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  Should some people actually be Witnesses?

  by Apognophos in

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  it seems to me like certain people actually benefit from joining the religion.

  primarily i'm thinking of ones with drug problems who are only able to quit because they are working towards baptism.

  another example would be those who are always getting in fights or who have a big ego, and who learn to be pacifistic and humble as a witness.

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  happy@last

  It sounds like you do not have any experience with any other groups, in particular ones that are able to help with drug or alcohol abuse. I would not recommend anyone join JWs to help with a structured life, it only creates a different set of problems for them contend with.

  I have a feidn who was a JW for 2 years, he came off drugs to become one but was only able to live the JW for a short time as it was too much to take. He realises it was a useful tool at the time but thankfully got out in order to live his life. He could have got the same results going to any structured group.
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  Ripple Effect

  by Yondaime in

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  on tuesday i was dragged out on service with my mom since shes a permanent pioneer, and once we arrived at the hall i realized there were no brothers, but an abundance of sisters.

  i conducted the service meeting with ease, since my dad gave me a formation on how to do it.. then on thursday at my meeting nearly half of the congregation surrounded me and gave me hugs and kisses.

  i know about love bombing, its happened to me before, but this was the most insane amount of it ever since i had a demonstration at the district convention.

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  happy@last

  All of the above. When I first stopped going I had loads of invitations to dinner, then after a few weeks nothing. If I met them in the street they didn't know where to look, they looked at the ground or across the street. If they did engage in conversation it was brief. When I DA'd they now look right through me as if I am invisible without any expression, it would be quite funny actually if it wasn't so inhumane.
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  Hello JWN family!

  by crazyhorse in

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  hello jwn!

  im a 22 yr active jw and i recently realized the truth about the truth.

  im from an african country where most people dont think critically and just accept things as they are without questioning.

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  happy@last

  Welcome
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  Give me a reason not to go back

  by chukky 594 in

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  2. friends

  been out now for 10 yrs but life is a mess.

  starting to think its because i have no spiritual compass.

  why shouldn't i consider going back?.

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  happy@last

  Thank you for posting Cedars video, well worth a watch to answer the OP
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  First post

  by BenRichards in

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  i've been lurking here off and on for a few years, figured i would introduce myself and share the clif notes version of my story.. i'm in my late 30's and was born in.

  mom was a jw, dad wasn't.

  got baptized in my teens and started dating my eventual wife.

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  happy@last

  Welcome, it sounds as though you have a great situation already. I'd be concerned you would lose the good relationship you have with your mum if you mentioned CoC straight off. You were very lucky with your wife's reaction.
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  Just wanting to hear experiences.

  by joe134cd in

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  it's funny how my mind works since walking out of the hall just a bit over a year ago.

  for some reason i just can't seem to bring myself to go to the jw.org site.

  i find it just to painful.

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  happy@last

  Welcome AlwaysBusy. I feel anger when I see anything JW related, especially pictures of happy drones.
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  untitled

  by chukky 594 in

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  what happens to the emblems if noone partakes?.

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  happy@last

  ^^ what cofty said. The bread got thrown away.
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  Give me a reason not to go back

  by chukky 594 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  been out now for 10 yrs but life is a mess.

  starting to think its because i have no spiritual compass.

  why shouldn't i consider going back?.

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  happy@last

  They will control you. Have you been in control of your life since you left or did nothing fill the void? why did you leave in the first place? I say don't go back as you will never again be able to make a decision for yourself if you do.
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  A JW encounter in Hong Kong

  by Listener in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  last week i was in hong kong on a holiday and ran into some jws.

  i was in a large shopping mall and noticed a number of jws holding out a pamphlet to passerbys.

  before i knew it there was one walking towards me and stopped right in front of me stopping me from moving forward.. the jw was virtually shoving the pamphlet towards me and said i would like to offer you this pamphlet that directs you to a web site that will answer all your questions that you have about life.

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  happy@last

  Well done, you did good and gave him some homework of his own to do.
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  Wife got love bombed!

  by lambsbottom in

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  so i have been doing a 90 day fast from anything jw related.

  getting close to 2 months in.

  went to a baptist service this morning.

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  happy@last

  You say your wife needs social activities, how many times has she been love bombed by the JWs outside of the KH? Do you do many activities together? How was the Baptist service you went to?