Posts by PaintedToeNail

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In a nutshell, what is the wackiest jw thing?

by stuckinarut2 in

what is the wackiest...strangest....most unusual jw teaching or practice?

PaintedToeNail

Willingness to cover up pedophilia, but disfellowship someone who mentions that it happened.

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For all still in.... fakers. Help.

by Sofia Lose in

am i alone in this feeling?

i wish i could muster the cojones needed to tell my husband "i want a divorce, move away, not be a jw anymore!".

i find myself screaming these same words over and loud inside my mind, several times a day, and yet on the outside my actions could not be more opposed to these inner feelings.. sometimes i worry that this internal conflict will cause me to go crazy.

PaintedToeNail

Sophia-Could you stop going by pleading depression and/or panic-anxiety attacks? Telling your husband that you don't feel you can take the pressure of service and so on?

Wishing you the best.

PTN

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Epic Discussion ( Confrontation ) with JW Cart People about WT Child Abuse

by flipper in

so i had about had enough of reading jw's excuses online about wt child abuse and the candace conti nightline abc video about her case.

this is a really deep burning topic to me as i'm sure it is to many of you.

so today the gloves came off.

PaintedToeNail

My bad, Sorry! Pedos like Kendrick and CAMPOS, not Lopez...

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Epic Discussion ( Confrontation ) with JW Cart People about WT Child Abuse

by flipper in

so i had about had enough of reading jw's excuses online about wt child abuse and the candace conti nightline abc video about her case.

this is a really deep burning topic to me as i'm sure it is to many of you.

so today the gloves came off.

PaintedToeNail

If someone were to hold signs with 'These people protect pedophiles', it would be a good idea to have a list of the public victims, like Conti, and/or the names of the pedophiles, like Kendrick and Lopez and a web address so that those interested could look up the info themselves.

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The Daily Beast Article: The actor/rapper/writer, Donald Glover, opens up about his journey from being a JW to achieving stardom

by AndersonsInfo in

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http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/02/20/donald-glover-on-spider-man-stripping-in-magic-mike-xxl-and-a-possible-community-return.html.

the actor/rapper/writer multi-hyphenate, who stars in the lazarus effect, opens up about his journey from being a jehovahs witness to achieving film, tv, and music stardom.. .

donald glover has, in his mere 31 years on this sorta-green earth, released five rap albums and two mixtapes under the stage name childish gambino, served as a writer on the award-winning 30 rock, and featured in 89 episodes as normcore nerd troy barnes on the cherished sitcom community.

PaintedToeNail

Interesting where he said that being a JW in Atlanta was small and almost cultlike. He wasn't being negative in his answer, just truthful, no malice intended.

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shunniversary

by Question_Mans_interpretation in

as of the first week of february i had my one year shunniversary and i'm just now getting around to commemorating it and what better way to do that than share my story here.. im a fourth generation jdub.

my greatgrandparents learned the "truth" on their farm back east somewhere and now here i am with a whole lot of jw indoctrination and a huge jw family.. i first began to wake up in november 2011 when the two part series came out in the watchtower on the discrepancy of the destruction of jerusalem dates.

my husband, bless him, had said to me a couple months prior that he wanted to start taking a closer look at the 1914 doctrine because some of the dating calculations didn't seem right ( he's a total numbers guy and is extremely good at math) so when these two part articles came out the timing was just amazing and helped us to start seeing the holes in the societies reasoning.

PaintedToeNail

Question-I love that you have a 'Shunniversary', talk about making a positive out of what is supposed to be a negative! Wouldn't it be great to mail invitations out to all your family, asking them to celebrate the date with you at some wonderful restaurant?

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"Happy" Bethelite song update

by thedepressedsoul in

i spoke to a very reliable source at bethel and got an update on the happy song that they did.

apparently it was for family night, which is kind of like a talent show they do once a year at bethel.

people make videos, songs etc....

PaintedToeNail

Had this level of fun been a regular thing while I was attending, instead of the moribund attitude, I would've probably put up with it.

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Please Welcome me

by Sofia Lose in

jw
friends

have lurked here for many, many years.

female, latina, middle-aged, born-in, 3rd generation jw, northeast usa.

my fate is to continue to play the game 'till death do us part because the very strong and tangled web of friends, family, business, etc.

PaintedToeNail

Hi Sofia! Welcome! I am in the northeast too, lovely winter we've been having. Your strategy for dealing with your family and friends is certainly stressful. Wishing you the best in that regard.

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Blondie's Highlights in February 22, 2015 WT Study (FACING THE END)

by blondie in

paragraph 1.

paragraph 2.

paragraph 3.

PaintedToeNail

Thank you blondie!

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JW Table at My Student Center Today, My Response

by breakfast of champions in

they're baaaack!!!

jws "tabling" at my student center again, first time in over six months.

i wonder if the fact it's been 15 degrees out had anything to do with it?

PaintedToeNail

Anxiously awaiting the reply of Director of Student Involvement...