Topics Started by Disassociated Lady 2

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JW Apprentice in Hair Salon.
by Disassociated Lady 2 in
1. jw
2. experiences
my hairdresser warned me that he had taken on a jw apprentice and asked me what i thought.

she attends the kh that disfellowhipped me.

i told him that i would have to be careful about what i said concerning my personal life as she would report back anything she heard to the elders.
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Stepford Children
by Disassociated Lady 2 in
1. jw
2. experiences
i watched this movie for the first time today and i noticed some disturbing similarities with the personalities of jws.

the way they train their children and wives so they become robots to serve jehovah, but most importantly of all, to make their husbands and fathers look good and boost their egos.

if you haven't watched this movie or stepford wives, take a look.
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Suicides in the JWs
by Disassociated Lady 2 in
1. jw
2. experiences
during my time in the jws there was a friend i had known since i was a small child.

he was an elder's son and around my age.

he would often instigate the game of "tag" after the meetings.
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Crisis of Conscience Raymond Franz
by Disassociated Lady 2 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
this book has been recommended to me a few times.

is it worth reading?.

how could i get a copy without paying the massive amount stated on amazon and ebay?
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Final Rejection
by Disassociated Lady 2 in
1. jw
2. experiences
i have just returned from visiting friends and family.

when i was disassociated my parents had contact with me a few months before my dad was diagnosed with cancer.

i was reinstated 20 months after his funeral and then they disfellowshipped me 5 months later as they are convinced i had not changed my life enough to be a jw again.
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My Conclusion After Research
by Disassociated Lady 2 in
1. jw
2. experiences
since leaving the jws i have looked into many beliefs and have come to this conclusion.. paganism has a high regard for women, as they worship goddesses and respect the female for the ability to give birth to new life.

christianity puts females in second place to males and blames women for male temptations which goes back to eve eating the fruit and tempting adam with it.

they also created a devil with the appearance of the pagan god pan and built churches on pagan worship sites so that people would still go there to worship, but within a christian building.. i have come to the conclusion that paganism versus christianity is about a battle of the sexes.. the fear of demonic forces is taught by religions to deter you from straying.
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Undecided
by Disassociated Lady 2 in
1. jw
2. experiences
i have recently been disfellowshipped (after being reinstated in march).

i saw a group of jws gathered in the town car park yesterday.

they seemed startled when they recognised my car and talked amongst themselves giving one another a satisfied grin!
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Family contact in terminal illness cases.
by Disassociated Lady 2 in
1. jw
2. experiences
i had not seen my parents for over 15 years since the funeral of my brother and even then no one spoke to me as i was da.

my dad was diagnosed with terminal cancer in 2014 and i was then permitted contact with them.

i now know the reason that this is allowed.
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Happiness and Freedom On A Paradise Earth?
by Disassociated Lady 2 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
at a recent meeting there was a watchtower article about life in paradise.

they were saying that even when witnesses finally get there they will still be under the strict instructions from the elders and gb.

they may be given jobs that they will find unpleasant, also the preaching work will be ongoing because of all the resurrected people who need to learn about why they are given another chance.
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A Hard Lesson Learned
by Disassociated Lady 2 in
1. jw
2. experiences
do you remember that my dad passed away last year and i was going back to the witnesses after 26 years?

i got reinstated after going there for 9 months.

in the 5 months since then i felt the men in the congregation didn't want me there.