From reading the book,I sensed she did not have an axe to grind,but was being very objective in relating the things she observed and experienced.This is one reason I enjoyed the book so much.
Posts by dsgal
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7"Awakening of a JW"
by LovesDubs ini just read diane wilson's book "awakening of a jehovahs witness" and it was a wonderful account of her experiences as a jw.
there are great references in here for their flip flops, their blood issue, the cult mentality (hassan) and how vulnerable certain "types" of people are to the mind manipulating ways of the witchtrowel!
does anybody have an email addy for diane by any chance?
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New Discovery..."I have a life"
by noidea in<gasp>..there is life out there...no not outerspace..there could be but that is another thread.
as many of you know i have recently moved and have a new job.
there have been so many changes in my life lately that i had forgot to have some fun.
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dsgal
noidea,
AIN'T LIFE GRAND?
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HOW DID YOU COME INTO THE"TRUTH"???
by minimus inwere you raised as a jw, like me, or were you converted (at least i have an excuse)?
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dsgal
Witnesse knocked on our door when I was 9 years old.My parents accepted a bible study.We moved and nothing was ever said about it until they came to our door again when I was 13 and my parents accepted another study.An elderly pioneer lady kind of took me under her wing and pushed me into baptism at the age of 13.I did not make a dedication in my heart, I only did it to please her.I think this is the case with a lot of kids,being nudged into baptism when they really don't want to but afraid of displeasing adults.Then they end up being disfellowshipped for doing things all other normal kids do.
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Sacrifices you made for the truth?
by haujobbz in1) i sacrificed work offered to me so i could earn more money.
2) i sacrificed my job as a well payed dj.
3) i sacrificed weekend ly-ins to go out preaching.
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dsgal
1.I sacrificed family get-togethers at holiday times.
2.I sacrificed being there for my daughter at times when she needed me .
3.I sacrificed all my real friends for ones who turned out to be phony.
4.I nearly sacrificed my marriage of 30 years.
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what did you miss in order to attend meetings?
by jack2 infor me, it was the nfc championship game three years ago in order to attend the meeting, then, on top of that, the elders had *scheduled* a meeting for that day as well, to discuss the co visit.
then there was a "supplemental" elder's school held a few years back that took me away from the afc title game.
oh, i taped the stuff, but time-shift recording of sports just doesn't cut it.
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dsgal
Christmas,my kids' birthdays,my husband's companionship,and having true friends.
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WERE YOU TREATED POORLY IN THE CONGREGATION?
by minimus inwhen you were associated in the congregation, were you treated in a way that made you feel like you were a 2nd class citizen?
how were you regarded?
were you the brunt of criticism or were you pretty much well-liked?
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dsgal
I was never treated the way Jesus said his true followers would treat people.I never witnessed any "agape" love,only cliques,backbiters and gossipers.It was nothing but a social gathering mainly for elders,ministerial servants and their wives.I found that the women were judged mainly on what their husband was in the congregation.(And mine was an unbeliever.)He tried to get me to see the light for years.Thank God my eyes were finally opened.
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"Awakening of a JW"
by LovesDubs ini just read diane wilson's book "awakening of a jehovahs witness" and it was a wonderful account of her experiences as a jw.
there are great references in here for their flip flops, their blood issue, the cult mentality (hassan) and how vulnerable certain "types" of people are to the mind manipulating ways of the witchtrowel!
does anybody have an email addy for diane by any chance?
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dsgal
I don't have an e-mail address,but I just wanted to say I finished her book yesterday(read it in 2 days).I couldn't put it down because I could relate to just about everything she experienced.This is recommended reading to anyone who hasn't yet done so.
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DO YA MISS "THE SWEET FELLOWSHIP"?
by minimus inone of the major reasons that a disfellowshipped or disassociated person has for coming back to "jehovah's organization" is that perhaps they will miss the "sweet fellowship".
after hearing comments regarding the km article on how to treat disfellowshipped ones, i must wonder why anyone of sound mind would think a disfellowshipped person would miss anything from the organization.
viewing persons as "dead" while out of the organization would not make one feel anxious to return to jehovah's loving arrangement through the organization.whoever coined the term about missing "the sweet fellowship" was pretty clever.
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dsgal
I don't miss a damn thing about it because I never had any friends there anyway.The kh was the coldest place I have ever been to in my life.My son and I were never invited to any of their social get-togethers,and when we would find out about it later,they would make no apology for leaving us out.Every year right before X-mas they would all get together and have a talent show.Nothing competitive,just different ones getting up and singing,telling jokes or whatever.Two of the elder's wives were in charge of invitations and it was supposed to be for the entire congregation but we never received one.I am not Df'd or Da'd,I just faded away because I got tired of all the cliqeishness.I just didn't see the christian love that jesus said would identify his followers.Sorry if I rambled,just saw an opportunity to vent.
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Words we no longer use
by sleepy in.
what are some words and phrases we no longer use (except when writing here) that we used to use as witnesses.. heres some,.
theocratic, other crowd, this system of things, new order
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dsgal
Making progress
Time sheets
Bad association
Armageddon
In the truth
Worldly person
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HAVE YOU LOST YOUR HOPE?
by minimus inone of the major reasons people get attracted to the jw's is because of their new found "hope".
if you are disillusioned or are no longer a jw , do you feel that you still have hope?
or are you unsure, now, about alot of things?
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dsgal
I figure,when the time comes,it will be between me and God.He is the reader of hearts,not time sheets.