What kind of Witness were you? (page 3)

aSphereisnotaCircle

I said Oh no I couldn't they are really bad. I asked him if he knew what News stood for. No I don't he said. Well I heard it means Nights Entwined With Satan.

Now thats damn funny

I was hardcore for a bit, regular pioneer, MS, gave public talks, volunteered at assemblies and quick builds...had a few friends but wasn't really into the social aspect of it all. I left for doctrinal reasons.

donny

"Nights Entwined With Satan". That's great!!! I have heard of a lot of funny and interesting "satanic" links to musicians and songs, but I have never heard such a connection with bland ol' Huey Lewis. Has anyone else heard that one?

Donny

mindmelda

The worst kind, most of the time. I swore a lot, I read worldy books about all sorts of thing, watched R movies, watched porn, occasionally drank a lot (Oh, wait, most Witnesses do that!) made out in secret with other women and men, and occasionally sang Christmas carols. I stopped short of actual sexual intercourse with men, because I never wanted to get pregnant. Thanks to the Witlesses, I didn't know any way to prevent pregnancy aside from abstinence. I guess you could say I was immorally chaste. LOL

I never shoved it down my kids throats and was accusing of "killing them" by other Witnesses. I spent most of my time feeling horribly guilty because I couldn't be a good girl and conform and believe wholeheartedly like the other Witnesses. I hated nearly every freaking goddam pointless minute of it.

It's a wonder lightening didn't come out of heaven and kill me on the spot.

Amazingly, never happened. The Devil must have been protecting me or something. LOL oh wait, that would mean that Satan is stronger than Jehovah.

LOL, god their theology is hilarious when you start analyzing it with REAL logic, isn't it!

Every day I wake up now and no matter how terrible things are, I think, At least I'm not a JW anymore.

Darth plaugeis

To explain my "Nights Entwined With Satan". I made it up on the spot just for that brother. And he did get rid of his tapes. Because I was informed by him anyone who listens to groups such as Led Zeppelin will loose all privileges and will be marked. So I fired that one back on him. And pooor old Huey Lewis was added. I hope I didn't destroy his career.... kinda liked his music....sorry Huey.

keyser soze

Middle of the road, I suppose. When I believed I probably didn't do as much as I could've, though I did auxiliary pioneer a couple of times. I was always regular in the ministry, and tried to follow most of the rules. I was at least a good dub as far as my conduct was concerned. But I was almost always below the national average when it came to my service hours.

spawn

I was a crap witless, never made more than three meetings on the trot and never managed more than 3 hrs of ministry in a week, didn't take me long to wake up and smell the Bullshit.

sabastious

I was like a bunch of different witnesses at different points in my life.

Age 13: Doing impromptou number 4's and giving "quality comments"

Age 15: Had a wordly girlfriend and wanted nothing to do with the Orginization

Age 17: Saw the light of my bad ways and starting going out in service a lot, started dating a girl in "the truth"

Age 22: Swore off anything and everything to do with JW faith, told my whole family. That witness girl is now my wife and isn't a witness anymore as well

-Sab

its_me!

I fell somewhere in the middle as well. I think that many stay in because when you are a JW, the JWs are your entire social network, and leaving or being df'd would be like being dropped by yourself in the middle of the ocean with no land in sight! I think that is one reason why I stayed as long as I did. I finally left because of the utter lack of love that I saw. And now that I have done just a tiny bit of research, and found this site, I don't think I will ever go back! I know too much that just does not add up now, and those are facts, not just my personal feelings about love.

Lozhasleft

I was in the thick of it for a long time...pioneering, invited onto the quickbuild purchasing team, wife of a busy MS and pioneer, son in Bethel, 3 kids aux pioneering, items on assemblies, volunteer sisters talks and demos...dozens of RVs...lots of studies...hospitality every other week for a mixed crowd from the cong....you name it...

I couldnt stand nepotism, favouritism or hypocrisy...I hated the lovelessness... I would fight verbally for the ones like White Dove (dreadful treatment of you there hun) and the poorer and older bros and sis ...it was only a question of time really until I made too many waves...if you dont play the game you gain enemies in there....

Loz x

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