While growing up in the Midwest. my congregation was filled with working folks with sometimes less than a high school diploma. You could tell that by just observing my hall. There were a lot of poor readers who were older ones who bought into that garbage of not advancing your education. How did they think that we were going to exist in the real world? Just get it handed to us? No that did not work. Those ones who I graduated high school were indeed going to take advantage of higher education. They were not that serious into the preaching work. Most of them did very well for themselves monetarily. Yes, we had a lot of males that thought that they would get one of us sisters and make us what they wanted to make for themselves. Fortunately, I was rebellious.
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Low SocioEconomic Stature of Most Jehovah's Witnesses
by Band on the Run ini am wary to post this.
slaves can be extraordinary christians.
a large part of my problem was being exposed to abject poverty through the witnesses.
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Adultery, Forgiveness & Divorce-----WATCHTOWER STYLE
by minimus ini wonder how many have been affected by the watchtower's interpretation of these things.
i know of many many jws that "live together" only because they are married to each other.
these people almost hate each other, but would never leave their marriages and get an "unscriptural" divorce.....i know of wives that "forgave" their husbands "unknowingly".
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"Marry a Jehovah boy or be condemned by "gawd".
"NO REASON to play the idiNO REASON to play the idiotic Watchtower Gov.Bod game by THEIR RULES, after all... Besides, the stuff I could have made up, would have made my Judicial Meeting SO much otic Watchtower Gov. Bod .game by THEIR RULE".
I agree with you. There was no way that I was going to have a body of brothers, had NOexperience in Marital Counseling or Divorce to give me advice on anything. I will not subject my marriage thru a lot of "UNNECCESARY B.S."
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My Self-Righteous Brother-In-Law Got Disfellowshipped
by SlipnSlide inmy brother-in-law has always been a jerk and i never liked him.
he married my sister and had a family.
not long after, he became an elder and he thought that he was the shit!
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Thanks everyone for your thoughts. I could not stand this sack of shit. Please excuse the profanity, but this is a long time coming. Think, not SlipnSlideMaster, (Damn I like that name, oh well). Just call me Slide cuz i "done slided away"! My sister is beaufitul. Hell, so am I, but my thoughts are with her cuz she has other personal issues that would cause a normal person to check out. I love her a lot, I just wished she realized how much.
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'Hello': NO! 'Farmville': YES
by Lady Viola infarmville is a very popular facebook game everywhere, also in the netherlands.
i personally hate it, so i ignore every object that fb friends wants to sell to me.
but i have noticed lately that active jw's, even the very serious ones, play farmville with disfellowshipped persons.
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I hate Farmville. I got so many requests to play and it does not interest me in the least. I have seen "active" Witlesses still on Facebook after they were discouraged from doing so. Is the WTBTS loosing more of it's grip?
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My Self-Righteous Brother-In-Law Got Disfellowshipped
by SlipnSlide inmy brother-in-law has always been a jerk and i never liked him.
he married my sister and had a family.
not long after, he became an elder and he thought that he was the shit!
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My brother-in-law has always been a jerk and I never liked him. He married my sister and had a family. Not long after, he became an elder and he thought that he was the shit! Not gonna lie, he appeared to be a suitable servant in the beginning. After some time, he started feeling himself. His ego made him think that he was one of the more qualified elders in the KH. He got more family responsibilities that he and he alone could do, even though there was a more qualified family member. Time went on and he became more haughty and disrespectful to others in the congo and certain family members. As an older man in the congo, he shirked his responsibilities quite often and left some unattended. Started to complain that "aren't I doing enough for so-and-so? "Why does this person need assistace, again"? This led to rumblings among sisters and a few brothers that this brother was someone who others could not stand. Working for a major company allowed him to purchase a few toys for him and his wife. Some would say that the children were spoiled. Money was spent on vacations and the latest technology toy. This brother was indeed not keeping his "eye" simple. As I have said, I could not stand his smart-ass. There were complaints throughout the years that this brother was not kind and most certainly was no longer "shepherd material". I complained as well as others because he could not be trusted with judicial matters. Then.......WTF????!!!!!
