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  my sunday ritual. no pants allowed

  by ranmac in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  im a tool who works for the weekend.

  i have a good job but i still complain about it because im a trained musician and artist who in reality wastes everyday of his life working for an ungrateful millionaire pig, when id technically accomplish way more writing music, drawing, loving my wife and playing with my dog.

  but of course i need to buy food.

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  NoRegrets

  Love this post! I try to attend the church of lazy each Sunday, too! Great post!
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  A Book I just read

  by mouthy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  called " a stolen life" by jaycee dugard.

  it was about her life with the monster who kidnapped her at 11 yrs of age.

  kept her prisnor for 18 years ,got her pregnant twwice ( two babies).

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  NoRegrets

  njnnetwork.com/2009/09/sex-offender-phillip-garrido-used-jehovahs-witness-to-get-early-parole/

  Here's an article about the JW background.
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  I just "witnessed" officially for the first time!!!

  by NoRegrets in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i mean door to door (sort of), not informally to non-witness friends and family!.

  so for a few weeks, i have suspected that my neighbor across the hall was being studied with by witnesses.

  i wasn't sure but saw a couple of older women leaving with what looked like bibles, but never saw watchtower literature.

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  NoRegrets

  Thanks everyone! I'm sure I'll be sharing some future updates soon!

  Ding- Maybe we should create same "un-witness" monthly service records!

  Found Sheep- I've been posting replies on here pretty regularly but maybe not starting as many topics. I should really start another thread about my ugly encounter last weekend with my psychopath uncle and father. Maybe soon!
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  A Book I just read

  by mouthy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  called " a stolen life" by jaycee dugard.

  it was about her life with the monster who kidnapped her at 11 yrs of age.

  kept her prisnor for 18 years ,got her pregnant twwice ( two babies).

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  NoRegrets

  The wife and the kidnapper were at one time witnesses but hadn't been in some time. I believe he had started his own religion of some kind and it had some tenets that were the same as witness beliefs. Is this about right? I'm going off the top of my head but quite sure I read about it all some time back. Can anyone link some confiriming data?
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  I just "witnessed" officially for the first time!!!

  by NoRegrets in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i mean door to door (sort of), not informally to non-witness friends and family!.

  so for a few weeks, i have suspected that my neighbor across the hall was being studied with by witnesses.

  i wasn't sure but saw a couple of older women leaving with what looked like bibles, but never saw watchtower literature.

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  I'm not sure if she has a computer or access. She may not have much money. I may print a few choice articles here and there to give to her. I think CofC is a little too heavy reading for her. Not to sound condescending because she seems very nice but she may not be ultra-intelligent which of course makes her prime prey to the JW's. Anyone who has "lesson plan" ideas or special articles or points they've found helpful is welcome to share!

  Thanks- NR
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  I just "witnessed" officially for the first time!!!

  by NoRegrets in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i mean door to door (sort of), not informally to non-witness friends and family!.

  so for a few weeks, i have suspected that my neighbor across the hall was being studied with by witnesses.

  i wasn't sure but saw a couple of older women leaving with what looked like bibles, but never saw watchtower literature.

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  NoRegrets

  Thanks everyone!

  I'm trying to think of some essential topics for the next time we talk. I wanted to highlight the standards for defining a cult (Dr. Lifton's) and how the witnesses fit everyone to a tee. I was thinking about official dates for the end that were predicted. Maybe that there is simply no protocol for leaving and maybe Beth Sarim? Input?
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  I just "witnessed" officially for the first time!!!

  by NoRegrets in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i mean door to door (sort of), not informally to non-witness friends and family!.

  so for a few weeks, i have suspected that my neighbor across the hall was being studied with by witnesses.

  i wasn't sure but saw a couple of older women leaving with what looked like bibles, but never saw watchtower literature.

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  NoRegrets

  I thought the quotes were enough Zid! I'll remember for next time! BTW Where's your devil?
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  What is the stupidest comment you ever heard at a meeting?

  by 3rdgen in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  a very reliable friend told me this: the bro was commenting on what was "unacceptable" conduct in the bedroom between married persons.

  needless to say, he had everyone's attention.

  he went on to say "we must avoid perversions such as oral and annual sex.

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  From the annals of civilization of course pronounced "anals"! My friend whispered to me : "Is that like the butthole of civilization?" Needless to say we were having a hard time not cracking up and probably didn't hide it real well!
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  I just "witnessed" officially for the first time!!!

  by NoRegrets in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i mean door to door (sort of), not informally to non-witness friends and family!.

  so for a few weeks, i have suspected that my neighbor across the hall was being studied with by witnesses.

  i wasn't sure but saw a couple of older women leaving with what looked like bibles, but never saw watchtower literature.

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  NoRegrets

  It felt really good to blow the lid off some of their dirty little secrets! I'm already making notes on more things that I want to mention when we talk again!
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  I just "witnessed" officially for the first time!!!

  by NoRegrets in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i mean door to door (sort of), not informally to non-witness friends and family!.

  so for a few weeks, i have suspected that my neighbor across the hall was being studied with by witnesses.

  i wasn't sure but saw a couple of older women leaving with what looked like bibles, but never saw watchtower literature.

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  NoRegrets

  I mean door to door (sort of), not informally to non-witness friends and family!

  So for a few weeks, I have suspected that my neighbor across the hall was being studied with by witnesses. I wasn't sure but saw a couple of older women leaving with what looked like bibles, but never saw Watchtower literature. I don't really know my neighbor but still had considered striking up a conversation with her but wasn't 100% sure if she was being courted by the witnesses. UNTIL TODAY.....

  I was taking out garbage and heard a loud conversation about what I thought was god. I stood and listened for a minute but couldn't hear anything certain enough to be sure it was witnesses. I took out the garbage and then came back in to grab my wallet to run an errand. I ended up walking out with the older ladies who were carrying bibles and, yep, a Bible Teach book! I finally got my confirmation! I ended up walking all the way out to the parking lot with the witness ladies and agonized over saying something to them directly. I decided not as that would just make them run screaming if I said the wrong apostate trigger words and I didn't want to give them the satisfaction of feeling persecuted.

  So I left and ran my errands and came home. I knocked on the neighbor's door and introduced myself and asked her if she was studying with JW's. She said she was and I told her I just wanted to let her know that I was raised a witness and that they had basically destroyed my family. She has studied with them for a long time and knows a lot of their beliefs. She has gone to meetings and said that she hasn't been able to quit smoking, otherwise she could become a publisher. Still, she felt like something has always held her back.

  She REALLY wanted to hear what I had to say and was very open-minded. I tried to not be very heavy-handed but told her my wife and I were being shunned without even being DFed or DAed, that as soon as we simply disagreed with the beliefs we were born into without choice we were immediately treated like we had the plague! I told her that the biggest reason we stopped being witnesses was the many changes in the beliefs over the years. I told her it's hard to believe that a few old guys in Brooklyn are the only people in the world that god talks to!?! And then when he does talk to them he gets it wrong!? I told her how people could resign without official punishment until 1980 when they changed the doctrine to silence some high-ranking dissenters and that they actually had a member of the governing body walk away in disagreement! Of course she knew none of this but believed me and we both wondered if some other forces in the universe brought me to her door!?!?

  We talked for about 20 minutes but could have gone on for hours and she said she would knock on my door because she wants to hear so much more from my point of view! More updates to come!!!!!!!