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  Feild service and answering

  by shera in

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  2. experiences

  i was wondering how you all felt about feild service.. i didn't like it all all,i would have minor anixety attacks and sweaty palms before i went door to door.

  i would have a hard time taking a door,so one time,my loving "sister" left me standing at door by myself.i remeber being "happy".

  i was very uncomfortable going to peoples door and trying to force religion on them,when they didn't want it.i only went out because it was imbedded in my mind that i had to go door to door to save peoples lives.i didn't want to have blood on my hands of the people i may have helped save with god's words.. with the answering,i almost passed out...lol..i used to be painfully shy.when i didn't answer enough,i would be judged as not being spiritually(sp)strong.the woman i was studing with would try to raise my hand up.the way i looked at it there was no accepting of who you were...had to be like the social butterflies to be accepted.now thats what i call love.

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  dsgal

  shera,

  I thought I was the only one who had problems answering and talking at doors.One time I choked up at the door because I felt so unqualified compared to the sister I was with.She waited out on the sidewalk at the next door where it was my turn to talk.I was terribly embarrassed.As far as answering goes,I only answered at the book study and that was even very difficult for me.They were always giving talks about how important it is to comment at every meeting as if God absolutely doesn't want anyone who is shy.Who are they to say who God wants?They always used Romans 10:10 on me,"Public declaration by mouth means your salvation."This was meant to make me feel guilty.Anyway,I just faded away since I was already doomed according to them.I knew one lady who was not able to have a part on the assembly and one of the elder's wives told her that she didn't have Jehovah's spirit.She figured there was no use in going to meetings if that was the case and she never went back.I don't know of any other religion that says you are doomed if you can't talk in front of people.After all,didn't God create some animals that are shy by nature?
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  Favourite jw video?

  by haujobbz in

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  mine had to be the young people ask, i really could relate to it.. the acting was great.. i couldnt wait for a sequel

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  That Noah cartoon video with the funny little turtle running across the screen.
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  How were you perceived .............. as a jw

  by A Paduan in

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  2. friends

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  as a continuation of minimus' thread.. how do you think people perceived you - when you were a jw?

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  I was treated as an outcast by the JWs even though I attended every meeting and went out in service regularly.I never felt welcome there.
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  What was youre favourite

  by barry in

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  2. friends

  jw book.

  the aid book i thought was very good mine is on loan to my dad who is an elder in another denomination so hopefully its still of some use.

  barry

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  "AWAKENING OF A JEHOVAH'S WITNESS" by Diane Wilson.That one I could really relate to.
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  Which meeting was the worst?

  by freedom96 in

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  2. friends

  i absolutely detested the watchtower study.

  never did an hour go by so slow.

  there would the 20 or so paragraphs that had to read and answered, and i would watch the clock.

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  LOL...Your'e probably right, Dis.
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  Which meeting was the worst?

  by freedom96 in

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  i absolutely detested the watchtower study.

  never did an hour go by so slow.

  there would the 20 or so paragraphs that had to read and answered, and i would watch the clock.

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  jurs,

  I also had an unbelieving mate and daughter which made going to meetings and assemblies even more difficult.Top this off with the rudeness and coldness of the Witnesses and it became too much to bear.No one wanted to sit with my son and I so we ate our lunch in the car.One time I was in line to get a newly released book and someone cut right in front of me.All that crap about how loving they are is TOTALLY untrue.I am sorry I ever got involved with such a cold group of people and put my marriage and my family through that stress.No wonder they wanted me to leave those people.I should have listened sooner but sometimes we have to find out things for ourselves.I don't think I will ever fully recover from my experience with JWs.
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  Baby shower

  by Haereticus in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  being just ignorant former dub i just decided to give our children names and that was it.

  i admit i had to twist her (never jw) arm a bit, but no problem (also we did not celebrate xmas.).

  a while ago i saw mention about baby shower and (as a native finn) i had no idea what was the meaning of the words.

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  I always wondered what the difference was in giving gifts to a child every year on their birthday and giving gifts for the actual day of birth. I guess they have to leave something to celebrate,they've ruled out every holiday and they really like to celebrate just as much as anyone else.That's why they have get-togethers right around Christmas time,they don't really want to feel left out of the festivities.
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  Man MAULED by LION During AWAKE Photo Shoot

  by Funchback in

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  2. current

  http://www.miami.com/mld/miami/news/local/4309638.htm

  panama city zookeeper mauled by lion .

  panama city, fla. - a 500-pound african lion mauled a zookeeper who had stepped into the animal's cage thursday to pose for a magazine photo.. george koll, 61, was attacked in the head and throat by the male lion.

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  Those Witnesses must have thought that guy was Daniel,asking him to step into a lion's den like that.
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  After-meeting conversations

  by Gopher in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  to be able to properly "encourage one another, more so as you behold the end drawing near", we as jw's were instructed to do the following: .

  (1) stay after the meeting for "upbuilding association", and .

  (2) rather than talk about mundane things of life, discuss the finer points of the meeting just held.

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  Hello Sister,aren't you so excited about the new information that was presented in the meeting tonight?I am very thrilled about the way we are supposed to present the magazines this month.Wasn't that an amazing # 3 talk that was given tonight?I just couldn't wait til the meeting was over so I could rush over here and talk to you about it! LOL!!
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  Did anyone really ever study?

  by freedom96 in

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  2. friends

  i know we were taught to study all the wts stuff.

  prepare for each meeting, prepare for service, (gotta know the articles) etc.

  i mean with all the personal study to do, how could anyone have time for newspapers, novels etc.

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  freedom,

  When my son and I first went to a Sunday meeting we didn't have a Watchtower so I went to the literature desk and asked for some and the brother said they didn't have any extras,so I saw a microphone handler with a couple of extra ones in his hand and asked him for one and he said they were for his family. The meeting was starting by then so I just sat back down and we sat through the whole meeting without a Watchtower.I felt so stupid and out of place.I was glad when my subscription started coming .Anyhow,I overlooked this incident but when more and more stuff like this started happening we got our @$$e$ out of there and never looked back.