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  What Was The BEST Thing About Being A Jehovah's Witness?

  by minimus in

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  this thread could be a saver!.

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  Rocky_Girl

  All I had to do was wear a pretty dress and sign up as a pioneer and everyone thought I was extremely successful. I went out, and drove my car, in the late afternoon with the older sisters who usually have to work alone and I was golden.

  Not like now. I actually have to study my textbooks and show a working knowledge of the concepts I am learning to get that same respect at school. Or lead a project that requires after hours work and tons of research to be valued that highly at work.

  But, all things considered, I wouldn't trade what I have earned through hard work for their baseless easy to earn praise any day...
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  "i've got a funny feeling about this place! think it might be demon posscessed!"

  by highdose in

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  did you ever encounter jw's who claimed to be able to "sense" when somthing "dodgy" read demon posscessed was in the room?.

  i've got several jw relatives who reckon that jehovah protects them by allowing them to sense this... "i always had a funny feeling about that lump of coral!".

  iteams they have thrown out ( and in one case also run over several times with a bicycle just in case there was any residual demons left in it) are :.

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  I love demon stories!!

  My great grandma told me that a sister in the next congregation over (always the way, isn't it) had received a beautiful engagement ring that was purchased at an estate sale. Her fiancé died of consumption before they wed (demons probably) and she put the ring in his coffin. It came back to her the next morning -sitting on her night table- then she threw it in the river and it came back again. Finally, her father melted it with an acetylene torch and ground up the diamond and burned the dust. That did the trick, no more demons.

  That scared the crap out of me as a child. Now I am an avid yard/garage/estate sale shopper.
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  Poll: What do you believe now?

  by Lunatic Faith in

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  i have been noticing we ex-jw's are very different in our choices of beliefs once we leave the wts.

  some choose christianity, others flee christianity.

  some find they can't beieve in anything any more.

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  Rocky_Girl

  I believe in God- don't know why, but I could easily accept it if I am wrong.
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  What would Ex-JW's and Born Agains do if it was proven that BAC's gave wrong dates for the end

  by booker-t in

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  i am so sick and tired of ex-jw's and born again christians(bacs) always condemning jw's and mormons for giving false dates when in fact born agains have a history of end of the world and rapture date setting.

  every time i bring this up to hard core born agains they always say "but those born agains are not apart of my church.

  " but in the very next breath they will claim that jesus has "one" church and one body of christ exist.

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  Anyone who sets a date is nuts. Anyone... And today's society doesn't take people like that seriously. The world will randomly be destroyed one day when a butterfly flaps its wings the wrong way and the current causes a chain reaction which moves the Earth too close to the sun. In the words of Sugarland: "Shhhh. It happens."
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  I am trying to figure out my future if I should go to college or just keep working a regular job...............................

  by andys in

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  i am faced with a dilema right now and need some advice on what i should do with my future, i realize that eventually i'll grow old and will need to somehow work my way up so i have something to fall back on, like someone told me once i don't really have a support structure to fall back on, if something happened where i could not work i would probably wind up homeless, moving back in with my parents house would be out of the question because i would never go back to the borg.. this is my situation right now, everything is going good, i love my job, i am single no kids, i work at a hosptal making $10/hour doing janitorial work, also my rent is very cheap about $350 a month for rent on a duplex, i live less then a mile from work, right now i have the most ideal situation to save alot of money even on $10/hr job, but also i realize that everything can go all at once, if i ever lost my job since i don't have no support structure and could not find work i would be sol.. now to some of the things i like doing, i like to drive, one of the things i have always wanted to do is learn truck driving, since i don't have no extra responsibilites, i am still having a hard time though making a decision, on one hand i like my current job, but on the other hand i realize that i do have to plan for the future, if anyone can give me some advice i am at a loss of what to do, also because of the way the econommy is here in the us right now sometimes i think its best to stick with the job that i have but still don't know whats best..

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  Computer Science is a booming market right now. Mix it with a business degree and you are golden. Do be careful not to equate a degree with success, though. Some degrees are truly worthless, except as a step to even higher education or in a niche market. This is why I major in Accounting and minor in Writing. I want to be a writer, but I can't be sure that writing will put food on the table. Accounting on the other hand has not felt the same squeeze as other fields with the crumbling economy, so is a much safer bet.
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  in your opinion what is the best way to stop drinking?

  by stuckinamovement in

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  i have found myself drinking more and more since i realized that the truth was a lie just to quiet my mind.

  it's not like i am a drunk or anything, it hasn't affected my work or relationships, it is that i really don't like being a slave to anyone or anything including delicious beer.

  mmmm beer.... so to avoid being a slave to a habit, i have determined to stop drinking.

