Posts by kp138

I've always felt being a JW contributed to his depression and ultimate decision to end his life. He didn't take care of his health and went into major debt because Armageddon was SO close and didn't expect to be an old man. Sad, I miss him.

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What those terrible worldly people are doing

by JeffT in

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yesterday there was a horrific crash on a bridge here in seattle.

a dukw (wwii amphibious truck) tourist cruise lost control and hit a charter bus full of exchange students head on.

four dead and about a dozen seriously wounded, many more in less critical condition.yesterday, canlis restaurant, located near the scene and one of the most exclusive eateries in seattle, closed for the first time in its 65 year history and sent out its staff with food for the first responders.

kp138

I live in Seattle too, Jeff. Great outpouring of support by those awful worldly people.

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What triggered your doubts / awakening?

by Tornintwo in

i am sort of new here, used a different username for a while but things got 'difficult' at home so i've since been lurking.... what i would be really interested to know, if you don't mind sharing, is what it was that triggered your doubts and initial research which led to awakening, was it a bad experience, injustice, changed doctrine?

for me, it was seeing mistreatment of young ones in the congregation, they're under so much pressure and as soon as they go even slightly astray they are shunned, either informally (as bad associations which pushes them further into the 'world') or formally - with elders dying to throw the book at them so they even lose their family.... ...then reading about child abuse issues in the press.... ...which led me to silentlambs.

...then jw facts, this forum and coc, wham!

kp138

For me it was JW association with the UN. When I went to the UN official website and saw proof of their involvement together my jaw dropped.

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College Quote - Help Needed

by kp138 in

i don't post on here for often, but i read posts almost daily and i love our little community of ex-jw's.

a little bit of a background i was raised in as jw but was never baptized but was a publisher and believe it wholehearedly.

my father was very strict when it came to the religion and although i really quit going in my early 20s (which broke his heart) it held a power over me until i was close the to 30. at 30 i decided to enroll in community college while working full time and got my aa last year.

kp138

Thank you all for the info and feedback!

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College Quote - Help Needed

by kp138 in

i don't post on here for often, but i read posts almost daily and i love our little community of ex-jw's.

a little bit of a background i was raised in as jw but was never baptized but was a publisher and believe it wholehearedly.

my father was very strict when it came to the religion and although i really quit going in my early 20s (which broke his heart) it held a power over me until i was close the to 30. at 30 i decided to enroll in community college while working full time and got my aa last year.

kp138

Hi. I don't post on here for often, but I read posts almost daily and I love our little community of ex-JW's.

A little bit of a background I was raised in as JW but was never baptized but was a publisher and believe it wholehearedly. My father was very strict when it came to the religion and although I really quit going in my early 20s (which broke his heart) it held a power over me until I was close the to 30. At 30 I decided to enroll in Community College while working full time and got my AA last year. After a very slow process I am finally applying to the University of Washington. I now need to write a personal statement for my application and it says to talk about some personal challenges. I wanted to to provide a background in how I was raised including how college not something that JW's are supposed to do (at least in my family going to college was not even an option). I thought it might be good to provide the Watchtower quote that said that we should not go to college because the end is so soon that we would never finish before the the time of the end (I'm paraphrasing of course). I think this is the famous quote from the 60's.

My question for the community is: 1) do you think it's a good idea to provide this quote on my personal statement? 2) If so, can anybody provide the exact quote and the exact year, page etc so that I can cite it appropriately?

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JW and Pro Wresting

by kp138 in

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i was just flipping through the tv channels and saw that wwe was on, so i thought what the heck i'll check it out.

you see, back when i was a kid i loved wrestling (even though i usually had to sneak it because it was too violent), but i haven't really watched it since i was a kid.

as i watched a couple minutes of this i had a flash of how, even as a young kid, i wondered how did i ever think this was real!?

kp138

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JW and Pro Wresting

by kp138 in

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i was just flipping through the tv channels and saw that wwe was on, so i thought what the heck i'll check it out.

you see, back when i was a kid i loved wrestling (even though i usually had to sneak it because it was too violent), but i haven't really watched it since i was a kid.

as i watched a couple minutes of this i had a flash of how, even as a young kid, i wondered how did i ever think this was real!?

kp138

I was just flipping through the TV channels and saw that WWE was on, so I thought what the heck I'll check it out. You see, back when I was a kid I loved wrestling (even though I usually had to sneak it because it was too violent), but I haven't really watched it since I was a kid. As I watched a couple minutes of this I had a flash of how, even as a young kid, I wondered how did I ever think this was real!? There was a time as very young child I thought WWF was real, but slowly as I got a little older I started to question and finally it became clear that it was fake and just a big show.

This kind of reminds me of growing up as a JW. When I was younger I *knew* it was the truth, but then a few seeds of doubt entered my mind and finally I came to my senses and realized it wasn't the truth. So now when I see a Watchtower I get that same feeling of "how in the heck did I ever believe this stuff?!" It seems so crystal clear now. Anybody ever have those types of flashbacks?

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The ten best ways to disrupt a District Assembly:

by czarofmischief in

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!

kp138

One more. Walk around an assembly wearing a giant light bulb costume (like you'd get for halloween) while reading a Physics text book. That way "the light gets brighter" (ba-dum-bum-ching)

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The ten best ways to disrupt a District Assembly:

by czarofmischief in

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!

kp138

I love this thread. How about this: Wear a strap-on dildo under your pants so it looks like you have a massive erection.

- Walk around the main aisles and near the stage.

- Walk up to an elder looking person and ask if you can study with them, then change the subject and ask if there's a children's play area around.

- If there's a line at the new credit card terminals, stand very close behind a guy and gentle poke his butt with your "hard on". When he looks back say something like "boy, I'm sure excited about these new credit card contributions."