Posts by Junction-Guy

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ex-JW for life?

by doogie in

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hey guys.. i have a question.

i noticed that when i go online i'll hit a couple of news websites, maybe check my email, but eventually i always seem to find my way to some sort of jw related site.

yeah, i know, that's not a question...hold on, i'm getting to it.... is there a time when an ex-jw should become an ex-ex-jw?

Well for several years when I was younger I was able to an extent to block it out of my life, but basically I consider it living in denial. As long as I have family who are witnesses it will always be an issue for me. I cant go back and pretend that everything was normal growing up, when it was quite the opposite. I can only go forward, however it will always be something I carry with me the rest of my life, I can only hope to use my experience to help others see the truth about the WTBTS, and hopefully help others to not make the mistakes that my family and I made.

Dave

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Weird habits and trends of JW's

by Junction-Guy in

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it seemed like from what i remember the jw's were always looking into so many alternative medicines and fad diets.

and those easy money schemes, does anyone remember these?

instead of just getting a college education they spent so much time looking into job alternatives.

Junction-Guy

Yes they sure do! I am so sorry you lost your grandmother to this quack doctor, he should have had his license revoked, thats if he even had a legitimate one to begin with.

Dave

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On Vacation No Review but Good News

by blondie in

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i'm taking a break this weekend from the wt review.. the good news is i found a new job, a small office, and i will be back in the law enforcement field.

it will be nice to get away from the stress and overwhelming workload i face each day on my current job and away from the watchful eyes of 2 active jws.. we are going to 2 separate firework displays this weekend and spend some time with the in-laws working in the garden and playing some cards.. hope the weather cooperates here and in your area.. blondie

Junction-Guy

Congratulations Blondie on your new job, please keep me informed since we both share a law enforcement connection.

Dave

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Anyone remember Ron Soliday?

by Junction-Guy in

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there are very few circuit overseers that i remember from my childhood, however i remember ron soliday basically because of a talk he gave in kentucky back in the early 1980's.

in this talk he basically painted a grim picture of what the year 2000 held in store for earth and went on and on about how scientists predicted this catastrophe and that, but in the end he stated "thankfully the new system should be here by then" just something i thought i would share with you all.

dave

Junction-Guy

Yeah, the real world it is.

Dave

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Weird habits and trends of JW's

by Junction-Guy in

jw
friends

it seemed like from what i remember the jw's were always looking into so many alternative medicines and fad diets.

and those easy money schemes, does anyone remember these?

instead of just getting a college education they spent so much time looking into job alternatives.

Junction-Guy

It seemed like from what I remember the JW's were always looking into so many alternative medicines and fad diets. And those easy money schemes, does anyone remember these? instead of just getting a college education they spent so much time looking into job alternatives. In our family they sold mary kay, amsoil, everything but amway and the only reason they didnt get into amway was the religious connection to it. And to be God's healthy people they were always sick. My father used to purchase whole wheat crust on our pizzas and this was back in the early 80's when it wasnt cool, and they were vitamin freaks too, my dad and stepmom took probably 10 different vitamins a day yet they were forever more visiting the doctors office for one various medical complaint or another. I used to just want to ask them "why trust in Jehovah for your everlasting life, when you are trying your best to achieve this through medicine and health techniques" where was their faith? In God? or there own pursuit of a healthy lifestyle? please feel free to share some of your experiences as a JW and the various medical quackery and get rich quick schemes.

Dave

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Picketing Duluth Georgia convention

by Junction-Guy in

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i believe i finally found the perfect venue for me to picket, duluth ga, which is just outside of atlanta.the conventions there are the 2nd and 3rd weekend in august.

i know absolutley no one in georgia and there are no chances i could run into any family members there.

there are a couple of conventions before then in s.c. and johnson city tennessee, however for various reasons-monetary and otherwise i am choosing georgia.

Junction-Guy

Hi Gespro, Check your message box, im writing you a message there. and kenneson thanks for the info there

Dave

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Anyone remember Ron Soliday?

by Junction-Guy in

jw
friends

there are very few circuit overseers that i remember from my childhood, however i remember ron soliday basically because of a talk he gave in kentucky back in the early 1980's.

in this talk he basically painted a grim picture of what the year 2000 held in store for earth and went on and on about how scientists predicted this catastrophe and that, but in the end he stated "thankfully the new system should be here by then" just something i thought i would share with you all.

dave

Junction-Guy

There are very few circuit overseers that I remember from my childhood, however I remember Ron Soliday basically because of a talk he gave in Kentucky back in the early 1980's. In this talk he basically painted a grim picture of what the year 2000 held in store for earth and went on and on about how scientists predicted this catastrophe and that, but in the end he stated "thankfully the new system should be here by then" Just something I thought I would share with you all

Dave

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1995 no big deal??

by Bubbamar in

when i discovered - only recently - the the masthead of the awake was changed in 1995 to eliminate "our creators promise" i found it apalling.

it was a promise people!!

i am curious, did the wtbts write articles or discuss this radical change or did they just slip it in?

Junction-Guy

Thats right bubbamar, they told a lie on God, the nerve of them! I think I will bring this up to my father when I see him, this viewpoint my stir up some doubt in him. The only way to get to them is just show them their own twisted doctrine, you can talk till youre blue in the face about pedophiles, united nations and other issues and they will call them flat out lies, but show them something from their own literature and just maybe some seeds of doubt can be planted.

Dave

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July 4th , the great JW holiday?

by ezekiel3 in

all my life as a jw in the us, my parents shuttled us off to the fireworks, to sit among the worldlings and the waving flags to enjoy the show.

this was an almost universal practice with elders and pioneers as well.

as a child, i always noted that what we (jws) were doing was no different than how anyone else celebrated the 4th.

Junction-Guy

This was quite different than what I remember, Most of the JW's I knew were so anti-firecracker that they wouldnt even let their children buy any. I remember going to visit my great-grandma in Kentucky and buying fireworks down there, and it felt so cool and rebellious. Most Jw's I remember wouldnt get within a mile of any patriotic event.

Dave

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JW article in small town paper

by moonwillow in

our small town (2,500) weekly newspaper has an small article tucked on the bottom of the back page.

it shares with everyone that the jw's are presenting a series of more than 200 conventions across the us centering on the theme "walk with god".

people of all faiths are invited to 2 of the 3 day events.

Junction-Guy

I would believe that there are well over 100 congregations in Ohio alone, not counting Indiana and Kentucky.

Dave