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  What steps did you take to free yourself from the cult? mentally or physically?

  by HereIgo in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  first i ignored all of the elders phone calls to send my recommendation letter to my new congregation, truth is i had already started my fade and moved across town and didn't have a new congregation.

  i deleted all jw friends on facebook.

  i also threw away all of my public talks recorded on cd, all literature, even my book bag and my bible.

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  Tallon

  Like Flipper has posted, you need to fill the void.

  As a JW your life revolved around meetings, field service, personal study etc. That amounted to a good few hours each week.

  What I did to fill the void was pursue interests. In my case I studied higher education and obtained Chartered membership of my profession. I also enjoy music and play guitar, and enjoy local sightseeing. After work, weather permitting, my wife and I go for walks to keep fit and usually stop off for a coffee at a local cafe on the way back.
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  John Lydon aka Johnny Rotten vs Judge Judy

  by Tallon in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  just about killed myself with laughter watching this!.

  john lydon aka johnny rotten of the sex pistols fame (1970's punk rock band) appearing before judge judy as he's being sued by another musician.

  the comments and facial expressions of johnny rotten are hilarious.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtgvldvs_gi.

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  Tallon

  PS: I meant to add that this court case occurred about 18 years ago. Back then Judge Judy was quite restrained. I've seen videos of her recent court cases and, oh boy, she is a pit bull and would read the 'riot act' without hesitation to those appearing before her ... LOL.
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  John Lydon aka Johnny Rotten vs Judge Judy

  by Tallon in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  just about killed myself with laughter watching this!.

  john lydon aka johnny rotten of the sex pistols fame (1970's punk rock band) appearing before judge judy as he's being sued by another musician.

  the comments and facial expressions of johnny rotten are hilarious.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtgvldvs_gi.

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  Tallon

  Just about killed myself with laughter watching this!

  John Lydon aka Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols fame (1970's punk rock band) appearing before Judge Judy as he's being sued by another musician. The comments and facial expressions of Johnny Rotten are hilarious.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTgVLDvS_GI
  
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  Which Org 'directives' did you blatantly ignore

  by Tallon in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i remember that we were always encouraged to let everyone at work know that you were one of jw's and therefore would not participate in any of their functions, parties etc.. this i outrightly refused to do.

  my reasoning was that i was employed and paid to do a job and therefore my religious beliefs were a personal matter and therefore had nothing to do with my work.

  secondly i had to work with these people.

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  Tallon

  I remember that we were always encouraged to let everyone at work know that you were one of JW's and therefore would not participate in any of their functions, parties etc.

  This I outrightly refused to do. My reasoning was that I was employed and paid to do a job and therefore my religious beliefs were a personal matter and therefore had nothing to do with my work. Secondly I had to work with these people. If someone had a birthday, I wished the person a happy birthday and accepted a slice cake offered.

  On occasions, I asked my colleagues for advice or assistance with a particular work issue, which they gladly helped me out. If I had snubbed them and threw their generosity back in their face, would they be inclined to help me? I think not!
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  New Song Book - interesting change of lyrics

  by Tallon in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i found this image on cedars latest article and believe it was originally posted on reddit.

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  you know how the org is always pleading poverty and continuously asking for donations; well how is this for a subtle way of changing lyrics in order to get the publishers to think continually on giving!.

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  Tallon

  I found this image on Cedars latest article and believe it was originally posted on Reddit.

  You know how the Org is always pleading poverty and continuously asking for donations; well how is this for a subtle way of changing lyrics in order to get the publishers to think continually on giving!

  
  
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  Welcome to all the Newbies in the last six months

  by smiddy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i think all of us on this forum would like to welcome all the newbies that have joined in the last six months or so ,if i`m not mistaken there seems to be an influx lately.. elders , ms ,and sisters.

  speak up and make a comment , are you happy you came here ?.

  we`d love to here from you.. smiddy.

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  Tallon

  I'm one of the newbies, joined 2 months ago.

  Thanks for the welcome.
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  Anionted mom says Jehovah may ask her to kill all her family!!

  by Witness 007 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  yes my holy anionted mom who has cancer is concerned that the loving god jehovah may ask her in heaven to destroy here non believer family including her 5 year old grandchild during armagedon....how messed up are these crazy people!!?

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  Tallon

  Sorry to read that your mom has cancer.

  I think it is sad that she is thinking this way. She definitely needs all the support she can get in order to help rid her of these negative thoughts.
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  Elder asking for help

  by untruth in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  this is my first time posting on here so i’m not sure where to start.

  i’m trying to keep it as short as possible since i could expand much more.

  i’ve been in the process of waking up in the last year and a half.

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  Tallon

  Hello Untruth

  First of all, welcome to the forum. Unfortunately we have all been hoodwinked, deceived and fed blatant lies. I'm still in the process of fading, been inactive for going on 3 years. You know your wife better than anyone else, so best to take things slow, leaving seeds for thought which hopefully will help your wife.

  There are many other forum users who will come along and be in a better position to offer advice.

  Looking forward to reading your future posts.
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  More Anti Tight Pants Content

  by konceptual99 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just skimming the latest study wt that has been posted and what did i see...?.

  i wonder what the message is that they want the flock to take from this picture?.

  there is also an article about training younger men to take over responsibilities.

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  Tallon

  Pathetic and diabolical is what I say.

  Is AM3rd et al so fixated on 'tight pants' that they have a fetish?
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  Singing

  by skimthesurface in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  despite not wanting to be a jw anymore and not being at meetings for a few months, still have k. songs coming into my head- both from old and new song books - usually whilst working.

  anyone else?

  how does it make you feel?.

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  Tallon

  Initially it happened to me too however, over a period of time it will eventually fizzle out.