Oh God, the graveyard field service thing, so sad and awful.
That I was ever part of this sleazy cult.
Quillsky
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Using funerals to recruit members
by keyser soze ini heard a somewhat amusing story from a co-worker over lunch.
he said he was at a funeral for a jw relative, and they had a registry for guests to sign.
his wife signed the registry, and included their home address.
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Were you Stalked or Chased After Once you Exited the JW's by Elders ?
by flipper ini tried to fade off the map by moving 30 miles initially in 2004 after i exited in late 2003 .
the first several years they didn't bother me.
i ran into a elder from my former congregation in late 2005 in an antique store - he tried telling me i was wrong for stopping attending meetings.
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Quillsky
I wasn't stalked, and I count myself lucky. The old congregation thought I was in the "new" congregation and the "new" congregation thought I was in the old congregation.
I'm not sure how that works with my files though. I think the old congregation got tired of waiting for the "new" congregation to ask for them to be sent over.
The files are usually such a lovely stalking tool, aren't they?
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Quillsky
Sadly I never got to handle the microphones because I was born with a vagina and not a penis.
I forget the scripture in the Bible that mentions microphones.
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Since Leaving "The Truth" Are You Really Happier?
by minimus inwitnesses say that when people leave "the truth", they get involved in a debauched life, misery, and general unhappiness.. they give experiences of some that left the "sweet fellowship" of the "brotherhood" and the awful results because of it.
then, they come back and their lives change 100% for the better!.
have you found life to be miserable and unproductive since "leaving jehovah"?.
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Quillsky
We take ourselves wherever we go in life, so if personality traits, bad luck, poor habits or circumstances would have led to unhappy segments of life within the org, they possibly will also do so outside of the org. And ditto with the happy segments.
The big difference is now is there's no additional pressure of the hamster wheel of meetings-guilt-field-service-judgment-dread-watching-your-back and consulting the publications/elders on what is expected, and allowed, all the time.
So now I make my own decisions, and have to really think about how I am responsible for my own happiness and that of those around me, right here, now, today, and also taking the REAL future into account. Not some bizarre cultish fantasy of God killing everyone else in order to create "happiness" for the small minority.
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"...cannot be condoned under ANY circumstance"
by parakeet inthis is going around the internet.
enjoy.. "on her radio show, dr. laura schlensinger (a popular conservatve radio talk-show host) said that homosexuality is an abomination according to the bible leviticus 18:22, and cannot be condoned under any circumstance.
the following is an open letter to dr. laura, penned by james m. kauffman, ed.d.. dear dr. laura:.
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Quillsky
This letter has been around since at least 2000, according to Snopes. http://www.snopes.com/politics/religion/drlaura.asp
However, I laugh out loud every time I come across it. The central truth, that the Jewish Laws of Leviticus cannot be held to be eternal universal truths, is powerfully and wittily conveyed.
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If you are living with a partner, is it a marriage?
by Quillsky inthe definitions of partnerships are shifting.
indeed, they are different around the world.. the law doesn't always protect good partnerships that aren't on paper, and sometimes the law protects truly bad partnerships that are on paper.
the bible or church doesn't really have a definition of what a lawful "marriage" is.. i propose this..... if you set up home with a partner, you are "wed".
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Quillsky
If one (anyone, not neccesarily you) is living with a partner to whom one is not legally married, is it a marriage?
Or is it always merely "roommates with benefits"?
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Ten Tips for Muslim Women Who Want to Leave
by dgp inyou may never have had an income in your own name.
it is important that no one give away your address.. .
6. income.
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Quillsky
Fascinating article. It’s actually great advice for anyone leaving home for the first time.
LOL Really?!! My parents would have been devastated if I'd smuggled my passport and personal possessions out secretly and then posted them a letter after leaving.
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If you are living with a partner, is it a marriage?
by Quillsky inthe definitions of partnerships are shifting.
indeed, they are different around the world.. the law doesn't always protect good partnerships that aren't on paper, and sometimes the law protects truly bad partnerships that are on paper.
the bible or church doesn't really have a definition of what a lawful "marriage" is.. i propose this..... if you set up home with a partner, you are "wed".
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Quillsky
Very interesting, AGuest, thank you.
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Ten Tips for Muslim Women Who Want to Leave
by dgp inyou may never have had an income in your own name.
it is important that no one give away your address.. .
6. income.
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Quillsky
Interesting, thanks for posting dgp. I guess it's easy for us to be wrapped up in our own cult experience and the evils of shunning so that we forget sometimes that others have it a lot worse.
Imagine knowing that, if you leave, the men in your family could kill you?
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Suppose a worldly person knows too much about the WTS
by dgp insuppose a practicing and, to all appearances, true jw knew a worldly person (me) knows a lot more about the wts than the typical jw would expect.
i mean, the person knows the wts's structure, the general information about the basic theories (chronology, other sheep, the flocks, the anointed...).
i believe that this jw would immediately suspect that the worldly has visited "apostate" sites.
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Quillsky
I thank everyone here, too. Were it not for you guys, I would be in by now.
.Worth repeating. Good for you, dgp, and makes this all worthwhile!!