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  Rocky_Girl

  I drank a lot after leaving the JWs and my abusive husband. I found that every time I thought about the things he did, or how long I stayed, or how stupid or weak I was, I would have a beer and it would relax my mind and take away the anxiety.

  So, I found another way to relax my mind (for me it was running) and didn't focus on the alcohol. I can drink responsibly because I am not an alcoholic. You don't sound like one either, but only you can know that. Figure out what the beer is giving you and find a healthier way to get it. Don't give up alcohol if that isn't your true issue.

  But, if you find you need the alcohol, and your JW exit is merely an excuse, then seek professional help.
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  I am trying to figure out my future if I should go to college or just keep working a regular job...............................

  by andys in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am faced with a dilema right now and need some advice on what i should do with my future, i realize that eventually i'll grow old and will need to somehow work my way up so i have something to fall back on, like someone told me once i don't really have a support structure to fall back on, if something happened where i could not work i would probably wind up homeless, moving back in with my parents house would be out of the question because i would never go back to the borg.. this is my situation right now, everything is going good, i love my job, i am single no kids, i work at a hosptal making $10/hour doing janitorial work, also my rent is very cheap about $350 a month for rent on a duplex, i live less then a mile from work, right now i have the most ideal situation to save alot of money even on $10/hr job, but also i realize that everything can go all at once, if i ever lost my job since i don't have no support structure and could not find work i would be sol.. now to some of the things i like doing, i like to drive, one of the things i have always wanted to do is learn truck driving, since i don't have no extra responsibilites, i am still having a hard time though making a decision, on one hand i like my current job, but on the other hand i realize that i do have to plan for the future, if anyone can give me some advice i am at a loss of what to do, also because of the way the econommy is here in the us right now sometimes i think its best to stick with the job that i have but still don't know whats best..

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  Rocky_Girl

  I bet that your employer would accommodate you if you told them you were considering college. They may adjust your schedule for classes. Some places have scholarships and tuition reimbursement as well. My school offers nearly free tuition to employees and many of our janitors have worked their way through college that way. It doesn't have to be an either/or decision.
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  College

  by Rocky_Girl in

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  there have been several education topics this week.

  it seems we have quite a few people on here who are going to school as non-traditional students.

  i am starting my 5th year of a 5 year program in a private liberal arts college in mt.

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  Rocky_Girl

  There have been several education topics this week. It seems we have quite a few people on here who are going to school as non-traditional students.

  I am starting my 5th year of a 5 year program in a private liberal arts college in MT. I anticipate my Master's of Accountancy in May 2012. I am 31 and a single mom of two.

  I know that anonymity is key to a lot of you out there in X-JW land, but for the students, what are you studying and how close are you to earning your degree?
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  If You Heard An Acquaintance Was Considering A Study With JWs Would You Get Involved At All?

  by minimus in

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  would you express an opinion to that person studying with the witnesses or would you keep quiet?.

  if you did say something, what would it be?.

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  Rocky_Girl

  I would speak up. The hard part is trying to sound sane when telling someone that the nice 'bible lady' is trained to unconsciously brainwash people into joining a cult. In the past, I have just thrown a couple of examples of weird teachings out there and suggested internet research.
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  I prayed and then there was a knock at the door ...

  by wannabefree in

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  i had heard about the mormons, but i had not been the least interested in them.

  in that 5 month time period from when i prayed to god up until the day i got saved, no mormons or jehovah's witnesses came knocking on my door and they would always come to my house on saturdays.

  anna looked up to see her baby brother falling toward her.

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  Rocky_Girl

  LOL @Robdar

  I prayed for guidance when I left the RCC after a year - that was my first attempt to move on from the JWs - and the next day I received a package from my great aunt with some things that my grandmother left me. Inside, I found a mezuzah, kiddish cups, a challah cover and recipe, and photos of my great X 5 grandmother.

  Now I am an agnostic (I don't believe that God, if He/She is up there, sends random people or packages to us when we pray) But, after studying Judaism, I feel more comfortable with my non-christian status. So some good came out of it...