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  Participate In The EX-JW Personality Test!

  by C0ntr013r in

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  first of all; i must admit that i'm not a huge fan of putting people in boxes like this, it is not an exact science.

  but i still think the data can be quite interesting and i intend to collect it and share it in a structured way with you guys.

  so without future ado here are the details.. link to test: .

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  Oubliette

  I thought a lot of your questions were poorly worded as they were based on false dichotomies:

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  • As a parent, you would rather see your child grow up kind than smart

  
  I would rather my children are kind than unkind. Intelligence is a completely different trait. Your question implies that smart people are necessarily unkind. There is no correlation.
  

  • Your dreams tend to be vivid and focus on a fictional world.

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  My dreams are vivid AND focused on creating a new reality based upon hard work making possibilities come true.

  • You would rather improvise than spend time coming up with a detailed plan.

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  I can improvise and am comfortable doing it, but I like have a plan too.

  • You focus on the possibilities rather than the realities.

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  I can easily focus on both.
  
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  Not one single head was lost on the wife birthday!!!!

  by James Mixon in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a surprised birthday party for the wife yesterday.

  we had no idea about the planned party.. the kids (wife daughter and husband) really surprised the wife and i. sunday morning a. truck pulled up and started unloading tents, tables and chairs.

  the son-in-law fired up the grill,.

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  Yeah, I've had and been to several parties since I quit believing all of that Bible nonsense. No one ever lost their head at any of them.

  What a stupid interpretation of the Bible.

  Rules, rules and more rules.

  Let's review: It's a cult!
  
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  Today's meeting & WT 7/2015 study "Work to enhance the spiritual paradise"

  by Mrs. Eden in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so, much against my inclination, i went to the meeting this sunday morning.

  just starting to fade, but i needed to do it so that it doesn't look like my hubby turned my head during last week's vacations.

  since i'm not just disappearing cold turkey, i went.

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  Oubliette

  Great insight, Mrs. Eden!

  It's amazing, isn't it? Once our eyes are opened it is so obvious that this religion is a sham.
  

  Thanks for sharing.
  
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  Do you find it hard to be around active JW's now?

  by EdenOne in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i do - actually, it's become close to unbearable.. and herein lies the paradox: i tried to fade in the illusion that i might keep contact with family and friends still "in".

  was it worth it?

  because not only most of them shun me anyways, but i find it almost unbearable to be around them, especially when the cult chit chat kicks in: every cute animal video clip triggers endless comments about glimpses of the future paradise and how "god did it"; those greasy praises to the organization and the governing body; the dumb awe about every jw broadcast and those cheesy music videos; the endless drivel against other religions when one knows perfectly well that we're no better than them; the endless flow of "experiences" of field service or spectacular conversions into "the truth"; the relentless congregation gossip; and so on .... i ask myself: is this why i am fading for ...?

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  Oubliette

  Ironic isn't it.

  We try to be cool to maintain a relationship with our "still-in" relatives and friends, but the reality is: they can hardly talk about anything that is not JW/WT/GB related.

  It's all so superficial.

  Let's review: It's a cult!

  
  
  
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  Do US JWs Still Knock on Doors?

  by cultBgone in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this may sound like a silly question, but do jws even door-knock any more?

  the few i know only speak of "manning the cart" at some public location, and because they get defensive if i even ask an innocent question like this i thought i'd ask it on the forum.

  thanks!.

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  I've lived in the same place for 5 years. Only once in all that time did JWs ever knock. That was about 4 years ago.
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  London Bethelites Are Agitated!

  by The Searcher in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a source has informed me that a relative who's in london bethel has said that a number of bethelites there are very uncomfortable and embarrassed because the branch has received "quite a few letters" querying why members of the governing body were wearing flashy rings and jewellery on some of the monthly broadcasts, but on the broadcast when the g.b.

  asked for more money from the congregations - their gold and jewellery was not on display!.

  will probably emerge one day wearing sackcloth, begging for yet more donations..

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  ToesUp, We are joining RIGHT NOW!! LOL

  Put your hand on the TV set and be healed!

  Can I get an "Amen!"?
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  London Bethelites Are Agitated!

  by The Searcher in

  1. watchtower
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  a source has informed me that a relative who's in london bethel has said that a number of bethelites there are very uncomfortable and embarrassed because the branch has received "quite a few letters" querying why members of the governing body were wearing flashy rings and jewellery on some of the monthly broadcasts, but on the broadcast when the g.b.

  asked for more money from the congregations - their gold and jewellery was not on display!.

  will probably emerge one day wearing sackcloth, begging for yet more donations..

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  rebelfighter, no worries!
  
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  London Bethelites Are Agitated!

  by The Searcher in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a source has informed me that a relative who's in london bethel has said that a number of bethelites there are very uncomfortable and embarrassed because the branch has received "quite a few letters" querying why members of the governing body were wearing flashy rings and jewellery on some of the monthly broadcasts, but on the broadcast when the g.b.

  asked for more money from the congregations - their gold and jewellery was not on display!.

  will probably emerge one day wearing sackcloth, begging for yet more donations..

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  You're welcome ToesUp, but did you become a member? Did you join Our Lady of Perpetual Exemption church?
  
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  Largest amount of refugees since WW2 in Europe

  by Powermetal4ever in

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  2. friends

  so i had a discussion with my mother about this, and she claims that because of this that: "we are surely living in the last days right now" while i must admit myself that the situation seem chaotic, i don't want to believe that it is the last days.

  so question is, how do i face an opinion like that?

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  "We are surely living in the last days right now"

  Where have I ever heard that before? Oh, I know. That is the appropriate "JW-party line" response to any and all bad news. The problem is, it has never been true, that is at least until now ...

  It's true, Doomsday IS coming!

  Compelling Proof that Jehovah's Witnesses have been right after all
  
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  It's true, Doomsday IS coming!

  by Oubliette in

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  compelling proof that jehovah's witnesses have been right after all:.

  doomsday video.

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  Oubliette

  Compelling Proof that Jehovah's Witnesses have been right after all:
  

  Doomsday video