Congratulations on choosing higher education and becoming a teacher! The advice you're received so far is excellent. It will be great for those JW kids to have a teacher who understands them and has compassion for them. Let your students know you're there for them if they need someone to talk to. Best wishes for a great future!
Posts by Mum
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26What if I am a disfellowshipped public school teacher?
by bsand20 incould a parent put in a complaint to the school district and request that their child be transferred out of my classroom because i am exjw?
if they give me the jw school brochure (do they still do that?
sorry its been 16years since i've been out) can i just tell them i'm familiar with their teachings or should i just pretend i'm new to their teachings?....i'm a freshman in college so i have still a long ways before this situation is presented, however i"m trying to get prepared for it.
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What do you love about being a JW?
by FL_Panthers inas the title says, share what you love about the truth!.
we know that the gb or anything else in the truth is all true and nothing is false!.
love u guys xxx.
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Mum
1. Fairy tales; 2. Delusion; 3. Ignorance; 4. Gossip; 5. The fact that the "end" came in 1975, and, as Forrest Gump says, that's one less thing.
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My Window Cleaner
by happy@last inmy window cleaner is a jw and as i am always working when he comes to my house i haven't seen him or spoken to him in years.
the other day i was in my local town and went into a cafe for some lunch.
who is sitting there but my window cleaner and his wife.
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Mum
They don't even see their arrogance! In my experience, ignorance and arrogance go hand in hand. What a pathetic excuse for a human being, to say nothing of what a poor excuse for a "Christian"
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Brotherhood or sisterhood that is the question.
by sparrowdown inin a cong of about 70 publishers only about 50 regularly attend.. out of those 50 the majority are women, some single but a fair few whose husbands don't come anymore.. the only men that do attend are the elders, ms and a couple who tag along with their wives.. so in total there are probably only about 15 males in attendance at best.. we have had several local needs over the recent past encouraging sisters to turn over their male return visits.
to bros, and for bros that go in fs to ask to speak to the man of the house (but i am sure that is the same everywhere).
my question is are men more likely to wake up first and if so what could be the reason for this?.
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I have been in other churches besides the JW's. In all of them, there are more women than men. The oppression of women might make them turn to religion. Women feel more responsible for their children's spiritual life as well. I remember someone who had lived in Latin America describing a scene of women going to church while the men watched. I don't know if this phenomenon exists in Buddhism, Hinduism, or other religions which predominate in other parts of the world.
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hello
by fakefading inhello my fellow "apostates".
just wanted to say hi.
i'm still in the borg but mentally out.
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Mum
Welcome to the forum! You're doing great so far - baby steps.
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Why are they still going door to door?
by Euphemism inhey all, long time no see!.
a friend posted the anthony morris videos on facebook today, and the ensuing conversation got me wondering: why are the jws still going door-to-door in the developed world?.
it's clearly useless as an evangelizing tactic; the wt have recognized that for 20 years, with their "go where the people are" spiel, but they also insist that it's still necessary.. .
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They sell a lot more books and trash literature by going door to door. It's harder not to buy something when the salesperson is with you face-to-face.
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Husband addressed himself as "Used to be a JW"
by UBM101 inwhen asked about his religion & belief, he would tell people that his family are jws, and he used to be one.
but still he is very much against christmas and birthdays.
he seems to have no issue with new year.
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Mum
I'm sure you're familiar with the term "cognitive dissonance." It's a natural phase in the process of leaving a cult. Give him some time. It took me two years (which I think is typical) to deprogram myself. See if you can get thim to read Dr. Wayne Dyer's Your Erroneous Zones and some other self-hep books. He needs to learn to think ratioinally instead of emotionally.
Best wishes!
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What do DO's do when not visiting assemblies?
by Richard_I inlet's say they attend a dozen circuit assemblies.
that's only 12 weeks they spend with a congregation.
what about the rest of the year?
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Mum
But the JW's don't have pampered. non-working clergy . . . .
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My parents
by mzmmom inmy heart aches because of the wall i have had to build around myself.
this ache is easier to handle than the ache i would suffer if i ever went through the situation again.
i just can't do it.
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Mum
Don't ever give up on anybody. They're suffering, too, I'm sure. If they ever realize that they are behaving in a way that is "without natural affection," they might wake up. Meanwhile, you need to build a happy and fulfilling life. Find what you love to do and enjoy doing it.
Best wishes.
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Going Beyond the Things Written.
by integ ini went to the meeting today.
i go probably once a month for various reasons i have alluded to here.. .
i don't know what the title of the talk was, since i pulled my usual come in 5 minutes late, muster a fake "i'm mildly embarrassed" look on my face and slip in the back row move, but the crux of it was to not go 'beyond the things written'.. .
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They are ridiculous! They must want to show the pope what REAL ecclesiastical authority is. The worst thing you can do to a narcissist (from the narcissist's point of view) is to laugh at him/them. They take themselves soooo seriously that levity and humor are uber offensive. HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA
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