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CO Disfellowshipped in UK
by konceptual99 in
1. jw
2. friends
so, i have it on very good authority that a co has recently been disfellowshipped in the uk.

he has just finished serving the north west london area.

i don't know any details but perhaps there is someone who does know what happened.
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How do you cope with being shunned?
by TimothyT in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
hi guys and gals.. i have not been a jw now for over 16 months and since then i have been ever so happy and free.

ive also used the time to become a better, more knowledgeable and more fulfilled person.

at that time i decided to study counselling skills and become a psychotherapist and it has taught me so much about the way i think and feel.
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The Circuit Overseer's Visit on MP3
by TimothyT in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
my dad came up to me the other day and handed me the mp3 of the recent visit to my old congregation.

we both decided we would listen to it and discuss it together, despite the fact that neither of us have been to the meeting in over 18 months.. it was nice to hear all those old voices again but it was also a little bit sad.

as regards the talks, they were pretty much the standard i expected them to be.
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"Millions Now Living Will Never Die"
by drewcoul in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i understand that the judge's book "millions now living will never die" has undergone a slight of hand change of title to "millions now living may never die.".

where could i find the new title in print in any wt publication?

i do not have a wt library anymore, and would like to show my mom how they have changed the name of the book in their references to it..
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Who here lives in California?
by TimothyT in
1. jw
2. friends
if you do tell me a bit about where you live in just a few words.

:).

timmy :).
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If I was a JW and I had Orwell's 1984 on my bookshelf...
by TimothyT in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
... would i be councelled and told to throw it away?.

the book doesnt exactly support the jehovah's witnesses ideology, policies and teachings now does it?

at the same time though they may not appreciate how it could be applied to them and may only see it in the context of politics.. what do you think?.
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Message from a JW. Does this sound Christian?
by TimothyT in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
sent a message to a very good jw friend who must be about 20 now.

here is the message:.

"hiya.
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Starting to read 1984 by Orwell
by TimothyT in
1. jw
2. friends
i bought the book for a number of reasons:.

1. it sounds brill.. 2. it sounds like the kind of people who read are rather clever and well educated (and i want to be one of them).. 3. i may find it interesting how it relates to the jws.. regarding the latter, does anyone have any thoughts and feeling on this point, or is there anything i should look out for when comparing what orwell writes about with the jws?.

timmy :).
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A year has passed and guess what... I dont give a damn!
by TimothyT in
1. jw
2. friends
gosh... i cannot believe i have been disfellowshipped for over a year!

its so surreal.

because of my ingrained belief that the jw organisation is the one and only true religion, i often think about everything that has happened quite often.
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Missing an old JW friend! :|
by TimothyT in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
hi everyone.. about 5 months ago i posted about how a sister and i were talking since i was disfellowshipped.

we are still good friends and we have such a laugh together.

however for the first time since i told her that i dont want to speak about anything to do with the organisation and particularly with regards to me returning to it, today the conversation came up between her and my dad when she came round for a cup of tea.