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  can you really ever fade with immediate family still in?

  by oompa in

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  i am beginning to think not....elders still want to call on me rather than befriend me in any way.....and with a "good" wife and son and parents in, it seems like i still have one foot in only because of the overlap with my other "free" self........it is hard to really feel free in this situation, and is still have desire to just run the fluck away.....which would mean pretty much giving up my family in nearly every respect.

  some here really miss their family and wife, others so love the freedom they seem able to move on and start fresh....as you know, i dont seem to have the balls for that, and at this point in my life the price seems to high to fully start over........it is the "one in one out limbo dance"......oompa.

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  My wife and me were always united on every major decision. But on this one, she was ahead of me.

  Although she was doing everything with me, (meetings, service, etc..) she told me later, her heart was not in it. She felt guilty teaching Bible studies to come aboard, knowing what was in store for them.

  When I mentioned not going any more, she didn't argue which led to a very thought provoking discussion. The wall had come down and she unloaded about her true feelings. Wow, was I surprised!

  Every JW has doubts, but doesn't always like to express those feelings and supresses them. Some stay the course because of habits, but once they are broken, it can unravel fast.

  For you, it could be a long process, but I wouldn't give up the hope that the family will someday join you.

  As time went on, the extended family has left the JW, all but two and they are the most self righteous SOB's you will ever meet. All are hoping they will stay in, and stay away from all of us. But those who have left have become very close to us, much more than when they were living the JW lie.
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  Use Your Crystal Ball & Make A Prediction About Something

  by minimus in

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  i'd like to make a few predictions.... regarding tennis, the us open tennis champs will be serena and roger federer.. obamacare will not happen.. "the end" will not come in our lifetime..

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  But who will be the father?
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  Use Your Crystal Ball & Make A Prediction About Something

  by minimus in

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  i'd like to make a few predictions.... regarding tennis, the us open tennis champs will be serena and roger federer.. obamacare will not happen.. "the end" will not come in our lifetime..

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  I predict Global warming is just a ruse for people to make billions of dollars.

  That Obama will get caught cheating on his wife but no one will care.

  That the Swine Flu will seriously erupt in the USA and fill the KH's with scared people turning in time reports.

  That the term "New Light" will be changed to "New Green approved Flourescent Light"

  The WTS books will be opened to the IRS and the GB will be put into the highest tax bracket reserved for movie stars, sports figures, and drug dealers.

  The WTS will be so stripped for cash that new serious measures must be adopted for them to survive.

  To raise money, KH's will be selling naming rights to corporations like "Chico's Bail Bonds KH of JW's"

  The Watchtower will start to accept advertising with back page classifieds called "Kingdom Korner Klassifieds"

  That Disfellowshipped ones can buy their way back in without repentance. Adultery = $500 / Blood Transfusions = $500 / Fornication = $500 ($250 discount for Elders kids) / Reviling Elders = (Publicly)$1,000, (Privately) $500 / Apostasy = $5,000-($20,000 if you happened to belittle the GB with a letter read on Dateline)

  Tithing will not happen, but JW's will have to sign over payroll checks, deeds to homes, and sign over titles to old cars to the WTS for "Kingdom Kar Auctions"

  Bethelites will now be encouraged to sell blood once a week at the Red Cross, with all proceeds going to the "Save the GB from Federal Prison Tax Evasion Fund"

  To keep the Sisters from leaving, they will be given more priviledges in the congregations. They will be allowed to clean both bathrooms, mens and womens, serve the Elders coffee at Elders meetings, and wash Elders cars. Pioneer sisters will now sit on Judicial Comittees provided they wear head coverings.

  And JWN will be asked to debate WT people on TV in a new, no holds barred, "Jerry Springer" formatt.
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  Types of JWs, by A. Lee Lucas

  by ColdRedRain in

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  the types of former jehovahs witnesses.

  the whitney houston.

  this is perhaps the most common xjw, and this description can overlap with almost every xjw personality, except for the brett favre,.

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  Is it possible that some just leave and go live a happy life with their families and newfound friends?
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  Discouragement

  by asilentone in

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  i sense that you are pro-jw.

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  undercover and others wanting to sing along, "Its the Love Boat!"

  WARNING: THIS SONG MAY MAKE YOU PUKE!

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_wFEB4Oxlo
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  Pray -Jehovah will save you...or let you die depending on "his will." Please Explain?

  by Witness 007 in

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  witness yearbooks are full of experiences where jehovah saved a poor witness who prayed for help...and the soldiers walked passed and did not see them etc, etc.

  however, other brothers prayed and still got executed by gillotine so...why does gods will allow such things?

  isn't this just random chance put down as god's will?

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  Mere coincidence is my take. The praying stuff and thinking that its God's will, is a carry-over from their previous religion for many of the JW's.

