Good Point. I totally agree! (I hope I never said it back in the day)
Here's another: overheard 2 brothers talking the other day...."so and so are really nice people, they should be witnesses" (WTF?!)
tresdecu
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"they need the truth"
by rockmehardplace ini always hated that saying.
as a jw, didnt we believe everyone needed it.
but you would always have brother or sister so and so talking about how miserable someone was, or the problems they had and it always ended with " they need the truth".
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Ugly Sisters
by XPeterX ino.k i have noticed that most female jws are ugly.and by ugly i mean ugly.they won't work out,they are fat and won't go on a diet (some female teens won't even shave their legs),they neglect their appearance/body in general.any opinions?.
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p.s many will eventually get fat after marriage.
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tresdecu
I always felt sad inside when I saw a really pretty 'sister' married to a loser goob who was an elder and owned his own company (ie drywall, janitorial, or some other construction or service trade)
I knew if they weren't in the "truth" there's no way they would ever stoop that low.
sorry, I guess this doesn't really go along with the thread topic of 'ugly sisters'
but I'm gonna hit the submit button anyway :)
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Field service-how did you avoid it?
by sawthe light ini hated field service and would avoid it as much as possible.i tried to work on my own if i could and would just drive some where and lisern to music or pretend i had return visits and just go home.what did you do to get out of the misery service?.
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tresdecu
I live in an area where there is a lot of bad weather, although I couldn't avoid it all the time while an MS, I would try to pre-arrange a group with close firends so we could drive around and drink coffee and do RVs. Pathetic, I know. Drinking coffee and praisin the lord!
TD
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My life on the Treadmill
by cult classic ini was born in 1970 to third generation jehovah's witnesses.
like all those born in, i was brought up without hope or guidance for a life in this world.
instead of being taught to be self sufficient and confident, i was trained to obey my parents without question (ephesians 6:1).
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tresdecu
Thanks very much for taking the time to write a piece of your story. Look forward to more of your posts, and definately some "encouraging bethel experiences" for your time at the ivory tower :)
Take care
TD
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EXPOSING JW'S AT THE 7-11 THIS MORNING
by judge rutherFRAUD ini'm getting coffee at the 7-11 about 8:30 this morning , in the parking lot i see this guy i know and his wife talking to some jw's in the parking lot.
i go over and say hi joe and wife, i play stupid and ask do you go to church with these people.
they say no they are preaching jesus to us.
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tresdecu
good job Judge, I like the way you handeled that! lol. When I was a good JW-MS I never bought into 1914, always thought it was a little weird and manufactured by men. It didn't make sense that god would hide some crazy math problem in the book of daniel to lead to 1914. of course I kept my opinion to myself. I remember cringing when I was at a bible study and "my study" was reading the paragraph about it, I noticed how he read the paragraph and was like "WTF?!?!" I could hear it in his voice lol. He stopped the study about a month later, was nice and wished me good luck, I was actually quite happy about it. So, I think what you did by calling that to the attention of the possible victim and the witnesses there made them look like fools. Such easy reasoning, "if it's in the bible, show us!!!" nice job
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The 'A' Word
by tresdecu inbecause of cognative dissonance, and years of fearing the word apostate, i am actually still afraid to think about it too much.
what brings me some comfort, is the fact that there are aprox.
7 mil witnesses, and out of that number, at least half if not more are "apostates" (my personal guess anyway).
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BTT looking for a scan of the above described letter, thining about getting up the nerve to show it to my wife.
Thanks!
TD
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Brand New: Currently Totally Devastated
by daringhart13 ini'm brand new to the board.
long time, "big shot" elder, ....taught at km school, conventions, etc.
yeah, i know it means nothing....but it gives you an idea of how deep i've been a jw.. i don't even really know what to write at this point.
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Welcome! I can also totally relate....I felt totally devistated too when I 1st started posting here, my hands were shaking! I still attend (stuck) but at least my mind is free although my body isn't.
Posting here is good therapy, and I'll be looking for your story soon :-) it will probably amaze you at how many elders / x-elders you will find here, just shows you how bad things are to push out so many "gifts in men"
Take care friend!
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Losing the war on Facebook
by Brocephus inok this is weird i am noticing more and more jw's on facebook.
even an elder i know has started an account.
at first it seemed like it was just the "spiritually weak" who really don't care or do much field service.
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I think maybe I'm in a laid back hall or area of the U.S., but tons of dubs in my hall and nearby halls are on it, Elders, MS's, Pioneers, even a PO and his wife, etc etc. some use it for small talk & posting pics and others probably count their time (sad to say) because they post scriptures, and their own version of the 'bible highlights' lol. what a joke!
It'll be interesting to see what happens if the WT comes down really hard on it, and makes 'official' rules on social networking sites (although I doubt they will)
but...based on Sir82s post about the new school happening for Elders, I bet we won't see them anymore on FB as of Dec 2010. Then the villifiing talks will start!
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The 'A' Word
by tresdecu inbecause of cognative dissonance, and years of fearing the word apostate, i am actually still afraid to think about it too much.
what brings me some comfort, is the fact that there are aprox.
7 mil witnesses, and out of that number, at least half if not more are "apostates" (my personal guess anyway).
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BTT
an old post of mine...
"I remember reading a portion of C.of C. and there was a letter sent out to COs and DOs that said basically: even if you had private doubts that you were harboring or you disagreed with anything the WTS officially taught (even privately), then you were apostasizing! ....Amazing!"
does anyone know where I can get a link to a scan of above letter (sent out back in the 80s I think)
Thanks
TD
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Dramatic posters on the board...
by tresdecu init cracks me up when i read a really dramatic "good bye to jwn" or "im outta here" threads only to see them posting a few days later.
what is the point?
if you want to stop posting for a while, then stop posting........and then if you want to start again, go for it.. are you just trying to get attention?.
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tresdecu
thanks for the thoughts on this. Normally I wouldn't even post about this, but I had read a post from someone who had just days earlier made a dramatic exit, and here he was..... I just thought it was kind of funny.
I realize this religion has us all worked up to some degree. :-) No ill will towards anyone, just a funny observation.
SD-7: I read all your recent posts! Good luck to you in your future now that you are officially out!
take care
TD