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lancelink
I was a jw for over thirty years. In 1999, I had several experiences in which I noticed without a doubt that this religion was not the only way that God was dealing with humans. If anyone wants to believe them I have no problem with that, however I believe there is something wrong in a major way with their religious system and I feel that I have outgrown it. I'm currently studying more about the earlier religion of my youth, and looking at JW history in a new light, the child-abuse stories and the way that the WT society deals with them, and the flip-flops regarding prophecy, after 30 years I cannot believe that I bought their material, hook/line/and sinker all those years.
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looking_glass
I am a dynamic figure, often seen scaling walls and crushing ice. I have been known to remodel train stations on my lunch breaks, making them more efficient in the area of heat retention. I write award-winning operas, I manage time efficiently. Occasionally, I tread water for three days in a row. I can pilot bicycles up severe inclines with unflagging speed, and I cook Thirty-Minute Brownies in twenty minutes. I am an expert in stucco, a veteran in love, and an outlaw in Peru. Using only a hoe and a large glass of water, I once single-handedly defended a small village in the Amazon Basin from a horde of ferocious army ants. I play bluegrass cello, I am the subject of numerous documentaries. When I'm bored, I build large suspension bridges in my yard. I enjoy urban hang gliding. On Tuesdays, after the Theocratic Ministry School school, I repair electrical appliances free of charge. I am an abstract artist, a concrete analyst. Critics worldwide swoon over my original line of corduroy evening wear. I don't perspire. I am a private citizen, yet I receive fan mail. I have been caller number nine and have won the weekend passes. Last summer I toured New Jersey with a traveling centrifugal-force demonstration. My deft floral arrangements have earned me fame in international botany circles. Children trust me. I can hurl tennis rackets at small moving objects with deadly accuracy. I once read Paradise on Earth, Reasoning with the Scriptures, and the Book of David in one day and still had time to refurbish an entire dining room that evening. I know the exact location of every food item in the supermarket. I have performed several covert operations for the WTBS. I sleep once a week; when I do sleep, I sleep in a chair. While on vacation in Canada, I successfully negotiated with a group of terrorists who had seized a small bakery. The laws of physics do not apply to me. I balance, I weave, I dodge, I frolic, and my bills are all paid. On weekends, to let off steam, I participate in full-contact origami. Years ago I discovered the meaning of life but forgot to write it down. I have made extraordinary four course meals using only a mouli and a toaster oven. I breed prizewinning clams. I have won bullfights in San Juan, cliff-diving competitions in Sri Lanka, and spelling bees at the Kremlin. I have played Ruth during an assembly drama, I have performed open-heart surgery, and I have spoken with Brother Franz. But I have not yet been born.
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LongHairGal
“Faded” around 2001 and am happily free and grateful I listened to my instincts..So glad the JW religion has been exposed along with other religions on TV shows like A&E: Cults and Extreme Belief.
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lazyslob
4th generation JW. Done the fading thing since 87. Working well so far.
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LuckyNun
I'm like a chocoholic, but for booze. and music. my name is Tanya. I grew up in one of the outcast families in the Belvidere, IL congregation. I never believed the hype, which is why I never got baptized. I'm quite proud of having dodged that particular bullet. I really, really enjoy being a pagan heathen, and growing up ostracized by both worlds helped me develop some character. In fact, I've got character pouring out my f@%king ears now. and I have amazing but true stories to tell people about growing up in a cult. Yep. I'm vulgar. I'm crass. I use profane language when it's necessary. I'm pro-choice. I'm pro-environment. I worship beauty. I worship nature. I worship the spark of divinity within us all. I vote. I'm gay-friendly. I used to fall in love too easily, but thankfully now I'm married. I'm human, and I'm not perfect, and I don't expect anyone else to be. But I hate me some smug hypocrites worse than anything. http//:www.livejournal.com/users/the_lucky_nun/