LongHairGal
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Legacy of Hard Feelings to non-JW relatives!
by LongHairGal ini am a long-time fader with 1-2 friends left.
i was trying to find the whereabouts of a certain sister (known to us all) who moved out of the area.
so, i did some digging.... i finally tracked down one of her children on facebook.
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The contrast of the religion's magazines Today as compared to the Past!
by LongHairGal injust out of curiosity, i picked up several of the religion's magazines that were laying in a public place.
half of them were recent editions of the wt and awake and the other were older editions over 12 years old.. the contrast is like night and day!.
i am not referring to the paper, either.
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Had a very pleasant meeting with another EX-JW friend
by LongHairGal inhe was up in my area visiting relatives.
it was so nice to see each other in person after well over a decade.
we have been communicating by e-mail and phone after connecting on facebook a few years ago.. we went to a local restaurant and talked for almost two hours.
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Definition of "Negativity" according to JWs
by LongHairGal ini recently had a falling-out with a jw which i won't go into because it is nonsense really.
in one of the pathetic retorts i was told i was "negative".
this wasn't the first time i heard this from a jw over the years.. what i have noticed is that it is because i spoke about real life situations in the world and/or problems and wrong things in the religion.
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The difference between "Respect" and "Servile"
by LongHairGal ini always felt that many people don't quite know exactly what these words mean and how there is a difference between the two of them.
looking in the dictionary: the word "respect" means to consider worthy of high regard and to esteem.
it does not imply that the person doing the respecting doesn't have any respect or esteem for himself/herself.
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JWs who do a "disappearing act" because of damaging gossip and trouble in the hall
by LongHairGal ini know of a few jw friends who from time to time have to do a disappearing act from their hall.
one jw finds a "reason" to leave town to visit relatives and another jw would go to "visit" another hall in a nearby vicinity.
in all honesty, they are fleeing from the strife in the kingdom hall when they are in the spotlight.
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Some single older women in bad circumstances
by LongHairGal ini am saddened and angry to observe the pitiful situation some of my jw single female friends are in.
they are over 40 and have little work record, hardly any money and in some instances compromised health issues.
i am angry because these women were waiting for armageddon to come and save them.
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Making restitution to People
by LongHairGal inthe recent thread about being ripped off by untrustworthy jws made me think:.
since many here are ex-jws, i wonder how many are guilty and have made an effort to make restitution to that brother who you owe money to - especially if you find out that the brother is no longer a jw and maybe even is posting here??
this can also apply to other wrongs we committed, not just about money.
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My opinions of Crisis of Conscience and Awakening
by LongHairGal ini read the two books.. awakening - this was the story of a married witness woman (elder husband) with family in the religion.
she had childbirth/blood rh issues and had to deal with not 'associating' with a disfellowshipped daughter.
throughout the book she wrestles with various issues and suffers mental anguish jumping through hoops because of the religion.
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I am finally reading Crisis of Conscience and Awakening...
by LongHairGal ini finally obtained these books from a friend.
they won't make any difference about how i feel about the religion now because i already know what i know and have so for at least seven years.
i started reading the first chapter or so of c of c and was horrified about what went on in the beginning of the religion and how young people were told not to marry, etc.