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Quick survey for apostates - please everyone just yes or no answer
by slimboyfat in
1. jw
2. friends
do the other witnesses with whom you associate/once associated in general know that you are an apostate or have apostate inclinations?

the reason for the phrase "in general" is that it may be the case that one or two close friends know how you feel, but others in general do not.

in my own case, one other witness knows, but no one else, so i would answer the survey question with a "no".
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Why can't you just move on?
by atypical in
1. jw
2. friends
that's what my wife said to me the night before last.

i was making an observation about the way my family and other jws in my life are constantly trying to get me to go to a meeting or read an awake, but they never want to sit down and address the questions i have raised to them.

she then asked me why i can't just move on.
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Jehovah's INEFFECTIVE Witness...(Why no TV ministry???)
by Terry in
1. jw
2. friends
what if i asserted the following as true?

the watchtower bible and tract society has no interest in an effective evangelical program of conversion.. would that sound silly?

disfellowshipping would lead to having a big target placed on the ex jw's back at armageddon.. .
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What has hurt you the most for being a JW?
by MsMcDucket in
1. jw
2. friends
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or what do you regret most about being a jw?.

for me it's being alienated by my twin daughters.
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Comments You Will Not Hear at the 2-5-06 WT Study (Trust)
by blondie in
1. watchtower
2. bible
comments you will not hear at the 02-0o5-06 wt study (january 1, 2006 issue, pp.

review comments will be in red.

wt material from today's wt will be in black.
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To all active JWs or double life JWs
by NowImFree in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
one of the previous posts made me wonder how many active jws post on this site and how many of you are only in because not wanting to lose your family and you are leading a double life and also how many of you are still active but questioning.

please, all of you, i would like to hear your stories (of course not enough info to give away your identity) and why you are still in.

i think a lot of us that are out would be interested.. nowimfree.
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Whose been ripped off financially by his JW brother?
by Spectrum in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
i posted this in another thread but it is more relevant here.

i worked for jw doing back breaking work for a while only to be told by another jw that he was ripping me of - he was paying me half the going rate.

i was only 17 and naive didn't know anything about the world of work.
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How does Shunning feel?
by DaveNwisconsin in
1. jw
2. experiences
just curious as i had never really been a true jehovah witness.

i would think that you make friends and suddenly you don't exist.

i would think a board like this is a true godsend.
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What made you lose your joy in serving Jehovah?
by JH in
1. jw
2. friends
we all started off as happy witnesses, except for those dragged into this religion by force as kids.. in my case, i found that there were way too many meetings.

then seeing the new system being constantly pushed back, and finally when i saw a lack of true love in the congregation.

and when they hinted that probably there wouldn't be any sex and marriage for the resurrected ones.
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Is there any way I can just cream skim the Truth????
by HiddenQuestioner in
1. jw
2. friends
i have been lurking for some time and only recently started to post if you have seen my posts, i have always represented myself as a loyal jw and one who is planning to stay in however, lately my faith and commitment as a jw has been tested and, without going into details, i am having problems of faith and life that i could really use some help on.

if so, you might ask, why dont i just leave?

well, i have a wife that is a very devout jw and she would be crushed and very upset if i quit she believes it all 100% and lives to worship the borg in fact, she would be very upset if she even knew i was visiting this site.