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Some apostates are sociopaths
by myusername in
1. jw
2. experiences
that is a controversial title to this post.

i think most apostates are kind-hearted people who want to warn others about this organization and help others get out of it.

however, some jws are sociopaths.
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Exciting experience about Amish couple joining JWs - and the shunning begins!
by Bonnie_Clyde in
1. jw
2. experiences
my daughter is also on her email list.

i believe my daughter has informed her that i dont go to meetings any more, and i think my friend is trying to encourage me.

however, my daughter has shunned me, my husband and her two brothers for almost five years even though none of us are dfd.
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Was anyone basically 'imprisoned' as a teen by JW parents?
by myusername in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
so in my mid teens i finally refused to stop all jw activity naively thinking i may be able to live a more normal life.

(i was already taken out of school at 14.

) after this i wasn't allowed to go outside even a few feet in front of the door by myself.
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Did field service ever scare any one.
by life is to short in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i was always scared somewhat by who i might meet at the door.. where i live we just had a mom murdered with her two young sons.

it is really sad, from what i just read in the paper the husband and wife took in this young man he was 22 years old and needed a place to stay.

he had been with them for months and had celebrated christmas and thanksgiving with all the family, etc.
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The great Christopher Hitchens.
by whereami in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i sure do miss the guy.

what a great voice for reason.. .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnoh95titic&sns=em.
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Pre-emptive shunning - a growing reality
by cedars in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i'm scanning through some of the results from the 2012 jw survey as they're coming in.. the most populous of the six voting categories with 76 voters so far is my own category, for those who are inactive, or "faded/fading" (not disfellowshipped or da'd, but no longer reporting time on the ministry).. one statistic already leaping out at me surrounds the question "do you experience 'pre-emptive shunning' from active witnesses, who view you as 'bad association'?

" of the 74 who voted on this so far, 76% have answered "yes" to this question.. it's early days, and obviously i will have a clearer picture of the extent of the problem once the survey closes at the end of the year.

however, the results already in suggest that pre-emptive shunning is widespread among inactive ones, despite this not being an "official" policy of the society.. i was interested in your opinions as to why this may be?
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How many people on here have low self-esteem?
by Chemical Emotions in
1. jw
2. friends
i do, so i was just curious.. i know the org tends to attract/cause/contribute to people having low self-esteem, so i figure a lot of people must have it as bad or worse than me..
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I finally watched Saturday Night Fever
by Billy the Ex-Bethelite in
1. jw
2. friends
i remember back when the movie came out how it was condemned by wt.

cos, dos, elders, all ranted against the movie.

other than the profanity, travolta adjusting himself in his undies, some violence, sex, and drug stuff, it was not "bad".
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What did you/do you think about at the meetings?
by tornapart in
1. jw
2. friends
if you still go or remember the days when you did what did you think about while you were sat there?

obviously it's very difficult to concentrate.. lol..assemblies i find impossible and have often drifted off to sleep, listening to the endless same old stuff.. .

and i want some funny stories.. .
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The Specialness Of Being A Jehovah's Witness
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
i figured out why many people become jws or remain in the religion.

they actually believe that they are special!

they look down on everyone else because they alone are god's people.