Topics Started by Velour

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When and how did the GB start cracking down on the dubs social life?
by highdose in
1. jw
2. friends
i can remember when i was first assimilated, the jw's did alot together, they went to the park together, they had picnics, days out together.. .

somehow by the 90's this had stopped.

did i miss somthing?
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Guys!! Guys!!! Two Jehovah's Witnesses were just at my door!!
by ziddina in
1. jw
2. friends
and of course, i had some fun with them... an older, brunette woman who obviously dyes her hair and could stand to lose a bit of weight, and a slim blonde teenage girl - probably around 15 - 17.... i started out by asking them if they knew how old the bible was.... .

(and unfortunately, i think i demonstrated that i wouldn't make a very good "undercover" bible study prospect... .

but they didn't even know how old - young - the bible was!!.
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Would you pose as an "interested one" and "study" to help free my family?
by Essan in
1. jw
2. experiences
...in return for someone else doing the same with your friends or family?.

this is a hypothetical question to see how many would be interested in something like this and if it could work.

(i created another thread about this but the title and op wasn't clear enough.
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"5 Myths Atheists Believe about Religion"
by leavingwt in
1. jw
2. friends
i think this article provides enough red meat for an interesting discussion.

as the title suggests, the author discusses five main points.. .

below, i've quoted one of his five points.
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Tonight I disassociated myself - after 24 years - had 2 hour meeting with Elder
by Intel in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i am now sitting at home.

my wife left with my little child.

my fault (i dislike the word "fault", but don't have a better one right now).. it feels strange, relieved and free, at the same time it was all very strange.
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FADERS: How determined are you?
by VampireDCLXV in
1. jw
2. friends
after being here on jwn for a while, one does see a spectrum of sorts.

there are people here in various stages of their exit from their lives as jws.

some are full fledged kh and fs attendees whom we call "the conscious class".
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Very interesting article- Jehovah's Witnesses among the lowest earners.
by JWinprotest in
1. social
2. current
hope this works, i've never posted a link before.

interesting article on religion and personal income, not that any of it comes as much of a surprise.

i apologize if it's already been posted.. http://www.ktxs.com/news/28138610/detail.html.
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I have just left my parents home and the JW's about six months ago and have found it hard to get over.
by StephanieH in
1. jw
2. experiences
i finally desided to leave the witnesses therefore my family and basicly everyone and everything i had ever known.

i was 19 about to be 20 and i had just finished my first semester at a community college.

i was shocked at the respons of my father and others about me attending college at first they were ok but behind my back they were pretty much betting on my failier.
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Who wrote the May 22, 1969 Awake article "What Future for the Young"?
by VM44 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
does anyone know who wrote the may 22, 1969 awake!

article, "what future for the young?"?.

i wonder if they still are at bethel.. .
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Astounded Newbie Here...*Waves Hello*
by mummatron in
1. jw
2. friends
all i can say is "wow!

" in the 10 years i've been out i had no idea that forums like this existed.

a tad naive-sounding for someone with a background in it, i know, but it's taken me this long just to feel comfortable enough to type 'jw' into google.