TallTexan
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RE: What Bible to use?
by TallTexan inwhich bible have y'all found to be the best in replacing the nwt?
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Has Anyone Read the "Left Behind" series
by TallTexan ini'm about halfway through and i think they're very engaging books.
not sure about all the beliefs laid out in the books, but i still find them really interesting.
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An honest question...
by TallTexan inlet me preface this by saying that what i'm asking is a legitimate question.
i'm not doubting anyone, or accusing anyone of lying, or being an a-hole (well, no more than usual).
if you have a legitimate response to my question, please post or pm me, but please do not throw rocks or otherwise abuse me because this is an honest question regarding molestation w/in the jw community.. i was an active jw for 25 years and have continued to be associated with my still-jw friends for ten years since.
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RE: Post - WT relationships
by TallTexan inhave any of you found that it's more difficult to have normal relationships after you've left?
i seem to know a lot of ex-jw's (myself included) who tend to fall into these co-dependent relationships.
it's almost like we're trying to replace the control and turmoil of the wt w/ a bad relationship....lol.
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Had the 'talk' w/ my dad last night.....
by TallTexan inif y'all remember, i posted a couple of days ago that i'd had the 'talk' w/ my mom and it went really well.
well, at her request, i had the 'talk' w/ my dad.
mind you, he's been in the truth since the mid-50's, elder, pioneer, etc, etc.
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New 'Asleep', uh, I mean, 'Awake' information on b-days....
by TallTexan ini was looking in one of the more recent copies of the awake and there is a question from the readers on pinatas.
i won't go into the whole thing, but in the response, at one point, the awake says that (paraphrase) "the bible puts birthdays in a bad light.
however (and i love that word, 'cuz it implies, 'well, we've changed our minds again') if a practice has no current false religious attachments, then it is up to each individual to decide what they will do".....that's not verbatim, but it's close enough.
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Well, I had 'the talk'....
by TallTexan ini've been wondering how to approach my family w/ my true feelings re: the jw's.
conveniently, my mother gave me an opening last night and i went for it.
i spent nearly four hours 'getting through' to her and was blown away, b/c she actually agreed w/ me.
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Hassan's "Releasing the Bonds"
by TallTexan infor those of you who have not read this book, i encourage you to immediately obtain a copy, especially if you still don't believe that jw's are a cult.
although inactive and filled with doubts about the organization for a number of years, i truly disregarded all thoughts of it as a 'cult'.
i figured that it was simply misguided men who thought they were doing the right thing.
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How do most of you....
by TallTexan inhandle being called on by jw's in service?
do you try to 'show them the light' or just be polite, or even angry?
also, i heard it rumored once that the local cong's kept a file on all 'apostates' in their territory and wouldn't let the publishers call on them for fear of them being 'turned'.
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Thanks to everyone (and let me introduce myself)....
by TallTexan inrandy was kind enough to recently post my story on his website (www.exjws.net/pioneers/rjjw.htm) the response i received was overwhelming, with many invitations to join this discussion forum.
i won't go into my story, as it is posted and, as long as it is, is really only the tip of the iceberg.
the more i read and the more i talk to former jw's, the more i'm convinced that i have been duped..something i never thought would happen to me, as cynical as i am.