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  Finding love after Da Troof

  by hamsterbait in

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  do they go out in door to bore misery.

  lets face it - the witless mating guide is just a checklist of behaviors that makes a potential mate.. how do you let go from this??.

  sorry - have met so and am already going through this compatibility crap.

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  We were told to pick mates by spiritual qualities instead of finding mates by attraction.
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  Do you think GB members are in fear of each other?

  by usualusername in

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  do you think gb members are scared of each other in case they say or do something stupid?

  (a la raymond franz).

  uun.

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  thought on this topic off and on today. Yes they are afraid of each other. Why should they br any different then the rank and file. We all keep part of ourselves apart because of the fear of saying something not quite in agreement. They must be fearful because of their positions.
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  How many of you followed the WTS direction on education years ago and have been screwed by it?

  by Julia Orwell in

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  i'm really interested in this question because i've heard for years that if you forgo further education and go pioneering, when you have a family down the track you will get a good job because jehovah will provide for you because you pioneered.

  as long as i was a kool-aid drinker, even then, i thought, "how does pioneering pay your bills?

  surely education should come first.

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  I did. I wanted to be a teacher from the time I was in third grade. I would sit in class and try to figure out how I could be a teacher and so much of my JW wasn't encouraging. I knew even at that age flag salute, holidays, and many other things would not work. In high school I dropped from college prep classes because I would not need such a good education. The joke was on me. I am 65 in retirement years and the only thing saving my family is that when I realized life was going on I went to work in the school system I was rewarded a retirement pension.
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  Should Employers be WARNED about Jehovahs Witnesses

  by BlindersOff1 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  any gov agency or private company that has private personal info of customers/clients should be aware.

  its common knowledge to long time witnesses that jws will violate customer privacy laws and rules when they see something a customer does or buys that they think jw congregation elders should know about .

  thats right they will spy for the elders.. .

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  I still felt like a JW when I got a position as a supervisor, I soon learned to tell who were JWS by their talk and actions. Sad to say the ones I had working for me were demanding for their serving Jehovah. They felt they could miss work for any reason, (days off for service, assemblies, and anything else they could think of. We had certain weeks we told everyone not to ask for days off because it was too busy of time. They felt they were privileged even though no one could ask time off during these weeks, not even the bosses. (school district) I learned early to avoid hiring JWS if it was possible. I was so disappointed because I was still expecting great employees as we had always been told. I am retired so I can now admit it.
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  I ran into an inactive JW at the store we talked for 20 minutes

  by RayPublisher in

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  2. experiences

  i ran into an inactive jw at a department store last night and we talked for 20 minutes easily, it was actually pretty fruitful.

  so here's what happened:.

  i see him and recognized him but he didn't know who i was at first as he hasn't seen me in at least a year and i've lost weight, have a goatee and dress way more awesome than i ever did as a dubb schlubb.. so i said hi to him by name and he says, who are you i'm not sure?

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  cabonne wait until you have waited 65 years then tell me just be patient. i do thank God daily. I thank him my kids woke up soon enough to get an education. It WAS NOT JUST A SUGGESTION TO NOT GET A HIGHER EDUCATION we were told any suggestion was to be taken lighly it was to be taken the same as a commandment. KEEP WAITING
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  my worst fears were realized

  by magotan in

  1. jw
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  im on my phone, so im really limited.

  i came out to my family about my doubts and my sexuality.

  shit hit the fan.

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  Forgot to say it is not her fault but our beliefs make us wonder. Just realized we need support for young gays and maybe their mothers. You cannot belive the people who are implying this and this is Wrong. Not young gays fault and not his mothers fault.
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  my worst fears were realized

  by magotan in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  im on my phone, so im really limited.

  i came out to my family about my doubts and my sexuality.

  shit hit the fan.

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  Hold on Mom may come around she is saying what she feels she must say. as a mom of a ex JW who is gay, it takes time to accept. I did and family of another gay JW Did too. Mom is wondering what she did to make you gay. Moms always think it our fault. I belive your mom will but she has emotions to deal also. Hang in There.
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  Petra/Vulcan/-Just coffee talk!

  by Atlantis in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i thought i might take a few minutes to sit down with the members here and have a cup of coffee with you, and introduce myself and my daughter debbie (petra), and i am john posting as (vulcan).

  now i can't type worth anything so thats why i have petra do it.-we would like to thank mr. simon for his hospitality and if it is easier for us to post using the login atlantis uses, then that is ok!

  there are 4 of us here using the same computer and it might be easier that way to keep track.

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  Beautiful hair and she is honoring her mother.
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  Have you ever shunned someone and then later regretted it?

  by 00DAD in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  lately, i've been reading a number of thread lately that deal with this topic.

  one particularly poignant experience came from simon.

  in simon's story he shares: .

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  I never could quite understand how JWs believe this is a loving gesture. I started seeing in teens how hurtful this dfing is. I always said if any of my family were df'd I couldn't , wouldn't do this. I haven't shunned anyone since my teens. I have had to live up to this vow. Cousins and now my son. I tell others I broought him into this life and I am not going to hurt him. DF'ing was one of the first things that started my doubts.
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  Dear Chichi89

  by Aussie Oz in

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  it looks like you are in the first stages of waking up.. you have been shocked to the core by getting disfellowshipped, what for does not really matter here.

  you came to voice your feelings then die, you have voiced the feelings and then hung in there.

  i am sure many are very proud of you for that, i am.. now, your thoughts of survival are turned towards your loved one, will it work?, ''i'm a jw and he is not''.... fisrt up, you are now, not a jehovah's witness.

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  Chhichi89 you hang in there girl. You are one reason I have been able to talk about JWN to a family member. Just a little bit but more than I would have thought a week ago. Feel proud you are hurting but you have made one step to helping plant a tiny, tiny seed.