  A God's will vs co-incidence experience:

  I met an ex-Mormon lady at the Flea market. She was very angry with the Mormons and quit. I asked her how she became a Mormon?

  She was praying to God to show her the truth. Just then two missionaries came to the door. She told them about her prayer and they responded, "they knew. The Lord told them to come to her door." Sound familiar?

  Later the missionay told her, "the Lord had told him they were to marry and so sexual relations now would be okay." But I guess that's another story....
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  Please nominate your favourite film and say why you rate it so highly.

  by lifelong humanist in

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  i've just watched all 3 parts of francis ford coppola's epic godfather once again.

  it is a superb achievement on many levels.

  each viewing reveals something new and fresh.. i recall, as a good jw at the time, not seeing it when released as it was not certified as 'suitable' given the content for jws.

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  Strictly Ballroom (1st Released in Australia)

  "A bit odd, but a very nice story where true love is equated to loyalty" - Dissed, JWN Movie Review

  Fav line: "No new steps!"

  Gladiator

  "Where good triumphs and evil people are fun." (see the Emperor) - Dissed, JWN Movie Review

  Fav line: "Maximus! Maximus!" I was cheering along with the crowd.

  Eat, Dink, Man, Women (subtitled)

  "Makes me hungry every time I see it" - Dissed, JWN Movie Review

  Fav line: "Were getting married!" The look on his daughters faces was priceless.
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  New to Halloween...What do YOU do?

  by Bourne in

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  i've never celebrated halloween (too bad none of you live around here - jacksonville fl), but for whatever reason, i have alot of good memories from the anticipation of the various holidays as a child (i'm originally from a state that actually had seasons), even though we as jw's did'nt participate.

  i still remember being at friends' houses, seeing them apparently happy and found myself wishing that i could have something to look forward too that was fun and not just the memorial (such a solemn occasion).

  i have swore to myself that when (and if) i ever have children that i will celebrate them (the holidays + birthdays) as would want them to have some of the memories that i was denied.. am i making too much of this?.

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  Halloween is celebrated on October 31st.

  For those not familiar with the custom.

  Kids dress up, go door-to-door demanding candy from householders, then yell insults if they don't give them a generous contribution. Very similar to the JW's work.
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  New to Halloween...What do YOU do?

  by Bourne in

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  i've never celebrated halloween (too bad none of you live around here - jacksonville fl), but for whatever reason, i have alot of good memories from the anticipation of the various holidays as a child (i'm originally from a state that actually had seasons), even though we as jw's did'nt participate.

  i still remember being at friends' houses, seeing them apparently happy and found myself wishing that i could have something to look forward too that was fun and not just the memorial (such a solemn occasion).

  i have swore to myself that when (and if) i ever have children that i will celebrate them (the holidays + birthdays) as would want them to have some of the memories that i was denied.. am i making too much of this?.

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  Halloween is pure fun.

  My daughter celebrated her first one when she was 15. No longer going door-to-door for the GB, she made candy apples and delivered them on horse back, dressed as a princess to our neighbors. (we live in the country)

  The next year, we had a barn party for all the neighborhood, kids and adults.

  It now has become a tradition that all can't wait for. It must be my pre-JW druid background, because we REALLY get into this.

  Two years ago, we started the "Burning Man" going. A life-like wooden statue set on fire, while we all roast marshmellows. No, we don't dance naked around the "Burning Man"......yet. haha

  The Holidays are just some of the moments and memories, you can share with your children. Don't let the GB rob you of those special times.
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  When did a lightbulb first go off in your head that something didn't seem right???

  by cognac in

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  i was about 4 or 5 years old.

  they must of been talking about prejudice in the meeting or something.

  that's when i first learned about it.

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  My nephews shared this experience with me recently. A "turning point" as they said.

  Both of them were baptized JW's and were caught sleeping around with sisters by their Father, an Elder.

  It never came to the attention of the Congregational Elders.

  They were chastised, told he was dissappointed in them, but were only given a firm warning, with this admonition: "I don't want you to do this, but if you do, be sure and use birth control. And, I NEVER want this to get back to the Elders!"

  They both said, it was at that point they hated this religion more than ever because of what it did to their parents. It made them into "bloody hypocrites". The father that was trying to protect them from the Elders, did more harm to them as JW's.

  But one more point to add that just occured to me as I was typing this. I served as an Elder with him. He sat on many Judicial Comittees and over a course of time had no problem DFying other JW kids.

  Fortunately for my nephews, they all went on to college and to careers before this religion could totally ruin their lives. They have become some of the finest people that my wife and I are acquainted with. According to their parents, they are ashamed of what they have become.

  For my wife, this is one of the most destructive parts of the JW's, what it does to families.