That is the part that kills me...LOL...how they really DON'T stop to think how they make themselves appear to the 'world' by the things they do and say. Now that my boyfriend knows ALL the ins-and-outs about my being DF'd, has heard about all the shunning and cruel way I was treated by the 'shepherds', and has seen first hand how the elders take liberties by just stopping by unannounced - he has NO desire to have anything to do with JWs ever!!! Crazy part is that he talks about JWs more then I do...and when I asked him the other day WHY he keeps bringing them up and getting me 'started' in on venting about my situation with them, he said "because I don't want you to forget how they are...I don't want you to go back to that." REALLy put things in perspective.
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Official visit from two local elders one fine Sunday morning
by SnakesInTheTower inwell, it finally happened.
a week ago sunday my fiancee and i were sitting in the living room drinking coffee and watching the morning talking heads when we heard the crunch of tires on the gravel in the driveaway, about 10:30 or so.
we looked at each other with that "are you expecting anyone?
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Are Jehovah's Witness men good catches?
by garyneal ini've stated this before on this message board but i was kind of curious about this and wanted to get some feedback from the group.
in particular, the ladies who are either current or former jw's.. about a year or so ago, my wife went with me to a church i was attending at the time.
we then later that morning attended a kh meeting.
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I used to truly believe JW men were the 'ish' and was taught that a Bethelite would be the ULTIMATE catch...yeah...well....that was until a JW kicked my arse of course! Wonder why I suddenly don't feel the same anymore...LOL
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My Hyprocrite friend just got reinstated I found out on my facebook.
by Butterflyleia85 inthis seriously cracks me up.. i made a bold move and posted this.
(because i know there are some on my facebook that are jehovah witnesses, but i support the exjehovah witnesses now, i honestly hate hyprocrites but i also understand the struggle it is to be on one side by force and still be attached to the other side because of family, i respect honest people and it's not my place to expose people, that what the jw elders do, i keep to my own business).. remember that july 2009 awake!
well notice these words on page 29:no one should be forced to worship in a way that he finds unacceptable or be made to choose between his beliefs and his family.
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Just people that you have allowed access to YOUR page - can see your 'wall' information.
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My Hyprocrite friend just got reinstated I found out on my facebook.
by Butterflyleia85 inthis seriously cracks me up.. i made a bold move and posted this.
(because i know there are some on my facebook that are jehovah witnesses, but i support the exjehovah witnesses now, i honestly hate hyprocrites but i also understand the struggle it is to be on one side by force and still be attached to the other side because of family, i respect honest people and it's not my place to expose people, that what the jw elders do, i keep to my own business).. remember that july 2009 awake!
well notice these words on page 29:no one should be forced to worship in a way that he finds unacceptable or be made to choose between his beliefs and his family.
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PLEASE! I know pioneers that take skank-ho pics when they are 'in da club'...and their dingbat behinds POST that mess on FB like it's cute!!! Of course when word gets out about the photos, all of a sudden they come down and in it's place is a wholesome pic in service or with their boyfriend/husband...just flat out FAKE!!
I still believe that Jehovah sees ALL...so if she is still getting down and dirty YET got reinstated - good for her. But jehovah STILL knows what she is about and the crap she does. He can see through that mess (even if the elders can't).
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Why no letter for DF'ing?
by sd-7 ini think it was blondie who just replied to chickpea's topic, saying that elders are told not to give people a letter when they are df'ed.
this sparked a matter of curiosity for me.
why is it that people wishing to be reinstated have to write a letter to the body of elders, but the body of elders will not write a letter to a person stating that they are df'ed?
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Not to hijack your thread, but I have often wondered the same thing....and....WHERE did the whole "write a letter" stuff come from? NEVER saw that in the Bible?! So it's not enough to be publically humiliated by an announcement, having your family/friends shun you, and being known as a supposed 'unrepenetent sinner'......NOW if you want to come back, you have to write a LETTER to 3 men begging to be let back in?
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Did You Have Any Weirdo JWs In Your Hall?
by minimus inin the 2 halls i was in, there were a few.
but the most memorable one was an elderly pioneer who would ask the householder if they wanted to hear about "the truth".
when they quite naturally said ,"no", he responded with, "if you don't believe in jesus, jesus will turn you into a pig"!.
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There was a 'study' in my cong that has mental issues (and was formerly an alcoholic). This pervy brother in the cong 'found' her in service one day and hooked her up with a pioneer as a study> Turns out that this study and this brother were having a relationship...and so he got DF'd (for the 3rd time). Either way, she continued to study and was seriously 'touched - and not by an angel either'. She would refuse to wear a bra but LOVED sundresses which also exposed all her tattoos, she shaved her head really close, and also sometimes would NOT wear her false teeth...then she would comment about how GREATEFUL shew as to this brother who FOUND her and helpled her study and learn about Jehovah and she would gush on about this dude...so it was painfully obvious that she was STILL in love with the dirty old perv.
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Have you ever been punished by the elders for objecting to the borgs treatment of you?
by highdose ini made the mistake of objecting to being slandered in the congo and the resulting shunning it got me, even though i had done nothing wrong at all.
but all i got in return was "loving counsel... puke" in the form of a strict telling off... it was my first real step out of there, you might say the scales started to fall from my eyes at that point.. i'd very much like to know if i'm alone in experiancing this kind of treatment or not?
i suspect not...?.
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When a person suffers injustice the blinders fall off definitelly.
AMEN...I 2nd that because it wasn't until the unjust treatment of me AFTER coming forward over the abuse I tolerated from my ex fiance - that it was like I suddenly WOKE UP! THings were much clearer and made more sense to me after that.
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ME...of course!
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Does your JW family exhaust you?
by LucyA inive kind of been lurking on this website for a month and ive decided to introduce myself so a little background.
i was born and raised jw at about the age of sixteen i started to have doubts about my mothers chosen religion (dad is not jw) so started to do some research and decided it wasnt for me.
my mothers still at me about going back though.
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My parents are manipulative ANYHOW...so using ANY and ALL means they can to try to convince me to 'come back' is the only thing. My dad is NOT as bad as my mom is though. With him, there is a distinct feeling of 'disinterest' I get from him when it comes to the org. But he goes along with it, so I really can't speak UP on his behalf.
Back to the point- YES, I have always ended up exhausted after talking to my parents. After moving out, I learned that visit to see them are NOT required and NOT healthy for me...even though they are my family. If I love myself at all - I would not subject myself to constant control tactic, demeaning speech, constant criticism, or manipulation!
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Assembly Parts NEVER made sense to me....!!!!
by babygirl30 inthis is and always has been one of my biggest gripes: assembly parts/experiences.
not 1....ever......e-v-e-r was even remotely relatable to me.
now i have traveled all over the place (and to other countries) and i have sat amongst rich and poor jws, suburbanites and urbanites, siddity folks and straight 'hood'.....and not 1 assembly experience made me sit up in my seat and say "wow - that's just like me!".
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I think you're crazy baby, this year's District Convention was "the best one yet!"
REally? Was it???? I wouldn't know...was too busy being 'worldly' and spending the weekend having FUN instead of attending the 3 days of 'spiritual food'!! My bad.