I went to one of the earliest one in 1978.
I wasen't all what it was pumped up to be. But at the time I felt it was the greatest thing to to be able to go.
wannaexit
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Who here went to Pioneer School?
by LDH in.
and most importantly, as we all know that this education in the life saving work is second to none, have you placed this grand accomplishment on your resume?
i went in baldwinsville ny around 1988.
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Who was told that the New order would be here before......................
by avishai inthey finished high school?
college?
etc and what year were you told?.
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wannaexit
the New order would be here before I finished grade school
The New order would be here definitely before I finished high school
The New order would be here before I got married
The New order would be here before I had kids
The New order would be here before my kids started school.
I don't know this new order just ain't coming
wanna
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Hi -I'm Jewish
by moshe ini'm an ex-jw - i converted to judaism .
i just wondered if any ex-jw's like me are now jewish or have questions about judaism.. shalom,.
moshe
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wannaexit
Welcome,
Hubby and I find the Jewish faith and culture fascinating.
wanna
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Steaming Angry - Forced to explain Shunning to my 5year old daughter!!!
by chok ini am absolutely hopping mad angry!!!!.
to those of you who know me, you are aware that i have been fading for over a year now.
i have a daughter who is 5 and a son who is 2 y. in brief iast year i separated from my husband, left the organisation, met someone else and am now expecting with my new partner.. well i have had the usual ups and downs with my jw family.
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wannaexit
I would never put the happiness of my children in second place. You dont know me, or the full extent of my circumstannces and therefore have no right to stand up and judge me.
I have not judged you simply stated my opinion. That is the wonderful thing about coming out of the org. , you can express your opinions. That is what I did. wanna -
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How did 1975 affect you?
by AK - Jeff ini lived thru the 1975 fiasco.
many here did too.. on another board there was discussion about the way the congregations were before 1975. some thought that they were like small country churches in some ways.
we did our own work on repairs at the kingdom hall, like a family.
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wannaexit
I also lived through 1975 and it was a different atmosphere back then.
But I wonder if the reason was that many thought the end would c ome in 1975 and everyone was on their best behaviour.
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Steaming Angry - Forced to explain Shunning to my 5year old daughter!!!
by chok ini am absolutely hopping mad angry!!!!.
to those of you who know me, you are aware that i have been fading for over a year now.
i have a daughter who is 5 and a son who is 2 y. in brief iast year i separated from my husband, left the organisation, met someone else and am now expecting with my new partner.. well i have had the usual ups and downs with my jw family.
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wannaexit
Iast year I separated from my husband, left the organisation, met someone else and am now expecting with my new partner.
How did you explain this to your 5 year old.
I don't agree with any of the disfellowshipping crap but separating,meeting someone new,and expecting a new babyall in the course of one year would be more of a challange for me to explain to a 5 year old.
My worry right now would be the situation you are in.
I KNOW I will get pelted for saying this.
wanna
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Funniest Thing You Ever Saw At The Memorial?
by Why Georgia in.
i'm wondering what the funniest thing you ever saw at the memorial was?.
for me it was when one of the mentally ill ladies in the congregation came to the kh with the back of her dress cut out because she said she was telling the demons to kiss her butt.. she walked right up to the front row, past everyone and sat down.. there were brothers running to block everyones view but it was quite clear that she was not even wearing undies.. this particular sister was always talking about the demons.
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I once brought an 80 year old Bible study to the memorial. When the bread came around she grabbed for a piece.
She knew she wasn't supposed to eat it but she wanted a piece as a souvenir.
Well my mother who was sitting next to her had to make sure that the bread stayed in the plate. They started to bicker. My mother was determined not let the old lady have it and the old lady was determined to get a piece and put it in her purse. I don't remember who won.
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I am a newbie....
by sistaintheback ini posted here a couple of months ago when the site had a little different format.
there was an area for newbies with concerns and that's where i lurked.
i have been in the "truth" for about 30 years.
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wannaexit
Hello Sista,
Your post brings me back to 3 years ago when I first came to this board and how guilty I felt. But somehow I was compelled to really finding out the "real truth".
I am so happy that I stuck around. I have learned more about the Bible and the organization in the last 3 years that I did in all my 30+ years of being an active JW.You owe it to yourself and your family to find out and educate yourself.
Please stick around and read as much as you can.
And welcome to the board
regards
Wannaexit(who is planning to do the slow fade in the not so distant future)
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What is your experience as to buying Crisis of Conscience?
by Goldminer in.
i've read a few very interesting stories about people's experiences when they decided to purchase coc.i'd like to share mine and read yours also.. in 1999,not long after we purchased our first computer i started reading material about jw's.before long,i got really interested in the ray franz story because even up here in northern ontario,i had heard about the apostasy of 1980.in the fall of '99 my wife decide to take a college course(bucking the jw trend),and she would stay at her sister's place during the week.one day i called a christian book store to see if they could get me this book.i was very nervous,changed my name and i wouldn't give them my phone number.i told them i'd call back in a few weeks to make sure they had it before i went in to pick it up.. when the day came,i picked up my courage by two hands and took off for my 40 mile drive to get my book.the book store is located in a small shopping mall,which had me really nervous that another jw might see me going in or out of the store.i walked in the mall looking around,making sure there was nobody in sight that i knew.when i walked in the store,i had cash ready in my hands,walked up to the counter,gave my fake name and the book i was purchasing.now i just had to walk and make it to the car and i was home free.. i know buying a book isn't that hard,i do it all the time,but at that time the implicationsof having this book in my possesion was tremendous.. anyways,it's been 5 1/2 years and still nobody here knows.the book has really opened my eyes and mind to the realities of the wts.i would definitely recommend this book to everyone here who has yet to read it.it's worth the effort to acquire it and will take away your fear of the watchdollar.
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wannaexit
When hubby heard about Ray's books he thought he would go and check it out at the library.
He went to one across town and found it. Sat and started reading and low and behold an elder from our congregation comes up behind him.
You can imagine how he felt. Nearly filled his drawers.
Eventually he got a post box office and ordered the books. He made fancy covers for them and gave them technical titles and kept them at work in a locked area.
Now we have an apostate area in our house known only to him and me. We have family that would flip if they found out what we have.
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Did apostates get you?
by Peppermint inas a jehovah?s witness how did you respond to apostates?
do you recall from your past any chance encounters with one?
did this actually lead to you leaving the truth?
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wannaexit
I lived with an "cloacked" apostate for many years.
He tried for 10 years to keep up a facade for the sake of peace and in the hopes that I would see the light.
I am happy to report that he did get me.
wanna