TheClarinetist

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  JWs produce useless men

  by wouldacouldashoulda in

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  a non witness who had studied the jws commented that the religion produce unmanly men.

  do you agree with him?.

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  TheClarinetist

  @dissed

  Amen.
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  JWs produce useless men

  by wouldacouldashoulda in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a non witness who had studied the jws commented that the religion produce unmanly men.

  do you agree with him?.

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  I'm not one to talk about this one. I can't fight, freak out in horror movies, love chick flicks, and cry at weddings and while watching Rent.

  I seem to remember, however, that the WT$ dogma encourages men to be "in touch with their feminine side", specifically in the Greatest Man book in the chapter on Lazarus... but that my have just been a comment. Its been a LONG time.
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  My First Halloween

  by TheClarinetist in

  1. jw
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  this year is going to be my first halloween away from the jw parents.

  what should i dress as?

  some of my dorm mates suggested dressing up as a jw, complete with "washtowel" and "asleep!

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  This year is going to be my first halloween away from the JW parents. What should I dress as? Some of my dorm mates suggested dressing up as a JW, complete with "Washtowel" and "Asleep!" magazines about the evils of halloween (with those titles, I can get them printed on campus. ). They're even planning on taking a group trick-or-treating just to see if anyone will give a bunch of college students candy.

  I don't think the JW costume will work though (the local congregation hasn't figured out where I've been hiding yet). Any other ideas?
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  So you're out - first thing you did was.....

  by wantstoleave in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  did you 'break the rules' full force?

  did you go celebrate a birthday?

  buy xmas decorations?

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  TheClarinetist

  I still have all the game of a nerdy, though not ex-missionary, JW.

  First thing I did was get out and get a girlfriend... being an ex-JW living with your JW parents and having a girlfriend leads to some funny stories, too...
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  Why do you come to this site?

  by sinis in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  after all the years i have been here, i have slowly progressed to the point that the bible, god, and all the other religious stuff out there is just plain bullshit!!!

  yet when i first came here and was told by some of the members that that is what i would logically come to, i did not believe them, and yet they were right.

  i realize that a lot of people on this board have left, or are struggling with themselves or family to leave, yet many still believe.

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  TheClarinetist

  I've come to this site to rid myself of the many JW demonds I have left, and maybe meet some new people along the way.
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  How many congregations have you been in???

  by angel eyes in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  or did you remain in the same one since childhood?.

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  I was in three or four, but visited many more because there were not enough "friends my age" (actually, there were plenty... just wouldn't have anything to do with me, I think because my father was inactive)
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  Thanks to all the dating adds on here I'm leaving my wife for another women!

  by Witness 007 in

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  2. experiences

  ...........or so my workmates think lol.

  i'm glad simon doesn't ask me for money like some damn pope, but i do have problems explaining why their are sexy singles on my computer all day long.. still overdue........my midlife crisis.....coming soon!.

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  And whats worse is when you actually try playing the game, there are no babes...
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  bethel friend calls me the other night...

  by SnakesInTheTower in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have not heard from this particular (former) friend in some time.

  he and i first met back around 1986-7 at pioneer school in his hometown.

  we were both young ms's with dreams of bethel.

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  It's amazing that all he wanted to know about her is what congregation she attended!

  What else do you need to know? He probably figured she was a nice little pioneer woman, and all of those I've met have been pretty much the same. And why bother with a name? He'll be knowing her for the rest of his life as "Sister [insert Snake's last name here]".

  Of course, the argument could also have been made that that was just a lead up question...
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  Hostility to God's "name"

  by AwSnap in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i was given the brochure the divine name that will endure forever, and was pointed to page 20 which is entitled "hostility to god's name?".

  it says that the word jehovah was originally in the hebrew scriptures but was taken out.

  is this true?

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  Hmmm.... In that case, maybe they should go back to "I Am That I Am"... On the other hand, it would be rather confusing to tell someone "I am one of I Am That I Am's witnesses".
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  Life can be Fulfilling without the Watchtower

  by KW13 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  many who are considering leaving the witnesses are frightened by the thought itself.

  at first though you will possibly feel like there is.

  before you jump to conclusions that we made an easy and selfish decision, read on.

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  I kind of dived head first into sin, myself.

  I really appreciated this post. Sometimes its hard to keep pushing yourself and see the light beyond the JWs. Thanks for the encouragement.