Congrats Julia! That's great news xx
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OMG I'm so happy!!!!
by Julia Orwell inyup, the apostate is happy.
i shouldn't be, right, because my life is empty without "jehovah" and the organisation.. but i just got a job at one of the best theme parks in the world, which is so what i want to do, and it's the first permanent job i've had since i lost my government job in 2012!.
the job pays minimum wage but i don't care because working in tourism and entertainment is what i want to do!
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New to The Jehovahs Witness Faith and need some help
by jnjburkett inhello there i am new to the faith and have been studying for about a month.
i am very excited and hungry for the truth and have not missed a meeting or study since the memorial.
we do about 2 bible studies a week.
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krejames
I think apostates have over-egged the YMCA thing over the years. It may well be "official" policy but it's not a biggie down on the ground. Back in the 90s as a regular dub in good standing I regularly performed at the YMCA with my band, all of whom were JWs. A couple of people made comments but some from the cong used to come and see us perform including an elder. To be honest more people were "stumbled" at the fact we played at another larger venue which had a gay landlord.
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What song or line from a song bests describes your time as a JW?????
by karter inwaisted days and waisted nites.. freddy fender..
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krejames
Who really knows what their friends do?
How can you tell what they go through?
You think they can take it
But when I believe what my eyes see
I'm out of touch with reality
Wondering what I've become
Then I find I don't know anyone
(Song: I don't know anyone)
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First Post - Emotionally Torn
by scaredtospeak ini haven't been on here long but i found this site a couple days ago and quickly realised it had a lot of posts by people going through similar experiences as me.
i read some of the answers and it helped relieve some inner anguish i've been carrying since everything i came clean to my parents about everything i've been reading about.. .
i just have been going through a rough patch right now; that might be an under or overstatement depending on your own personal experiences with this kind of stuff.
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krejames
Hey Scaredtospeak. I can't say I have perso ally had the same experience as you but I can (and many others will) relate to the guilt you're made to feel for deciding tHe WTS doesn't have "the truth". Yes it does become like an elephant in the room. But your parents will come to terms with your decision in time (I'm assuming you're not baptised, right?). One thing that has helped me is to realise that I have no control over the way my family feels about my life choices. It is their choice to feel and react the way they do. Don't feel guilty. Be strong. It will get better.
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krejames
I couple of older sisters in my cong write to me now and again with news and to invite me to eat out with them etc. I don't reply because, although I think it's really sweet of them, I actually think it's important to keep my distance given my situation. My best "friend" in the congregation who stuck by me during my first fade, stopped socialising with me when she realised I was in a gay relationship. She just sends a text once in a blue moon "to check I'm ok" (I find this quite patronising and offensive actually, given that she used to be at my place all the time). I think the elders might have finally given up trying to contact me as it's been a while. So the only JWs I'm still in touch with now are my immediate family.
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Smoking
by FL_Panthers ini heard that the witnesses used to smoke back in the day.
is this true?
if so, what was the reasoning behind this?.
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krejames
Da Furious - I wondered that too. I'm sure they'll come up with some reason why it's wrong like it's showing a love for the world or something ;)
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Smoking
by FL_Panthers ini heard that the witnesses used to smoke back in the day.
is this true?
if so, what was the reasoning behind this?.
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krejames
It's worth clarifying that the custom of not approving beards is not an organisation-wide ban as smoking is. It does seem to depend on local customs and attitudes within the congregation, based on the fact that assembly speakers are not allowed to have facial hair. I was a MS and had a beard at the time I was appointed and never shaved it off. And there are still plenty of elders in this part of the UK with beards. Regular smoking on the other hand is considered a gross sin and a disfellowshipping offence.
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Smoking
by FL_Panthers ini heard that the witnesses used to smoke back in the day.
is this true?
if so, what was the reasoning behind this?.
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krejames
American scientists didn't widely accept smoking was bad for health until 1964, i believe. WTS being an American religion probably didn't take much notice of earlier reports from british scientists in the 50s. So I should imagine once it was confirmed it was bad for health and linked to cancer, this might have been understood by WTS to be a "defilement of the flesh" and contributed to the "you must give up by...X date" in the early 70s.
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We thought it might be Armageddon when...
by cultBgone inwere there ever specific occurrences which you or those around you thought might be the start of "armageddon"?.
i remember 9/11 being such a day as it happened right as the meeting for field service ended.
it was the week of the c.o.
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krejames
I remember the UK riots in 2011. Really thought "this is it!" I had faded but still was mentally captive. The riots followed uprisings in several other countries and were really scary for us sheltered Brits who accept unrest in other countries but panic that the world is ending when it's on our own doorstep. I remember thinking it was exactly as depicted in WT illustrations.
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Our throw-away society
by zound incheck out this video if you have 20 minutes to spare - it really is awesome.
anyone want to add their thoughts on how to change societys throwaway mentality?.
the story of stuff.
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krejames
Will check this out. Thanks for posting.