Jaidubdub

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  Hello - mentally out, physically in...

  by Bluefluff in

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  2. experiences

  i have been lurking for a while but was encouraged to sign up by a user on the ex jw reddit forum.

  i'm a still in jw but i've been mentally out for about two months.

  i'm an ms and i'm also gay so i have two lots of 'coming out' to do very soon!.

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  Welcome BF!! wishing u the very best. Yr amount friends here...
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  If you are still in and a JWs health care agent, What to do?

  by BU2B in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am in this position.

  i am my fathers health care agent, and my wifes as well.

  if they are ever in a serious accident or emergency, do you think it would be unethical to allow blood to be used on them?

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  Jaidubdub

  I am a care agent for my parent - a devout jw. out of respect, I will do as they have asked. We ask others to respect our non-belief of the jw religion, I think we need to respect their beliefs of being a jw... It is their life & they have the right to live it as it is, regardless of how misguided they May be...
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  At what point did you destroy your Blood card?

  by BU2B in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i know for me it was soon after lurking here for awhile and reading some threads on the issue.

  i remenber when i tore it into little tiny pieces.

  it felt so liberating..

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  Jaidubdub

  I was in one of those congs that all the corrupt elders flocked to. If they lost their privileges in another cong, they just moved to ours & they were reinstated within a short time. Any good elders would leave. My attendance was irregular cause of the way they treated me. Why go if ppl ignore you or said nasty lies about you. 4 years ago I missed the meeting where the blood card was given out So I missed out. I did ask our book conductor to give me one But I guess he couldn't be bothered. I haven't had one since...
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  Gay for J.

  by SuperBoy in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so, i eventually decided that this place wasn't the apostate hot bed i was led to believe ;-), (or maybe i am now an apostate!

  but i don't feel like one.)..

  i was brought up in "the truth".. i loved it.

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  Jaidubdub

  Hello & welcome superboy...
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  Held my first "worldly" party last night

  by Gypsy Sam in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i used to have a lot of jw gatherings at my home and it's been the one thing i did miss since our fade.

  although i had some nonjw contacts in my life, i always held them at arms length and never really invited them to my place.

  well, i've opened up to this group over the last year about the issues with pedofiles within jw world, and the internal/external shunning policy.

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  That's awesome... I'm starting to let 'worldly' ppl come closer rather than keeping them at a distance...
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  I am new here and had so many laughs for the first time in years. It took me a long time to find the courage to sign up. Thank you for existing

  by umbertoecho in

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  Jaidubdub

  Hello & welcome umbertoecho... Good to see another Aussie join...
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  Interview with a former Bethelite who now knows TTATT

  by RayPublisher in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  if you like these here's one with a fellow that has gotten his family out recently:.

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3nqfprloog.

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  Marked...
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  What if the GB hired you as the new CEO of Jehovah's Witnesses?

  by kneehighmiah in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i'm pretending the gb decided to hire a ceo to combat dwindling membership and overall apathy.

  here is a list of the changes i would make to the organization if i were hired as ceo.

  feel free to list your ideas (serious and humorous)!.

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  Jaidubdub

  i would do more to help those in the community who need assistance, regardless of their religious beliefs. I would also ensure there are aged care facilities for those who are elderly and need additional care - especially those who have been faithful for many years (I have an elderly mum who has been faithful for many years & given so much to this organisation and they don't give a f**k about her - it really pisses me off!)
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  New to JWN and excited!

  by sunny23 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  have been visiting jwn for about a week now and it motivated me to join.

  i look forward to meeting everyone i can and learning from their experiences and wisdom as i search for more and more reasons not to get reinstated.

  here's most of my story:.

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  Jaidubdub

  Welcome Sunny23...
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  JW's DO celebrate Xmas!

  by PrincessCynic in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i'm finding it really funny how many witnesses celebrate christmas without actually 'celebrating christmas'.

  i'm just looking at facebook and seeing how many got together with family on christmas day or boxing day and had a big roast dinner, often with turkey, ate too much, drank too much, played some board games etc.

  then a few days later i'm seeing photos from all their 'family present days' where the kids get a ton of gifts to open.

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  Jaidubdub

  I have noticed the same sort of thing... Many jw's attending work Xmas lunches/dinners etc. posting pics & gifts they received, but calling them 'end of year' gifts or 'end of year' lunches/dinners...

  Also have noticed many jw's going out & receiving/giving gifts to celebrate the day they were born, but calling it their 'special day' rather than their birthday... Also seen many jw's tagged on fb by non-jw's celebrating Xmas & birthdays... It's very common here...