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  Kingdom Hall Dreaming

  by Darth plaugeis in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  how many of you have had these dreams, where you find yourself at the hall or assembly?.

  i have found myself in both scenarios, almost 10 years since i set foot in either, but when i do have these dreams (not often) i do laugh out loud in my dream saying "what the hell am i doing here" and the freinds..... oh how are you, it's so good to see you back.

  and the venue is always dark.

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  I dreamt I was in a Kingdom Hall the other night, and some of my friends were happy to see me, others were shunning me...It was very strange. I felt very uncomfortable, and only felt relief when I woke up.
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  How often does a Wt song run through your head

  by Lady Lee in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  yesterday i was sitting here and all of a sudden realized i was humming one of those dreadful songs.

  i even remembered the words!

  <chills>.. so i sat here and started singing other songs out loud, which i normally don't do even though i live alone and don't have to listen to people begging me to stop singing.. so how do you get those songs out of your head?.

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  That is too funny...It doesnt normally happen but the other day in the shower, one just popped in my head and I began whistling it. I recoiled when it finally hit me what song it was. I told my wife later and all she did was laugh at me...
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  Were you suprised at how little the "world" knows about JW's

  by donny in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i was a jehovah's witness for 10 long years and during that time i developed the opinion that most of the world knew what we believed, but chose to ignore it and go about doing their own thing.

  then in the almost 18 years i have been out, i have come to understand that the outside world knows very little about jw's.

  other than they don't take blood transfusions and do not celebrate holidays, most people have no idea what we believe and only think of them as another offbeat religion among many.. did anyone else think that the jw religion was more known than it actually is?.

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  This was something that shocked me also...when I talk about my past with anyone I mentioned timidly, "well I was raised, as, um, er, well you know, a Jehovah's Witness." I wait for the shock, for the scorned words, the laughter perhaps...but most of the time people are like, "the who?"

  I have come to the realization that the Witnesses make a global impact in their own minds.
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  Unbelievable!! Family member at my leasing office!

  by IronHill in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  ok...i need to vent.

  i just finished writing a letter to my leasing office in regards to my own cousin.

  she is a jw of course, and has lately been less than courteous with us because we are d'ad and i have honestly had enough!

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  Great suggestions everyone, thanks for your help. It does sound better the way proposed.
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  Unbelievable!! Family member at my leasing office!

  by IronHill in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  ok...i need to vent.

  i just finished writing a letter to my leasing office in regards to my own cousin.

  she is a jw of course, and has lately been less than courteous with us because we are d'ad and i have honestly had enough!

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  Blondie, me too!

  Outlaw, I would feel bad if that was the case, I just want the harrassment to stop.

  EndofMysteries, She lives in the apartment exactly next door to the leasing office.
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  Unbelievable!! Family member at my leasing office!

  by IronHill in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  ok...i need to vent.

  i just finished writing a letter to my leasing office in regards to my own cousin.

  she is a jw of course, and has lately been less than courteous with us because we are d'ad and i have honestly had enough!

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  Thanks, tec!
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  Unbelievable!! Family member at my leasing office!

  by IronHill in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  ok...i need to vent.

  i just finished writing a letter to my leasing office in regards to my own cousin.

  she is a jw of course, and has lately been less than courteous with us because we are d'ad and i have honestly had enough!

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  Ok...I need to vent. I just finished writing a letter to my leasing office in regards to my own cousin. She is a JW of course, and has lately been less than courteous with us because we are D'Ad and I have honestly had enough! I'm going to post the letter and let me know what you guys think.

  I'm so angry!!!

  Dear XXX,

  I would like to address an issue that has presented itself on two separate occasions when my wife called the office for information. At both times she was treated with less courtesy and professionalism than what is to be expected from our leasing office. Sad to say this treatment came from my own cousin, XXXX. The failure to give a salutation and return a simple greeting is rude enough, but when questions were asked, she responded in a forceful manner and tone that gave the indication she had no desire to help. She abruptly ended the calls and honestly it has become burdensome to contact the office again for any issue, for fear of receiving the same treatment. I hope this is not how she responds to all of your current or future leaseholders. I understand that her personal opinion on our religious standing in the organization she is a part of is a factor for this behavior. However, regardless of personal opinions and reputations in religious organizations, this has nothing to do with the relationship we have with XXXX Apartments as tenant and lease holder. We are responsible tenants who make sure we comply with everything our lease asks of us. We expect the same in return from our lease holder and its staff.

  The first instance we called was to ask to speak with you in regards to the questions we had about our lease a few weeks ago. The second time was just today, when we called to see if there was a way we could make arrangements to have our pool passes held for us, or even placed at our door, since we cannot be there in person when the office is open because of work. Although she agreed to hold the passes she advised us that only my daughters would be welcome at her home to pick them up. We also were inquiring about guest passes and how we could purchase a few of these, and again in an almost angry tone were advised that we would have to come to the office for those. When advised that would be difficult because of our schedules, the same answer as before was repeated.

  On a personal note XXX, we honestly are not looking for trouble. For us or for anyone else. We want nothing more than to mind our own business, pay our rent on time, and enjoy the comforts of our home. But when professional courtesy and politeness towards customers is ignored because of personal feelings, I believe this is something that needs to be addressed. As I’m sure you deal with tenants of different creeds and faiths and attempt to treat them all with the same courtesy and respect, so do we request to be treated with the same respect.

  We appreciate your attention to this matter, and we hope to more pleasant dealings with your staff in the future.

  Sincerely,

  Ironhill
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  Saddening and Inspiring...

  by IronHill in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ok, so we received our new copy of crisis of conscience (since my previous copy was lent out and never returned) and me and the wifey have been reading it together for the past couple nights.

  i have read the book before, and know the shock felt when you read about certain things in the organization.

  she admits to having lingering thoughts and feelings of guilt for leaving perhaps the only true religion.

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  Thanks everyone for the kind words, and Flipper yes I did get your message, we'll talk soon!

  UPDATE: Well this weekend we took a road trip and read the book while driving, covering over another hundred pages or so. Depression seem to set in with her for a bit, and then anger set in, and the idea of hopelessness. As we were coming back last night however, our conversation on what we read, I could tell in her voice that whatever ideas she had about this organization being the truth were gone. She no longer believed. She mentioned the fact that we needed to live our lives now, and not worry about anything else, since all of the guilt has been lifted.

  We have still have almost half of the book to go, but already I can feel the chains in her mind, coming down. I'll keep the board posted as we near the end of this extraordinary read!
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  Most Ridiculous Thing You've Ever Been Counseled On

  by MrFreeze in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i'm sure topics like this have already come up but they tend to get hilarious with the absolute absurdity that goes on in the kh.

  i was once counseled for not shaving after two days.

  i was also counseled by a sister for eating lucky charms cereal.

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  I was counselled for reading 'The Davinci Code'. To quote the elder: It's a book about demons. How could you read that?

  I bit a hole in my tongue and just listened to his ill advised, non-sensical bull!
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  You know your an Apostate when

  by pleaseer2001 in

  1. social
  2. humour

  ok jesika and i started this in chat so here it goes,.

  you know your an apostate when..........worldy is a word used for your friends.

  you now your an apostate when ............your parents call after five years....and say anything new!.

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  ...you no longer wish 6 billion people dead!