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Do you notice a difference in new relationships out of 'the truth'?
by New light for you in
1. jw
2. friends
its 3 years since i (we) left, we somehow didn't have a committee or anything, but were able to leave with no friends, but still able to have contact with my jw mom.

in these 3 years of "learing" how to get and have friends that aren't witnesses its been quite the learning curve.

how do you meet people?
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JW MIL having surgery - Elders there are the "blood nazis"
by Robert7 in
1. jw
2. friends
so my jw mother-in-law is having some rather major abdominal surgery today.

given the type of surgery, there is a chance that the blood issue may come up, where in worst case if there's a loss of blood she may need a transfusion.. so in the waiting room for the entire 3 1/2 hour surgery are two elders.

these guys don't know my mil that well, and they are not there to support her... when it comes down to it:.
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Do you miss "dressing up" for the meetings?
by dozy in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i was thinking about this the other day when doing a bit of tidying up of my wardrobe.

all the kh suits are now pushed to the back of the wardrobe and i am seriously thinking about a visit to the charity shop to get rid of most of them.. for me one of the (few) enjoyable aspects of being a jw was getting dressed up.

my secular work very rarely involves putting on a dress suit & tie so i miss getting dressed up - smart suit , tie , shiny shoes , slapping on the aftershave.
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I just heard from OOMPA!!!!!!!
by mouthy in
1. jw
2. friends
you all know he was in a terrible motor bike accident.broke every bone in his body.

was in hospital for ages.

unconscience ...his exwife nancy.
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IF THIS DOESN'T SOUND CULTISH, I DON'NT WHAT DOES!!!
by whereami in
1. jw
2. friends
email going around.

gag alert!!.

jehovah's directions - not man's!.
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witness "poem" with scriptures sited... what would you say?
by New light for you in
1. watchtower
2. bible
a dear friend, who found out i left 'the truth' sent me this poem, and was actually sweet about it and said that if i ever wanted to come back jehovah and the brothers and sisters would lovingly take me back and the angels would rejoice (after they put me thru hours of committee meetings for celebrating holidays and birthdays and then dfed me, but after that they'd rejoice).. anyway, reading the poem... made me remember (only left a year and a half ago) how great of an idea it all was.

wouldn't it have been great to be true instead of a whole elaberate freakin lie?

anyway.. whith all these "scriptures sited" how could you dispute it???
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What Was It That Finally Got You To Leave The Organization?
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
what pushed you over the edge?.
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Scientology Ads - Scarey because they are well made
by Robert7 in
1. jw
2. friends
check out these ads about scientology.

scarey because they are actually well done.

imagine if the wts created high-quality ads on a national media campaign, i bet they would get more converts than wasteful door-to-door work.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1rakws6jb4.
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Posted on behalf - ladies, please share your thoughts and comments
by passwordprotected in
1. jw
2. friends
i am a lifelong jw, a born-in true believer for most of my life.

eventually i had the awakening and have been pulling away from the religion, even though we still attend meetings.

i am willing to keep up appearances if it means saving my relationship with my wife and our close family.
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JWs and DC discussed on "The View"
by cabasilas in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i don't know if this has been mentioned here yet.

i apologize if it has but i haven't seen it here.. jws and the latest district convention ("keep on the watch") was recently mentioned on "the view.

" one of the commentators is a former jw:.