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  how are the JW's viewed from the outside?

  by tigeress in

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  2. friends

  i know while in the org we get told alot to tell everyone that we are jw's, cos its reputation is so good.

  but that dosn't explain why people still refuse to answer the doors to them, or hide when they come aknocking.. so how are jw's really viewed by the outside world?.

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  VIII

  "No birthdays or birthday parties! That sucks."

  "Ohhh, you were one of those?!"

  "Huh"

  "You don't seem...."

  "Weird"

  "Aren't they the ones who don't celebrate Christmas and Halloween? How was that growing up?"

  "Did you have to go knock on people's doors?"

  "Oh, so your Mom is still in. That explains a lot."

  Those are some of the questions and comments that have come up over the years.

  Very few people have said anything positive, though, to be fair, I have been told "They seem like nice people when they come to our door". I tell them that looks can be very deceiving.
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  Moshe unloads on JW's

  by moshe in

  1. jw
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  i met two sisters while i was walking my dog.

  of course they were quick to stop and talk to and easy mark like me.

  things did not go as they expected.

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  VIII

  Great debates with them!!!

  Now, why wouldn't they talk with you? They needed to get their hours in!
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  Polanski moral equivocation makes me sick...

  by avishai in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joan-z-shore/polanskis-arrest-shame-on_b_301134.html.

  http://voices.washingtonpost.com/postpartisan/2009/09/the_outrageous_arrest_of_roman.html.

  http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/aleqm5jsliygp7jjrlsryfva5vj_hzhlsgd9b0f3503.

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  VIII

  The Victim reached an out of court settlement with the Convict, so her opinion is clouded by money.

  And, her opinion in a criminal procedure is meaningless. Totally meaningless. It is a criminal procedure. The fact that he reached a settlement says a lot.

  He is still a convict and a rapist.

  But he is also an award winning Director, so that means a lot doesn't it?
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  Polanski moral equivocation makes me sick...

  by avishai in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joan-z-shore/polanskis-arrest-shame-on_b_301134.html.

  http://voices.washingtonpost.com/postpartisan/2009/09/the_outrageous_arrest_of_roman.html.

  http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/aleqm5jsliygp7jjrlsryfva5vj_hzhlsgd9b0f3503.

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  VIII

  When stuff like this happens I always wonder who stands to benefit by the action after this length of time because the man has not been hard to find and could have been arrested many times over from what reports are indicating.

  Should Priests and JW Elders and anyone else who rapes a child get off because it happened 30 years ago?

  Or, just because the person is famous and lived freely in Europe?

  The media is implying that he actually paid a price because he has not been able to come to the US freely to make movies. Boo hoo.

  Would any of you who are seeming to turn a blind eye to his crime be saying this if he were a former JW or a Catholic Priest?

  Of course not.

  The hyprocrisy is stunning.
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  I have to bend over and take it and keep my mouth shut

  by bluecanary in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i do not like to be mistreated.

  i didn't like it as a witness, but i put up with it for the sake of "jehovah's reputation.

  " i haven't put up with it since leaving.

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  VIII

  Here's a positive: the company shirt sizes run big so I'm wearing a medium. It's the first time in my life I can wear a medium.

  Now look at that, already you're thinking positively.

  See what coming here and griping does for the soul?

  And when you think it can't get any worse, picture the people who are making your day miserable naked. That is usually all it takes to get a smile from me.

  Or a grimace. Depends on the age, weight, etc. At the very least, you'll forget what made you miserable for a few minutes.
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  Watchtower Quotes on Mind-control

  by OnTheWayOut in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  many are not sure or deny that wts is a dangerous mind-control cult.

  here is some food for thought on the "dangerous mind-control" part of that.

  (cut and pasted from http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=122936768817 jehovah's disfellowshipped witnesses/facebook).

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  So, how do I get these Quotes into a nice Birthday card I can send to my Mom? Just to get her to think.

  She is, of course, a die hard, JW.

  I don't want to overwhelm her.

  Do you think this would? In that format?

  All kidding aside, the fact that there are no biblical quotes is especially telling.

  These two make me especially angry:

  “Fight Against Independent Thinking [...] How is such independent thinking manifested? A common way is by questioning the counsel that is provided by God's visible organization”. – The Watchtower 1/15/83 p. 22
  
  “Avoid Independent Thinking. Avoid questioning the counsel that is provided by God's visible organization.” - The Watchtower January 15, 1983 P22

  Grrr.............
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  OMG! I've been shot!

  by Elsewhere in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  nothing like some good ol-fashioned bs to get someone's attention.

  yup... i got my regular flu shot today (not h1n1).

  i also got a pneumonia shot.

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  VIII

  Work has them in 3 weeks. I'm getting it then.
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  Falling Asleep at Work

  by daniel-p in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so who has a job that is boring enough to fall asleep at?

  i've never yet fallen asleep on the job, but it would be very esy to do so based on how inane most of my work is, despite the fact that i actually do use my brain.

  sometimes it's just so dry and technical i can't keep it up.. i have a nice fancy chair that leans back to my specifictions of resistance, so it would easy to tilt back and snooze a bit.

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  VIII

  Figures. It had to be too good to be true. However, in a pinch, it seemed to get the job done. For those days when you just have to take a nap (and are at work where there are no nap facilities), it might work.
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  Falling Asleep at Work

  by daniel-p in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so who has a job that is boring enough to fall asleep at?

  i've never yet fallen asleep on the job, but it would be very esy to do so based on how inane most of my work is, despite the fact that i actually do use my brain.

  sometimes it's just so dry and technical i can't keep it up.. i have a nice fancy chair that leans back to my specifictions of resistance, so it would easy to tilt back and snooze a bit.

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  VIII

  I had a co-worker who could sleep with his eyes wide open. It was incredible. He would sit totally upright and put his hands, folded, over his belly. He would then sit at his terminal and just stare. I would walk up and ask a question, get no answer and finally figured out he was sound asleep. He started to snore. Loudly.

  I got a group of people to stand around him one afternoon and we watched him for about 8 minutes. He finally snorted really loud, stretched, shook his head and came to. He looked at us staring at him and confessed. He learned how in grad school. Said it was so boring he had to sleep.

  I didn't think it was possible until I witnessed it. It was beautiful. If I could, I would.
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  My Neighbor Spoke To Me For 1 Hour As To Why I Need To Accept Christ!

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my neighbor near my workplace brought a piece of mail delivered to him by mistake.

  he and his employee/student from his martial arts studio came by and he began preaching to me about christ.

  he's a pentecostal christian who has dreams and visions of events that have supposedly happened that he prophesied beforehand.

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  I would have told him I heard the Devil calling my name from inside the house and I needed to run some errands for him. Which might or might not include sacrificing animals this evening. I would invite them over to meet him (Satan) and some of his minions.

  If they actually show up I'd start rolling on the floor and screaming while having whipped cream squirt out of my mouth. Something along the line of "Get out of me Satan".

  Just to scare them.

  Could be fun.

  They'd probably not come by again. At least not without garlic. Or pitchforks.