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  Who would still be a Jehovah's Witness if it wasn't for the INTERNET???

  by What-A-Coincidence in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  raises hand.

  i thank auldsoul/blodie for helping me out...they stick out in my mind when i first lurked on jwd.

  wac - bethelite for 10 years and elder for 1.

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  I wouldn't be a witness.

  But, I'd probably still believe it was the truth - or close to it. I'd still lie awake at night waiting for Armageddon to come and kill me.
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  Public talk will be reduced to 30 minutes

  by martinjw7 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  have you heard about a letter for all congregations announced next new change in wts politics?.

  in letter is information that the time for the public talk will be reduced to 30 minutes.. does anyone have a copy?

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  Oh no! The brothers won't get to count a full 45 minutes of service time for their talks - now they'll only get a measly 30 minutes. What ever will they do?

  Let's see - you count time for public talks at the KH but not talks at the DC. Yes, that makes sense.
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  Hello.

  by emilyblue in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  i posted here a couple of months ago, or less.

  my home computer crashed and they cracked down on messageboard sites at my work, so the work laptop was out.

  plus, i just felt emotionally burned out and just didn't want to think about it anymore.

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  Emily,

  I'm no psychologist but you appear to be a classic case of co-dependency. Read a book called co-dependent no more. It may give you the courge and knowledge to do the right thing.

  PM me if you'd like to talk more.
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  Newbies - Give us your stories....

  by AK - Jeff in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  most of old posters have hashed and re-hashed our backgrounds, history, and method of discovering the 'truth about the truth'.. your turn newbies!.

  those who are lurking without the benefit of registration - it only takes a minute, and you too can give us your stories!.

  those registered lurkers - what holds you back?

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  Oh newbies! You have done something special with this thread.

  You have given a gift to all of us on this board and anyone who comes here in the future.

  This is truly a place of healing.

  I'm no newbie now, but when I was this place saved me. I cannot tell you how much I appreciate reading your stories.
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  Dear Abby

  by SixofNine in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  mother learns late in life to accept gay son as he is .

  dear abby: my husband and i raised our two sons and two daughters.

  one son and both daughters married well.

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  I really liked that. Is it current? I would love to "find" it online and read it to my wife.
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  DC EDUCATION talk on YouTube...why so many JWS watching?

  by Tatiana in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  truthbookblue is great!

  parts 1 and 2 of the dc education talk.

  and some commentary.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctu6zjasupa&mode=related&search=.

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  The WTS has targeted MySpace. Now they will target YouTube. They will not want the brothers and sisters either posting information/videos nor making comments to the postings of others.
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  Revelation Study This Week - Russell and 1914

  by jgnat in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i'm on revelation duty again this week.

  i figure if i'm marking it, i can comment on it, too.

  http://reactor-core.org/faith-on-the-march.html (faith on the march page 47 and 48).

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  Hi Jgnat.

  I looked over my wife's study book for this week. Oh man was it irritating. I just wanted to scream.

  Most dubs just glaze over at the meetings, even if you can believe it, the bookstudy!

  When I conducted the Revelation book I never knew what the Society used to teach about the dates. I bought it hook line and sinker.

  If I did know I probably wouldn't have brought it up in case it stumbled someone. After all the organization is imperfect and always making adjustments.

  Good quotes.
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  More FEARmongering.....

  by R.F. in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i've missed meetings consistently for about 2 months now.

  my ex-fiancee just left a energy-filled voicemail.

  she said........... "please come back to the meetings!

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  Right on R.F., right on.

  You are so lucky that you didn't marry her. It couldn't have been easy to let her go, but it was best for both of you.

  Perhaps she will think about some of the things you said and eventually she'll leave herself. Then she can visit you and your wife and kids and see what she missed out on. whooooo-aaaaaah

  OK maybe that's just silly.
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  I was sexually abused

  by Mindyemt in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  i was sexually abused as a child and the witness's accepted it and helped me granted they didn't go into depth about it with me but they do not cover it up they just dont like things publicized not every rape or sexual abuse is put on the news so why should a witness being raped be put on the news they are private people why not let it be

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  Welcome MIndy.

  I have read your posts and I'm so so sorry for what you've gone through. I am glad that the congregation took care of you and the situation you were in. I hope you also get professional help for your depression.

  As far as being confused about the witnesses goes - you aren't the only one. I was raised a witness, reached positions of oversight, bethel, pioneer, etc etc. The confusion, pain and frustration I felt as I realized that everything I held so dear, so important to me wasn't all that I thought it was.

  It was in the midst of this emotional turmoil that I decided to research everything I could about my religion and make a determination if it was correct or not. I found some good and pleasing things and I found other things that just didn't add up. I realized that I didn't know the Bible nearly as well as I thought - I knew Watchtower and Awake and Kingdom Ministry articles and the Society's viewpoints on matters but not the Bible. I now love to read my Bible every single day. I have never felt more in touch with my spirituality and closer to God.

  I wish you the best on your journey. Please keep posting here and sharing your feelings.
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  Let me introduce myself - slimboyfat

  by slimboyfat in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was simultaneously compelled and repelled by narkissoss suggestion that it may be healthy to present a story of how we became witnesses that we can now own as former or disillusioned witnesses.

  if we can now own it wouldnt it necessarily be a betrayal?

  whose story is it, mine or a former self or just wishful thinking?

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  TheListener

  Thank you Slimboy for sharing with the board.

  I admire your ability to think and write clearly.

  Perhaps one day I too will pen some of my defining moments in life. But, then that is easier said than done. My brain tends to release clear and factual information about my past like a sieve.

  Again, thank you.