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  Dating Coach for Ex-Dubs? Do we need one? There is one for ex-Orthodox Jewish women.

  by Diest in

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  after i read this article on slate.com about a dating coach for ex-hasidic women, i thought this would be a great job for ex-dubs.

  i see a lot of the same dating issues in the posts i read and even in my own life.. i don't know who would take up the job but it seems like it could be interesting.

  help born-ins understand the intracacies of dating and relationships in the real world.

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  Joey Jo-Jo

  Nice_Dream I was also a quiet JW who avoided talking too.

  This weekend I went to a bar with some friends and totally froze when a guy started talking to me. It was like I went back to the JW mentality of avoiding talking with worldly men in case they're trying to get in my pants or something. Totally clueless and socially awkward.

  How does one improve their social skills? I feel like I missed out on 15 years of crucial social development!

  I guess I am not the only one with the problem, one girl even thought I was mute.

  I suggest you buy a book about cognitive behaviroural therapy that explains anxiety and how to deal with it, one way of dealing with a situation like that is to put yourself in a situation like that more often, its a lot like learning to drive a car the more you drive the more natural it becomes.
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  Shunned by an ex-jw

  by Joey Jo-Jo in

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  i was watching one of alun williams videos on youtube.

  i was a subscriber to his channel, that is until he blocked me completely due to one comment i made on his video watchtoweralert1---homosexuality.

  mind you this was the only comment i have ever made to any of his videos, most vids are your typical ex-jw info but he is now making videos specifically about the bible, one being about homosexuality, although still an ex-jw he appears to be still carrying a lot of jw luggage, for one he has just false propheticed the end, and he spoke against same sex intercourse.. being youtube he is entitled to do what ever he wants on is channel, however youtube is also place for discussion and debates and in no way was my post worth blocking, and being an ex-jw i expected him to know better.. what i posted was - i much rather see those outside the org, but really if you want to play that card you have a lot to answer for, for one circular reasoning.

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  Joey Jo-Jo

  GromitSK wrote Blimey homophobes blocking homophobes - who knew?

  What do you mean?
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  Shunned by an ex-jw

  by Joey Jo-Jo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was watching one of alun williams videos on youtube.

  i was a subscriber to his channel, that is until he blocked me completely due to one comment i made on his video watchtoweralert1---homosexuality.

  mind you this was the only comment i have ever made to any of his videos, most vids are your typical ex-jw info but he is now making videos specifically about the bible, one being about homosexuality, although still an ex-jw he appears to be still carrying a lot of jw luggage, for one he has just false propheticed the end, and he spoke against same sex intercourse.. being youtube he is entitled to do what ever he wants on is channel, however youtube is also place for discussion and debates and in no way was my post worth blocking, and being an ex-jw i expected him to know better.. what i posted was - i much rather see those outside the org, but really if you want to play that card you have a lot to answer for, for one circular reasoning.

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  Joey Jo-Jo

  I was watching one of alun williams videos on youtube. I was a subscriber to his channel, that is until he blocked me completely due to one comment I made on his video watchtoweralert1---HOMOSEXUALITY

  Mind you this was the only comment I have ever made to any of his videos, most vids are your typical ex-jw info but he is now making videos specifically about the bible, one being about homosexuality, although still an ex-jw he appears to be still carrying a lot of jw luggage, for one he has just false propheticed the end, and he spoke against same sex intercourse.

  Being youtube he is entitled to do what ever he wants on is channel, however youtube is also place for discussion and debates and in no way was my post worth blocking, and being an ex-jw I expected him to know better.

  What I posted was - I much rather see those outside the org, but really if you want to play that card you have a lot to answer for, for one circular reasoning. - that’s my block worthy post

  If one thing I learned in leaving the org is that I can not trust others, not even myself, and being open minded is very very important for truth seeking skills, but it seems our friend has closed himself back into his old ways.

  Here is the vid

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWOr305sweo&feature=plcp

  Edit: After this incident I am completely blocked from posting anything on any of his videos.
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  Sparlock

  by biometrics in

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  2. beliefs

  so we have a jw next door who went to the assembly over the w/e.

  yesterday she gave 'gift' to my wife for my kids.. that's right it was the sparlock dvd.

  i didn't know about the gift until i saw my kids watching it this morning.. is it safe to let my kids watch it?.

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  Joey Jo-Jo

  No, unless you want your kids to be implemented with phobias.

