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  Gay ex-Bethelite

  by Chip Williamson in

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  just now finding this web site and have enjoyed reading the comments.

  i've never written down my story and it could be a jerry springer episode but here goes.

  i was raised as a jehovah's witness from as early as i can remember.

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  Welcome Chip!
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  How did you feel when they eliminated the Con. Book Study?

  by Freeandclear in

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  years ago when i was "in" i loved the book study.

  it was my favorite meeting by far.

  mainly because it was a small group.

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  OMG! Bookstudy was my favorite! When I was in PA we had it at my house, dad was an elder at the time. He's a cool guy so it was real laid back and chill. And last book study of the month we would have a "goodie night" but really it was a full blown dinner lol. And alot of my childhood friends were in my group. Lots of fun. Once I moved to GA book study got better. The brother whose house we went to also had a goodie night. But the interesting thing is after we said "amen" the lights would dim and the food AND cocktails would come out. He would say "the worship is over, now let's relax!" Best conductor ever lol
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  Memorial campaign with videos??

  by BeautifulMind in

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  2. friends

  good morning from the east coast.

  i have a question.

  a friend of mine texted me and one of the things she said was that they were getting a lot of great responses with the campaign because they are showing the video.

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  I noticed the decline in attendance too last year. Lots of empty seats.
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  Memorial campaign with videos??

  by BeautifulMind in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  good morning from the east coast.

  i have a question.

  a friend of mine texted me and one of the things she said was that they were getting a lot of great responses with the campaign because they are showing the video.

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  I just viewed the video, thanks for posting that link respectful_observer. Wow ....that video seemed like an eternity long instead of just under 2 minutes. It stirred up zero interest in attending!
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  Memorial campaign with videos??

  by BeautifulMind in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  good morning from the east coast.

  i have a question.

  a friend of mine texted me and one of the things she said was that they were getting a lot of great responses with the campaign because they are showing the video.

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  TheListener- I think they were just starting the video stuff when I first started slacking off in service. I was still "in", but getting worn down from the jw life. Anyway, I thought the video thing was weird and never did it. I just stuck to the usual basic cult magazine presentation.
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  Memorial campaign with videos??

  by BeautifulMind in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  good morning from the east coast.

  i have a question.

  a friend of mine texted me and one of the things she said was that they were getting a lot of great responses with the campaign because they are showing the video.

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  True statement Simon. I remember wearing that plastic smile and the glazed eyes when at the doors when I was fully in. Really creepy when I think back on it.
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  Memorial campaign with videos??

  by BeautifulMind in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  good morning from the east coast.

  i have a question.

  a friend of mine texted me and one of the things she said was that they were getting a lot of great responses with the campaign because they are showing the video.

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  Good morning from the east coast. I have a question. A friend of mine texted me and one of the things she said was that they were getting a lot of great responses with the campaign because they are showing the video. So no more just getting invitations into as many people hands as possible, now they have to watch a video too??? I haven't been out that long, just a little over 8 months. But I also hadn't really been out in service but maybe 2 times in the past 2 years. So is this video stuff standard now?
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  Actively Fading and The Memorial

  by All for show in

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  2. friends

  those of you fading- with the memorial approaching are you going to appease family?

  not going and making up an excuse?

  acting like your going but not really?.

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  This will be our first year not attending. I know my mother-in-law will ask if we went though, she's in a different city and congregation than us. But she knows we haven't been going. Anyway, the answer will be an unashamed, no excuse, guilt free NO 😉
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  Almost Ready....

  by BeautifulMind in

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  so, 8 months after i realized ttat and 7 months removed from completely walking away from jw land, i think i'm almost ready to find out what it is i actually believe.

  after all of the research i did while exiting the jws, i took a much needed break from any religious/spiritual or whatever things.

  now i think i'm ready to explore, see what's out there.

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  So, 8 months after I realized TTAT and 7 months removed from completely walking away from jw land, I think I'm almost ready to find out what it is I actually believe. After all of the research I did while exiting the jws, I took a much needed break from any religious/spiritual or whatever things. Now I think I'm ready to explore, see what's out there. The only thing I know 100% is I want no part of religion, organized or otherwise. I realized that is not for me. It will definitely be a journey, but I'm looking forward to it. It feels good to be open now though.
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  Assemblies - Before and After Waking Up

  by Funchback in

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  2. friends

  happy friday to all!.

  i haven't been to a meeting for maybe 10 years.

  i only know what's happening nowadays from the experiences i read here or the internet in general.. anyway, on to the topic: i started attending meetings at the age of 7. as a kid, the only thing i looked forward to at the assemblies (circuit/district) was walking around veteran's stadium (philadelphia district convention) during intermission, hanging with friends, looking at girls (as i got a little older) and trying to have enough tickets to get pizza!.

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  Ahhhhhh...the good old days at the Vet! We used to sit all the way at the top too in the nose bleed section. It was pretty empty up there. The highlight when I was a teen was walking around with my friends at the Vet, and at the Buckingham circuit assembly being there at like 5:30 in the morning with my friends helping to make and serve breakfast and lunch. But as I got older, I could barely stay in my seat for more than 5 minutes. The talks were boring and predictable. For the final talk, I had my clap hands ready for the "friends, did you enjoy this wonderful program?!" and other such clap-ready statements. Oh, and that final prayer was a killer!! I started kicking off my heels to get ready for what seemed like an eternity prayer. So glad I don't go anymore!