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  Eccentric Jehovah's Witnesses

  by snowbird in

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  so as not to hijack logcon's thread about crazy things jw's have said to householders, i'd like to start one about just plain old odd jw's.. for example, i knew this dear, dear senior brother who would carry a small bag of peanuts in one pocket of his suit coat and a small plastic bag of brown sugar in the other.. during that time, we would stay out all day long because the territory was extensive.. can't you just picture that precious soul alternately tossing a few peanuts/crumbs of sugar into his mouth as he schlepped from house to trailer, from trailer to house?.

  the householders would usually offer us water, lemonade, kool-aid, or soda pops, so no problem with finding something to quench our thirsts.. those were the days!.

  sylvia.

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  The deaf, mute brother that will only work with the brother who doesnt speak a word of understandable english....They are both regular pioneers. Its plain embarrasing to watch them go door to door and confuse people. lol
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  My dear old Dad's (RIP) observation

  by punkofnice in

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  my dear old dad was the po of a congregation.

  he had been in the british marines during ww2.. one jolly day we were in the coach park at twickenham convention.. dad was watching the brothers and sisters getting off the coaches.. he looked at me and said quite pained: 'they all look like loonies.'.

  i kid you not..

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  Hang on to those good memories Uncy Punky the cult didnt leave us many nice ones. He sounds like a real character! Well you must have his sense of humour. I like to imagine those that have passed are somewhere out there happily knowing TTATT and giving us the thumbs up. He would be so proud of his 'punky'. xx
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  Strong, odd and weird opinions on my brothers anniversary

  by usualusername in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  today my brother a non witness gave me a phone call.. .

  he spoke about this, that and the other.

  he then said that my oldest brother (an elder) was having his 25th wedding anniversary.

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  jemba

  Go but turn the tables on their ridiculous beliefs of anniversaries vs birthdays. We all know that its the same thing.

  If a store has a birthday party a JW wont go but if they have an anniversary JWs are ok with it.

  Go along and tell them its offensive as its too much like a birthday party and its selfish to have a day thats all about them, heaven forbid there be a cake there. Oh and those wedding rings they wear... pagan!!

  Ha ha, go and have a bit of fun and make them as uncomfortable as they like to make others feel.
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  If Someone Mocks Jehovah's Witnesses Does That Bother You?

  by minimus in

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  every once in a while i hear people purposely make fun of jws, calling them hovas, jeehoovers, etc.

  i don't think that's a good way to reach them..

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  No way!! Bring on the mockery so that I may join in!

  They are a bunch of zombie, braindead twits!

  I was a born-in zombie once, thinking I was better than all the bird food scum who wouldnt listen to Jeh.

  I love being the non-judgemental, relaxed and more humble person I am now.

  It is normal behaviour for them to mock other religious groups, its a hilarious coincidence that they are no different to the ones they mock.

  In a way we are just laughing at the person we once were.... I know I am anyway.

  Life is too short to be serious about everything.

  Oh and I love Wizzy he is an awesome poster, I love his bizzarity lol.
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  First Post...Hi everyone! Thanks for all of your help over the years!

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  well... as they say on talk back radio "i'm a long time listener, first time caller"(poster in this case!).

  i have been a "lurker" for several years, but never had the courage to take the step and join up...until now.. i really want to thank everyone for their insights and comments throughout the forum.

  although i have not contibuted to discussions, i have benefitted very much from all of your comments and observations on all topics.

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  Hell yeah we want more! Welcome from Queensland Australia 'stuck' cant wait to read your story. So glad youve enjoyed the forum. Me too.
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  I'm not trying to brag, but being an EXJW is awesome!!! Status Update-

  by Coffee House Girl in

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  2. friends

  hello jwn!

  i don't get to check in here or comment as often as i would like because i have been working so hard at school...but i just have to share my news in hopes that newbees can see that taking the leap to enroll in higher education is worth it-.

  i am graduating this spring with a bachelor degree in art history, minor anthropology...many people (including nonjw's have given me flack for choosing a "dead end" career path) but since leaving the watchtower organization's group-think mentality and "leaning on my own understanding" instead... i decided to say fuck everyone else's opinion...i am going to pursue my passion to work in a museum as a curator or archivist-.

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  Thankyou for a great positive story! Congratulations girl! Im 40 and chasing my own career dream of becoming a nurse... yay!
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  Curlwaa Congregation. Anyone remember it?

  by Tiktaalik in

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  curlwaa congregation is no more.

  it went extinct.

  absorbed by mildura congregation.

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  Moustaches vs. beards - one of the contributing factors to losing my cognitive dissonace

  by Pacopoolio in

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  as a little background - i was born-in to being a witness, back in '79, in detroit, in mostly black and poor congregations.

  baptized when 10-ish, stayed around, was on the fast track to ms, but faded when i moved out at 24ish.. there was a combination of a few things that got me on the road to "freedom" from the cognitive dissonance that kept me "in the truth" for so long.

  the main thing was, being an artist and studying marketing, my thinking was patterned to constantly question if i was doing something "correctly," as constant improvement and questioning is what facilitates artistic and mental growth.

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  Kurt, why would you want to ask a girl out with a beard?
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  What would the Watchtower Society do...?

  by LogCon in

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  2. bible

  when the economy collapses, and it will, worse than 2008, far worse.... ...what would the watchtower society do if a large group of homeless jw's starting camping out at wakhill, new york, perhaps in a large 'tent city'?.

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  jemba

  Yep plenty of poor people keep warm and well fed with a watchtower magazine!
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  The Apostasy Project - UK

  by wizzstick in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this is interesting.. the apostasy project is by the rationalist association and is helping those who wish to leave their religion do so:.

  http://apostasy.org.uk/.

  direct link to their video:.

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  jemba

  So true Splash, they are asking for more 'real estate' and 'pedophile defence' funds at every opportunity.

  Not once have they ever used them funds to help a person in any physical/material way, no matter how needy.

  In fact in third world countries they should be stressing the need to put all money those people have into taking care of their own family.

  God can take care of his own financial needs.