I remember all the "bloodguilty" threats. You'd be "bloodguilty" if you didn't go in service, raise your children in the "truth", etc. What a bunch of bullsh*t!
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Mandette
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DEATH THREATS TO CHILDREN OF JWs IF PARENTS FAIL TO GET THEM TO SELL WATCHTOWER PUBLICATIONS
by still wondering in.
jw parents are put under enormous pressure if they want their kids to live.
if parents dont want their children killed they had better get their kids to spend 6 hours a day selling the watchtowers children book or else.
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911 AND MY BROTHER AT BETHEL RINGS ME TO SAY TAKE COVER
by Hairyhegoat inmy younger brother was at bethel in london when the 911 took place in america.
he said this is it and the great tribulation had started!!
i was at work in liverpool in the uk on that day and i was shitin it when he rang my mobile.. i then had a call from other my brother who was df 3 years before but some how he was shitin his pants also.
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I remember being very upset at the time. Not so much with the fear of Armageddon, but just in general. In the first few days no one knew what was going to happen. In my community people were getting stupid at the gas pumps thinking that a shortage was going to happen(one of the many rumors).
I remember talking to my dad when it was happening and him saying very casually, "well maybe this is the beginning of Armageddon". The tone was like he was just talking about what he was going to have for lunch. It was strange.
It was so surreal those first days and weeks after it happened.
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do you miss anything from when you were a jw?
by Newborn ina few of my friends who also used to be jw's, say they miss certain things abt it...i can honestly say that i don't miss a single thing (my sister obviously who's still in but nothing else).. before i could sometimes miss having such a strong belief but that's also gone.
i guess i've moved on big time.
/newborn.
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The fun I had with my dad at assemblies. Sitting with him. working with him. It really wasn't so much the assemblies. It was the time spent with my dad. But I also had wonderful times with my dad in many more ways. Daddy left me(died) this year. I wouldn't trade those times for anything in the world.
sigh
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(JW) Rapist evaded justice for years (WTS protecting their own reputation)
by blondie inhttp://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/local/rapist_evaded_justice_for_years_1_1782996.
editorial section start editorial headline start rapist evaded justice for years main editorial image .
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Mandette
What Outlaw said......but a bullet takes less effort than stringing them up.....
We have a convicted rapist in our area that got reinstated in prison. Now he's JUST FINE(and on the loose in the local congregations) because Jehovah CURED him!!!!
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Norwegian band a-ha retired today after 28 year career
by factfinder inmy favorite band a-ha retired today after their final concert in oslo.
i will miss them.
over the past 25 years they have sold over 36 million albums, over 25 million singles and had 35 #1's worldwide.
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A-Ha was fabulous!!!! Only one hit here in the US but it was and still is one of my favorites of all time!!!!!
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How many of you have had these in your congregation?
by bottleofwater inbrother smart: the serious brother who thinks that he is an intellectual and believes he is "smart"sister armageddon: the sister who says "armageddon!!!
" after any little thing in the newschase: the little boy who is always running around and crawling under the seats no matter what the parents sayjohnny: the little boy who keeps on leaving his snot on the sides of the bathroom stallbrother squeaky: the one in charge of cleaning who tells everyone what to do, but just stands there and conversessister coquette: the congregation slut... or as close to a slut as she can get... flirting with every brother... oh yeah and she was raised in the "truth"brother borrow: the brother who owes everyone money... and still asks to borrow from othersgreg: the boy or girl whose parents are so restrictive that the kid can't watch anything higher than g-rated moviesstormy: the teenage boy or girl who you could bet does stuff behind the scenes, so to speaki'm just speaking from past memories.
not in all of this anymore.
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Brother Dirtbag,
The one that stinks like butt, has greasy hair, NEVER brushes let alone flosses his teeth that would stand in the back of the hall picking his nose!!
EEEUUUWWWWW.........
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What Are You Paying For Gas Prices In Your Area Now?
by minimus inthe lowest i've seen in a few weeks in my area is $2.85 unleaded, self serve.. i've seen it 30 cents higher and a popular mobil station just off the highway..
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2.95 in Michigan....
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Elder's advice we remember
by Newborn ini remember ones when i was quite tired and low one elder said to me " it says in the bible that the one who endures to the end will survive, so really the only thing you/we have to do is to endure".. wow, gee, really!!
hey well that's a relief and encouraging....thanks.... i think that all that enduring was what made me tired and depressed in the first place..... what do you have to relate?.
/newborn.
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Mandette
My dad who was an elder, always encouraged me to have a retirement and health insurance. Kinda a contradiction of what the society teaches. He said that "I would be happy later that I have it".
He was so right. I have a retirement. I can retire in 10-13 yrs with 80% of my wages. I'm glad I listened to him. Thanks Daddy!
As far as other elders in the congregation they were full of sh*t! I shouldn't live alone, I shouldn't buy a home, I should move home, work part time and help my parents(very capable INDEPENDENT parents). I shouldn't go to college, work full time, have such a "unencouraging" job. SOOOO glad I didn't listen to those bastards.
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As a JW, what did you do on Christmas Day?
by Magwitch ingrowing up a jw, we always had family from out of town visit or we would go visit family.
it was fun to get together with my other jw cousins over christmas.
(however, it was hell going back to school in january as the only girl without a new sweater).. as a married jw though it was a different story.
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I remember being about 5 yrs old. On Christmas Eve I looked up at the sky and wondered how Santa knew NOT to come to our house because we're JW's.
As a kid, it sucked. Meetings, lonliness, etc. The first day back after Christmas break was horrid. I got to listen to everyone talk about what they'd gotten all the while HOPING that no one would ask me about my "holiday".
As a young adult, I'd work, sometimes 24-48 hours straight so others could be home celebrating with their families.
Now I still have to work, but I have dear friends who are like family to celebrate with after work. AND a wonderful boyfriend to slather all the holiday attention on that I never got to do with family.
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Watchtower is voice of Jehovah
by lostsheep82 ini don't know how to copy and paste properly on here but i stopped research almost a year ago.
started reading a few things in magazines again cause my mom is harping on me about the new jan 2011 watchtower stating that jw's are only true religion.
then i found this quote in sept 15, 2010 wt page 13 para 8.
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Mandette
I gave up trying to discuss(argue)it with my mom. Just once I mentioned the "generation" change. She got very nasty. They're all a bunch of hamsters on a wheel that's going nowhere. It's just not worth my energy to try to make them see how utterly deceived they are. Just like they've got the "freedom" to make their own decisions, so do I. And I decided NOT to let it eat me alive. I shake my head when they say Dub-speak. And I ignore it. Otherwise it'll drive me crazy. And I refuse to let them have that power!
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