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  What are your most hated JW words and phrases?

  by Low-Key Lysmith in

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  mine are, in no particular order:.

  "the friends".

  "glean".

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  Awakened at Gilead

  "Birth Canal" - from the 'Youth' book

  I think it used the proper words penis and vagina too, didn't it. (Not that real people use those words either, since they will probably say d & p)
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  What Careers, Opportunities Did you Have to Sacrifice - to be a Witness ?

  by flipper in

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  i know this may be an annoying subject .

  but if you did have to give up doing what you wanted in a career or opportunity - what was it ?

  how controlling was the organization over you, and were you counseled by elders or higher ups to not pursue certain jobs, opportunities, college , etc - so that you stayed in the witnesses for awhile ; not doing what you wanted?

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  Awakened at Gilead

  Honestly, missing out on college is my greatest regret in life.

  It's not too late. I started last year and I am graduating with a BA in 2 months...

  I guess I didn't go to college when I was younger, like everyone else. I went to Bethel and then went to serve where the need was worse.

  But I learned Spanish fluently as a result of living in Latin America, and got a wider view of the world as a result. Wasn't all that bad. I have good memories of the places I visisted.

  Of course, now I don't have any money, don't own my own home, didn't have any kids, etc....
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  What are your most hated JW words and phrases?

  by Low-Key Lysmith in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  mine are, in no particular order:.

  "the friends".

  "glean".

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  "The light is getting brighter and brighter" (and then singing song 111 to drill it in)

  "Prophetic parallel" - that's all Gilead is about. The Bible isn't what it says, everything means somebody else (but that somebody always is the FDS)

  "evidently" - this is their safe word. If they get it wrong, it's cuz they only said evidently

  "perhaps" - (Remember 1975)

  "Conditions in the world are getting worse" - this was my parents argument when I told them I wanted to be a xJW. You can tell that they only read history from the FDS publications.

  "Publications"

  "Books"

  "Brochures"

  "Booklets"

  "Return visits"

  "Hours" - this number determines if you will be saved or not
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  What are your most hated JW words and phrases?

  by Low-Key Lysmith in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  mine are, in no particular order:.

  "the friends".

  "glean".

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  Awakened at Gilead

  "Satan's influence" (that rascal is behind everything, it seems)

  That's what my wife has been telling me for the past few weeks....
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  FUN TEST! I am 37% JW!! Post your percentage here plz

  by Tired of the Hypocrisy in

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  i found this online.

  i have not seen it on here before so i thought i would post it.

  it is a test to determine if you belong in the jw religion.

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  Awakened at Gilead

  33%... Probably since I've only been out for 2 weeks...

  I liked this one...

  How do you feel about people controlling who your friends are?

  It's none of their business

  Among Jehovah's Witnesses there is very little that is 'none of their business'. This would be considered an attitude problem that you would need to work out of yourself as you 'put on the new personality'. Before you could be accepted among Jehovah's Witnesses, you would need to be willing to let them control who you associate with, what movies you see, what books you read, and even what sorts of intimacy you enjoy with your spouse.
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  My Introduction

  by bgurl81 in

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  2. friends

  i've been lurking on this website for quite some time, but haven't quite gotten the strength to post until now.

  for obvious reasons, i cannot reveal my identity.

  although my "family" nows that i am no longer a witness and celebrates holidays, they still have "hope" for me.

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  Awakened at Gilead

  Hi bg,

  I'm pretty new to this site also, since I just decided to leave the falsehood about 2 weeks ago. Up til then I had blindly obeyed the Fictional Slave's order not to "Google" JW's on the web. Best decision I ever made. I just finished reading Crisis of Conscience today, and it did more to build up my faith than years in the org, including going to Bethel and Gilead.

  About me... I am in a similar situation to many... My wife is a diehard JW who hates the fact that I took her out of missionary service and can only think of going back. I think that my recent decision has made her realize that she can't go back while she is connected to me.

  The people on this board and exJW Meetup have been encouraging. I've spoken via phone to 2 people so far, meeting up with one in person, which helped me to see that if I get DfD, there are plenty of people in this world to talk to.

  When my elders asked me where will I go (the typical question), I responded that I didn't know, but I was going to find out. "What if you don't find the truth?" they asked, obviously appalled... I simply replied, that I will enjoy the journey.

  Welcome to the world... (that's not so bad if you read John 3:16)
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  Can any who grew up JW relate to this?

  by Mickey mouse in

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  confession time!

  i was raised in the troof and therefor never "chose" it.

  i find it really hard to get my head around why anyone would ever join this organization as an adult.

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  Awakened at Gilead

  Junction Guy said:

  Simple---They lie and are damn good at it.

  Yeah, I remember a number of times that I would read a scripture that I know would sound convincing, but in the back of my mind knowing that something sounded wrong. But I wanted to convince people anyway.

  When I was in my Missionary assignment, I remember studying the require brochure with people, about the paradise earth, and thinking to myself "I don't even believe this myself".
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  Can You Stand One More Thread on " Generation "?- Check this Out- Weird !

  by flipper in

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  2. friends

  alrighty then .

  i'm as burnt out as you probably are reading more threads about the faulty witness view of the " generation ".

  but please hear me out from a common sense viewpoint here.

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  Awakened at Gilead

  I don't know. I mentioned the new generation as a major reason for my recent defection to my relatives (wife, parents) but they kept on singing the old praises of "new light". May JHWH be praised for revealing this new truth, they felt!!!
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  Education Bias And Favortism Within Witness Ranks

  by The Rapster in

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  2. scandals

  let me just say from the beginning i am not a bitter ex jehovah's witness.

  i am simply a kid from back in the 70's - 80's who was completely enmeshed in it, leaving in 1984 after a sham marriage rushed by social and peer pressure within a congregation.

  it took two years of a horrible personal relationship to accept that for 20 years i was misled.

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  Awakened at Gilead

  Rapster,

  Good point. Recently I found out that a bethelite went through law school so that the society could have a new lawyer...

  But this is nothing new. While the WTS discourages the friends to buy their own home, the society gobbles up property. And while they tell us to keep our eye simple, they always have the latest gadgets in their lobbies,i.e. large flatscreen TV's. So no wonder they don't practice what they preach about the college issue...

  Myself, I'm studying online to get my degree... www.cuny.edu/online...
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  Did YOU "Do More!" & Yet Feel Worse?

  by minimus in

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  everyone was always being told, "do more" and you'll feel better!

  if you're depressed, simply do more!

  if your life trying to be a good jw was getting to you, you were admonished to stop thinking about your problems and just do more!

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  Awakened at Gilead

  I remember a CO in Miami told us his jingle:

  If you can go to the mall, you can go to the hall...

  If you can go to the beach, you can get out an preach...

  And if you're nervous, go out in service.

  I was a wee lad at the time and it made perfect sense. But later in my life when I haved felt nervous or depressed, service or meetings were not the cure-all they had been cracked up to be.

  At one point, though, I was not a pioneer, but I was still getting in the time, since I had been removed. I had thought staying busy in service would keep me on the straight and narrow... but a kind elder came to give a shepherding call, and told me that he didn't care how many hours I put in he still didn't trust me.

  That was really encouraging. But I have to thank him, look where I am now!