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  I'm writing a DA letter...need advise

  by nolongerconfused in

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  hello, so i have decided to da myself and will write a da letter to the body of elders.... do you have any ideas of what i can include in this letter or samples?...

  i really want to make a huge impact with this letter.. i appreciate your help everyone....

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  Don't waste another minute of your time on those bastards.
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  "Why Do Many Male Jehovah Witnesses Who Learn TTATT Grow Beards"?

  by ÁrbolesdeArabia in

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  the year once 1983 and the brother who use to study the bible with me drove by and had a full on "charles manson" looking facial hair and beard.

  i asked tina, a friend what's up with him?

  tina was 19 and a hot red-head woman who was partially in the religion but had problems with fornication.

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  Why do ex-dubs grow beards? Because they can.

  Cold Steel: " Do you guys really have to shave in that religion? What is there in the Bible that forbids it? "

  The WT has a long laundry list of "recommendations" about how dubs should look. Think 1950s. Women are not allowed to wear pants for any reason, men must be clean-shaven and wear conservative suits and ties.

  This is just the tip of the iceberg. None of it is in the Bible.

  The WT demands dress codes because they want dubs to appear "wholesome," which supposedly will help them sell more books.
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  Pro-JW website SLAMS apostates

  by yadda yadda 2 in

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  at the site, click on the pictures to read lengthy diatribes against apostates lol.. apostasy "seeing oneself as a victim denied" .

  as a result of seeing oneself as a victim denied, there can occur a powerful drive toward disaffection and apostasy.

  as is almost inevitably the case, there is a great need on the part of a leave-taker to validate their oppositional stance, and the victim-victimizer scenario greatly assists a person in justifying their course of action.

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  How did they know I grew fur and long fangs?

  Dubbies, come here and say these things to our face. Unless you're afraid.
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  DIY laundry soap

  by Satanus in

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  a search for the best laundry soap turned up that it was tide.

  tide is very expensive, though.

  baking soda.

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  I've heard that washing soda can irritate the skin. Wear latex gloves when mixing in the washing soda.
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  Expect Greater Loonieness From the Governing Body As They Are Forced to Face Their Delusion By Reality

  by frankiespeakin in

  1. watchtower
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  i'm thinking they will be force to do a reality check as the clock ticks and things keep going down hill for the corporation they are ceos of.. that means they may come clean or change their delusion as the hard cold facts come knocking at thier door.

  or they may hang on tenaciously to the delusion and exibit more and more bizarre reasonings.. i'm thinking this delusion to too hard to get out of and so exspect more bizarre behavior.

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  The GB will do what has worked for them in the past.

  They will change their prophecies without so much as a by-your-leave.

  They will brand the dubs who don't swallow the new light as apostates.

  They will falsify their history to the poor schlubs who join later.

  They will continue to portray themselves as the only channel to truth.

  They will stretch out the new light until it becomes untenable; then ...

  They will go through the whole process again.
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  Complaints About My False Eyelashes at the Hall. WEARING THEM EVEN BIGGER TONIGHT.

  by OneStepOut93 in

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  okay so i like dramatic lashes.

  and my grandma told me all the women are complaining about them being a distraction.

  well all i have to say to them is "kiss my ass".

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  If you enjoy raising hell at the KH, and who doesn't?, wear the false eyelashes AND stop attending meetings altogether.

  Your eyelashes will be the least of their complaints.
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  Practical Problems Arising From Leaving Jehovah's Witnesses - not on jw.org

  by InterestedOne in

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  what practical problems arise from leaving jehovah's witnesses?

  this question was inspired by a poster whose jw friend refused to be a reference for an apartment.

  i wonder if most jw's know deep down that they need to maintain some ties with non-jw's in case they find themselves either deciding to leave or ostracized for some reason..

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  "I wonder if most JW's know deep down that they need to maintain some ties with non-JW's in case they find themselves either deciding to leave or ostracized for some reason."

  I think that's true of many dubs. While still a dub, I married a non-dub, despite the many warnings and threats from the elders. Subconsciously, I think I knew marrying a dub was to invite a world of trouble. It also helped that I loved my husband! After 41 years of marriage, I still do.

  Rules for the Practical Side of Leaving the Dubs:

  1. If any of your dub family wish to stay in touch with you, great. Discard all other dubs. They're dead weight.

  2. Immediately get some education, whether academic or trade, to be able to make a decent living.

  3. Read about the WTS cult and cults in general. This will remove any lingering doubts and will help you rescue any salvageable family.

  4. You will have nightmares about being back in the cult. These are normal; they will fade.

  5. Cultivate friendships among the "worldly." Join a club, develop a hobby, volunteer at the SPCA.

  6. If you develop any doubts or fears about your decision, come to this site. We will help.
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  Do you believe that God is using the faithful and discreet slave

  by trujw in

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  it seems that this question is used by elder to trap us and close their minds(the jw elder) to thinking.

  if you answer no they wrap up a jc in short order.

  i was wondering if any have tried to use a more pointed question to actually get them to think themselves.

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  "If you answer no they wrap up a JC in short order. I was wondering if any have tried to use a more pointed question to actually get them to think themselves."

  You're trying to get the judge, jury, and executioner at a kangaroo court to think?

  Nice idea; wrong, wrong venue.
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  Is the grass greener on the other side?

  by What Now? in

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  hi all.... so my mom phoned me up this morning and said she needed to talk to me about something.

  she asked me whether or not our (worldly) family thought that my husband and i were witnesses anymore.

  one, someone in my family said to her, "i didn't know you guys wear short dresses like that" - commenting on a slightly above the knee dress i had worn to a family event.

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  "I try to imagine raising him as a witness ... and the thing is, I can picture it going well. I know I can make it fun, something he'll enjoy and want for himself. I know he'd have a great group of friends, whose parents I would trust."

  Maybe you can picture it well. I'll bet dollars to donuts that your son will not picture it well when he starts going to school. I don't know if you were a dub kid, but from my experience and many many others on this site, a dub childhood is an unadulterated hell.

  As far as having a great group of friends and their trustworthy parents, remember that their friendship is conditional on your kid's being a dub -- they'll cut him off at the knees if he decides to leave (as you are considering doing yourself). So will their parents.

  "Then there's the other side, the crazy, culty side of the religion, that I want to protect him from."

  This side is the only side of the cult. Any warm fuzzy feelings you get from being around dubs is dependent on your adherence to the crazy, culty WTS rules.

  Your mom's lukewarm response to your fading is not the norm. When other dubs get a whiff of it, and they will, they'll cut you off and pressure your mom to do the same.

  If only for your son's sake, continue on your path away from the WTS. Don't subject your kid to a dub childhood.
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  Suspicious people? No, merely Canadian

  by kurtbethel in

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  canadians are invited to explain this, if it isn't any big secret.

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  return of parakeet

  Kinder eggs are illegal in the U.S. because the small toys inside pose a choking hazard to young children.

  But my local German deli sneaks them in and I buy them for my grandson, who is beyond the everything-goes-in-the-mouth stage. The chocolate is very tasty. Maybe that's why customs made such a fuss about them.