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I think it's interesting how they list Jehovah's Witnesses separate from Christians when they listed the religions.
I also think this is bizarre. I have never heard of the Witnesses being wiling to take part in anything like this before. I wonder if the mothership knows.
dear all,i am a student writing my thesis in the netherlands on feelings of belongings in jehovah witnesses, techniques used for conversion and experiences of ex witnesses.
i would appreciate if anyone is willing to talk to me.
i can provide more information about my research.
You're secretly one of them apostate wranglers, aren't you??? You can't fool me!
i find it hard to believe that adults on this forum make such a big deal about not celebrating birthdays, x-mas, easter, halloween, etc, etc, etc.
i grew up as a jw kid and it actually made me feel good, being different from the other kids in school.
we went to meetings.
They have indoctrinated you well, I see.
And why do you keep comparing your experience as a young JW boy to someone in school? Did you not go to school? I can think of LOTS of things children experience in school that they might also experience in JW land ... and then some.
I gave my first bible reading at age 7.
Exhilarating, exciting, mind blowing for a 7 year old. What kid at school got to experience that?
You got to experience this as a young JW! Wow! I grew up as a JW and I NEVER got to do a bible reading!
Oh wait ... I'm a girl.
I guess it's a good thing I got to experience reading aloud in front of audiences and giving presentations to an audience AT SCHOOL.
i had a horrible conversation with my 14 year old last night which i regret.
im still in but doubting more and more every day.. she is recently baptized.
she is outgoing and gorgeous and make friends easily, although not so much with the sisters in our hall, who pick her up and drop her again regularly , leaving her out of parties etc but then bringing her back into the circle, dropping her again...and so on.
from the perspective of the jehovah's witnesses public witnessing cart.
a family put this skit on for going away party for our missionary family.
[ i can just imagine what the villagers are going to say about the crazy missionary gringo and his cart.
the "boasting session" last night included forcing the congregation to watch that stupid witnessing cart video.
then the brother handling the part discusses what a "powerful witness" is being given each time those carts roll out into public view.. experiences: had a nice conversation with a young man.
a woman took a tract.
"Did you see them lookin' at us? They were lookin' at us! Hey! Look at us everybody!"
Nobody wants to look at you.
That reminds me of when I was a kid out in service, and some rude teenagers yelled as we left, "I see ya, but I don't wanna be ya! Hahaha!"
I thought ... I don't wanna be me, either.
so a friend of mine who is still in and knows i am disassociated sent me an email saying the following, "hey, did you see the new article about disciplining your children?????
there is not one single outright mention of beating your kids anymore.
no mention of the r"rod of discipline"!
I never beat or hit my children.Weird. I beat your kids all the time. ;)
But do you eat them?
so a friend of mine who is still in and knows i am disassociated sent me an email saying the following, "hey, did you see the new article about disciplining your children?????
there is not one single outright mention of beating your kids anymore.
no mention of the r"rod of discipline"!
No eating or beating children?? :)
Seriously, though ... they have already spent over a hundred years creating a culture that encourages and condones abuse. One little omission in one article changes nothing.
I really doubt the JW child beaters of the world will read that article and say ... well it doesn't say I can beat them anymore, so maybe I should stop.
