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  Our First Christmas Tree

  by Queequeg in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  early on, after we left jw land, my wife said to me, “i hope you don’t care, but i don’t ever see myself doing any christmas stuff.

  i don’t really understand why some ex jws decide to do that crap.” we agreed that parties were a little different because of the social aspects, but other wise i didn’t care.

  now… there’s a 16’ douglas fir with ornaments and lights in our living room.

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  "Why would anyone build a house in this system of things?"

  by Queequeg in

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  2. experiences

  recent posts about elders telling people to quit their jobs etc.

  reminded me of this.. when i was in my early twenties i decided that i really wanted to build a house (id always wanted to, even as a kid).

  i justified my "selfish" desire in my own mind by thinking that once we were living in it we'd have more freedom and skills to volunteer to do things like quickbuilds and international construction (actually, it really did work out that way).

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  January 6th hearings...

  by Queequeg in

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  what's your take on the january 6th hearings?.

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  Wow! Great ex-jw interview

  by Queequeg in

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  2. experiences

  this was one of the best exjw interviews i've heard!.

  https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/conversations/naomi-mourra-leaving-jehovahs-witness-faith-sexuality-culture/13757856.

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  Portland's Burning!!! (Sung to the Clash)

  by Queequeg in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i live a few hours away from portland, oregon.

  i have many friends who live in or near portland.

  i've spent a lot of time in portland.

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  Things stated at the District Convention

  by Queequeg in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  another post i made tonight reminded me of this.. what if a speaker at the district convention (is it still called that?

  ) makes a statement.

  this doesn't jive with what you think the wtbts promotes.

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  Steven Hassan has a new book...

  by Queequeg in

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  steven hassan's new book..

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  Musician raised as a JW

  by Queequeg in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  https://www.npr.org/2019/04/30/718452295/kelsey-lu-a-classically-trained-rule-breaker.

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  JW.ORG at the grocery store.

  by Queequeg in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  today while i was having my groceries checked out, a lovely woman came up next to me in the line.. i glanced over at her... her face screamed "i'm a pain in the ass!

  " she was obese and frumpy, and (i know maybe i'm projecting a little too much here...) she seemed to exude a sense of superiority, like, "i'm too good to be around these losers.".

  i paid for my food and made a point of being especially nice to the checker because i figured her next person was going to be unpleasant.. as i was gathering my things, the checker asked this lovely woman, "is plastic ok?

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  Michael Cohen... sleazebag or patriot?

  by Queequeg in

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  so, what do you think?

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  fwiw, i say sleazebag....

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