who's an ex Jehovah's Witness?

uhhh no!

My best friend was one. He was in what I called the "Jehovah's Witness Protection Program".

I have friends who are disfranchised(I believe the term is) and they are doing okay,I guess. One is a Sunni Muslim now and the other is friggin' full-on hardcore as all get out!

That's "disfellowshipped" ... *ahem*

isnt it spelled:

I-J-E-H-O-V-A?

I used to work with this girl who was "disfellowshipped" by her congregation or whatever the term is. Only she went around telling everyone she was still a witness. The problem was that while she worked with us, she was like a stripper on the side, had already had one kid out of wedlock, was having permarital sex, and, last I heard, she was selling her eggs for money but somehow got pregnant yet again.

Yet she would lecture us about signing birthday cards for fellow co-workers. Where is the logic there?

Tell me, did you guys have a policy of continued harrassment of people who tried to be polite to you? Because when I told some Jehovah's Witnesses that I was happy with my religion (none, but they didn't know that) but I'd take their literature if they were dying to give it to me, they kept checking up on me until I had to be mean. I don't like being mean to people.

See that's a bad thing. The idea is if the people take the literature, they have some interest so they keep coming back to visit you. If you don't have any interest, you can always politely say "No thank you, I really don't have any interest in this and am happy with my religion. There is no need for you to return." and you won't get a visit again for a long time. Many accept the literature in hopes that will 'shut them up' and make them go away but that just causes continued visits. Just letting everyone know what to do if you seriously have no interest at all. Most of them are far more understanding than you'd think.

No, but I have heard of the Church of the poison mind.

More unexpected is Prince going from dancing on stage in a G-String to a Jehovah's Witness ...

Pretty sure its Iehova. Go watch Indiana Jones.

I work with another girl who is a Jehova's Witness and she is the sweetest, nicest human being on this earth. She really is. She's never pushed her beliefs on me and sometimes we talk about religion but it's more in a "get-to-know-more-about-each-other" kind of way. I used to have this stereotypical view of Jehova's witnesses until I met her.

Oh, I'm sure. I've met Mormons and Scientologists who I consider to be among the nicest people I've met. Still, I have problems with their religions.

Yeah. Not to get into a rant on Jehova's Witnesses or anything, but the girl I work with was telling me that people in her religion don't vote in the election. She said it has somehting to do with the fact that voting for a President is like saying that he has more jurisdiction over them than God. She said they don't vote but they uphold the laws. I don't get it. Fine, I understand the reasoning but the plain truth of the matter is that this is not an ideal world and you still have to live in this country and how can you live here and act like the formation of the laws do not affect you and not take an active participation in how your country (/state/county/town) is run? Ugh, I'm getting angry again just trying to post....

The thing I never understood was, isn't there something in their ideology that they subscribe to that only like a finite amount of people get into heaven?

Like some number like 140,00 or something?

If that is true, you'd think they would want to keep it to themselves - you know, to make the odds better

I once witnessed a Jehovah at my doorstep.
But I slammed the door in her face.
So maybe I'm an ex-witness of Jehovahs Witnesses.

Actually thats Latin. I remember that cause Indiana almost fell through the J stone to his death. (by the way... changed my spelling error)

I'm with you, and I feel your pain. I was one for over 20 years.

Where?

It was latin... latin has no J

and no w

millions now living will never die (not just a tortoise album)

Wow, that's news. It sounds to me like the people who say that they "know" they're going to get claimed by the rapture. Which I think sounds like blasphemy, since it claims divine knowledge. But that's interesting. Any other strange things about Jehovah's Witnesses? This sort of thing really interests me for some dumb reason. I've never really believed in a religion, but I'm always interested in their ideals.

maybe it's better!