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  Bad Elder Stories

  by shamus in

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  what was the worst elder that you ever had to deal with?

  i will post my story in a second...

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  I remember one elder who studied with me for the longest time. After I had quit going to meetings, he called on me and reminded me of all the good times we had on Field Slavery Service. He also told me that he loved me. Ugh.

  A few years later, I attended a funeral of one of the JWs that actually used to talk to me at the meetings. I ran into this elder. He told me "You're friends are all here. If you're not here, you have no friends". The only friend I had at the KH quit going to meetings. I've reunited with him :)

  This elder was one of the cheapest brothers bastards I've ever met. He'd pay me $12 to cut his grass. Took 2 hours with a regular lawnmower. His worldly neighbor paid me $25.

  When I moved out of my parents' place, I took the stereo speakers he gave me. Apparently he told my parents that those speakers weren't free.
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  We are not a cult!

  by Nosferatu in

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  "we are not a cult!".

  yeah, we've heard this one before.

  how did/do the jws back up this statement?

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  "We are not a cult!"
  Yeah, we've heard this one before. How did/do the JWs back up this statement? I can't remember.
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  "We Want You To Know That the Governing Body LOVES You"

  by minimus in

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  at a number of elder's meetings with the circuit and district overseers, over the years, we were told that the governing body loved us.

  the gb were said to truly appreciate all of our hard work in behalf of jehovah god and his organization..............i thought thay you would be pleased to know how the governing body feels about us.

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  Awww, I love the governing body too! In fact, I love them so much that I am putting up the offer to f*** any of the members up the a**. This is an optional blessing from Jeehovah.
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  One of our daughters in law said this:

  by Mulan in

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  our daughter in law, tracey, who was never a jw, is a hair stylist.

  i went to the place she works for a haircut the other day, and was telling her about the big party at joy and steve's last month.

  we talked about a lot of things about the party, and then she said this:.

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  In my case, I feel I've gotten over it as much as I possibly could. It's extremely difficult when you're growing up in this religion, you have no desire for it, and you're parents force you to go to the meetings and out on service by threatening you with beatings, and kicking you out of the house.

  I knew what was happening with my childhood. I knew I was missing out on a lot. I knew that I would look back and see how wasted my childhood was. But I also know that I cannot reclaim it. The best I can do is pave a normal way of life for my children, and feel even the smallest piece of a normal childhood.
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  Kingdom Hall Spankings

  by JH in

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  most meetings i went to, children were brought to the washrooms in the back to be disciplined.

  often i could hear a child yell or cry due to the spanking given by the parent.

  people in the hall would have that look on their face meaning that it was alright to discipline a child by spanking him.

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  "No wonder why so many leave when they reach 18.

  Then it takes the rest of thier lives to get over it."

  I hear that! Yeah, I was a victim of KH spankings. I remember one particular assembly I was forced to attend. My mother had told me it was going to be over at 1:00. 2:00 had rolled around, and I knew that my mother had lied to me. I started whispering "Mom is a liar". I was taken downstairs where the washrooms are, and had my face slapped a few times. I was crying, and I felt incredibly embarrassed as people came out of the washroom looking at me as if I was the devil himself. After a while, I learned how to sit perfectly still, staring at the podium, looking like I was paying attention. Meanwhile, I was actually daydreaming.

  As for getting over the Troof, the thing that finalized it was when I found out they had changed the theory on the 1914 generation. That was something I was taught since I was a child, and when I left I was always thinking "what if they're right?" Not anymore.
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  Pure Language

  by Tashawaa in

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  hmmm, they must not have appreciated "lurkers"... they've set it up now that you have to be a registered member to read the posts.

  too bad - it was worth a laugh (or too), and it served as a big reminder why a person would never want to go back!!!

  talk about control

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  This is unusual. Usually they're all gung-ho about "Giving A Witness".

  Speaking of which, about a week ago I stopped into a McDonalds for some chow. There was a guy sitting at a table all by himself. He pulled out a folder, pulled out a Watchtower, and was flipping it around, pretending to look at it. I felt like going up to him and saying "It's not working".
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  What I've been up to

  by Nosferatu in

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  hey people!

  nosferatu here, haven't posted in a while.

  just figured i'd let you all know what's been up lately.. first of all, i got back in touch with my old buddy from my jw days.

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  Hey People! Nosferatu here, haven't posted in a while. Just figured I'd let you all know what's been up lately.

  First of all, I got back in touch with my old buddy from my JW days. He dumped out when he was in South America where the need was great. He had lots of juicy stories to tell me, about how a lot of Witnesses were drug dealers, how he was stoned while handing out literature, how he had sex with many Elder's daughters, etc etc. It was a very happy experience to re-connect with him after so many years!

  Second, I'm engaged, and getting married in June 2004 to a very nice worldly girl.

  Third, I'm writing an autobiography which I'm going to put on the internet for download once I'm finished. It tells quite a bit about my experience and feelings when I was associated with the JWs.

  Hope all of you are doing well.
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  Are You Or Aren't You Still a Witness?

  by minimus in

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  i am technically still a jw but not a believer.

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  I've never "officially" been a member, since I was never baptized. However, following the religion for 13 years, I may as well have been one.

  My advantage is that I can talk to anyone, Witnesses, worldly people, the disfellowshipped, the disassociated, the inactive, God, etc.
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  I was two people at once, were you?

  by christopherceo in

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  oh yeah, i did it.

  i lived the double life and nobody ever found out.

  i did all the things a pioneer/servant was supposed to do.

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  Yeah, I led the double life. I was soooo good a giving talks in the theocratic ministry school. Everyone thought I was making real progress.

  In school, I made out with girls, I cussed like a sailor, I started smoking (the meeting started getting real long). I also had to hide some of my more questionable CDs whenever Witnesses came over to the house.

  I must say that it was extremely stressful.
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  Were You Depressed Because You Were A Witness?

  by minimus in

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  it seems that many people here have been greatly depressed because they were or still are jehovah's witnesses.

  what about you?

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  I became very depressed when I was a teenager. I felt I had no way out. My parents had threatened to kick me out of the house if I didn't keep up the religion. This went on for quite a few years. I think the only thing that kept me going was keeping in mind "when I'm 18, I can make my own decisions". It's incredibly difficult when both your parents are going to meetings, and you feel no use for the whole thing.