I once got a troll doll at a fast food drive in, me and my sister had to throw them away. I really loved playing with fireworks but for several years I was banned from having them because they were related to the July 4th.
manthedan
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what toys did you all ways want but couldnt have because you were a jw!
by warmasasunned ini was lucky not to be born into the jw's, so i had pretty much every toy i wanted .... actionman (g.i joe) with all the guns, tanks wonderful 2nd world war uniforms, toy soldiers cavalry, indians, cowboys, knights,castles and forts.. six million dollar man, lone ranger and tonto, toy cars matchbox captin scarlett, thunder birds, loads of guns to run around playing war.. great days.
(of course my sisters had dolls and prams, barbies cindys, play make up).
i know having spoken to jws born into it certain toys were of limits for some kids.. a good friend told me how he loved action man and played with them constantly, until one day he came home and saw them all by the door in a. card board box.. when he asked his mum what she was doing.. she told him "do you really think jehovah wants you to play war, you can keep one of them but he cant have any guns and fight people".
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What was a "MarkingTalk"?
by prophecor ini've only been in the truth from a distance.
family not in.
studied for years back and forth.
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manthedan
There was a schizophrenic in my cong. when I first started to attend. On occasion he would come to the meeting with Vaseline all over his face and hair; I heard onetime he put coins on his face and came to the meeting. He was a nice fellow with me, most of the time he was normal, nobody talked to him and I was one of the only few. Anyway he started to call this one "sister" who was married repeatedly for a couple days, next meeting they gave a “marking talk” about him and he never returned for several years.
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What is the current basic study book?
by JeffT ini'm curious.
back in my day we used "the truth that leads to eternal life.
" i'm assuming they are using something similar, is that true?
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manthedan
i was introduced with the "What does God Require" Brochure....then studied the "Knowledge Book" that was back in 04
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You Can Overcome WT Phobias!
by leavingwt inearly in the exit process, it's very important to begin overcoming irrational fears.
fear of the devil.
fear of god.
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manthedan
During my exit, a couple elders came over warning me that I "will see my wife die", it "may be to late" to return to the organization and be saved; and me and my wife's marriage will dissolve if we stay out of the Jehovah Witness religion.
My Jehovah Witness grandmother also told me several times she didn't want me and my children to be killed when Armageddon shortly arrives. She was in tears at one point.
My wife's parents questioned her repeatedly if she wanted to see out kids destroyed during Armageddon.
The realization that Jehovah Witnesses use Fear as control was clearly exposed to me during this time period. They claim to be a loving people, but not one of them appealed to us with love, it was all fear and destruction and death.
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did you experience an undercurrent of demon attacks/demonic fasination and regular discusions on the subject
by exjw1978 inwhilst/current your time within the organisation did you experience an all too familiar story telling of demons/demonic attack/certian people having more problems then others ect.
i remember it was certainly a topic well discussed during my time stories that ran like wildfire/special people within the congregation who could "touch" things and "know" if they were demonised, families having trouble ~ in particular one family within the congregation that was receiving the most trouble ~ i sense an undercurrent of demonology within after meeting discussions/ warned never to buy second hand goods ect.
overall i always sensed a fasination with the subject amongst us ????
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manthedan
I remember one Witness explained to several of us after a book study that when he broke all his "worldly" CD's, many of them exploded as if the demons were somehow inside or angry that he was destroying them.
I used to be somewhat worried of demons attacking me, but once I realized I wasn't an evil person, the fear disappeared into oblivion.
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After Exiting the Witnesses - Are you O.K. Not Knowing about the Future ?
by flipper init seems that religion has always been considered the opium of the people.
or at least many tend to gravitate towards religion to have or solidify some sort of future with a supreme being overlooking them hoping to have a reward either in heaven or in the jehovah's witnesses case - living forever in a " paradise earth ".
it seems that people can't just live day to day and let each day come to them with whatever happens.
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manthedan
Once I started to except death as a reality and that every single human being before my time has had to experience death; a great Peace came over me. I was able to put the fear that Jehovah Witnesses instilled into me. I feel that I have more of a future now than I ever did being a Jehovah Witness. I have had a great personal spiritual awakening and feel closer to the real "Truth" of not knowing what the future beholds. I HATED living in a constant state of "the end is just around the corner", it drove me off the edge and out of that religion.
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How Would You Recommend Getting Rid Of Jehovah's Witnesses?
by minimus in....at your door?.
my gf mistakenly took brochures/pamphlets and now they drop things in the doorway every week (at least).. any suggestions?
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manthedan
Simple...If you really don't want them to come around anymore I'd tell them to stay the hell of my door step and put me on the "dont call list".
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What MAKES people become JWs----more then anything else?
by new boy inits easy.......................its jws having sex with other jws..................its not people coming in from the field service!
(most people are way to smart for that).
how many people here................ come to this "faith" from the "door to door" work?.
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manthedan
punkofnice: not having children AKA 'Responsible child bearing in this time of the end.
This metality was embedded in me to the point where I was devestated when my wife was prego with our 2nd. Ironicly that set me down the path of leaving that sh*t! Today I am deeply ashamed that I had felt that way about having children.......... My children saved me from them and myself.
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What MAKES people become JWs----more then anything else?
by new boy inits easy.......................its jws having sex with other jws..................its not people coming in from the field service!
(most people are way to smart for that).
how many people here................ come to this "faith" from the "door to door" work?.
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manthedan
Somewhat Semi-raised; went to District Conventions since early age, taught not to celebrate. Parent became "Inactive" later on, I was confused why I had been taught all these "Don't Do's" so I started to ask..... 3-4 years later after High School I was baptized...... 6 years later here I am.
It was a combination of my unsure parents, my active devoted Grandmother, and a "Brother" that came to my door later and took me under his wing.
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45 JW Rules/Teachings that "go beyond" writings of the Bible
by oompa in(1 corinthians 4:6) .
.that in our case you may learn the [rule]: do not go beyond the things that are written,.
.. 45 jw rules/teaching that "go beyond the things that are written" in the bible.
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manthedan
24. Not "partaking" at the "memorial".......DITTO!....if you mean that not all can partake...in bible all in attendance partook, and passed in order to partake.....however everyone desiring everlasting life is to eat jesus bod and drink his blud (ick).....so the whole thing is messed up
I got the deer in headlights look today by explaining this one to a close JW relatve of mine....even compared all the gospel accounts.
A+ Thread!