Joyzabel

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  To Elder: We have been lied too all of my JW life stop telling me to go out in service!!!

  by Olivia Wilde in

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  i've always maintained a huge sense of justice, when presented with facts and truth i don't tolerate hypocrisy and "fake" my path in life.

  i relate to nancy grace from hln, seeking justice and truth.

  many friends tell me i would be a great lawyer for my candor and directness, i don't think soo because i honestly do not like confrontation.

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  Joyzabel

  Good for you Marvin Shilmar! Where is that couple now? Still in? or did you help them wake up?
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  Dropping in for visit

  by orangefatcat1951 in

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  hello everyone, it have been quite a long time since my last visit here, and wow so many new people and it proves to me so many are still leaving the wts and its cohorts the gb.

  or rather kings, gee give me a break, our lord jesus christ is the king of kings and lord of lords .

  talk about disillusion they are off their rocker.ll .

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  Joyzabel

  (((((((OFC)))))))). I was wondering how you are doing. I'm great, just come here once in awhile to read.
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  Great Evening....

  by Lee Elder in

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  ...with dick and helen kelly.

  got to meet joe and barbara anderson and their friend joy on their whirlwind u.s. tour.

  wonderful conversation and opportunity to reminisce about our wts experiences and our plans for the future.

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  Joyzabel

  I'm just the driver 😀
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  My Mom Is Dying

  by minimus in

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  i just wanted to say that my dear 89 year old mom is terminally ill and will soon pass.

  she is on morphine and hanging on.

  she has been a devout witness for about 60 years and a wonderful mother.

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  Joyzabel

  I'm sorry for the heartache you are and will be experiencing. Like my mom, who is 88 and became a witness in the '50's, she will not be seeing the promise made to her "millions now living will never die". So sad.
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  Unwitnessing Calmly To JW Cart People Yesterday

  by Watchtower-Free in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  talked for about 45 minutes with 2 cart people .

  daniel wiebe (his vid) emily, and myself (csf) .

  caught them lying 4x on very important topics.

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  Joyzabel

  Well done! Especially the calm demeanor and raising points about other religions (or cults) to get the JW's to connect the dots about their own religion and beliefs. (Steven Hassen recommend that tactic).

  Be proud of yourself and how well you are deprogramming from a mind control religion.
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  Is the WT SLOW-ly Changing the importance of the Door to Door preaching work to something more profitable?

  by John Aquila in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  its been a couple of weeks since a new c.o.

  was appointed to the circuit and im starting to hear tidbits of his talks..

  one brother told me that in one of his talks he asked the question; .

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  Joyzabel

  "So what can Jdub expect in the future?"

  Giving out flowers at the airport wrapped in orange sheets 😃

  Riding bikes with backpacks in white shirts for a two year stint 😆

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  New Inactive One Saying Hello to all

  by Lostwun in

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  lostwun here, i joined 2 months ago but am now just finding the courage after doing more research to formally introduce myself to the board and embrace my new beginnings as an ex-jw.

  i am a second-generation jw.

  i grew up with parents who are well known and very respected in many circuits.

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  Joyzabel

  Welcome LostWun!

  getting a new support system outside the dubs is a necessity but will be slow process. Deprogramming usually takes at least two years, it's amazing how entrenched in mind control JWs are until you leave.

  There are a lot of great people here who have been where you are in your journey. And also lots of opinions. The one thing I think is important is to love yourself and find out who you truly are.

  Good luck,

  Joy
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  An elder, Chief MD in Honolulu clinic goes door to door. Testimony given at JW convention

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  http://www.pressreader.com/usa/honolulu-star-advertiser/20150725/281848642300889/textview.

  it sounds to me like he was a jw before he became a physician.

  "kalauawa, who became a jw 31 years ago, said he had to overcome a major conflict between his religious and professional beliefs, because jws are opposed to blood transfusions.

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  Joyzabel

  I went to nursing school while a witness. Did the mental gymnastics around the blood issue. Didn't go to the Red Cross to learn about blood donations (got excused because of religious beliefs) 😱 Reasoned that I didnt ordered blood and would've interfere with the doctor/patient relationship but I would usually ask other nurses to hang the blood for me.

  I held to this policy of mine while even a nurse-practitioner (Certified Nurse-Midwife) until I left the JWs. I was truly free and relieved that I could practice on scientific principles instead of men's mumbo-jumbo.

  There is a lot of mental gymnastics that goes on between scientific principles and fundamental religions.
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  I had breakfast with 50+ JWs on Sunday

  by zimunzucz in

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  we pulled into a hotel parking lot saturday around 6pm on the return leg of a wonderful family vacation to new england - an then fate stepped in---a man in a suit got out of a car with the rest of a picture perfect family.

  i immediately noticed all the name tags--- and my blood pressure spiked 50pts- damn!!

  i was booked in a 4 story hotel full of jws-- the only time they took off the name tags was in the swimming pool- they were so proud of themselves.. at 6:30 am the hot water went cold in the wife's shower- what do you expect on the 4th floor when a herd of jws is trying to get ready at the same time?

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  Joyzabel

  Nice......hope you cracked some shells on those nuts.

  herd mentality at its best (at assemblies) nice to single people out and talk with them.
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  Swahili Congregation in the Midwest -- Why?

  by SnakesInTheTower in

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  i almost posted this in the humor section, because honestly, i almost thought it was a joke.

  my family and i were driving through a suburb of st. louis, missouri this afternoon on the way back to illinois and home.

  i took a back road through a bedroom community and ended up on a 2 lane road that led me right past the last kingdom hall i attended in 2007 before i left for good.

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  Joyzabel

  Snakes, that maybe the last KH the ex and I worked on in St Louis. Lots of prep work for quick builts back then. About 30 some years ago, a double KH in that area.