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  Just found this page and wanted to introduce myself

  by Rzach in

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  i just found this page and wanted to introduce myself.

  i noticed that there wasn't a category for introductions so i hope .

  this is the right place.

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  JustTickledPink

  welcome! to another fellow Floridian!
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  Lola's big mouth part 2

  by lola28 in

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  jw: lola how is your relationship with jehovah?.

  jw: and then what?

  me: i cant do that.. jw: what do you mean?.

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  JustTickledPink

  You are NOT obligated to tell them anything. Whatever they ask, just brush their stupid questions aside. Roll your eyes and tell them you accidentally found some sites and mentioned it but honestly you'd rather spend time shopping online, etc.

  Never admit to anything. Being honest will get you absolutely nowhere. Better to act like a dumb blonde and giggle about it than be honest.

  Trust me, honesty got me DF'd when they had NO PROOF that I had ever done anything 'wrong' in their book.
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  Who has or has not been invited to the memorial?

  by misspeaches in

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  well the memorial is tmrw night and time is running out to give out invitations.

  (au time that is...) .

  last night my mother asked me if i've heard from any of my old jw friends.

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  JustTickledPink

  hahaha... I haven't been invited, I actually used to go with my mom just to be nice but she didn't invite me last year and haven't heard from her this year.

  I actually have no idea when it even is! What a relief!
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  Whacky Witness Weirdness

  by limbogirl in

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  ok, i'm sure all of us have met some incredibly bizarre jws over the years --- i have met some that could have been characters in a movie...just unbelievably weird.

  i've shared some of my stories with a good friend (non jw) and she swears i'm making this stuff up.

  how in the heck could i make these people up??

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  JustTickledPink

  I am sitting here at work and literally just LAUGHED OUT LOUD at the hearse story.

  Funny thing is, I think I knew some families that would have done that. Seriously. There were soooo many JWs who were just a bit "off" in the common sense dept.
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  Richie: Taken in the Back...

  by RichieRich in

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  if you haven't already, please read the thread richie's elders: deaf?

  dumb?

  if you haven't read it, you won't get the following.. so last wednsday night, after the fine spiritual feast prepared by the governing body and delivered by their "spirit appointed" waiters, i was approached by an one of the brothers who served on my judicial committee.

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  JustTickledPink

  If you happen to masturbate please don't tell anyone about that either, next thing you know everyone will be doing it and all the boys (and girls) will be blind.

  What cracks me up is if you happen to regular pioneer they want to shout it from the rooftops .... (I did it for years and HATED it!) what a waste of time. College is at least going to get you a job and hopefully a roof over your head instead of a trailer and clunker for a car that you can hardly afford to put gas in to continue pioneering!
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  Is there any way I can just “cream skim” the “Truth”????

  by HiddenQuestioner in

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  i have been lurking for some time and only recently started to post if you have seen my posts, i have always represented myself as a loyal jw and one who is planning to stay in however, lately my faith and commitment as a jw has been tested and, without going into details, i am having problems of faith and life that i could really use some help on.

  if so, you might ask, why dont i just leave?

  well, i have a wife that is a very devout jw and she would be crushed and very upset if i quit she believes it all 100% and lives to worship the borg in fact, she would be very upset if she even knew i was visiting this site.

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  If your wife LOVES you and from your post I can only assume she does, then talk to her. Seriously, every woman that is madly and deeply in love with her husband would rather know the truth about his feelings than live a lie. You don't have to tell her everything, just tell her that you aren't interested in anymore door-to-door service. Tell her that your relationship with God is personal, you pray, you've spent a lot of time thinking about it and you just don't want to do it anymore. Leave it at that. Give her time to digest it.

  The problem in the organization is that they have never taught UNconditional love. Every relationship has all these stupid conditions attached and they act like God has the same problem they do... that God will only love people that do all the following things, meetings, service, loyalty to the Watchtower society. YET, Jesus himself was a member of a religious organization that was corrupt and he denounced them, hung out with the tax collectors and prostitutes. He taught real genuine love. That entire philosophy of Jesus has been lost on most JWs. He got rid of the "rules" and he told us we didn't have to jump through hoops anymore. That sacrificing a dove on an alter or going out for 5-10 hours of "field service" a month would make you righteous in the eyes of God.

  Love covers over a multitude of sins they says.... so have a bit of faith in her ability to love you for who you are and where you are. Be a good husband, a good provider, a wonderful lover. Trust me on this, most wives want romance, flowers, loving cards, being taken out for romantic dinners and moonlit walks. No woman is sitting at home pining that her husband went out in "service" more and how that would be more romantic. Be as honest as you can and you will not only avoid ulcers but you might find a bit of peace for yourself.

  Living a double life is hard on your body, your soul, your conscience, and will cause ulcers and stress.

  I am wishing you the best of luck.... and this is coming from an ex-regular pioneer that never thought there would come a day when I didn't believe 110% in that organization. I was through and through a believer.... but things can change.
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  Elders Burst Into My Friends Home Uninvited/ Warning to Vegas JW Ladies

  by Saoirse in

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  i have a friend that hasn't been to a meeting in over a year.

  she recently got a divorce from her abusive jw spouse.

  he beat her up and tore down a door in front of several people.

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  hahaha... I know this girl, she's wonderful. I adore her. Anyways... ran into her the other day and she told me this story and I was FLABBERGASTED. I would never have let any elders into my home but of course it's easy to bully your way past an elementary school age child. Seriously how rude.

  It's things like this that make people want to take drastic measures to ensure their privacy, moving, changing phone numbers, etc. It's just ridiculous.
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  2 Deaths in 2 weeks...gawd I hate this.

  by wanderlustguy in

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  my 1st cousin and friend died yesterday.

  she was a good friend to me and i beleive loved me unconditionally.

  back when she and her family were df'ed i shunned them to a degree and regretted it lately.

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  I can't stand looking at the indoctrinated people from my former life when they ramble on and on about coming back to meetings etc. Honestly it seems like they are speaking a foreign language. I can't even imagine being back in that place.

  I'm really happy with my life and have no regrets, it's just such a shame that some people are still so stuck that they can't see what's really going on.

  The mourning for me comes and goes. There are days when something happens and reminds me of a friend or family member and I think about them and wonder about stuff and a bit of sadness strikes me but it's taken me 10 years to make a life for myself and I'm finally at a good place.
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  Shunned by a JW leading a double life

  by misspeaches in

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  i seriously do not understand how some people reason.

  if they do reason at all.. my boyfriend has been friends with a couple of guys since highschool.

  it turns out that both these guys are jw's.

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  JustTickledPink

  What's really sad is these both guys probably believe it's the "truth" and they probably feel guilty about not being able to follow all the rules. They probably being closed doors lay in bed and think about how they are so sinful, not worthy, they probably carry around guilt. They haven't gotten smart enough to take a real hard look at the religion or their lives and figure out that they could be happy without the organization.

  I just feel sad for them. That type of life is pure insanity.
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  What JW's are saying regarding the downsizing at Bethel

  by jimbob in

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  i haven't posted anything for a while on jwd due to being busy with work and school, but this email was to much of a crack up not to post.

  this was sent to my wife today from her old jw friend.

  she forwarded it to me and i'm posting it with her permission.

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  JustTickledPink

  
  Moving from a nice place like Bethel into the real world and having to do tons more door-to-door work would be a huge culture shock. I can't imagine it. Really dreadful.

  As for people turning on the organization.... yeah, they are turning their backs and leaving. As for persecution, it's only criminal prosecution.... as for the rest of this country there are more faith-based initiatives, there is more religion, more christianity today than ever.

  Rolling my eyes at the writer.