Posts by dsgal

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Describe Your "STATUS" In The Congreg...

by minimus in

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if you were to describe what your status was in the congregation, what would it be?

were you viewed as mature?

in "good standing", a pain in the rear?

What Was The 1st Thing That Made You Question?

by minimus in

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as a youngster raised in the "truth", i had my questions.

but anytime you ask a question that is unanswerable, you are told to just wait on jehovah.

as time passes, i believe that we store up a number of unanswerable questions that forces one to eventually think about everything.

Who Voted Today?

by Scarlet in

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they are saying in california that we will have a record low turn out at the polls.

i did my duty and voted first thing this morning.

i just hope who i voted for wins!!!!!

Just signed up for my first Christmas party!

by Matty in

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i've worked for the same company since i left college, for a long time, and so some people where i work have known me for many years.

i am by and large still known as a jehovah's witness who generally refuses social invites.

i have not spoken a great deal to my work colleagues about my change of heart about my religion, just a select few, although people have definitely noticed that i don't preach at them anymore!

Actually,my family always celebrated Christmas when I was a kid.That was before Witnesses came knocking at our door and they accepted a Bible study from them.This year things are finally getting back to normal.My children and I have been planning how we will decorate the house and we're really looking forward to being part of LIFE!

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What is your zip code? Warning: FLUFF!

by gilwarrior in

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my goodness, more fluff.

ok, so what is your zip code?.

i live in las vegas.

dsgal

I would love for them to know I'm posting on an apostate site.Mine's 75149 and I'm in Mesquite,Texas,formerly associated with the Mesquite Central congregation.

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Do you think its talking down to you?

by WildTurkey in

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when talking to someone who never was a jw, and they say to you how could you ever fall for all that?

it does bother me, cause i think it is some what condescending?

how do you feel about these questions?

dsgal

WT,

No, I don't feel like they're talking down to me.In fact,I often wonder myself how I ever fell for that BS.Just young and impressionable,I guess.

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Congregation get-togethers

by freedom96 in

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did your hall ever organize times for the congregation to do activities?.

about every 6-9 months, mine would have a congregation picnic.

people would bring food, and we would play a softball game.

dsgal

PS,

Yes,I am baptized but married to an unbeliever and I would just like to say that since I faded away from JWs in January my entire family has been invited to my uncle's Assembly of God church four times for dinner and singing and they all welcomed us and were very nice.HOW REFRESHING!

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Congregation get-togethers

by freedom96 in

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friends

did your hall ever organize times for the congregation to do activities?.

about every 6-9 months, mine would have a congregation picnic.

people would bring food, and we would play a softball game.

dsgal

The Mesquite Central congregation in Mesquite,Texas rarely had get-togethers.Last December they rented a building and had a talent show.It was organized and the invitations were sent out by two elder's wives.It was planned in October but I was never told about it nor did I receive an invitation.After the event,I kept hearing different ones talking about the "talent show" so I thought"Hey, the Witnesses are finally going to do something fun".So I asked a sister who I thought was a good friend what was all the talk about a talent show and she said"Oh,that was two weeks ago".Now,mind you,this event was suppose to be for the entire congregation but it was kept a total secret from me and my son's study conductor never mentioned it to him either.A sister who video-taped it did give me a copy of the tape(How sweet of her to think of me.)You should have seen them all sitting there cramming food in and telling their stupid jokes and lip-synching to worldly songs.It was on December 15 and they even had Christmas lights around the floor for a stage.Even though I very rarely missed a meeting and went in service every week not one person uttered a peep about an upcoming get-together.I don't think that would be possible without a bunch of people conspiring to keep it secret.If anyone from the Mesquite Central congregation reads this I would just like to say right now"You're all a bunch of sorry sons-of-bitches and I would never want to live in a world with a bunch of stuck-up a$$-holes like like you.

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