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  Do you think ex Jehovah's Witnesses make better people?

  by kriptonian7 in

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  16 years ago

  i am new to this forum and i just stumbled upon it and have been intrigued with the comments and experiences.

  i have not been envolved for a long time now but my entire family is still is.

  grandparents, mother, my step dad, and my entire family on my grandmothers side.. but most everyone here, from what i have noticed, has strengthened my belief that if you were a jw at one point, you now are a stronger and better person for it.

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  VIII 16 years ago

  Why do the JWs discourage upper level education?

  Where in the Bible does it say women cannot wear pants out in Field Service?

  Why must JW adult women put a napkin on their heads to show deference to a male child when praying?

  Why did the GB, as late as the 1960's, compare women to Cows?

  There are so many examples of sheer stupidity on the part of the totally uneducated GB I could go on and on.

  I don't think the JWs make someone better in anyway, shape or form. They encourage brain dead following. Like all Cults. They are a C-U-L-T.

  And, no, I don't think learning how to sell magazines door to door is a good skill. Unpaid labor for a book publishing corporation. It's called Slavery. Cult Style.

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  30 Years Old and Going on My First Date Ever -- Urgent Advice Needed

  by neverendingjourney in

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  16 years ago

  well, first a quick summary of who i am.

  i'm 30 years old.

  i was raised "in the truth" and fully embraced the faith when i was a teenager.

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  VIII 16 years ago

  Congratulations and good luck!

  Everyone gave you great advice. Not talking religion, unless she, for some odd reason, really wants to talk about it, would be advised. When I was single, the last thing I wanted people to know was that I had been a JW.

  And as for drinking, I'd keep it minimal or zero.

  Sports? Travel? Work? Things like that. It is amazing how much time those things take to talk about and before you know it, it will be time to go home and on your next date.

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  Lukemia Witness dies due to lack of blood.....the horrific sad story.

  by Witness 007 in

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  16 years ago

  the nicest 41 year old brother i have ever met in my life, kind and helpful to all, goes for a routine blood test and finds he has lukemia.

  everyone was in shock, he of course refused all blood products advised by doctors.

  his blood cell count dropped dramatically and he began to suffer alot.

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  VIII 16 years ago

  Very sad.

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  Sexual Frigidity is Caused by Feminism--wt quoted this author

  by rebel8 in

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  2. friends

  16 years ago

  so as not to hijack another thread, i'm going off on my rantangent here.. in the other thread i posted a 1960s wt quote about women having puny brains, being incapable of leading or making decisions, being ruled by their menstrual constitution and weak musculature.

  blahbety blah blah blah.

  if you want more gems, just google "watchtower quotes women" and read to your heart's content.. i got to thinking, who is this broad they quoted as a source, dr. marie n. robinson?

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  VIII 16 years ago

  And these men are predicting the end of the world.

  Oiy!!!

  Or should I say "Moooo!!!"

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  Sexual Frigidity is Caused by Feminism--wt quoted this author

  by rebel8 in

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  16 years ago

  so as not to hijack another thread, i'm going off on my rantangent here.. in the other thread i posted a 1960s wt quote about women having puny brains, being incapable of leading or making decisions, being ruled by their menstrual constitution and weak musculature.

  blahbety blah blah blah.

  if you want more gems, just google "watchtower quotes women" and read to your heart's content.. i got to thinking, who is this broad they quoted as a source, dr. marie n. robinson?

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  VIII 16 years ago

  1958. Figures.

  Figures even more that the WT was quoting that type of stuff back then.

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  Pocket Guide to Dealing with jws in Social Situations {just in time for the holidays}

  by rebel8 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  16 years ago

  so as not to hijack this thread, i'm starting my own.

  please add to the list i've started!.

  the point is--be anchored in normalcy.. if the list gets long enough, i might post it on my jw downloads page for posterity.

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  VIII 16 years ago

  I love it!!

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  We Want You Back

  by Dune in

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  16 years ago

  so i'm sitting at my desk at work when my cell phone rings.

  i've been faded for over 3 years now and i'm way beyond the point where i didn't answer my phone and dreaded any knocks on my door.. anyway, i answer and it's an elder from my old congregation.

  he went on about how he was pretty much going down his list of names of inactive/ and was wondering if he and another elder could come by for a visit.

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  VIII 16 years ago

  I have been getting calls and e-mails from my Mom offering an "in-home bible study" and to shepard me back. I always say I am too busy, I already know what I need to know and that I'm just not interested. It depends on the level of pressure she is putting on me.

  She puts on her best "I'm here for you. Jehovah really wants you and cares for you voice".

  After my denial, her normal *MOM* voice comes out and she gets snippy. She won't give me a Return Visit™ for a week or two. I have to call her if I want to talk.

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  It's nice to see the WTS is lightening up...

  by peacedog in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  16 years ago

  when i was attending, an elder would never give tacit approval to a jw's participation on a website like this.

  back then procedure was a harsh warning followed by disfellowshipping if the behavior were to continue.. when i was being raised a jw, no witness in good standing, let alone a pioneer, would ever consider allowing his/her children to attend a halloween or birthday party.

  seems as though the days of "mental regulating of youth" are in the rear view mirror.... how great is that?

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  VIII 16 years ago

  The Chicago COs, POs and Elders will kick your ass for going into any other faiths church. Period. You will be put on private reproof if not DFd. It is a set up for severe sanctions.

  You might as well invite Satan and every demon into your home. And go buy some antiques and put them in your bedroom. And go on apostate websites.

  Oh, but you (ae) are already doing that.

  Going into a Church, Synagog, etc. is simply not allowed where I am. I have no idea if it is in the literature. It is inviting Satan and other ideas back into your head. Why would the GB allow any JW into another church? For anything? Even a funeral? Or wedding?

  They don't want you to see how the other side lives. Simple.

  We were absolutely not allowed to go to any funeral or wedding for any Non-JW family member. Didn't matter who. When my non-JW grandparents died? Mass in a church--we didn't go. Period. We went only to the cemetery. For my frigging GrandParents.

  JWs are sick.

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  Taking a little break

  by jookbeard in

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  16 years ago

  bit fed up tbh , the recent lies and slander levelled against me which has remained unanswered has left a bit of a bad taste in my mouth, plus probably spending a little bit too much time on web forums, see you all in a while.

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  VIII 16 years ago

  Take care and I hope you come back. I am going to stop responding to it myself. I have no reason to spar with someone like my Mother. (edited to add: not you, ae--)

  Best wishes.

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  It's nice to see the WTS is lightening up...

  by peacedog in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  16 years ago

  when i was attending, an elder would never give tacit approval to a jw's participation on a website like this.

  back then procedure was a harsh warning followed by disfellowshipping if the behavior were to continue.. when i was being raised a jw, no witness in good standing, let alone a pioneer, would ever consider allowing his/her children to attend a halloween or birthday party.

  seems as though the days of "mental regulating of youth" are in the rear view mirror.... how great is that?

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  VIII 16 years ago

  VIII what is a mass? Ive been to funerals, they sing and chat about the person end of.....logic....yes you clearly havent.

  False stupidity is sooo ugly. Google it. I'm sure the GB won't mind.

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  Your calling it "a mass" means you already know what it is.

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