Yes many. 50+ years ago my congregation had our very own pedophile. He was a Bethelite so older JWs thought he walked on water. we had a couple who were full time pioneers, not nice to young ones at all. I could go on but I would be writing a novel.
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Did You Know Any Bad JWs?
by minimus inover the years, i knew some individuals that were pretty bad witnesses.
they broke more commandments that most.
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Dottie Thomas Sept 18, 1922 - Jan 9, 2015
by JeffT ini was in the house with her for all of the last week of her life.
she went quietly and peacefully and had people that cared a lot for her around at the end.
she and dad touched a lot of lives in very positive ways.
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Moved to Florida panhandle
by MissMyHarley inanybody live in this area.
we have just moved here.
just wondering.
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Surprise ! Surprise ! 2015 Arrives and NO Armageddon or World's " End " - Go Figure
by flipper ini guess 99.9 % of ex-jw's here could have predicted as much .
armageddon didn't happen in 1914. it didn't happen in 1925. it didn't happen in 1975. and it did not happen in 2014. since the wt society first predicted a world's end when their organization started in 1879 - 126 years have passed which according to any dictionary in any human language 126 years comprises of 4 separate generations each totaling 30 years each.
plus 6 years into a 5th generation.
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Did you know about the organ transplant ban when you were a believer?
by Apognophos inback when i was learning ttatt, i was shocked to read on jwfacts about the organ transplant ban from 1967 to 1980. this was a large piece of evidence for me that the society could not be god's organization.
growing up as an earnest witness, and living near the headquarters, i knew a lot of the organization's embarrassing history, and it didn't faze me, but i'd never heard of this ban before, and it shocked me.
it's gotten me wondering why no one i know ever talks about it, when it must have affected many witnesses during that time (or were they getting transplants on the sly?
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I remember a assembly in 1969 dealing with organ transplants. BEing in my early 20, I bought into this organ ban. They were giving experiences as why organ transplants were bad. There was the experience of a man who had a heart transplant and he showed experiences of this man showing the feminine characteristics of the woman whose heart was transplanted. Unfortunately I got into this until I started lurking on this forum. I am now embarrassed that I took their word as no arguing truth. It takes some of us many long years to question what we were taught yet I left mentally over 20 years ago. Our minds are mysterious to accept carp for such a long time. This assembly was in the bleachers of the Bakersfield Fair Rodeo bleachers. Since I was attending a young baby this I'd all remember of this long hot day.
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Graduation and Pinning
by sooner7nc ingiving my speech.
being pinned by my son.. .
the best day ever.. .
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Great news may you have an awsome future
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Why JW marriage is a huge problem for the organization.
by kneehighmiah inthe difficulty of finding a marriage mate is well known for sisters.
but i would say it's hard for brothers also.
i was talking to a jw last night.
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Kneehighmia just a reminder looks is not everything. I am going to share an experience from 40+ years ago. In the circuit I attende we had some beautiful sisters and the plain everyday sisters. The beautiful sisters were very desireable to the young brothers and these sisters always had a nice looking brother at their side.n we average looking sisters were ignored for the most part. It was hard for us especially when we discovered we were desireable to non-JWs. 40 years later the beautiful sisters hav devorced usually many times. The plain girls were kinder and worked harder to please her man. I am not talking ugly just not the beautiful model types many men want. As one of the average girls I have grown over 40 years wanting to treat others withlove and kindness and have tried to live up to the fruitages of the sprirt. These are the important thing in a person and I am not talking about a super strong JW, as they often ARE NOT living up to the fruitages of the spirit. Find a loving kind woman and life will work out. Thi is the thoughts of senior citizen who has been married 48 years.
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Funeral for an atheist
by Stealth in99% of all funerals that i have attended have been the wt version, where they preach about the resurrection into paradise and say little about the person who passed other than they were loyal to jah.
the other 1% catholic for grandparents.. now that i consider myself an atheist, i got to wondering what do atheists plan for when they die?.
if you are a non-believer what are your plans for when you die?
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A celebration of life. People share memories of the person. I t is awsome it gives the loved ones a chance to share their lives and I feels it gives a chance to say the final goodbye. Beliefs do not come into it just love.
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Did you expect all non-Witnesses to die at Armageddon?
by Apognophos inapologies if this has been asked before, but i couldn't find a thread where the focus was specifically this yes-or-no question.
reach back in your memories to when you were at the peak of your faith in the religion, and tell me honestly:.
"did you, personally, believe that non-witnesses would die at armageddon, even if they hadn't gotten to hear the message at all?".
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Wow we are all exJWs but we were all led to have slightly different belief. In 50s taught no one but JWs would survive Armegeddon.
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Double-life, sounds like a prison sentence....or maybe not?
by sparrowdown inquestion: do you think the "double-lifers" have the best of both worlds?.
just asking, because i have wondered, if i had an outlet to express my utter.
disgust and general dissatisfaction with wt teachings and cong-life while i. was still in, ie on forums etc, maybe i would never have left.. just a thought, anyone else have any?.
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I have been a double lifer since 1964 just months after my baptism at the age of 14. now That I'm 2 months from my 67th birthday I am still a doublr lifer in order to have some association with still in JW famiy. This is still part of life for me and my husband even though we havent attended meeting for 20 yearscexcept for funerals, weddings and a cuple of Memorials. It is no way foe anyone to live life.