Topics Started by 10thplague

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They Don't Have A Secret Elder's Book
by pale.emperor in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
"they don't have a secret elder's book" so said my mother.

"all of our publications are open to everyone.

we all have the same information and nothing is hidden in this religion.".
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Yoga. Evil practice?
by Darkknight757 in
1. social
2. physical
as our fade continues, the wife and i have decided to take up "the forbidden practice of.......yoga"!!!!😱.

i was quite skeptical at first but so far it has really de-stressed our life in quite a spectacular way!!

not to mention the physical benefits.. anyone else try yoga or a similar discipline?
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Being a Socially Inept ex-JW
by LaurenM in
1. jw
2. friends
so i'm absolutely clueless concerning relationships.

i had barely any friends at all growing up a jw kid & absolutely no interaction with "worldly" people or any guys whatsoever.

i have had a relationship of sorts with a guy for 4.5 months now, but i'm so clueless!
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Keeping your sanity while stuck as an active JW
by oldskool in
1. jw
2. friends
i pass along this advice as a new topic, to get it past one off comments that may not get as much attention.. i exited the jehovah's witnesses about a decade ago.

like many, my personal situation felt to restrained to act on my impulse and get out quickly.

i took about a year and a half to two years to leave via da.. i empathize with anybody leaving the watchtower who finds it difficult to falsify dedication, interest, and belief in both their personal and public life.
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So , how "worldly" did you get?
by greenhornet in
1. jw
2. experiences
i even hate to use that word worldly tm.. any way i'm probably the worst.. 1 when the jw s come to my door i say i'm not interested .

2 i have gone to many churches and volunteered.. 3 i shredded all my jw books and magazines out in the woods.. 4 had the mormon elders over and studied with them.. 5 tried pot (its legal here).

6 open carry my fire arm every where (legal here also).
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Elephant disrupts convention drama!
by neat blue dog in
1. social
2. humour
you know that elephant that went on a rampage?

well he's been at it since the 2014 regional convention.

he even interrupted the drama .
44
Should I get babtized?
by BlackWolf in
1. jw
2. friends
i know this sounds like a ridiculous question but i was talking with my mom in the car today and of course we got on the topic of getting babtized again.

she told me that jehovah holds me accountable for my sins regardless of wether i am babtized or not so i have no reason to be holding back because it won't change anything.

my parents are the type of super strict jw who will shun you just for not being a witness.
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My son's and I's first Valentines Day, Friendship day celebration since our awakening!!
by Khaleesi in
1. social
2. current
so this weekend will be my first time celebrating friendship day since stop celebrating due to being a jw for years.

the most exciting part for me and makes me very happy is finally to have my son participate and be involved in normal activities at school with classmates.

no longer will i allow him to be ostracized at school due to the wt "cult's" ridiculous reasoning why some things are not okay to participate while others are okay.
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Did you get " Counseled " about the Music you Listened to While you were a JW ?
by flipper in
1. jw
2. friends
from the time i was a small boy - i loved rock n' roll music.

beatles, rolling stones, led zeppelin, hendrix.

i started getting slighted for the music i listened to as i lay in my bedroom listening on headphones to led zeppelin's song " black dog " at age 14 with my elder dad looking suspiciously at me as i'm rocking out .
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Some thoughts on the new midweek meeting
by Saltheart Foamfollower in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the new midweek meeting has been running for a month now.

here are my thoughts on how it is going so far:.

1) elders are looking frazzled from being on virtually every meeting and having to prepare unfamiliar formats for items.