I was hated too! Had a skill and have education which they thought was " materialistic " I was constantly judged by the super spiritual as not being a good Jw. Many local needs talks where directed at me . I found the whole Jw life style to be a big waste of time and money.
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Ukraine and Armageddon
by jhine ini'm going to take a wild stab in the dark here and guess that the watchtower is having a wonderful time over the whole ukraine situation.
is the whole " end of times " thing being pushed again to bring dissidents back into line .
they must be seeing as a gift from above .
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Geehovah this and Geehovah that.
by Foolednomore insome jw's used geehovah like a worn out sunday dish rag.
and so as those with a trade or talent.
in my hall my family owned an auto repair shop.
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Foolednomore
Bats in the Belfry- that's the truth. I had a devil of a time getting out of a Jw marriage. No support from them and their wacky made up rules.
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Geehovah this and Geehovah that.
by Foolednomore insome jw's used geehovah like a worn out sunday dish rag.
and so as those with a trade or talent.
in my hall my family owned an auto repair shop.
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Foolednomore
I found the whole experience disrespectful to the universe and an insult to my intelligence to give credit to the invisible sky Daddy for something I did! An Brothers would bring in they driven hard hoopies for me to repair and expect a miracle. "Ooh Thank Geehovah " when thinks went well and things didn't cost them and arm and a leg. But when things where mechanical bad and needed thousands of dollars of repair, I didn't not know what I was doing and trying to make a great profit off poor brother, I was treated like Satan. They are so disgusting. I don't like doing any business with JW's.
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Geehovah this and Geehovah that.
by Foolednomore insome jw's used geehovah like a worn out sunday dish rag.
and so as those with a trade or talent.
in my hall my family owned an auto repair shop.
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Some JW'S used Geehovah like a worn out Sunday dish rag. And so as those with a trade or talent. In my hall my family owned an auto repair shop. Most of the "Brothers " would take their car to us for service. We where not cheap but reasonable. But the Brothers where always looking for some sort of theocratic discount. Just was not happening in the real world. And in some cases we gave alot of breaks. But business is business. Pioneers would bring in their worn out cars and expected a miracle.
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What's the deal with Cheese and Apple Danishes at conventions.
by pistolpete inthis was before my time, but there was this post that had 308 comments testifying that the best thing of being a jehovah witness back in the day was the convention's meals.
is this true?.
one quote out of 308;.
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Foolednomore
How about those hot sandwiches at Hollywood Race track back in the day?
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JW’s and Charity Organizations
by longgone ini was wondering if anyone is aware of the jw’s in general being involved financially and/or as volunteers in charity organizations?
i was a born in jw for 56 years and left in 2016. as far as i remember there was never any encouragement to help in the community in any way.
including soup kitchens, tutoring at schools, united way, etc.
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My family inherited some money from a relative. How the " Brothers " found out about that no one knows? But they came with their hands out wanting some of that cash. My dad had enough sense to tell the "Brothers " to get lost tactfully.
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Australia's Religious Discrimination Act.
by fulltimestudent inthis is an interesting and intriguing new law (or, it will be if enacted in its present form).. quote: "the proposed new religious discrimination act is intended to prevent a person from being discriminated against on the basis of their religion.".
fair enough, but to get it through the house of representatives last night, the government accepted some changes.. the first draft (discussed last night) had a clause that may have impacted the rights of some gay and/or trans-sexual students at religious schools by allowing a religious school to expel such a student.
last night the government was forced to accept changes that removed that possibility.
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As been said, if a club does not want me in because of me or my actions, I don't need no government to enforce that. Like the Jw's, I was in their club, now I'm out. Why would I want to be upset that I'm out? Only an idiot would still be in.
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The "WE'RE ALL IMPERFECT" Theory.
by pistolpete ina recurring theme in this loyd deal is the we're all imperfect-----------excuse!.
the "we're all imperfect" phrase, is an over used watchtower membership cliche, embedded in the minds of jws and anyone that leaves.
in the real world, there is no such thing as "we are all imperfect".
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Foolednomore
I could never use this excuse, neither should the Governing Butt Heads.
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JW’s and Charity Organizations
by longgone ini was wondering if anyone is aware of the jw’s in general being involved financially and/or as volunteers in charity organizations?
i was a born in jw for 56 years and left in 2016. as far as i remember there was never any encouragement to help in the community in any way.
including soup kitchens, tutoring at schools, united way, etc.
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Charity in the Org!?! That's a laugh! I remember our family went through a bad event and could not get any help from the congregation. But they sure need those donations $ .
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Counseling for Ex JW
by Iamallcool ini have been thinking that it would be very nice if the us government would be willing to fund ex jw counseling services all over the united states.
i understand that many counselors do not really understand ex jw issues but we can educate them if we have additional funds, etc…if someone here is willing to write a letter to their local representative about it, that would be great!
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Foolednomore
I went to a therapist an was very open about my life as a JW. Told her everything. It was painful. But she gave me good advice to move on from that " Dead weight " that was my former life.