Topic by LoriJis

been thinking about this and curious about what makes us all come to the decisions we came to in our fade/exiting the jw organization.. i think for myself having been born-in & raised a jw my doubts about the generation doctrine had simmered for years within me quietly and by the time i finally left in 2003 i had reached my breaking point.

also seeing unjust treatment of rank & file witness ( myself included ) just propelled me into my decision even quicker.

so - one day after meeting with 3 elders in a back room before a meeting and seeing their judgmental aggression towards me - i just told myself " enough is enough ".

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Secret Santa 2010 participation

by nugget in

jw
friends

we have agreed to get the ball rolling so that we can get secret santa up and running this year.. if you wish to participate it is very simple.. if you live in the us please can you pm tec with your name address and site name e.g.

nugget.. if you live in canada and the rest of the world pm nugget with the same information.. the closing date for applications is 30th november 2010. this will allow the draw to take place on 1st december 2010 and secret santas to be notified.

if you do not want to send international post please can you also let me know (nugget) so that i can ensure you receive a recipient based in your country or as close as possible.. gifts should not cost more than $15, 10. if you do have an international parcel it can cost almost as much to post heavy items so bear this in mind when shopping.

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Saddening and Inspiring...

by IronHill in

jw
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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Your guilty pleasures...

by MrFreeze in

when you were a witness, or if you still are, what types of movies/games/tv shows/books/other activities did you enjoy that the society might not find too appropriate for jdubs.

for me here's a list of things i enjoyed that wouldn't have made the friends too pleased but that i rather enjoyed.. movies: all the best movies are rated r. whether it be language, violence, or sex.

you'd be hard pressed to find a movie made in the last 20 years that is really good that isn't rated r. some movies i enjoyed that the friends wouldn't have wanted me to be seeing: the matrix, godfather, godfather 2, goodfellas, american history x, office space, the pianist, shawshank redemption, the shining.