Reply As a fader, my relative calls occasionally, and a former close friend leaves "encouraging messages" on my voice mail. When I moved back to my home town, I did not transfer to my old congregation. So the most people here are under the assumption that I still attend meetings at the congregation in the city where I used to live. The elders in that congregation have not sheparded me yet, probably because I live in an "urban" area and are afraid of the natives and my "unbelieving" husband. Of course, this is all going as planned!
purpleplus
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How Do JWs Treat You NOW?
by minimus inif a witness sees you, will they acknowledge you, ignore you, be nice to you, or treat you as dead?
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If you weren't born in, how did you get in?
by ecuador ini am not a jw, but know several, and i am curious as to why adults get involved with the jws.
any one have an answer from personal experience?
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Equador: Nope, but I have made a couple visits. It just so happens that the churches I attended when I was growing up were not what I wanted. That made me easy prey for the WTBTS.
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If you weren't born in, how did you get in?
by ecuador ini am not a jw, but know several, and i am curious as to why adults get involved with the jws.
any one have an answer from personal experience?
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Quandry, your experience with the elders is awful!!!! Urghhhh!!! It's a good thing you left after that. After high school I began studying with an acquaintance and attending meetings. I got baptized a couple years later. During that time and shortly thereafter was rock bottom form me. I felt guilty for fooling around with my then boyfriend. But I had since enough not to talk to the elders. There were some family problems as well, how convenient. I bought the whole thing because I was impressed with how much the used the bible compared to the mind-numbing churches I attended (I know not all churches are that way).
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What JW teaching did you find hardest to defend??
by karter infor me it was that god is killing billions of people just to prove a point.
what about you?
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"The one about the Almighty Sovereign of the Universe having special dealings with a group of socially awkward WASPs in Brooklyn." Yeah, what's up with that! It took over 100 years for a person of color to "ascend" to the GB, c'mon!!!
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What JW teaching did you find hardest to defend??
by karter infor me it was that god is killing billions of people just to prove a point.
what about you?
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Good Thread!!!
Birthdays - The two scriptural references were shakey at best. In the OT scripture, it was prophecied that the guy would be killed anyway and in the NT scripture the king can do whatever he wanted, he just happened to order a killing on his birthday. Duh!
Modesty - If an organization wants to have a dress code, call it what it is, A DRESS CODE. Don't bend and twist the scriptures to make me feel like a whore for wearing fishnets or no pantyhose at all, bright colors, or, for the black sisters,braids and locs. One sister had the nerve to "counsel" another for wearing blue eyeshadow. Walking around looking like insurance agents (no offense, lol) doesn't make one separate from the world. If "satan's system" is so corrupt, why adopt the style of imperialist coporate drones?
1914 - Sure I could look up the scriptures, but I knew there was not enough there to justify the doctrine. Note to all current witnesses\faders: if it is "too deep" to understand, it's most likely a load of crap that your subconcious mind is trying to reject.
Don't go to other places of worship - This is an easy way to piss someone off. The scriptures used to justify this doctrine contrast Christianity with idol worship. That comparison is highly offensive to Christians I know. How can I convince someone to visit the hall after insulting them?!
Marry only in the lord - I have personal experience with this one. While we were dating, I tried to convince my husband that we were unevenly yoked. When he told me he didn't worship Baal, I did not have a rebuttal. He then asked if my reasons were scriptural or "because they say so". After that I knew I was a slave to the borg and contemplated my exit.
Partaking of emblems - how often do you invite people to dinner but only allow certain ones to eat?
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What Do You Consider "Hot" When Thinking of a Male or Female?
by minimus ineither describe what's "hot" to you or put a pic out so we can see.
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Intelligence + great personality (which includes kindness, compassion, and humor) + confidence (not to be confused with arrogance) = hawtness!
Lady Zombie said it best! That's what attracted me to my husband, who looks NOTHING like I my version of Mr. Right. Nevertheless, he's supposed to start training for a marathon and I look forward to the physical transformation
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Bethel! Is there anyone who DID NOT long to visit Bethel
by purpleplus inbethel is the witness equivalent to mecca.
i never had a strong urge to go, unlike others in the borg.
its funny to hear people marvel at the speed of the printing presses there.
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Bethel is the Witness equivalent to Mecca. I never had a strong urge to go, unlike others in the borg. Its funny to hear people marvel at the speed of the printing presses there. Uh, how many other printing presses have they seen, lol!!
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what was the one sound bite or comment that helped you see the light?
by siy inthis was a few years ago now, i was on the work one day with an elders elder.. you now the type!.
& he said this to me me (now i would love to know if you heard this one if its from a wt mag).
"how you are viewed by others (& so treated) is a reflection of how god views you".
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During a Public Talk about marriage, the speaker said something like, "how can a brother who's unfit to carry a microphone be a good husband". I knew that was a load of crap. There are plenty of men who are not Witnesses who are fine husbands, better than many in the borg! WTBS stipulations and moral character are NOT related!!!!
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I Watched A Documentary On Jim Jones &The People's Temple & Thought of JWs
by minimus ini saw an unbelievable commentary on pbs last night about the reverend jim jones and his church.
the comparison to the witnesses that i was seeing reinforced that jws are truly a cult!
they are no different than the cultist in guyana.
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This documentary made me think of JW's too. I was on high alert after noticing some similarities between the two groups. Sure Jim Jones was "progressive" where race relations were concerned, but that good work only lured his prey. Just like his rhetoric became increasingly frantic, so does the GB & FDS. There will be some real crazy stuff coming from them before it's all over.
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DC Experiences - reality vs. perception
by sir82 inat a recent dc, an elderly sister was interviewed.
she recounted how she endured through many years of her husband's opposition, never giving up, until finally he relented.
eventually, he bacame baptized and joined her in the full-time pioneer work.. end of experience.
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Man, I believed those experiences! How dare they guilt people into "doing more". By the way, I remember being moved to auxilliary pioneer after a CO talk. I felt awful during that month, doing stupid stuff to count time and I still didn't get 50 hours, only 38. But I knew I would not do that ever again!!! Something just felt wrong.