Tempest in a Teacup

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  What I Like About This Forum...

  by Tempest in a Teacup in

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  ...is that it gives me insight into jw circles i'd otherwise never know.. my mother loathes gossip and derives a personal pleasure in shutting jw gossips up.

  as a family, we belong to that boring side of the congregation which never hear any of the juicy stories on the going-ons in the hall.. this forum however makes it possible to have a real panoramic view of the whole thingy.

  from the gb to bethel, to the elders and their families, to the ninja-pioneer army, and many other cliques in the congregations.

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  Tempest in a Teacup

  I will warn you from personal experience if you wish to remain in the religion with a clear conscious then this may not be the best place for you. I thought I could have the best of both worlds. 18 months latter I walked out of Hall for the last time.

  Hi Joe,

  I fully get your point. I've lurked on this forum for years and yes... It does damage quite a few things jw-wise. You know, because I never bought into it totally even in my best jw years, having the best of both worlds has become a second nature for me. Whatever will happen will happen. For the meantime I'm enjoying my newly found serenity and calm amidst after so many years of tormenting myself.
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  What I Like About This Forum...

  by Tempest in a Teacup in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ...is that it gives me insight into jw circles i'd otherwise never know.. my mother loathes gossip and derives a personal pleasure in shutting jw gossips up.

  as a family, we belong to that boring side of the congregation which never hear any of the juicy stories on the going-ons in the hall.. this forum however makes it possible to have a real panoramic view of the whole thingy.

  from the gb to bethel, to the elders and their families, to the ninja-pioneer army, and many other cliques in the congregations.

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  Tempest in a Teacup

  For many trapped in........... I think this site helps keep them sane.

  It does this for me. I used to be ignorant about different aspects of the congregation, and this made me feel lost at times. Reading on here from people who once were part of so many of these unknown territories of jw town helps me to have that sanity in a certain way. It's an eye-opener I could never have had in the cong only. I'm grateful about that.

  How's that for a start?

  That's great for a start! There are many ways people can enjoy this forum. Yet some points you raised, I'd tend to assign to other ex-jw websites. But that's ME.

  
  

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  What I Like About This Forum...

  by Tempest in a Teacup in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ...is that it gives me insight into jw circles i'd otherwise never know.. my mother loathes gossip and derives a personal pleasure in shutting jw gossips up.

  as a family, we belong to that boring side of the congregation which never hear any of the juicy stories on the going-ons in the hall.. this forum however makes it possible to have a real panoramic view of the whole thingy.

  from the gb to bethel, to the elders and their families, to the ninja-pioneer army, and many other cliques in the congregations.

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  Tempest in a Teacup

  ...is that it gives me insight into jw circles I'd otherwise never know.

  My mother loathes gossip and derives a personal pleasure in shutting jw gossips up. As a family, we belong to that boring side of the congregation which never hear any of the juicy stories on the going-ons in the hall.

  This forum however makes it possible to have a REAL panoramic view of the whole thingy. From the GB to bethel, to the elders and their families, to the ninja-pioneer army, and many other cliques in the congregations. Over here there's always someone 'representing' each of those classes in the hall.

  It's amazing but at the same time, it's such an obvious rule of life. If you want to have a wholistic view of something, be willing to take a few steps away from it.

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  New Marriage Arrangement Rumor?

  by Thoughtless in

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  so, i haven't lurked here in a long while however, i have been checking up more frequently and i saw that there is a rumor going around about getting barred from marriage if the brother not appointed by the time he is 23. is that true?

  if it is, i am so screwed haha.

  proud fader present within college.

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  Tempest in a Teacup

  One night this senseless rule came out of a smelly person's reflections on life.

  At the other side of the planet, a "zealous and spiritual" , well meaning sister will meet a brother who doesn't fit this temporary-only-apply-it-to-others criteria. She will ditch him, convinced that she's doing the right thing.

  She'll go marry somebody who'll be a mismatch to her, but she'll see him as okay because he falls under this 'good brother' category.

  She'll end up regretting her decision when she'll see that people who invented this rule are letting their own kids marry whoever they want.

  And life will go on in jw world with bitterness...

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  JW Romantic Approach Techniques

  by Tempest in a Teacup in

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  of course these can differ from one culture to the other.

  but some are found exclusively on jw planet.

  like..." sis/bro, do you mind preaching with me on saturday?".

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  Tempest in a Teacup

  Sure bro Sir. Just so you could catch a glimpse of what a submissive, caring and spiritual spouse I'm gonna be for you
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  JW Romantic Approach Techniques

  by Tempest in a Teacup in

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  of course these can differ from one culture to the other.

  but some are found exclusively on jw planet.

  like..." sis/bro, do you mind preaching with me on saturday?".

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  Tempest in a Teacup

  Lol. Consider that as an official engagement!

  You're just trying to keep it clean. You must be a really determined specimen to be able to extend your arm accross those 15 people in between you just so you could brush those boobies.
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  JW Romantic Approach Techniques

  by Tempest in a Teacup in

  1. jw
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  of course these can differ from one culture to the other.

  but some are found exclusively on jw planet.

  like..." sis/bro, do you mind preaching with me on saturday?".

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  Tempest in a Teacup

  Of course these can differ from one culture to the other. But some are found exclusively on JW planet. Like..." Sis/bro, do you mind preaching with me on Saturday?"

  Btw, in the case of 'seriously searching sisters', if she likes you, you can be sure that all the 'wedding' details will be thoroughly mentally processed even before that Saturday preaching

  Do you know of other methods?

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  Why are extraterrestrials pictured in ugly form in movies?

  by abiather in

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  humans have produced many movies on extraterrestrials.

  yet all of them are shown in ugly form.

  why cant we depict an et more beautiful/handsome than humans.

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  Tempest in a Teacup

  all of them are shown in ugly form.

  I think all they do is to imagine creatures that look different from humans. 'Ugly' is a judgement we pronounce on them using human standards and beauty criteria.
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  A Question for Underground Apostates, How Many Are There?

  by Village Idiot in

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  when i first came to this forum i was of the belief that those of us who were still in due to family reasons were few in numbers perhaps one in a thousand in the jws.

  soon i came to the realization that there were many more.

  we have dozens of posters here who are mentally out but still in.

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  Tempest in a Teacup

  Still in too. In my hall there's one bro I strongly feel is an undercover agent :) . I feel so due to the nature of his comments, how he presents his TMS parts and how quick he is at picking on jw behavior.
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  Have you met people in the "world" who are more commited to their christian believes than JWs?

  by nevaagain in

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  i met a coworker at my work who was even more commited to his religion then almost anybody i had seen in the jw mids yet.

  whenever we went for lunch, he would do a little prayer first, he didnt care if anybody would take notice of him.

  he does not curse, never!

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  Tempest in a Teacup

  I do. I must say it's a cultural thing in my country. People take religion really seriously, and I mean that they LIVE their religions with every breath.

  Over here jws are just one of many...