Mysterious
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The unbelievers think we're odd but this we do not mind
by Mysterious indoes anyone else remember that line from the songs?
were you odd?
did you mind?
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Got pierced?
by Mysterious ina shameless spinoff of the tattoo thread i admit, but i didn't want to hijack it.
what piercings were "allowed" and not allowed in your area, what have you got, when did you get it, and what do you think of piercings now that you are no longer a jw?.
where i lived the rule was no piercings at all for men with no exceptions.
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Informal (anti) witnessing
by Mysterious inin my social psychology class today we were talking about cults.
the professor mentioned her neighbor was an ex-jw and the woman swears it's a cult but that she wasn't so sure if it was or not.
throughout her lecture i took down all the points on cults and described under it in detail why jws meet each one.
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Did you avoid typing/saying Jehovah?
by Mysterious indid anyone else avoid typing or saying jehovah after they left?
i used to to the point where i would type "jwd" in google to get the site link not wanting to type it out and it not being safe to bookmark on the computer at the time.
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JWs and Dairy Products
by Mysterious inwe were reading in my health sciences class about how there are regulations governing how many white blood cells are allowable in milk, given that dairy does in fact contain some white blood cells (which are a primary blood component not a fraction) i am surprised they have never banned dairy.
(though i realize the blood policy has taken a few hits in recent years anyway).
anyone know if they have stock in any major dairy companies or a reason they aren't using this as an opportunity to take even more control of people's lives?
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Subtle (or not so subtle) ways you've been invited to memorial
by Mysterious inwhat are the most subtle, or least subtle ways your family members have tried to invite you to memorial.
2 years ago my mother put the invitation by my chair and it sat there for several weeks without being touched or moved.
last year she asked if i would come if she made a special effort to come pick me up.
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Do you know the words to the national anthem?
by Mysterious inah to be a jw and be singled out every time it's sung or played.
since leaving the jws do you know the words to the national anthem?.
thanks to the school system and a pretty good memory especailly for lyrics i knew the words in two languages before i ever left the witnesses, something that i'm quite proud of today.
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JWD Star Wars?
by Mysterious inemperor: we shall crush the rebellion once and for all!.
rebels: not if we keep uploading mirrors you won't!.
emperor: but we have an enormous budget for we are the galactic star empire.. rebels: yes but we have truth and heart on our side.. .
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JW Events, Dress Codes and You
by Mysterious inif you were to attend say a wedding or a funeral that was being held in the kingdom hall would you make an effort to be presentable according to jw standards or go as you are?
(we aren't talking about violating codes of human decency here).
would you say a woman going to a funeral should have to wear a dress or a skirt?
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Brush up on your Theocratic Warfare techniques!
by Mysterious inah theocratic warfare, how we love to hate you.
the more literature i see left out pointed in my direction, underlined or highlighted of course, the less i want to consider their point of view.
it just reinforces my decision to leave even more.