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  Yet Another New Member

  by BadAssociation in

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  i am yet another new member to the group because, surprise surprise, being a jw makes me miserable.

  i have been raised in the "truth" and have been hating it for a very long time.

  the congregation that i attend is a snake pit, full of judgemental, brain-washed witnesses who will report your every move.

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  Joyzabel

  Welcome to the board, BA. Have fun in life's little journey. j2bf
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  14 Minutes and you are not a Servant of Jehovah

  by JT in

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  last night we were discussing the "new light" that was revealed to the gb recently from jehovah.

  many of us recall all the co talks and elder parts based on the bible text of how a true servant of jah would not be "inactive or irregular" for years one was required to have at least one hour to be considered a servant of jah.. as the sec in my hall i recall so many times calling up friends to get thier time and hearing them break crying cause they didn't have 60min only about 45min- and they knew that it meant they were not servants of jah.

  now with the new light from jw a person with only 14 minutes of time will now be disqualified as being a servant of jah.. it is amazing how many jw will view this arrangement as a "loving provision from jah" instead of realizing that thier service to thier god has been reduced to whether they get 15min or 14 min.

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  Joyzabel

  Thanks JT, wonderful post.
  You are so right about the shopping cart analogy. Unfortunately, some of the jws are in their own little world like the homeless.
  Hope you enjoy your visit with your m-i-l. j2bf
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  Vindicated again

  by Mulan in

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  my jw friend just called me to say she "can't believe it".

  it seems at the meeting last night, they were told that there will be no more subscriptions to the wt and awake.. i had told her this a couple of weeks ago, and she was skeptical that i was right.

  now, she said all she has to do is call me to see what will happen next.

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  Joyzabel

  We had a friend visiting this weekend that we shared this bit of info with. His son called on Suday to say it was announced at the KH. All he could do was shake his head and say "why did it take 2 weeks after we knew the info for the congregation to know"!!!
  This board is awesome with the "new light". I love it. j2bf
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  WT lawyers

  by TweetieBird in

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  does anyone know how many lawyers the society has working for them now?

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  Joyzabel

  What do lawyers use for birth control?

  Their personality!
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  Final Episode (The Blown Up Witness)

  by Englishman in

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  ... it was a threaded gas cap, yellow, about one and a half inches in diameter.

  also clearly visible was bright metal around the flats of the hexagonal cap.

  bright metal that showed the marks of a recently applied wrench....... .

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  Joyzabel

  Englishman, Some people can tell a story and some gifted ones can spin a tale. I know this story was true, but you have a wonderful gift of telling us the experiences you have had.
  I, too, am glad Larry is living life to the full. I still believe his father-in-law had a hand in the "accident"!
  Someday I hope to hear your tales in person. j2bf
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  A WOMAN'S PLACE IS AT HOME!!!!!!

  by crownboy in

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  all of us know how patricharcial the watchtower society (and most fundamentalist religions) is.

  men pretty much "run the show", there probably are things a two year old "brother" would probably get to do before a poineer sister can.

  because the sister is a female(maybe .

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  Joyzabel

  Why do I feel like a invisible veil, like the Talaban's, has been lifted off my head since leaving? j2bf
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  EPISODE 2, The Blown Up Witness.

  by Englishman in

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  .....but the most terrifying thing was just starting to impinge upon my dulled hearing.

  it was larrys voice, screaming from inside the burning building... .

  episode 2. .

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  Joyzabel

  Eman, I was just adding a little fun to the story. I know you didn't do it. But someone did throw those things your way. Where was the father-in-law? Why wasn't he home?? Please continue the story. I love reading your writing. Very talanted. j2bf
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  EPISODE 2, The Blown Up Witness.

  by Englishman in

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  .....but the most terrifying thing was just starting to impinge upon my dulled hearing.

  it was larrys voice, screaming from inside the burning building... .

  episode 2. .

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  Joyzabel

  Why were those things found on your side of the hedge? And why were you a little slow responding? :) just wondering!
  Can't wait for the rest of the story! j2bf
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  The Blown-Up Witness. EPISODE 1:

  by Englishman in

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  back in 1970, i found myself moving into one of the largest council estates in the uk.

  leigh park is a massive housing complex owned by portsmouth city council.

  it houses those who cant afford their own homes by offering subsidised rents.

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  Joyzabel

  Englishman, you are such a wonderful storyteller. It is a great gift. I know it must be painful to relive such horrors, but please continue. These cliff-hangers make me anxious to know the rest of the story. j2bf
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  Ex-JW from Minnesota

  by Adonai438 in

  1. jw
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  i've been reading a lot of stories posted here and have to say i'm glad to know there are so many ex-jw's!.

  so, jehovah's witnesses sounded pretty good to me-- it never occured to me that a religion could be wrong.

  was i not good enough for god?

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  Joyzabel

  Welcome to the board Adonai438. Thank you for sharing your experience. I, for one, am a christian and an exjw. Yes, they can belong in the same sentence. You certainly have been through alot. I'm recently reading Scot Peck's books and he mentions that there is something "miraculous" about individuals who are raised in such dysfunctional enviroments who are truly good people inspite of their upbringing. I'm looking forward to you sharing more information and your opinions with us. j2bf