DesirousOfChange

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  What Are Reasons You Are Happy Not Being A JW Any Longer?

  by minimus in

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  freedom!

  not having to adhere to man made rules and regulations.

  not being afraid of maybe “stumbling “ someone..

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  I'm no longer being duped by delusional Cult Leaders into giving them my time, money, sweat, and love in the pursuit of false hope.

  20 But a prophet who presumes to speak in my name anything I have not commanded, or a prophet who speaks in the name of other gods, is to be put to death.”

  21 You may say to yourselves, “How can we know when a message has not been spoken by the Lord?” 22 If what a prophet proclaims in the name of the Lord does not take place or come true, that is a message the Lord has not spoken. That prophet has spoken presumptuously, so do not be alarmed. (Deut. 18:20-22)
  
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  What “Secret Sins” Do You Think Many JWs Are “Guilty “ Of?

  by minimus in

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  i know a lot of witnesses that drink a lot!

  secret sins people would confess to the elders were masturbation, dating and touching certain areas and anger issues.

  some fathers/husbands looked like model figures until you heard from the family that the dictator ms were horrible at home in more ways than one..

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  Clearly, there is a lot of over-drinking. I mean by JW standards. By "normal worldly" standards, the drinking most JW's do would barely get a 2nd look. Most things in our society revolve around getting a drink.

  After becoming and elder, I was shocked to learn how much hanky-panky went on -- even between Cong members. Friendships just often went "too far". It's the same kind of thing that happens to "worldly" couples who become overly "friendly". (Can you say Hot Tub Party?)

  More recently, I am surprised by how many (usually fringe) JW's have a Medical MJ Card. Hard to believe they didn't occasionally cop a buzz even before it was "legal".
  
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  Pioneers, Elder's Wives most self righteous. Etc.

  by Overrated in

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  as a jw did you have a pioneer sister/elder's wife who was the biggest busybody, self righteous, arrogant pus in the circuit?

  who would look down on others and treat people like crap.. without giving to much away, i experienced one that knew everyone in circuit.

  and if she or her husband saw or heard something they didn't like it was " you know what the bible says" regardless if it was in there or not.

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  Add to that CO's wives. (not plural wives, plural CO's)

  They were really good at snooping when chatting with the "sisters". I'm sure it was for the benefit of their hubby.
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  Governor Cuomo, Mass Murderer?

  by Simon in

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  what term would you use for a governor who enacts policies that directly cause the deaths of well over ten thousand and then covers up the death count for fear of prosecution?.

  i think "mass murderer" is the correct term.. he's far, far from the "messiah" figure the media have portrayed him to be over his handling of covid.. let the lawsuits commence.. https://nypost.com/2021/02/11/cuomo-aide-admits-they-hid-nursing-home-data-from-feds/.

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  Sounds like a good class action case.

  Hopefully they can bankrupt Cuomo (tho probably immunized by the State from any monetary damages).

  Sure would make a bigger hole in the NY State budget. (But Slo-Joe and the Ho will bail them out.)
  
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  Saving Money While Stuck At Home

  by Simon in

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  so you're stuck at home, you may be worried about your income, welcome to the world of filling your stuck-in-the-house time with saving some money!.

  here in canada, our energy costs are going up because we have a carbon tax.

  today, in the middle of the crisis, trudeau is raising it by 50%, probably as some perverse "thank you" to all the truckers delivering vital goods.

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  Gotta admit that we have saved a lot of money this year -- no traveling -- not much eating out -- etc

  Our Amazon spending is up and I think our booze budget is just totally trounced. I think I'm making the trip to the liquor store for our monthly supply about twice a week now.

  Honestly, we did decide to pay our mortgage off early with the cash we accumulated. Now debt free and ready for the economic collapse ahead.
  
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  Ministry school

  by road to nowhere in

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  what is the purpose?

  the skits are not real.

  i have been assigned a reading again.

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  talent does not count, is seen as a threat.

  Interesting observation!
  
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  Do exJws Easily Accept What They Are Told?

  by minimus in

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  we were told that we needed to accept whatever we were directed to by the governing body and elders.

  eventually we rebelled and left the organization.

  do you think former jehovah’s witnesses seem to question authority more than others?

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  Maybe in their past they easily accepted some things. But once they rejected their long-held WT beliefs (for whatever reason) they are more likely cynical about accepting anything at face value again.
  
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  Can we stick to topics that we came that we came to this forum in the first place?

  by James Jack in

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  i don’t care about politics, books you are reading, movies and tv programs you’re watching, etc..

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  I'll tell you what if you want jw news go to kim and mikey

  Yeah! They really set a high bar for standards.
  
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  Can we stick to topics that we came that we came to this forum in the first place?

  by James Jack in

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  i don’t care about politics, books you are reading, movies and tv programs you’re watching, etc..

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  DesirousOfChange

  James -- then I suggest you pass over those topics. You aren't mandated to read it all.

  Frankly, there isn't much being said about JWism. I guess the JDubs are really really in lock down, because they aren't stirring any BS currently. You'd think AM3 would be running low on scotch by now and sneaking out of the compound. I wish SOMETHING/ANYTHING would happen as this place has become a little "slow" (boring) with nothing to read about.

  I just considered that this lock down may greatly benefit the bOrg as it keeps the R&F JW from "mingling" with the ordinary folks and even more so the disenfranchised JW that might help them do some critical thinking.
  
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  Corpus Christi KH For Sale

  by Sea Breeze in

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  http://www.remaxcommercial.com/?p=findahome.asp&listing=true&mlsid=3307&mlsnumber=359222.

  looking through the pictures of the interior sent me into a panic attack.

  when i was a kid, i would literally have to get stoned everyday to deal with their tyranny.

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  DesirousOfChange

  Yes, even the KHalls are all identical. That Hall could be anywhere. Typical cookie-cutter JW "quick build" design.

  I would think Corpus Christi would have a large Spanish speaking population. I thought that's where the JW increase was being seen? Guess not!

  Let's review: It's a Cult!