Posts by Junction-Guy

Even if there was some positive,legitimate benefit to being a JW, I wouldnt admit it on this board, because the negatives outweigh the positives in that Cult, and I don't want to give any sense of credibility to those who may be lurking here and contemplating joining the JW's.

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If you won the lottery whilst being a JW.....

by mtsgrad in

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what impact would that have on your life?

an elder told me he would be very repentant and then spend every penny/cent?.

what would you do if you won $9,000,000?.

Junction-Guy

Well, if I won 9 million today, I would quit my job and immediately move back to Kentucky, but that ain't gonna happen, so I guess I am stuck here for a little while longer.

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If you won the lottery whilst being a JW.....

by mtsgrad in

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what impact would that have on your life?

an elder told me he would be very repentant and then spend every penny/cent?.

what would you do if you won $9,000,000?.

Junction-Guy

I would have taken that money, got as far away from the JW's I could, and then started enjoying life and doing the things that I wanted to do, without the pressure of making enough money.

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Why don't we ever see baby pigeons or oriental homeless people?

by UnConfused in

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just saying....

Junction-Guy

If the word Oriental is so offensive, then how are you to distinguish between those living in the orient (china,japan,korea) and those living in Iraq? Is there a term for people who come from the orient?

Arabs are Asian, some of the baltic states are considered in Asia, heck even Russia is in Asia. The term " Asian" is just too non-specific.

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Is it possible for a child to be exposed to JWism and not be damaged by it?

by Mickey mouse in

what do you think?

were you raised as a jw and feel you suffered no ill effects?

or do you feel it had a negative impact on your life?.

Junction-Guy

I now get what you are saying. I too am proud that I no longer fear Armageddon, I too am proud that I was able to form normal relationships with people, but all of these were in spite of the JW influence that never should have been there in the first place.

Oh and just to be fair I have seen numerous people on here blame George Bush for everything wrong in their lives--all the while forgetting it was the Watchtower Society that hindered them from getting a decent education in the first place.

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Is it possible for a child to be exposed to JWism and not be damaged by it?

by Mickey mouse in

what do you think?

were you raised as a jw and feel you suffered no ill effects?

or do you feel it had a negative impact on your life?.

Junction-Guy

Thanks, I already know the answer is yes in some circumstances, what I don't like is when someone is downgrading another's experience in the JW org. Beksbks obviously felt like her JW chidhood was damaging to her (only she knows whether it is or isn't).

If I wanted to sing the praises of the JW religion I would go to a Kingdom Hall and not a discussion board for people who have escaped.

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Is it possible for a child to be exposed to JWism and not be damaged by it?

by Mickey mouse in

what do you think?

were you raised as a jw and feel you suffered no ill effects?

or do you feel it had a negative impact on your life?.

Junction-Guy

You know what you can do with those bootstraps

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Is it possible for a child to be exposed to JWism and not be damaged by it?

by Mickey mouse in

what do you think?

were you raised as a jw and feel you suffered no ill effects?

or do you feel it had a negative impact on your life?.

Junction-Guy

IP-SEC, just because a person does extremely well, does not mean that they were never damaged. Some people are damaged, some are not, some are damaged beyond repair.

I would trade my JW upbringing in a heartbeat.