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WT scars that run deep
by man in black in
1. jw
2. experiences
my son who is 26 yrs.

old recently confided in my wife and myself that he is having a rough time moving on past the jw mindset.. he was associated with the witnesses for the first 24 years of his life, and he really tried to do the whole witness thing correctly, yet he was and still is a shy person.

now that he has been out for two years, he is having a lot of anger toward people who believe in god.
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A lttle conversation with my cousin
by mrsjones5 in
1. jw
2. experiences
i put the following on my facebook status may 20. omg, i think i shouldn't let my youngest watch the news anymore.

he's freaked out about tomorrow being the so-called judgement day.

and this is the response i got:fb friend: :( oh no!
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I know Christmas is "wrong", but for god's sakes, what's so "wrong" about New Near's day?
by african GB Member in
1. jw
2. experiences
this time of the year is the most stressful for jw's(especially progressive jws) as they have to explain to non-jws why they don't celebrate christmas and new year's days.. i can understand the religious implications of christmas day, but what about new years?

what is so wrong about looking forward to new beginings?

was new year celebration also started by "christendom/ babylon the great"?
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Did any of you study the WT lesson throughly without ANY underlining?
by asilentone in
1. jw
2. experiences
just wondering.

it makes me think whoever underlines the wt without going throughly is purely hypocritical.

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Does it feel good to be love bombed?
by asilentone in
1. jw
2. experiences
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Ham radio
by KingArthur in
1. jw
2. friends
i've been an amateur radio operator for over 30 years.

the jw's have a radio rendezvous on short wave every night or at least they used to.

bob wa4uqq used to publish a list of jw hams.
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Another push to make US use %@#* $1.00 coins
by Gregor in
1. jw
2. experiences
the gov't has been trying to get us to use these clunkers for years.

i think this is the third try in the last 20 yrs.

this time they are so desperate they are putting out ps spots talking about how much this will save the gov't (as we all know the gov't is always looking for ways to save money) and that, of all things, it is a green thing to do.... most men carry their money in their pockets/wallet.
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Their Choice: Denomination...or Death
by metatron in
1. jw
2. friends
it seems that the governing body may have recently perceived that they are losing the next generation of witnesses and also have no emerging "b" team to replace elders dying off.. but words and fewer meetings aren't going to change that.. religions don't endure because they make any sense!

they endure because they build an infrastructure and institutions that preserve their particular traditions.

this is the reason for the success of the catholic church - and, especially the mormon church ( with its laughable beliefs).. but the governing body has been busy tearing down what little infrastructure of support the organization has.
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The cover art for my new JW memoir!
by klydia in
1. jw
2. friends
hey all, .

my memoir about growing up as a jehovah's witness is being released by touchstone in march '09 and wanted to share the news with the ex-jw community.

it's called "i'm perfect, you're doomed - tales from a jehovah's witness upbringing.
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Bumper Sticker
by calico in
1. jw
2. friends
yesterday i saw a bumper sticker on a van that said "i attend harvestime bible church" can you imagine if jw's had bumper stickers like this?

i wonder what the public reaction would be?.

"i attend the kingdom hall" .