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  Perfect Relationship, He Still Broke Up With Me

  by tiff21390 in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  last month, my best friend of four years and boyfriend of six months came home from a jehovah's witness convention.

  he'd been acting strangely the entire weekend and i knew something was wrong.

  i initiated a discussion and he said, "essentially our relationship is wrong and i'm not supposed to be with you.

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  losingit

  I'm sorry you're going through so much. Hugs.
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  Advice about going to Meetings...................oh why didn't I listen...LOL!!!!!

  by KateWild in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have been back to meetings for a month now.

  prepared for them all except for when i went on holiday.. todays wt is about jehovah's organisation, it's clear loaded language and manipulation through fear.

  i am not perturbed by it in the least.

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  losingit

  Is she in charge of the doctor's office? Heck, is she the doctor herself? I'd have a fit and let the office manager know AND the doctor know if she was acting so unprofessionally in her place of employment- - ESPECIALLY at MY doctor's!

  Well Kate, haven't you been somethingof an aactivist already? You do walk up to their tables and engage in conversation debating doctrine with them, right? Yeahhh going back to the meetings was just yuck waiting to happen. Seeking to be actively shunned makes no sense. Im happy you're out again.
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  JWs getting "Footloose" at the Kingdom Hall

  by AndDontCallMeShirley in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i hope no one here get's injured when they see this and their jaw hits the floor:.

  https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=689701664435095&set=vb.100001858044479&type=2&theater.

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  losingit

  I'm sorry, but y'all are just hatin'! That looked cute and fun! I'd jump in too haha :-)

  Now the Detroit one, that looked boring.
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  Ebola -274 LDS/Mormon Miss. are re-assigned, WT doing what?

  by Phizzy in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  the lds church (mormons) have pulled 274 missionaries out of the ebola affected areas of africa and sent them to other lands.. does the wt care enough about its sales reps to do the same ?

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  losingit

  I was jusr thinking about that yesterday. What are they going to do with their missionaries?
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  "You are good people"

  by ateograciasadios in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this story goes back 2 years, when my girlfriend and i traveled to my homecountry in south america to spend the summer visiting my family and friends.

  although i was still attending the meetings back then, i had already been inactive for a while.

  the developments since that visit have been slow but dramatic, and my perception of the people inside the organization has changed greatly.

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  losingit

  Is the International Convention a week long? They talked about it very briefly on the news , basically informing ppl that there would be extra traffic bc of missionaries from out of the country visiting. Also they posted something on the highway sign alerting ppl to extra DC traffic, but Idk if it's related to the IC.

  Anyways , definitely an interesting experience. I think the problem with most jws is that they have no real idea what charity and doing for others really means. *Sometimes* they help each other out pf the kindness in their heart, but to non-jws? Only if it's to witness. I struggled with this so much-- the in-group mentality. I'm thankful you were there to help the

  woman in need. And I'm thankful for the brother who showed you his IC badge-- just reinforced the silliness and the inanity

  of the witnesses! Geezzz I was embarrassed myself about being a Witness after about 5 or more years in.

  Im happy you have your gf and her family to show you true love and concern. You are a blessed/fortunate man.
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  Reality is plain to see: if you just open your eyes

  by kneehighmiah in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i made a post a few days ago about stagnant jw growth at international conventions.

  i also enjoyed reading analysis of the statistics from jwfacts.

  what the watchtower claims and what the reality is, are two different things.

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  losingit

  I wanted to believe in God. I wanted to be with my husband. I wanted to have a united family. I loved my friends. Those are the main reasons why I joined and stayed so long. I always felt uneasy about the whole fiasco, but what I wanted was more important than the truth/reality. I learned that nothing is more important than the truth/reality. You cannot ignore it and expect to live an innocent and secure life. Eventually, the lies catch up to you, no matter what you do.
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  good news-- step one accomplished!

  by losingit in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i just wanted to share the good news that wednesday was the last day of my summer teaching internship.

  i had a great time with the kids-- they were ready to learn, be challenged and have fun.

  and this was summer school!

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  losingit

  Thanks Quendi! I'm excited. Lots of great things will be happening to me soon. I'm working to make them happen. :-) It's hard to keep me down.
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  What I'm going to say to JWs offering the JW.org tract

  by baltar447 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  listen guys, one month i had some bible thumpers knocking at me door telling me about hell.

  then i have some weird fundamental religious sponsored "education books for parents to help their children in school".

  the next i have some south korean mother god cult come to my door with qr codes on their literature too.

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  losingit

  I passed by on my way home from work today-- i just pulled over quietly, smiled, and said "secta" or "cult" in Spanish. Sorry, I just had to do it.
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  good news-- step one accomplished!

  by losingit in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i just wanted to share the good news that wednesday was the last day of my summer teaching internship.

  i had a great time with the kids-- they were ready to learn, be challenged and have fun.

  and this was summer school!

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  losingit

  Thanks to everyone who expressed kind words for teachers. American educators are under lots of strain-- it's nice to know ppl still care about our work! Can't wait for my own classroom!
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  good news-- step one accomplished!

  by losingit in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i just wanted to share the good news that wednesday was the last day of my summer teaching internship.

  i had a great time with the kids-- they were ready to learn, be challenged and have fun.

  and this was summer school!

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  losingit

  Kate-- I still have a ways to go, but step one is complete. I feel confident that the rest will be accomplished too. It feels good to get important things done :-)

  I'm going to ask the University if they'll let me walk next spring. I want my girls to be a part of my graduation and see that sacrifice pays :-) Crossing my fingers!