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  So tired of life

  by LouBelle in

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  i am so tired of waking up without hope.

  so tired of fighting one more day...i just want it to end as painless as possible.

  i truly don't have the willpower or strength anymore..

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  wisdomfrombelow

  I don't know your situation or circumstances but don't give up. Life can always get better but death--it is always the same.
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  Why do JWs get married at a young age?

  by XPeterX in

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  2. friends

  ages like 20-25 or younger.i mean damn,a 21 year old guy in my congo got baptised a couple weeks back and now his in a relationship with a jw gal and their getting married soon.any thoughts?.

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  wisdomfrombelow

  A young age is relative. I would not consider 25 to be young. (You gave the range 20-25). I consider a teenager to be young in the western world. I consider a young marriage to be one where the individual needs parental permission to marry rather than being old enough to do it on his or her own. That being said, there are still a lot of young marriages among JWs and among fundamentalistic christians.
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  Those who went to University whilst being a JW

  by MMXIV in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i've read a number of posts in the brief couple of years i've been on jwn of those that were brave enough to go to university whilst being a jw.. clearly this is a small fraction of those that wanted to go but couldn't or had the grades to go but accepted pioneering instead.. for those that did go to uni despite all the advice and pressure, why did you go?

  what was the response when you broke the news?

  how did it affect your relationships?

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  I think that being educated makes the "simplified" meetings very boring. The educated ones that are still in are almost always in a foreign language group because learning a foreign language keeps their brain active and they can focus on that instead of other things. They can get something of value back from all the hours spent doing busy work in that religion.
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  Those who went to University whilst being a JW

  by MMXIV in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i've read a number of posts in the brief couple of years i've been on jwn of those that were brave enough to go to university whilst being a jw.. clearly this is a small fraction of those that wanted to go but couldn't or had the grades to go but accepted pioneering instead.. for those that did go to uni despite all the advice and pressure, why did you go?

  what was the response when you broke the news?

  how did it affect your relationships?

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  wisdomfrombelow

  I went to a college and lived on campus and met other JWs there. We had our own clique and were mostly very vocal in favor of higher education. The locals in the hall we attended could do nothing because they didn't know us as children and we just popped up as 18 years olds moving into their congregation. Either they embrace you or they shun you but because you live on campus they have no access to you unless you want them to. For those who were local I believe it was a positive influence because many of them went to college (but didn't announce it). We had nothing to hide because the only reason we were at the congregation was because we were going to college.
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  Commitee and disfellowshipment

  by Freeof1914 in

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  2. experiences

  i have only posted on here several times, but i am constantly reading what others post.

  i guess i am more of a reader than author.

  that being said i am happy to announce i am no longer one of the jehovah's witnesses.

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  wisdomfrombelow

  My first thoughts are "how is your marriage affected?" Will you stay married? Do you have children because they will be affected by this also. I hope you can ceal with your wife and family on a personal level, regardless of how the congregation will treat you.
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  Governing Body Hates Higher Education Because It Destroys Their Delusion

  by frankiespeakin in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  in an effort to keep their delusion alive it is only natural for them hate something that lifts the vails of their delusion and lay it barren.

  their hate is transfered to the faithful rank and file and manifested in their forbidding it to the young who will surely see the ignorance of their delusion.

  narcissistic delusions of divine appointment are resisted at the expense of the young.. they hate higher education to the same extent they hate psychiatry because both tread on their delusion and identify it in clear terms..

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  I used to think the anti-college rhetoric began with Knorr and Franz because one didn't go and the other didn't complete. Is there any indication that the Da Judge was anti-university? I also believe those at the top don't like to know those beneath them are smarter than they are.
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  Well an old friend found me. Now I'm in her cross hairs to get active again.

  by wha happened? in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  ugh.

  on one hand i'm glad she's ok. rather sickly.

  but once she got word i've been inactive, she's all hot and bothered to get me back to meetings.. "did you attend the memorial this year?".

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  wisdomfrombelow

  If she's really a friend she'll keep in touch because she cares about you but she'll learn that your made a choice and come to respect that.
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  local memorial attendance

  by outsmartthesystem in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so i have a friend that is still "in" because of his elderly parents.

  he attended the memorial and reported back to me what i thought was encouraging.

  we have two congregations in the city i live in.

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  Does anyone know which day of the week the memorial was held those years? I have a feeling that might make a difference in attendance.
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  Anyone have a record of lies told by the WT.

  by jam in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  example, in print (may 22, 1969 wt, you will never die).. bold face lies, to show that this organization have been lying.

  out of their rear since day one.

  be denied.

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  wisdomfrombelow

  A very well educated brother once held up the Weekly World News and said "it's all true". He said it in relation to how we call our literature "Truth". I now understand how he had to think that way in order to survive in this religion.
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  Elders Call Off Meetings A Lot More Easily Than They Did Before For Inclement Weather

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  the meetings were cancelled in this area with only 2 inches of snow for the "storm''.

  lol.

  a month ago the co had the meeting cancelled because it was a bit tracherous, which i thought was a good call..... years`ago, if we cancelled a meeting it took until one hour before the presiding overseer would finally decide to cancel.. today's jws are wimps..

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  wisdomfrombelow

  I personally like it when they call off meetings. The more notice that is given the better it is for all involved.