Awakened at Gilead

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  Do you use JWD to AVOID what you should be doing?

  by wings in

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  then you should read my book "procrastination perfection" by willdolater wings.

  only problem is, i haven't gotten to actually writing it.

  tomorrow is always a good day to get things done.

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  Awakened at Gilead

  Yeah, I'm getting addicted to JWD....
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  Nothing but the Blood - Chapter 5

  by daniel-p in

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  chapter 1: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/155373/1.ashx.

  chapter 2: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/155429/1.ashx.

  chapter 3: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/155490/1.ashx.

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  Awakened at Gilead

  I agree DP,

  When you visit your home cong far far away from Bethel, they are sooooo proud of their homegrown bethelite... But when you go to your NYC local cong it brings you back to reality that you are just a newboy among about 20 bethelites, some of them heavies... so you realize that you still are a piece of dirt as the org wants you to believe...

  I think missionaries have even more power. I mean, I was the PO in a cong of 120 poor souls. Whatever I said was the rules.... They would accept anything I said as if it were the voice of God, after all, I was a personal representative of the WTS. Even of the BOE I had the last word since the other elders always said, you know best, you're the missionary.

  I didn't like having that much power and influence over others.... Didn't seem right, and sometimes I felt like a hypocrite since I couldn't maintain the standards any more than other mortals...
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  Special talk awesome! How could I have been so blind?

  by IMustBreakAway in

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  listening to the special talk this sunday really put things into perspective for me.

  see mans governments have failed because every five seconds a baby dies.. but jebuss government which was established in 1914, wait it was established in 1914?

  i mean cause thats a hundred years ago.

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  Awakened at Gilead

  Thanks for filling me in... The special talk was my first Sunday I didn't go cuz I became an apostate only 2 weeks ago...

  So they are still insisting on 1914.... Such a load of BS..... At some point JW's have to wake up and see it's not the truth....
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  Dress & Grooming for visiting Bethel. scans inside!!!!!11 LOL

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  Awakened at Gilead

  Recently joined... Just saw this thread....

  I saw this at one of my last meetings and I was amazed. Funny thing, a lot of the friends were making fun of it... So it could actually work against the WTS, since some people may actually wake up and see the stupidity...

  AaG
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  I met Joseph Rutherford today!!!! Really!!!!

  by Awakened at Gilead in

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  i was at a meeting today for my job.

  about 30-40 people were there, most (besides me) movers and shakers in the public health field in new york.

  as i looked on the list of attendees, one name struck my eye..... joseph rutherford... this led to an interesting experience for me (sorry to use such theocratic sounding terms, i'm such a newbie!!!).

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  Awakened at Gilead

  You have an interesting story, so I would love to hear more. Is you wife still a believer?

  Yes, JWF, she's a diehard JW. She frequently cites Lyman Swingle, who wanted to die with his boots on. We are discussing separation at the moment... but I'll post that story to the relationships forum soon...

  As a JW I felt like an alien everytime I attended work events, and was in fear when work forced me to do networking, as I did not feel I fit in or had anything to talk about.

  Yeah, that's exactly my point in my post. I have always felt weird when I had to network at these events, and always limited my conversation to the work at hand so I wouldn't be "associating" with these people. Everyone else seemed to have such great conversational skills, yet I felt like an outsider, but I was happy that way, so I wouldn't be tainted.

  Once you're out - you do look at people differently. I mean, you realize that they ARE people.

  You're right, ML, this is what I am telling my wife... these are normal people, we have nothing to fear. She's pretty freaked out though....

  AaG
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  elders testify

  by isaacaustin in

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  http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/pe_news_local_d_faith11.41dc684.html

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  Awakened at Gilead

  Also anything to do with 'sex' and men...er... people in general, are all ears. Such accounts make huge impacts on our brains.

  Yep, Tinker,

  Unfortunately, I still remember all the sordid details of the JC's I was involved with. You can't get that out of your brain. These guys are seriously lying that they don't remember the details. I mean they must have asked all sorts of things to determine if this was uncleannes, loose conduct, or porneia... That's what we were instructed to do...

  I'm sorry for the innocent girls who have to suffer all of this...

  AaG
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  I met Joseph Rutherford today!!!! Really!!!!

  by Awakened at Gilead in

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  i was at a meeting today for my job.

  about 30-40 people were there, most (besides me) movers and shakers in the public health field in new york.

  as i looked on the list of attendees, one name struck my eye..... joseph rutherford... this led to an interesting experience for me (sorry to use such theocratic sounding terms, i'm such a newbie!!!).

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  Awakened at Gilead

  I was at a meeting today for my job. About 30-40 people were there, most (besides me) movers and shakers in the public health field in New York. As I looked on the list of attendees, one name struck my eye..... Joseph Rutherford... this led to an interesting experience for me (sorry to use such theocratic sounding terms, I'm such a newbie!!!)

  Well, so I walk up to the man, in his early 50's, and ask him. Any relation to the Judge of the WT? He didn't even know who the Judge was, and he said he steered clear of JW's. And I told him that I agreed with him, that not listening to their craziness is the best policy. What made this interesting to me is that this is the first time I am talking with someone outside of JWD, a worldly person, and telling him not to listen to JW's. A few months ago, I would have been witnessing to him.... Hey, that means I'm making progress, right?

  I also notice that exiting JW's is having an effect on my personality. In the past when I would go to such meetings, I woyuld kind of hang out in a corner, not conversing much with others, since they are all worldly. Why should I want to get to know a worldly person, so I thoughht.... Today was different. I felt comfortable talking to all these worldly people. It was great!!!

  I'm glad that being an xJW is having a good effect on my personality... Did anyone else feel this way when they left the WTS?
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  Is this really a J-Dub rule???

  by superman in

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  hey guys,

  im inactive (as far as meetings go) in my local town.

  however, i have friends outside of my local territory that i hang with.

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  Awakened at Gilead

  Supe,

  Yes it's true. I got into trouble for the same thing in 1994 just cause I sent a few letters with field service experiences to a sister. She fainted when I anounced I had a girlfriend and went running to the elders. They didn't have any scriptures, as I recall, just a load of old WT articles....

  AaG
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  Missed college when you were younger? Here's a good solution!

  by Awakened at Gilead in

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  at my age i didn't want to spend the next 4-10 years going to college classes after work.

  i have mentioned this in a few popsts but wanted to share this on a new thread so that everyone can find out how easy and cheap it can be to go to college.. i am studying online with cuny (city university of ny).

  tuition is $2165 per semester if you take 4 or more classes.

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  Awakened at Gilead

  I just finished my Masters last semester.

  Tigresse,

  I digress...What's your Master's in?

  AaG
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  Missed college when you were younger? Here's a good solution!

  by Awakened at Gilead in

  1. jw
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  at my age i didn't want to spend the next 4-10 years going to college classes after work.

  i have mentioned this in a few popsts but wanted to share this on a new thread so that everyone can find out how easy and cheap it can be to go to college.. i am studying online with cuny (city university of ny).

  tuition is $2165 per semester if you take 4 or more classes.

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  Awakened at Gilead

  Since you passed so many of them, what advice do you give for studying for the CLEP tests? Especially if you've been out a while?

  JimmyP, Just get a copy of the latest CLEP guide... see which ones you think you can pass.... Passing is a 50, so it's not that demanding... AaG