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  Blondie's Comments You Will Not Hear at the 10-21-2012 WT Study (TRAPS)

  by blondie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  comments you will not hear at the 10-21-2012 wt study (august 15, 2012, pages 25-29)(traps).

  wt material from today's wt will be before comments.

  of things and the deceptive power of riches choke.

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  spanteach

  And if you don’t reappraise it, the elders will “help” you and other “mature” jws.

  For all their faults, one thing I can definitely say in their favor is that my parents have never been materialistic. Once it was just the two of them, they could afford a few more simple pleasures than they could when they were raising four kids. These "simple pleasures" for them came in the form of larger televisions, newer DVD players, and more movies.

  Back in 2005, one of the single, self-righteous pioneers in my congregation got it into her head that my parents were materialistic and had the audacity to express this opinion to me. This was one of the final nails in the coffin, so to speak, that caused me to walk away from the Witnesses and never look back. If this judgmental attitude was the thing I had to put up with in the "new world", they could have it.
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  I'm An Adult... Who's Always Wanted to Do Halloween.

  by DarioKehl in

  1. social
  2. physical

  i really wanna play catch-up!

  i have a great group of "heathen worldlings," faded and exjws and i'm gonna try and arrange something for this year.

  there are tons of clubs in my city that throw fantastic parties.

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  DarioKehl, I say do it! I was Urusula the sea witch from the Little Mermaid two years ago, Miss Piggy last year, and this year I'm going to be Maleficent, the evil queen from Sleeping Beauty. It's a blast as long as you're spending that holiday with other people who are into it as well, just like anything else in life.
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  Is being a JW that serious?

  by Skratch in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  before i decided to post my thread i went through this most of this site and tried to see everyone elses experiences and childhoods, unlike some ppl i never told my friends i was a jw because i just knew that would make me uncool to everyone and i wasnt brainwashed like the rest of the jw's i saw and really followed there life by the jw principles.

  its sad how some parents have there kids so brainwashed by this stuff its so pathetic i feel sad for some of them, they probably have no friends in school.

  growing up in a jw household i always thought alot of there rules are intense and dont allow humans to have any fun i mean come on i can't play pokemon?

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  spanteach

  "As long as you live under our roof, you’re going with us—whether you like it or not!"

  Wow, that's my youth in a nutshell.
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  How many of you were in Dramas at the D.C. ?

  by drewcoul in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  do you remember what the drama was?

  what role did you play?

  what is preparation like?

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  spanteach

  Hmm, maybe not. Maybe they just wave their arms around in time with whatever is being said by who they're portraying. Maybe they don't have to move their mouths at all.
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  How many of you were in Dramas at the D.C. ?

  by drewcoul in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  do you remember what the drama was?

  what role did you play?

  what is preparation like?

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  spanteach

  I desperately wanted to be in a drama when I was growing up. Once I got older, I was very good at making my five-minute talks very realistic and actor-y. But I was never a "teacher's pet" so I was never in a drama. That's okay, though. Since I left 6 years ago, I've been on stage in community theatre productions, didn't have to lip sync, and got to sing and dance. You can have your Bible dramas...I have Hairspray.
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  "Noooooo!" George Lucas alters Star Wars yet again...

  by unshackled in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  many bothans died to bring us this information.... the star wars films are about to be released on blu-ray.

  and yet again george couldn't leave them alone.

  for those who hated the "noooooo!

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  spanteach

  Forgive me, I'm about to completely dork out and show my nerdy nature....

  I get why Lucas felt the need to make that change to Return of the Jedi. At least it would show some continuity with Vader's feelings and now he wasn't about to let the Emperor rob him of another family member. But I remember trying to desperately keep from laughing when I saw Revenge of the Sith and he yelled "noooooooooo." Really, Vader? Really??? You're about to become the 2nd biggest bad-ass in the Empire and that's all ya got?
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  Elder School 2012 Letter

  by Anony Mous in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  here is a (transcribed) letter that all elders received regarding the elder school of 2012. the emphasis is not mine.. this letter is your invitation to attend the school for congregation elders at the location and dates shown below:.

  please acknowledge receipt and acceptance of this invitation by completing and returning the enclosed confirmation form to the school for congregation elders desk using the enclosed pre-addressed envelope.

  this should be returned no more than two weeks after receipt of this letter.

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  Interesting. The Bible is nowhere on the list of things they need to read before they attand the class. Policy, policy, policy.
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  Any Mad Men fans?

  by Pandoras cat11 in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  i can't believe that it took me this long to finally watch this show.

  what a well written program and the actors are great.

  um---jon hamm is something else!!!

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  I just finished my Mad Men marathon a week ago. I have a love/hate relationship with Don Draper. When he closes the deal on a difficult account, I'm cheering him on. But when he's having one fling after another and then lying to his wife about it, I want to key his car and cut up all his neck-ties.
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  Watchtower: "Google is like a mushroom picker"

  by cedars in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  if you don't mind i'll share another gem from my review of the latest watchtower study editions (july to october '11).. one article which seemed riddled with flawed reasoning and bizarre analogies was entitled "the internet - making wise use of a global tool" on page 3 of the august 15th watchtower.. under the heading "information - reliable or false?

  "never assume that all information found on the internet is good and beneficial.

  internet search engines might be compared to a legion of mushroom pickers who tirelessly collect all types of mushrooms - edible as well as poisonous - throwing them into a single container and dishing them out for us to eat.".

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  Who are they kidding with this?? "Internet Eve" sounds like the day before a really fun holiday where you get to sleep in the next day. Let's break out the tunes, the drinks, then tinsel and have a good time! Happy Internet Eve, everybody!
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  As a JW Kid Were You Expected To Get Baptised By Your Parents/ Congregation

  by Hairyhegoat in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  here is a quote from a ex-jw about this subject, i myself had alot of pressure from my family to get baptised and finally gave in at 14, wish i had left them a present on the way out of the pool that floated..at the dudley assembley hall .

  i can't justify my entire family (parents, sisters, aunts, uncles, grandma) and friends shunning me because i chose not to uphold a dedication i made at twelve years old.

  sure it was my "choice" to get baptized.

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  It’s so hypocritical that a JW youth is not even allowed to date because they’re not ready for the commitment of marriage which is the ONLY reason to date. Yet, they are expected to devote their lives to God in their early teens or earlier.

  I was on a D.C. part age 3, gave my first talk at age 5 before I’d started school and was conducting a study at recess with a girl I went to school with when I was 10. That being the case, I think my parents’ spiritual expectations for me were always amplified. My dad was an elder when I was in my teens. I wonder if he was getting pressure from the other elders which made him, in turn, pressure me about getting baptized. I remember being about 12 years old and he pointed out two other young “sisters” in the cong who’d recently been baptized. He said “you know more about the truth than they do; why aren’t you baptized yet?” (Like it’s a contest) Both girls came from families with either an absentee father or an unbelieving father; so maybe my dad thought that I was spiritually superior since I had two parents who were Witnesses. However, once I was older, I didn’t feel like baptism was truly my choice. I later noticed that my 3 siblings and I were all about 14 years old when we were baptized. NONE of us are Witnesses now. Very telling.