  Listen, THINK and Obey is the name of the dvd, this 15 minute divide is implementing authorite on Jehovah, Jehovah being those men from the WB&TS.
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  Advice needed please.

  by tenene in

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  i've been a lurker here for about a year and a half.

  i am a baptised jw(born-in).. i was a publisher in good standing until about last december when i stopped putting in fs time as well as attending meetings and conventions including this year's memorial.. i no longer believe in the teachings of the watchtower society.. about 3 weeks ago an elder and a ms from my cong came to ny house uninvited and told me they were just checking on me and wanted to find why i haven't been to the meetings for such a long time.

  they told me it was not an official visit, but sort of hinted to me that if i don't show up then i might be getting an official one soon.

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  Joey Jo-Jo

  tenene : as far as I am aware they can not disfellowship you for being inactive, remember to smile and be dishonest, also I strongly suggest that you read combatting cult mind control and releasing the bonds BEFORE doing anything.

  Dont do anything drastic untill you have read these books.
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  Why would Jehovah wait so long?

  by schnare in

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  2. beliefs

  jehovah's witnesses and many other religions believe jesus will return or has returned (invisibly .

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  the jw answer is - because jehovah wants to save everyone - but that does not make any sense, the more born the more die. If there ever was a deity it has never made itself known.
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  Why you love America

  by jamesmahon in

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  it struck me, as i guess it has a lot of people, that there are so many threads from both americans and the rest of us that seem to descend into america bashing.

  i thought it might be quite nice to have a thread solely (and i mean solely - if this just turns negative i will call foul) on what we think is great about america.

  as a brit who has lived and been over a number of times there are many parts about america that i think are great and thought is would be healthy to have a positive thread for a change.. so a starter for ten (with a few gross generalisations thrown in):.

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  Joey Jo-Jo

  patriotism is just another cult.
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  The Watchtower and the Masons

  by ozziepost in

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  the latest edition of the free in christ ministries journal contains a very interesting article entitled the watchtower and masons.. drawing upon material from the book the watchtower & the masons by fritz springmeier, it gives the following parallels between the things that c t russell believed and those taught by the masons:.

  * both believe jehovah is the most important word being the basis of their dogma, and the name of their god.

  * both believe god yielded power to a lesser god.

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  Joey Jo-Jo

  Prognoser: I would be interested to know if you could provide me with references for your claims, mainly that the catholic church ever opposed the masonic rite, and how exactly does freemasonry attack moralism.

  As far as I am aware, Russell is not the only person who is hard to track down, as I have been told by ex-masons they are allowed to lie for the greater good, a lot like the story of ruth. The evidence is not conclusive but it does suggest that Russel was influenced by masons but it may not be the reason why he started the bible students, I also heard that Russel was not the president, I would be interest to know more about the founder of the bible students than Russell.
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  The ten best ways to disrupt a District Assembly:

  by czarofmischief in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  1. have an apostate food truck outside with free burritos and shasta cola.. 2. wear a smurf costume and run across the stage.. 3. bikini car wash across the street.. 4. have an old-school breakdancing session on the corner, cardboard and all.

  bonus if you do it on a mat made of watchtowers and primary colored book covers.. 5. have a garage sale or flea market in the neighborhood during the afternoon session.. 6. sit in the audience and applaud everything that anybody says - try to get a standing ovation for each sentence of the closing prayer.. 7. put a recording of rap, heavy metal, or other forbidden music on instead of the kingdom melodies.. 8. get fifty of your friends to walk around in the stadium during the session, holding signs that say, "louder please!

  " and "take your shirt off!

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  Joey Jo-Jo

  im thinking of a slogan, somethin catchy like THERE IS NO PEDOPHILIA LIKE WATCHTOWERPHILIA
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  Not Breaking News: Mormons quit church in mass resignation ceremony, Are Jehovah's Witnesses Next?

  by Scott77 in

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  2. current

  http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-rt-us-usa-utah-mormonsbre86000n-20120630,0,5340553.story.

  mormons quit church in mass resignation ceremonyshare112chelsea bair reads a declaration of independence from mormonism during a mass resignation of mormons from the church of jesus christ of latter day saints in salt lake cit (jeffrey d. allred, reuters / june 30, 2012).

  relatedalex willardson shows his letter during a mass resignation of mormons from the church of jesus christ of latter day saints in salt lake city.

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  Joey Jo-Jo

  I wonder if this had anything to do with the 300 mormons thingy