oh my gosh ..... i do remember the days (the 25th) all of them till i was 15........ how out of touch we all were (how insulting to those we spoke to at the door.....JW timing....such love x o x) for us children........ i used to try and see as much of the inside of the door as i could in hope of seeing what magical and wonderful gifts the children were recieving, i knew they were all going to die at armagedon but at the time almost seemed worth it..........such a sad period for us kids.......
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So who went out in field service on Christmas?
by mavie inmy congregation would have a special service day on all holidays, including christmas.
in order to avoid knocking to early on homeowners doors we would meet at 10am instead of 9:30am.
we would always have the hardcore group ready ard raring to go on dec 25th.
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Show me your Armageddon year Calculation
by JH inhere is mine:.
1975 + 33 years = 2008. the end was supposed to be in 1975 + jesus lived 33 years = 2008. this makes no sense hey.... .
*burp* .
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80's era repetition..............." As soon as you hear them say on tv PEACE & SECURITY get to the closest kingdom hall as soon as possible"
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Describe YOUR Christmas season thus far!
by AK - Jeff inwhat have you done [or anticipate doing] that is special, original or just plain exciting to you?
the grandmunchkins are all excited about christmas morning, and there are stacks of presents under the tree.
the tree has become more colorful this year, as we add to it every year now.
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i work during my the christmas peroid...... i work and live in the facility at the same time......yes a christmas tree is present...... its very quiet.....cooking a turkey at the moment....never cooked one before yoking experience from cooking chicken........because of my upbringing the cristmas period holds no weight at all no real significance..........although i do enjoy the sleep in on 25th...... even though i am an ex-JW i still do not celebrate christmas........Yahuah is very specific about not worshiping other gods.... so im not really down with paying homage to the sun, buts that my personal gig...............................................MERRY XMAS !!!!
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Four years late. Just watched Passions of the Christ. I have a question
by shopaholic inas you know this movie was banned for jws.
any faithful witness would not watched a non-jw bible movie (even though they do it all the time but that's a different subject.
) i watched it this pass week over a couple of days.
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when my father asked my grandmother (JW) if she had seen it she honestly replyed "were not allowed to see it becuase jesus died on a stake not a cross"
truth..................... general consensus...............please correct if incorrect.....
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I have a theory. Please take my poll!
by changeling ini'd like you all to tell me 2 or 3 things:.
1- were you raised a witness or not?.
2-if you were, was your family very "theocratic" or not so much?.
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1. YES
2. VERY MUCH SO
3. FOLLOWER OF YAHUSUAH MESSIAH
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can anybody tell me..........
by grewupJWnoselfesteem78-95 in.
i was wondering if there have been any cases (lawsuits) against jw orginisation for caused phsycological disorders.........?
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thankyou for your response........ i do think if a class action was ever put together the evidence would be overwhelming.......i once told an elder that many JW's were in phsyciatric and or institutions(particually jail & drug rehabilitation)...........i do remind myself that if these patients are considered ex-JW they are of no concern to elder.......
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i grew up JW victoria/australia 78-92
by grewupJWnoselfesteem78-95 inis there anyone from this era from this area?
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do you remember melton?.
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is there anyone from this era from this area?
do you remember melton?
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can anybody tell me..........
by grewupJWnoselfesteem78-95 in.
i was wondering if there have been any cases (lawsuits) against jw orginisation for caused phsycological disorders.........?
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could it not be agued regardless of other factors that JW was major cause and effect........ many ex-JW i know have used drugs/alcohol to cope with caused mental condition....... but condition pre-existed substance abuse......
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can anybody tell me..........
by grewupJWnoselfesteem78-95 in.
i was wondering if there have been any cases (lawsuits) against jw orginisation for caused phsycological disorders.........?
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i was wondering if there have been any cases (lawsuits) against JW orginisation for caused phsycological disorders.........?
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Self-Esteem Shot To Pieces - No Friends
by wheelintheskykeepsonturning inschool sucked for me as a witness.. i always wanted to be popular, have friends, have a girlfriend, go to parties, play after school sport, stay the night at friends places, do all the other stuff which was fun and made you socially acceptable - which made you feel normal - but was disallowed because i was a witness child.. i thought everything everyone did at school was a direct test of satan on me.
that's what i was told.. so i tried to go through school living a "double life".
i desperatley wanted to be obidient to my witness mother who i loved so much and have her approval... so while i tried hard to pretend i wasn't a witness at school - for fear of being ostracized by my peers - i also was obviously "different" to my friends...and because of this i took a lot of shit for it and eventually became unpopular to the point where i dropped out of high school because i thought no one liked me.. for example: i would never "go out" with girls who wanted to go out with me... because i was afraid they would ring my home and my mum would be "disappointed in me" and angry and upset at me.
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hello my poor friend....... how i relate to your loss of self esteem.......i'm am not quite sure what happened to my self esteem or weather i really had any to begin with..... i think the "organisation" was my self esteem........there is something unseen that goes on in those kingdom halls; to the youth.......we were all puppy dogs.... just wanting to be accepted...... massed within the phsycosis ... internilising the fear.......how sad when i think of my fellow victims.....
i projected the JW ideal at school and imagined all but i were skeletons ..........i wondered how many bodies would fit in the bull dozers we were all trained to operate after amargedon........
The phsycological damage for myself is beyond repair.........
I put on my mask...... i fool the world............... i live within my mind sitting alongside lions and lambs.........
"as soon as you hear PEACE & SECURITY on the television get to the hall as quickly as you can" (84-86 mid slogan)