In my former cong. the families that had money had a higher status than the poor ones. They would get together and go on cruises and take ski trips. None of the poor ones went or were even invited as far as I know.
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Being Rich or Poor in the Org, did it make a difference?
by JH in.
the witnesses will say that they treat everyone alike, no matter what color they are, or what nationality they are or even how rich or poor a person is.
being rich or poor in the org, did it make a difference somewhere?.
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Holy Crap! Star Trek's Sulu is gay!
by Elsewhere inlooks like lots of people are "coming out" right now.... http://www.cnn.com/2005/showbiz/tv/10/28/people.georgetakei.ap/index.htmlgeorge takei, 'trek's' sulu: i'm gay.
los angeles, california (ap) -- george takei, who as "star trek's" sulu was part of the starship enterprise crew through three television seasons and six movies, has come out as a homosexual in the current issue of frontiers, a biweekly los angeles magazine covering the gay and lesbian community.. takei told the associated press on thursday that his new onstage role as psychologist martin dysart in "equus," helped inspire him to publicly discuss his sexuality.. takei described the character as a "very contained but turbulently frustrated man.
" the play opened wednesday at the david henry hwang theater in los angeles, the same day that frontiers magazine featured a story on takei's coming out.. the current social and political climate also motivated takei's disclosure, he said.. "the world has changed from when i was a young teen feeling ashamed for being gay," he said.
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unbeliever
I was surprised too. Good for him for coming out though.
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Thinking of getting reinstated? Read my story.
by Jez ina lot has happened to me since march.
i have learned so much.
i hesitated to put this out in jwd, but i now think that if it helps one person, it will have been worth it.
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unbeliever
This is a very profound post and I know it will help many. Thanks for posting it.
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anyone ever wonder whether IT could be the TRUTH?
by Cordelia ini cant believe im posting this either!.
but ive got a huge decision to make wont go thru it all again its on my last thread, and i have decided that i am stopping going to the meetings completly (ive been dfed 7 months and because i didnt want to hurt my family even more i continued going to all the meetings and hid my boyfriend, wno was wonderful about it, put a letter of reinstatement in which they refused but relised by the way i paniked when i thought they might reinstate me that it is not what i want!).
i love my bf and want to be with him without any secrecy but i also want my family to accept him and still speak to me but i know that will not happen, so i have two choices either get reinstated and then leave (and risk losing mybf) or tell them now i dont want it and stop the meetings altogether before i go insane.. thing is to be free of the meetings and be with my bf, i will lose my family they are all so strong in the 'truth' they will not have any contact with me and my husband is divorcing me so ill lose finacially and my house and have to share time with my daughter, not to mention all my old friends who are wanting me back, and if i stop now all those months of trying to be reinstated will be wasted id be set right back,.
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unbeliever
If it is the truth I would rather die at Armageddon than spend all eternity with JW's. That's just me though.
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I hate my new job heheheh
by Es inhey all,.
well the rose coloured glasses are off, so i worked my trial period of two days which i didnt get paid for.
so anyway turn up monday, i was getting more confident with the software still not to good with all the accounting stuff but hey its been 8 years since ive done it and even then it was high school.. anyway come the afternoon i was stuck on a few things and he doesnt really explain to me the hows or whys just do it.
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I was interested in working for one company but they wanted me to do an 8 hour orientation for free. I have ALWAYS been paid for orientations when starting a new job. I decided not to take that job.
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Do You Still *Look* Like A Jehovah's Witness?
by minimus inwould someone still mistake you for a witness?
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Oh goodness no.
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Please welcome my former JW "friend" Rachael to the board
by unbeliever ini have been open with some ex jw friends of mine that i post on this board and have sent several the link.
one has even posted.
well i sent the link to someone who was leaving the org.
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I have been open with some ex jw friends of mine that I post on this board and have sent several the link. One has even posted. Well I sent the link to someone who was leaving the org. Anyway she got an attack of conscience and confided in her sister Rachael (former friend) that she has read here. Last I heard she went back to mother org and I have no idea if she told the elders about lurking here. I have not spoken to her since but Rachel has sent me e-mails threatening to tell my JW mom and other relatives that I posted on this board. She more or less implied that my JW family would shun me if I did not stop posting. They would be left with no choice. She was very PISSED that I told her sister about this place. I have taunted her in a couple of postings pretty much daring her to "expose" me. This happened over a period of months. I never cared if she "exposed" me but there was one thing I did not think about.....
My mom is very well aware that I hang out with apostates so it's not news to her. I was never baptized so the elders cannot do shit to me. I don't even know what she would have to gain from "exposing" me except to stir shit up. So out of the blue she told my mother that I post on this site and have wrote some very hurtful things about her. I have vented on this board several times about my mom and I did write some not so nice things. So now my mom's feelings are really, really, really hurt.
This is to Rachael. I will not suffer any major fallout for this. Yes my mom is very upset with me for writing things on this board about her but she has always known how I felt about the witnesses. I have been very vocal of what I think of her shunning my sister. You accomplished NOTHING!! She is not shunning me. Because I was never baptized she does not believe I should be held to the same standards as my sister. So you can kiss my ass. I am curious about one thing what prompted you tell my mom about this place out of the blue. Also do the elders know you have been reading my posts for months? I still have your old e-mails.
I know you will be reading this so everyone welcome Rachael to the board.
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So that's it
by ballistic inso that's it... you decided to tell your lover about all this.
was it a good move?.
why, is it really that important anyway?.
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unbeliever
I do not share that kind of info unless the relationship is getting serious. I always put off introducing a lover to my jw mother as long as I possibly could. I've only had to do it twice.
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Is it normal for a high school senior girl not to want a boyfriend?
by lv4fer inmy daughter is 17 and she has had a few boyfriends in the past short term.
my family keeps asking her why she doesn't have a boyfriend.
i don't have a problem with that.
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unbeliever
I was the same way. I did not want to have a BF when I left for college. I wanted to keep my options open.
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They Rang the bell this morning....
by caligirl inso, here we are having our usual saturday morning, and the doorbell rings.
since we are expecting the repairman for the dryer, we didn't think much of it, since witnesses have never come to our door in the 4+ years that we have been married.
it was 2 women, and one opens up with saying they were witnesses and brings out a tract that said something about the bible on the front - i didn't pay that close attention to it because i was weighing in my head what i was going to say, and how much of a discussion i would get into with them.
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unbeliever
Cool experience. Next visit......elders. lol