i know what you mean. I know my family would never want something bad to happen to me but if something did they would immediately chalk it up to being away from God. when i first left years ago my mom even hit me with the dog-vomit scripture a few times - that hurts. but the fact that me and my family are happy and doing so well is actually a reverse-witness if you will. i kind of see it as an opportunity to show them that people out of the org are normal and happy.
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by JW83 indoes anyone else here feel that they have to be 'perfect' & have a great life & never make any mistakes now they are not a jw, just to prove to all the jws that they made the right decision?
or am i the only one?
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WWJD?
by Pwned inwould jesus have shunned any member of his family?
i asked my dad that question and we've had a normal relationship ever since.
has anyone tried this with their family?
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Would Jesus have shunned any member of his family? I asked my Dad that question and we've had a normal relationship ever since.
Has anyone tried this with their family?
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Memorial
by Lehaa inhad other things to deal with.. .
i was just wonder ing whose going to the memorial this year.. i got this email from my uncle today and i've decided i'm going only so my kids can see their family.
if you love jehovah miss your extended family want your children to have everlasting life its not hypocritical.
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By the way i have to agree with Skully. why does he lay the blame on you when they are the ones shunning you?
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Memorial
by Lehaa inhad other things to deal with.. .
i was just wonder ing whose going to the memorial this year.. i got this email from my uncle today and i've decided i'm going only so my kids can see their family.
if you love jehovah miss your extended family want your children to have everlasting life its not hypocritical.
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no i'm not, i dont want to give my family any false hope, plus its numbingly boring and i'd rather watch march madness or an infommercial for that matter.
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I have decided to sit down and talk with a JW any advice?
by MM090503 ini know i just made one post, but i have another.. after the conversation with my bf tonight, i finally gave in and said i would sit down with a jw.
i don't beleive the bs for one moment.
i don't see the point in doing this, but if it will make my bf happy i'm willing to do it.
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If you bring up controversial things like 607,1975,generation of 1914, blood, child abuse they may label you an apostate and refuse to talk to you. I remember on service JW's were always suspicious of people who knew too much.
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New CO final Talk
by stillajwexelder inanybody heard this new talk going around at the moment - it is the last talk on sunday afternoon and it is about depression?
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WOW! there must have been a spike in suicides for them to finally come around. i hope its no too late for my sister.
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My wife is in the hospital
by Bryan inhello my dear friends:.
i just wanted to let you know that my wife was admitted today to the hospital.
as you know she is 32 weeks pregnant with our son and unfortuanely, is very low on amniotic fluid.
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my first child had the same problem but it caused no complications later, except they had to deliver a few weeks early. 33 weeks is far enough along that the baby would be fine even if they had to deliver now. mine was born at 35 and like i said, no problems since. good luck.
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A comment I heard tonight
by Generic Man intonight i heard one of the most cruel and twisted comments i've ever heard at the platform.
the topic was the apocalypse and whether or not children will be slaughtered.
through one side of his mouth, the po stated that the bible is not clear on the matter, while out the other side he pointed to all those old testament accounts where children were killed.
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Go to hell!-Schizm
wow! is that the latest new light, the WTS believes in hell now?
sorry if my comments hit too close to home.
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Believe in 607 BCE or you are not one of Jehovah's Witnesses
by VM44 inif a jw states that 607 bce is incorrect, how long will it take before the elders announce from the platform to the congregation that the person is "no longer one of jehovah's witnesses"?
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What a choice is there, the smart money is on 607
based on what? the other dates you listed are very close to each other which would leave a logical person to conclude that the majority of evidence points to that 3-4 yr time frame and yet 'smart money' is on a date out of left field? WTF
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What Profound ironies do you know about?
by Siddhashunyata inin another thread big tex related a story about the memorial wine that was so ironic that i thought maybe others saw profound irony in some of their experiences.
for example i recall a brother who gave up a military pension 2 years before retirement in order to pioneer for jehovah.. he would deride another brother for working long hours at his business ( auto repair business) and who spent virtually no time in field service.
years passed, the pioneer brother became needy and had to stop pioneering in order to work while the other brother had saved enough to retire and pioneer.
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talesin: i have almost the same exact experience. i wasnt the perfect dub growing up but never did anything wrong, just kind of went with the flow, but there was a kid who was the classic elder's son with a double life, they sent him away it got so bad, well i here he is an elder now and gave a talk at my old hall as a visiting elder, unbelievable! no one calls me the antichrist that i know of, although i'm sure there are plenty of rumors