When you were a JW and someone mentioned 'have a nice Christmas' or 'have a nice holiday' did you just say 'thanks, enjoy it yourself' or did you piss all over their good mood and bore them to death about why you don't celebrate it?
jambon1
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Did you piss on their parade? Christmas?
by jambon1 inwhen you were a jw and someone mentioned 'have a nice christmas' or 'have a nice holiday' did you just say 'thanks, enjoy it yourself' or did you piss all over their good mood and bore them to death about why you don't celebrate it?.
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TV.JW.ORG is HERE!
by Splash inhttp://tv.jw.org/ is up and running.. see bro lett stumble his way through the introduction.
he really does have a good face for radio.. http://tv.jw.org/#video/vodmonthlyprogramming/pub-jwb_e_201410_1_video.
nice sweaty top lip at 15 mins onwards - the pressure is showing!!.
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jambon1
Absolute fucking psychopaths.
This is will be used to instill yet more fear into kids. Already, the video about the kid starting high school - everyone who goes to high school will run into trouble with bullies etc. WRONG!
My kid started a couple of months ago and loves it. No problems at all.
The presenter is completly fucking crackers too. Is this really a GB member?
They're batshit crazy. But they will lap it up as they do with everything.
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The conflict of living in a divided home is finally getting to me - 8 years later - advice please
by jambon1 into cut my long story short, having left the religion in 2006, my marriage with 2 young kids involved went through a fairly difficult time.
for a few years.
as i rebelled against the belief system i was astonished that having pointed out reasonable & logical objections, my wife just stood by the religion.
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To cut my long story short, having left the religion in 2006, my marriage with 2 young kids involved went through a fairly difficult time. For a few years. As I rebelled against the belief system I was astonished that having pointed out reasonable & logical objections, my wife just stood by the religion. It even got to the point where she agreed that the beliefs had damaged my daughters view of me (she had a meldown at one point about me dying at armageddon), yet she stood by, still willing to take our kids along to be exposed to the damage.
After I banned the kids from going for a while, I mellowed. I was done with fighting. Done with the idea of ever breaking up our family. I became the 'resonable' unbelieving mate. Even went to a few JW partys etc. Had a small degree of contact with my wifes friends, all the while keeping my strong objections to the religion.
A number of years have passed by & we have discussed very little of my wifes religion. We reached a point of mutual respect which went well. I had came to a point where I could reasonably appreciate WHY my wife believes what she does, despite not accepting it myself.
But I find that every so often it rears it's head. The reason I think this happens is that sub consciously, you are never really accepeted for what you are. My wife is always hoping that I'll return. In addition, you are married to a woman who believes that you are worthy of being put to death by god. I find this plays on my mind often. Especially given the fact that I am a very hard working dad in my job and at home. At one time I did practically everything in the house due to my wifes depression. This despite the fact that any energy she could muster at the time got spent on the religion. Not the house, not the marriage etc, etc. I have been loyal & faithful to my wife also since the time I've left the religion.
I also feel that my wifes depression is in part caused by being part of such a negative religion with a twisted & completely unreaslitic world view. Of course, she denys this.
Discussing matters like this is incredibly difficult. She just can't see my problems with things such as the insane & illogical bible accounts, disfellowshipping, blood policy, etc, etc. I begged her the other day to think for herself. But the blinkers come down. Absolute 100% loyalty to the religion.
We have three kids. I have never wanted to break up our family but I'm spending my life with this situation & to me it's BIG. It's something that's always there. Always in the background. Two marriage mates going in opposite directions in life. And life & time is passing.
Has anyone else been in this sitiuation? Thoughts?
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After leaving did the feeling go away?
by committeechairman inthe feeling that you're never good enough.
the feeling that you're wicked and evil.. .
because i'd give anything not to feel this way.
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jambon1
I've mentioned this before on here.
When I left, I was a loving dad to two great kids. I had a succesful small business which I worked hard to build up. I was popular and trustworthy. All things which should leave you feeling good about yourself. Fulfilled.
Yet, I felt like absolute shit due to the constant drip feeding of negativity at the hall.
Upon leaving, those feelings just evaporated & I had a lovely new feeling of self worth.
My JW wife has low confidence & suffers from depression. I put a lot of that down to her involvement with witnesses & the teachings.
Whenever I see jehovahs witnesses, they're all the same. Downbeat, depressed & miserable.
Get out. Get your life back.
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Any strategies to deal with elders who just don't like you?
by toto555 inso any ways to deal or cope with elders who just don't like you (you didn't do anything wrong or they're just making stuff up about you) assuming that you can't leave?
especially when it comes to for example becoming appointed as an elder.
or are you pretty much "dead in the water" if the elders are determined to like you despite reasonable efforts to win them over.
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Tell them to **** right off.
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Is anyone else completely astonished that they're drawing attention to 1914/2014 - 100 years
by jambon1 ini note that they're making reference to this in the upcoming convention programme.
someone has has dropped a bollock here, have they not?.
i mean, if i were a jw, i'd be sitting thinking of all the promises made and broken.
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I note that they're making reference to this in the upcoming convention programme.
Someone has has dropped a bollock here, have they not?
I mean, if I were a JW, I'd be sitting thinking of all the promises made and broken.
Surely it will be counterproductive in some cases.
Im really surprised.
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Jehovah's Witnesses Street recruiting thwarted by "Apostates"
by Watchtower-Free inhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fylyfc_0we.
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I'm sorry but the couple look like a pair of psychopaths.
Approaching the issues in this manner is very provocative and self defeating.
Also, the commentary on the film in their house is dreadful. The two of them look mentally ill and obsessed.
Perhaps one day they'll realise that they're doing themselves a disservice.
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What is the deal with the "this is the last memorial" comments from my JW?
by jambon1 inthe guy i know was saying this the other day.. "it's been suggested this may be the last one", or words to that effect.. where & by whom?.
is this doing the rounds?.
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I got the impression taht there was a leading comment in a publication - KM?
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What is the deal with the "this is the last memorial" comments from my JW?
by jambon1 inthe guy i know was saying this the other day.. "it's been suggested this may be the last one", or words to that effect.. where & by whom?.
is this doing the rounds?.
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The guy I know was saying this the other day.
"It's been suggested this may be the last one", or words to that effect.
Where & by whom?
Is this doing the rounds?
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Does anyone in the UK recall the JW story/urban myth
by jambon1 inabout a member of slade becoming a jw in later life & refusing the royalties from their famous christmas song?.
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Yip.
Adams.