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  Ok we've left the Org - Now what?

  by Nellie in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i am no longer a witness.

  i've told all my worldly friends and my immediate family - my kids have told their friends.

  i haven't been to a meeting in over a year (and have no desire to go to one) - but i'm not dad or dfd.

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  teach them about character:

  honesty

  respect

  courage

  freedom

  self-respect

  love
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  Attracted to a Jehovah Witness

  by AJNG99 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am new to this board.

  i am not sure where to post this, so i'll give this place a try.

  don't ask how i stumbled across this board.

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  This guy is only being nice because he wants to convert you. Be cautious...the kindness is very conditional, conditional on you conforming to what JW's believe.
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  You will be shown hatred on the account of my name.

  by Chicky in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  has it ever occurred to any body out there why jehovah's witnesses are so disliked/picked on etc?

  do you ever wonder why we are the only religion that gets a bad rap?

  doesn't that tell you non jw's out there anything?

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  Chicky-Your preaching to the choir here.....been there done that. It's all bull. How many hours field service did it take for you to type up that little sermon? If you would use your dictionary you could of gotten a little more time in.
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  Why Does The Society Pick BORING Books To Study At The Bookstudy?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my mom hates the daniel book and doesn't even remember studying it before.

  (she's 79 today).

  maybe she's losing it.....i don't think so.

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  i think studying the same books is part of the brainwashing and mind control. they just keep repeating the same thing over and over and over until it's pounded in your head. then when jw's say something, whatever comes out of their mouths is what they've studied over and over and again.

  or maybe it's the theory of "battle them with bullshit" to keep their minds thinking of anything productive or intellectual.
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  Question for Christians

  by Ticker in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  ok i just have a few questions ive always wanted to ask.

  this is open to non christians as well.

  can christians actually somehow communicate with the lord like ive heard and read so many times.

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  Faith,

  The other day my 7 year old grandson who is learning to read asked me what the word welcome meant. I asked him what he thought and he said "I think it means to come in." He didn't even need a dictionary. So WELCOME. I appreciated your story and experience. I've been a poster here for a few months and have yet to share deeply. Trust takes time and you might use your sixth sense to test the waters. If I wanted everyone to think the same way I would go back to the KH. The folks here challenge and affirm my thoughts and perceptions. If someone here forgets their manners I can gently point that out to them. In my opinion some people are still dealing with quite a bit of justifiable residual anger and pain. It doesn't take much to push their buttons. If you examine the dynamics of a relationship there will almost always be a conflict after the honeymoon phase to air one's differences. If both parties can weather the conflict the relationship can go on to higher levels.

  In response to the thread of God speaking to people....I believe that when I accepted Christ and invited Him into my heart He became a part of me. Therefore, my experience has been that if I listen to my inner self I am in actuality listening to Christ and consequentially hearing him. The voice I hear has very kind, wise words as someone else previously posted. God speaks to me every day when I'm in the garden smelling the soil, planting tiny seeds that grow into edible vegetables and fragrant flowers, when I'm outdoors absorbing the universe and nature and hearing birds sing and the rooster crow at 5 am, interacting with people, hearing children laugh and play, wiping away their tears after a hurt......

  " He walks with me. He talks with me. He tells me I am is own." Unknown Author from a Christendom Hymn.

  And again this is MY chosen perception of life and it works for me.

  God Bless.
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  who escapes more often, those born into it or adult converts?

  by kid-A in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  what strikes me on this board is the number of adult converts that have left the borg, either fading out or getting df'd.

  from my experience (i was born into it, 2nd generation, left before getting baptized) most of the faders or escapees were also like.

  me, born into it, never really accepted it and just bowed out at the first opportunity.

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  adult convert for the record.
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  Spiking at the DC...

  by Frog in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i hit the pillow early last night, first week back at uni is really taking its toll after a month of sleep ins and so on lol!

  i must have stirred around 11pm and started reflecting on a list of thoughts that i reserve for quiet moments.

  after reading a number of threads on posters that attended the dc this year, it crossed my mind momentarily last weekend that perhaps i might do the same, even if only for a couple of hours on saturday??

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  Frog,

  Have you every heard of JW PTSD? I can feel my blood beginning to boil at the thoughts of attending a DC.....boring, boring, boring, guilt, guilt, guilt. Might be wise to stay away. Instead do something fun or daring that you've always wanted to do but never have.
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  I need advice, please help.

  by lola28 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i went to meeting last night (don't ask) and someone asked me to go out in service.

  i was taken by surprise and actually agreed to do street work on saturday.

  the sister that i'm supposed to work with has always been very kind to me and i know that there is no one else in our hall that will go out with her on saturday morning.

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  Ms. Whip....great advice. Sounds like you've been there done that. WELCOME.

  Best Wishes Lola....I'm sure you'll come up with a suitable solution.
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  Guilt, the gift that keeps on giving

  by sass_my_frass in

  1. social
  2. family

  darling mother asks me often 'so you're definitely going to all the meetings?

  and you're not doing this just to get your family back, right?

  you actually want to be a witness?

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  congrats on getting married. wish you well.

  a few years back i seen a t-shirt that said "My mother is a travel agent for guilt trips."

  Guilt is a powerful tool. Your mother is stronger than you think. Don't compromise your happiness or begin a new relationship with lies. Be honest to yourself and others. Mom can handle it.
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  This concerns WTS as an NGO and then discontinuing

  by juni in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a former jw friend of mine brought up to an active bro.

  about the wts as an ngo and then discontinuing their.

  membership.

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  homesteader

  Today my husband was on a construction job and was approached by jw's. i've been telling him about jw's involvement with the UN. He told them he reads enough of the Bible on his own and when they were walking away said "By the way, do you know anything about the WT involvement with the UN?" They didn't know but asked him where he heard about it so he told them the internet.

  He told them three times that they really should look into this. YEAH HUBBY!!!!

  Thanks to all the posts here that have enlightened us.