Recently, my dear brother got disfellowshipped for "messin around". I was shocked because he "sho is ugly" (Color Purple reference) to me. I always wondered what my sister saw in this peon. All of this went down and everyone was, and still are talking. I never and still don't know all of the intimate details but my sister left him briefly, and to my knowledge, they are working it out. And get this, this jackass called me and tried to check me, thinking that I was spreading his business. He was told a lot of unpleasant things and was left with "kiss my ass". I would not have went there, but this "onetime elder" was speaking to me in a manner that was VERY unbecoming an "elder" and said a lot of vile things and untruths. All the time I was thinking that "he was faking being an elder all of the time". Well, I thought hard about this info and it was bothering me quite a bit, so I am putting his ass on blast!! Now, I don't like to take pleasure in someone else's misfortune, he has it coming. Now I feel so much better. I often wonder if I was the only one dealing with this? This just makes it easier for me to disassociated myself. Thanks in advance for listening. I'm in a stressful situation already and I'm just tired.
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Did your wardrobe of clothes change when you left the JW'S
by Hairyhegoat inmine did and i have not put a suit on since escaping the cult.
the mrs has given all but 1 away to the charity shops and i have loads more room in me wardrobe now.
what items of clothing did you get rid of when you got out of the cult ?
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Most of my dresses and suits are stored in a storage closet. I have worn some of them because they were suitable for interviews, so since I spent a fortune on my clothes, I can't bear to throw any away or give them to anyone else. If I can afford a new wardrobe, then I'll reconsider.
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How long did it take you to get rid of your WTS library & literature?
by Think About It init took me a little over 2 years from the time i quit going.
been out 15 years now and no wts literature since.. .
think about it .
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I have been throwing much of it away cuz I was not taking that crap across the country. I kept most of it because most of it belonged to my mother, so I got up one day and said no more. Since I live with in-laws temporarily, I only kept my large NWT bible and the last Watchtower library 2009 that I received last year before fading. The in-laws seem to think that since I don't have much literature that they can "place some" with me. Nah uh uh! I finally don't feel guilty about throwing the mags and books out and I don't care if I get looks from the folks in the congo cause I'm finally free!
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Am I Being Selfish?
by MrFreeze inas i watched "it's a wonderful life" for the 100th time, i couldn't help but notice the similarities between me and george bailey.
okay, maybe i've never helped finance somebodies house or helped people the way george was able to help people.
maybe it's an awful comparison.
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There is nothing wrong with being a little bit selfish. How many times have we put ourselves in a position to help others? I don't know about you but that's all that I have done as a witness. I was unselfish and kind. I helped others who are more unfortunate as I am. I went out during the week when I could and preached the good news to others. I gave at every meeting and donated in the contribution box (each one) cuz I was a good witness. I visited the sick and shut-in and provided meals on MY dime. I drove others who had no transporation to the KH and in service (often without an offer of gas fare). I cleaned up the KH after the meetings even when it was NOT my bookstudy group that was supposed to. I also provided a listening ear and an open home for those who wanted to talk or get away. I think that at this time in my life, I'm allowed to be selfish with myself. Don't get me wrong, I willingly did those things, cuz that's the type of person I am, but the only time that I will do anything will because I want to and not out of guilt. Did not want to be this way, but that is what the WTBTS and the GB has forced me to be.
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An email I just recieved: Jehovah's Loving Kindness
by Soldier77 inbut it's a new king in israel .
the only one who's left of the house of jonathan is his son.
mephibosheth said 'sure: i have had hard times and i am a cripple and i don't even understand this loving kindness, but he said i'll never leave this table.'.
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Got one of those too. YAWNNNNN!!!!!
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Here ya go, Mary!
