i don't and am very unlikely to after seeing my father dying of a smoking related lung disease (even though i would like to try a high quality cigar).. but i am curious to see how many people take up smoking after leaving the org.. .
Sorry to say I do and when I met the "bf" he said he had never smoked in his life but wanted to try one! Told him he was stupid if he did but he still went ahead and had one. Another sign of rebellion in hindsight! and then he wanted to get his first lottery ticket and then put his first bet on! All the signs were there.....
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i am liking don's term "captive to a concept" more and more, it explains so much about the mindset of average dubs.. to those who are being activily shunned, how does it affect you when you see former friends and family, do the sideway's crab-walk to get away?
you are not alone, shunning is happening to weaker witnesses in the congregations, this practice is not sanctioned by the watchtower society, this trait is straight from satan the devil, it pure evil and cruel!
as i post, this new trait is being taught to the power player's apprentices, teaching them how to do the "weak witnesses exit stage left!
Still pretty new on here but from a non jw perspective and from "dating" a jw for the last year I suddenly find myself being totally ignored while I know he is going on his jw work as normal. As I said in my first post I had no idea he was a jw until only couple of months ago and he was very reluctant to talk about it so I respected his decision and never pressed him although he did no my views having had friends/family in the borg and heard all the horror stories. From a relationship that was brilliant overnight it went from talking every day and arranging things to nothing which I find very hard. Only contact is that he has had a "breakdown" and cant talk to anyone. The only time he spoke about this life was one day just after I found out and he said he desperately wanted out, a normal life and freedom. I said I would help anyway I could and he said he was going to see a solicitor to sort out certain issues (or so he said). I knew he was a elder and very high up in the hiariachy. Maybe he has been "got at" as I know guilt/depression is rife. I doubt I will ever know the real reason and I have to try and get on with my life. Very hard as tried so hard to be understanding and give him all the space etc he wanted but to out of the blue being treated as if you were the devil incarnate is very hard. Different viewpoint but feels good putting it in words which not been able to do until now.
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Want one!
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would they refuse the transfusion?
or come up with a "new understanding" that you can accept blood in certain situations?.
btw as you can see this is my first post so hi.
New here myself but going to say welcome. Loads of good advice and lovely people here. NS - I totally agree with you!
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Brilliant!
for those of you on facebook there is a fan page for the wizard https://www.facebook.com/sparlockthewizard.
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looking2 find fellow apostates in my general area.
Hello from sunny Berkshire!
tomorrow the 22nd i will be 85 years old .
good wishes only please,remember if you say something nasty i will cry.
and my mum told me it is a sin to cry on your birthday .
Happy Birthday x
