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  Welcome to the Great Tribulation, Folks!

  by chipster in

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  as i was in the dentists chair this morning, i got the news and my heart just sank.

  i think of all those poor people and their grieving families, and my heart goes out to them.. well, you know, i have to say this: ....my money is on you.. i think you nailed it this time.... what is the verse about them "growing faint out of fear"???.

  all i can say is..stay tuned.....you guys ain't seen nothing yet..... the fun begins when the terrorists are identified and recompense is sought by the united states.. oh, and not to mention the ramifications in the global markets..... yep, like i said folks...."welcome to the gt.....and the finale is the big a"... this is a day that will go down in world history.. chipster

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  Goodbye everyone......

  by chipster in

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  just a note to all of you...i have been following this board for the past several weeks, and indeed it has been a most interesting experience.. i guess when i first came here, i had hopes that this might be a place for support and that maybe i would find some people that were indeed spiritual and were in fact trying to find a way of establishing a relationship with jehovah apart from being part of an organization( yes, take a look at the url for this site)..but, dissapointingly, what i have found is a lot of bitterness, complainiing, ugly name calling, labeling, and even outright hatred towards individuals and an organization that most were once part of....it seems that many are stuck in a very negative place, caught up in the role of "victim" and they are full of regret for wasting so much of their life 'in the truth'.... i guess the reality hit me the other day with a post that clearly stated that there really is no common denominator here other that this is a bunch of ex-jws...this is not necessarily spiritual fellowship..nor does it pretend to be.... know what guys??

  ?i wish you all the very best in your individual journey.....but i have come to the realization that this board really offers nothing to me..... i'm leaving today on an 11 day journey into the wilderness to take some time for meditation, introspective thinking...and yes...some journaling...and yes..even some praying..... i don't think i'll be back here.. hasta la vista, baby!

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  Am i the only one lerning agan for the frist time?

  by New Eyes in

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  what are we to do when we need to find the truth for ourselfs?.

  well i am looking into what the wt tought me about so many things like this site by the cathloics.. i found this site can any one tell me what if any thing are lies on this site?

  the cathloics are not what i thought thay were if this is what thay realy teach.

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  Disfellowshipping--The Christian View

  by comment in

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  excerpt from the watchtower, october 15, 2006: "disfellowshipping--the christian view".

  12. likewise in modern times, the christian congregation is compelled to disfellowship unrepentant wrongdoers.

  but what of those who sincerely regret the reproach they have brought upon jehovah's name, organization and people?

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  "We do it for the Brothers"

  by Duncan in

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  i remembered this just the other day, and thought id make a post of it.. back in 1971, during my first year of pioneering, i was kind of adopted by one of the sisters in the congregation who was keen to get me friendly with her son (a teenage boy just a little younger than myself) with a view to getting him interested in the pioneer service.. kevin spent part of that summer shadowing me everywhere i went, learning to be a pioneer, and many times i was invited to meals at his house.. his family had been in the truth for ever.

  his parents, rose and albert, were absolute congregation stalwarts.

  i gradually began to get a bit irritated with them, since it was clear after a few weeks of looking after kevin, and accepting some (not all, just the minimum number for politeness sake) of his many invitations to his house.

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  Who was the strangest JW you ever met?

  by Preston in

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  i knew a presiding overseer in the congregation i attened who was possibly the strangest person i ever met.

  he took a rigorous position toward the society's view on everything!!!

  he was against many things ....including....science fiction, fantasy, the x-files, disneyland, cartoons and football.

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  The CO's visit

  by OrangeBlossom in

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  this past week was the visit of our circuit overseer.

  i know what you are thinking so before i post some of his comments that i personally found interesting, i only went to keep peace in the family and not give rise to suspicion about my true feelings.

  so with that said, here are some things that grabbed my attention.. 1) his talk thursday nite was about being successful and how the world's view of success is far different than the organizations.

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  Pasted from a jw board!

  by claudia in

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  oh im going to puke, i did a copy and paste from aisnes db, all real jws.

  the part where she says the awake and wt mags surpass a college education really sent me over the edge!.

  "i have 5 children.

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  You Know's Seared Conscience

  by Seeker in

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  [moving this to its own thread so as to avoid hijacking the original thread to a new topic.].

  when i pointed out how you know was associating with apostates by being here, as the society has pointed out, he responded:.

  my conscience doesn't bother me.

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  SUMMER,MAKING TIME 4 FUN/RELAXATION

  by Tina in

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  do we,can we,make time for ourselves?.

  many of us exiting the wts were limited and restricted regarding our free time/vacation activities.most activities didn't meet with wts approval for various 'reasons'.

  "worldly associations,is it 'wholesome'?

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