Posts by ojo

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Any kiwi bethren left the fold??

by Beck_Melbourne in

just wondering if there are any other kiwis out there that i may have known over the years...i grew up in the rotorua north congregation...which eventually became the kawaha cong, however i knew most of the younger ones in the district.. anyone from the following congregations, please drop me an email:.

murupara.

kawaha.

ojo

Hey - I can understand those accents! I'm ex-JW from Auckland (grew up until 19) now living in London. Been out for 18 years now. My mother is still in - special pioneer even. Anyone from Auckland about?

Would love to hear from anyone. I've never met any JWs or ex-JWs since leaving. Also curious to know what happened to the kids I grew up with - did any escape or did they all just marry each other as expected...

Congs I was in during 70s and early 80s: Central, Onehunga, Eastern Bays (or was that Eastern Suburbs? - now Glendowie or something)

PS - Took my hubbie to a JW convention here in London once so he could see what it was like when I was a kid. From all the strange looks we got I guess I don't look the part anymore...such a shame...you know that scene in American Werewolf from London where the locals in the pub say 'You're not from round these parts are you?'

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Ex witnesses in UK

by Michelleatkin in

i'm new to this site, found it whilst looking at panarama web site.

are there many here from uk, even lancashire?

if so, please let me know as it would be nice to speak to some ex-witnesses in uk.

ojo

Hi Michelle and everyone,

I'm new to this board but great to find it. Tried the MeetUp thing but it was cancelled. So what's with this up north mass exodus from JWs then? Long may it continue.

I'm in north London now (last 11 years). Born in Sydney, Australia then grew up JW in Auckland, NZ until disassociated myself aged 19. Would have been disfellowshipped had I been to the JC meeting anyway... Been out 18 years now so at least have half of my life back. :)

Hey, but we had swirly 70s carpet there too! Maybe staring at the circles worked some 60's style sci-fi hypnotism trance thing to help with the brainwashing...

How about a get together in the south - London or thereabouts? Tish, Pajaha, Anglise and Nowfree - are you interested? Does south stretch to midlands Johnathanseagull? Anyone else?

Please don't take offence at this but one proviso on my part - up front admissions of current religious status because I'm not keen on attempted conversion to some other version of christianity.

Best wishes to you all. Remember, life begins with a judicial committee meeting...

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Hi to All Ex JayDubs (Espcially in England)

by Tish in

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this is my first attempt to make contact with ex jws, i would love to make contact with ex jws in cambridgeshire/northamptonshire but would luv to hear from anyone else who wishes to share their wit/humour or just chat.

i have been out of "big mother" for 18 months after spending my whole life very actively associating with jws (all of my 32 years).

ojo

Hi to all ex-JWs and good luck to all those just escaping. Is there anyone near London who would like to get in contact? My email address is below.

I'm 37 now and was a JW in Auckland, New Zealand until I disassociated myself aged 19. Now happily atheist and have never regretted leaving but sad that family are still 'in'. I've been living in London for the last 11 years.

Also, I would love to hear from ex-JWs from NZ to catch up on the gossip. The JW circuit in Auckland is such a small world that I'm sure half the kids I grew up with who stayed in are probably married to each other now but who ended up with who? There's a soap opera in there somewhere...sure hope some of them left too for their sakes!

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