This post makes me think of how few people think about the consequences of joining the JWs. You have to give up your family friends, holidays free time etc.... But it is a very big decision when it comes time to leave. Joining and staying is all about emotions and has nothing to do with facts. But leaving is quite the opposite.
mynameislame
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It took me a long time to write this...i'm staying.
by MsGrowingGirl20 init took me a long time to write this....i'm being brutally honest...i am still a reg pioneer...three sundays ago,i was praying and asking god for a sign or something because i was so confused...i told him exactly what i needed to see for me to believe.i was feeling terrible--crying and feeling sick because i was so confused.ten minutes after, i walked into the kingdom hall and to my surprise--my prayer was answered!
i soooo wasn't expecting it, even though i prayed.
so this is where almighty god wants me to be,ii've reasoned.
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It took me a long time to write this...i'm staying.
by MsGrowingGirl20 init took me a long time to write this....i'm being brutally honest...i am still a reg pioneer...three sundays ago,i was praying and asking god for a sign or something because i was so confused...i told him exactly what i needed to see for me to believe.i was feeling terrible--crying and feeling sick because i was so confused.ten minutes after, i walked into the kingdom hall and to my surprise--my prayer was answered!
i soooo wasn't expecting it, even though i prayed.
so this is where almighty god wants me to be,ii've reasoned.
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mynameislame
How was your prayer answered?
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Were Blacks Treated Differently Than Whites In Your Congregation?
by minimus ini was raised in a city hall.
it was pretty evenly split.
i wasn't raised in a blacks vs. whites environment.
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mynameislame
I remember as teenagers (late 70s early 80s) we used to use off color jokes and such. I don't think it was in a spirit of prejudice I had a couple black friends and never thought of them differently. My behavior was just being young and stupid. However I don't remember any adults having anything to say about it and they probably should have. As XBEHERE pointed out we certainly weren't acting any better than those non-double bags
I do remember my mom talking with me when she heard me use the N word and I'm pretty sure that was the last time I ever used it in that context. That was when I was really young and had no clue what it meant. (early mid 70s)
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The Watchtower Society Loves Quoting Things Out of Context!
by God_Delusion inhowdy guys and lovely gals,.
we all know the watchtower society likes to dabble around with the quotes they insert into the literature, so here is another prime example of just how good they are at it!.
http://www.jehovahswitnessblog.com/science/jehovahs-witnesses-misleading-literature/.
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mynameislame
it would be “almost infinitely harder to discover genes for behavioral disorders.”
Are you saying that they are trying to imply that this scientist is saying it is impossible to find these genes because they don't exist?
I can see that, without that being purpose the quote doesn't really back up their point.
I have a feeling half of it is just laziness, they have to put out this drivel every two weeks. Who has time to make sure it all makes sense
I would agree that they are pretty much calling the kettel black with this quote:
Would it not be a relief to find that we are not responsible for our actions but are merely victims of biology? It is human nature to blame someone or something else for our errors.
Don't jdubs pretty much blame Satan for all their "errors"?
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BBC News Program Not Broadcast Since 1995
by jamiebowers inhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhsnd5hei3s&feature=share.
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i'm wondering if any of uk jwn members know any of these people or could pssibly look them up to see how they're doing today..
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Odd, if you click on the "Watch on Youtube" button on the video it brings up a different version than the embedded one. It looks like just the beginning is different although I didn't watch both completely.
Best comment on the video
The "society". How creepy that sounds to me? now.Even more odd I just went and checked again and now they are both the same video.
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Do you really thing the GB has a clue of the affect they have on the R&F?
by mynameislame ini work at a very recognizable company (hint they are the father (mother?
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as one of the rank and file at that company i can say even my direct manager has no clue what my job is like on a day to day basis.
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I guess I assumed everyone knew to search google for TLA
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What was the weirdest thing ever said to you as a JW?
by falseprophet ini was about 8-10 years old and twice i had people tell me that i should not pioneer but to go to bethel because i "was governing body material".. one was a co and another a do.. i didn't even believe in god, never have so that makes it weird!.
what wierd things were told?.
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mynameislame
"it's the truth, it's the truth, it's the truth" Said to me by an elder and my re-instatement hearing.
It was weird because I really couldn't tell who he was trying to convince me or himself.
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Are you up and down all night?
by compound complex ini am - every hour or so - but last night i slept for 5 hours uninterrupted, and this despite 4 cups of coffee late afternoon.
still can't account for what was for me tantamount to a full-night's sleep .... .
do you sleep well most nights?.
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I fall asleep with no problem but wake up at between 3 and 4 am regularly. I think it is a blood sugar thing. If I get up for a bit and have some tea or just move around for a while I can usually fall back asleep in an hour or so. I think I suffer from Somali effect or Dawn Phenomenon. Although I don't take insulin I have always felt like I have blood sugar issues in the morning even more so when I sleep for a full 8 hours. If I get 8+ hours of sleep I feel depressed all day. Dr. Wayne W. Dyer says that 3am is a very spiritual time to wake up and you should take that time to discover your spiritual side. (it just makes me tired and grouchy :-) Maybe that is why we all figured out how to leave the Jdubs....
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Do you really thing the GB has a clue of the affect they have on the R&F?
by mynameislame ini work at a very recognizable company (hint they are the father (mother?
) of the tla).
as one of the rank and file at that company i can say even my direct manager has no clue what my job is like on a day to day basis.
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mynameislame
I work at a very recognizable company (Hint they are the father (mother?) of the TLA). As one of the Rank and File at that company I can say even my direct manager has no clue what my job is like on a day to day basis. Forget about the next manager up the chain they are utterly clueless to what is really going on around them. The things that come out of their mouths amaze me.
I can't imagine how that happens but it obviously does. You will never convince me that the same thing isn't going on inside the Borg. The minute you become a servant you forget where you came from and the same thing goes for the next step when moving to elder-hood. I had a good friend that was a servant who became an elder and the instant he became an elder he went from being encouraging to being judgmental.
There must be some sort of psychological study on it, if not there should be, maybe that will be my claim to fame.