few people I miss from time to time, but I have plenty of real friends.

  ~Witch
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  Need Help

  by Rosco in

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  interesting a jw friend of mine mentioned he was viewing a website and told me to check it out, religioustolerance .org.. is this a jw propaganda web site?

  i did a search here and found little on it.

  i thought i read something here about it being there site.

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  It doesn't seem to be... but it also doesn't seem to recognize the damage a "high control group" can do to it's adherants.
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  What else do people fall for?

  by sleepy in

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  what other scams ,schemes and crazy stuff do people fall for apart from becoming jehovahs witnesses?do you know of things to watch out for that some others may not be well informed enought about to know the problems involved?

  homoeopathy is one.companies making millions out of the suffering of desperate people and selling them suger and water.

  the only effect homoeopathy can have is a placebo one that may cause you to be more relaxed and less stressed due to the belief you are being cured, which will aid recovery,but that would just happen if you were lied to by your doctor.

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  Witch Child

  I was very skeptical of homeopathy, but I was desperate. I tried one ailment and it worked... or seemed to. I tried it again and again, dramatic improvement. I still use it from time to time when other methods fail me. Occasionally I have had no improvement with homeopathy, to be honest, but I am untrained and am trying to sort things out with a book. When I had a practitioner to consult it worked very well.

  However, I respect your healthy skeptisism. I am sure it serves you well.