Put everything in big black contractor's trash bags and took them to the dump. I didn't want anyone to ever be mislead by them again.
zenpunk
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How did you dispose of your JW books? (Or did you?)
by exwitless inlittle drummer boy and i have a small house and we do not have room for the wasted space all of these books are creating.
here's a brief rundown of what we have:.
several nwt hardcover bibles, chinese bibles (lots of chinese students in our town), insight on the scriptures, concordances, a few bound volumes, song books, km books, reasoning books, the entire bible on audio tape, and more.
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Newbies - Give us your stories....
by AK - Jeff inmost of old posters have hashed and re-hashed our backgrounds, history, and method of discovering the 'truth about the truth'.. your turn newbies!.
those who are lurking without the benefit of registration - it only takes a minute, and you too can give us your stories!.
those registered lurkers - what holds you back?
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zenpunk
I'm not a newbie but here goes anyhow. I was a regular pioneer "serving where the need is great" in Ireland in the early 90s. There was so much hypocrisy there I couldn't ignore it anymore. I was already upset, having given up going to college only to watch the PO send his two daughters a couple years later. I moved to England, married, then moved back to the states. In England I saw even more (for example, an elder was molesting my now brother-in-law). After being in the states for a year, my husband had enough and left. A couple months after that I just couldn't be bothered anymore. Then, another xjw gave me a copy of crisis of conscience. Reading that book got rid of the guilt and showed to me that is was just a cult run by people. I felt so much better then and never looked back. This board is still a great source of confirming information that I look at every week or so. I've lost my family, but have gained my life.
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HAVE SOME FUN WITH THE MAY 2007 AWAKE!
by Mary inok, here's the original:.
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and here's a blank canvas for you: .
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zenpunk
man these are so funny! just brightens up a boring day.
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zenpunk
really good....sobering.
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Jehovah's Witness elder charged with sex assault of girl, 8
by Atlantis in(please delete if already posted).
http://www.news-journalonline.com/newsjournalonline/news/eastvolusia/evleast01032707.htmmarch 27, 2007. jehovah's witness elder charged with sex assault of girl, 8. by lyda longa.
staff writer.
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zenpunk
Notice that the little girl had to sleep with him "and his wife". So many times the wives are in on this, turning a blind eye when the actual abuse begins. Abusive men purposely seek out and marry (subjugate) women who will help them further their plans. Hell - she could have even been asleep in the same bed while it happened. And many times because they seem like "such a nice couple" people let their guard down and let their children stay over with these people.
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Stuck in a dead-end job because of obeying anti-higher education policy?
by nvrgnbk indid you refrain from obtaining a degree or advanced studies when you had the chance because it wasn't the witness thing to do?
how has this affected your life?
comments, rants, and personal experiences please.
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zenpunk
Totally been there - after I got out I went to college while working and got my B.S. Degree from a private university with a 4.0 GPA. Took me 7 years and I was 32 when I graduated. And guess who came to my graduation - my jdub parents - proud as hell and all excited to get professional photos taken with me for the paper and the with the dean of the college (though they refused to put one dime toward my education). It was so hypocritical! After their moment in the limelight they went right back to shunning me.
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I got the tract!
by kittyeatzjdubs inand they didn't even knock on the door!!!
lol!.
i meant to post this earlier but i forgot all about it.
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zenpunk
Mine was blowing through the back yard one morning - I guess that's what they think of me!
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Roll call time - What KH's have you attended.............
by Check_Your_Premises innaperville, dekalb, joliet......... il.
i tried to bump an old thread on this topic, but i couldn't find it.. anyone?
beuller?.
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zenpunk
Highland, NY Rugby (England), Warwickshire Donegal Ireland Wappingers Falls, NY (no one will remember me from there...I was in full fade) (edited to add Donegal)
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Marriage vows: What the...?
by under_believer ini, [name], do take you, [name], to be my lawfully wedded [husband/wife], to love, honor [bride: and deeply respect], for as long as we both shall live together on earth under god's marital arrangement.. ummm... what?
so romantic, so meaningful.
is it just me, or is that marriage vow right out of the frickin' twilight zone?
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zenpunk
I had the terrible displeasure of having to go to my brother-in-law's JW wedding in South Africa last year, but hell, it was South Africa so I was going. During the vows I made the mistake of saying "what a load of shit" outloud before I could stop myself. Its on their wedding video and everything! Poor guys! Yeah those vows suck! I dreaded them when I said them myself.
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How Many Here Have Ever Been Before A Judicial Committee???
by minimus ini've been on plenty of jcs but i never was the target of the elders, judicially.....although i would be now.
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zenpunk
A few times in my teens...I can really relate to Wonder Woman, it was horrible and they really wanted to know dirty details they could get off on. Back then I took it all so seriously and really tried hard to be a good j-dub. Now in hindsight I should have had a field day with it when sitting there with my parents. Like got really explicit and see if anyone squirmed or slobbered. After all, it was just a bunch of guys feeding their egos and hard-ons.