Jaidubdub

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  Jws and urban myths!

  by Julia Orwell in

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  jws sure love urban myths.

  the jws have their own collection built up over many years, part of their own unique worldwide jw culture.

  i've come across the same ones in america that i've heard in australia, and they pass from legend to myth and finally reality as quoted from the platform.

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  Then there's this one.... Someone threw a jw book out of a moving train & hit someone on the head & then they became a jw...
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  were friendships in other congregations discouraged?

  by hoser in

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  i had a good friend with a lot of common interests but he was in a congregation about 40 miles away.

  we did a lot together with both of our families.

  until we had a local needs part about association with ones not in our own congregation.

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  We had nothing like that... So long as u associated with jw's, it was ok...
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  Suspicious

  by Suspicious in

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  i guess i'm new here.

  born in and an ms. things just hasn't been making sense the more i think about it.

  i'm starting to get suspicious.

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  Welcome Suspicious... I'm quite new here too, 3rd gen born in... This has been a real eye opener for me and at times, overwhelming. But at least things are starting to make sense...
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  HI! im new here...

  by outofthelionsden in

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  i have been reading post on this forum for many months and i wanted to thank you all for all the great posts and comments that have really helped me get through this hard year of fading.

  my husband and i where born in jdubs and almost 1 year ago we started to fade , now that we think about it has been a few years that we were suffering from cognitive dissonance without knowing it.

  we feel that finally we have our life back , a life that is just starting.

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  Welcome, I look forward to reading yr story...
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  The truth just ain't the same any more.

  by Julia Orwell in

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  this has been the sentiment of a few i know who have been full jws for decades.

  they say the love is not there like it used to be, and it's become less personal.. anyone heard similar comments from oldies?.

  we know the 'truth' ain't the truth in the first place, but i have a feeling there may be a lot of older ones hanging on just because it's all they've ever known, and it the alternative, that there is no paradise around the corner like they've always been taught us unthinkable..

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  This lack of love & principles is what made me start to question the truth. They used to teach us to try to follow Jesus example & be loving to our fellow man & bros & sis... Now it's all about doing what the F&DS tells us to do,no questions asked or else...
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  I just can't believe how in the dark they are

  by joe134cd in

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  ok the term i can best describe myself is a "neutral witness".

  im neuteral in the sence that i know there are points that they are clearly wrong on, but just go along with it anyway because it the easier course of action.

  i am fully a wear that things aren't the best, but like a bad marriage i just put up with it, do the best i can with the circumstances i find myself in, and hope things will improve, although they know deep down they won't.. anyway that aside.

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  Up until I found this site - about 2 months ago - u had no idea either... I still find it quite over-whelming at times but getting there...
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  I just can't believe how in the dark they are

  by joe134cd in

  1. jw
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  ok the term i can best describe myself is a "neutral witness".

  im neuteral in the sence that i know there are points that they are clearly wrong on, but just go along with it anyway because it the easier course of action.

  i am fully a wear that things aren't the best, but like a bad marriage i just put up with it, do the best i can with the circumstances i find myself in, and hope things will improve, although they know deep down they won't.. anyway that aside.

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  Up until I found this site - about 2 months ago - u had no idea either... I still find it quite over-whelming at times but getting there...
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  Leaving...

  by LouBelle in

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  i just broke down in such an ugly cry at work.

  walked outside and just sobbed my guts out.

  i am so very unhappy here.

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  Hope all goes well LB
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  The Experts- Jehovahs Witnesses

  by jean-luc picard in

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  i was thinking this weekend of a brother i first met when i was a teenager.. not yet an elder, this brother was very outspoken, and was viewed a kind of hero to the r&f.. an inexperienced teen, i also believed ( influenced by others) that this guy was a godsend.. looking back, with the eyes of a more mature person, i now consider him an arrogant self opinionated bully.. he later became an elder and i might add that he also had an imposing physical appearance .

  but he had no education.

  no schooling.

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  I was quite lucky coz my mum came from a country that experienced war while she was of school age as was forced to leave school after her first 2 years. She found it hard to find a decent paying job with her limited education once she migrated to another country. She made a promise to herself she will do anything in her power to ensure we - her children - got an education that will allow us to live comfortably & support ourselves. Shendidnt wantnus to have the struggles she did coz of her lack of education. It wasn't easy as we were very poor after my parents divorced and mum went without so much just to ensure her kids were educated... Even though she has always been a very faithful jw, in this instance, She totally ignored the Borg's opinion on education...
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  People who pioneer on government assistance

  by ilikecheese in

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  i had a chat with my boyfriend about this, and he said that he knows quite a few pioneers who are capable of working but prefer to pioneer with government assistance.

  his thought was, "well, it's kind of bad, but at least they're doing something useful/good with their time.

  " i know from reading this board that it's a pretty widespread thing.

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  Way back when I was aux pioneering (while working part time), there was a reg pioneer who was same age as me that was on the dole... Didn't think it was fair my taxes paid for her to knock on doors...