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An elder just called me...just need some quick advice on how to handle it.
by stillAwitness in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
hey guys,

quick question: one of the elders just called me about a talk i am supposed to give tomorrow night.

well its obvious he is not aware that i don't live at home anymore (he made the comment that he hasn't seen me in awhile but figures its cause of the recent district convention stuff) and for me to let him know either way wether or not i would be giving the talk.
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Should you believe in the Trinity?
by 1ofhissheep in
1. watchtower
2. bible
hey, i am new to this site and looking into the jw faith and watchtower.

i have currently been studying what was written in the "should you believe in the trinity?

" publication found at watchtower.org .
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Hate at site of convention goers!
by blumandy in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
so im eating dinner with my hubby and kids at a local family restaurant, when in walks some people with name tags of some sort, i cant read them, im sitting to far away, but they have the look of the convention name tags.

well i guess i can spot a jw right off, because sure enough as i got closer, there it was a flash back from the past.

the same ol name tags.
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i wont be a holy roller, but i am searching for something.
by blumandy in
1. jw
2. friends
hi all, ive been disfellowshipped 11 years, and ive blindly went through life, but with in the past 5 years, getting married, having kids, ive started to want to learn of god.i feel being raised in the jw's i wasnt ever taught, and what i did learn was force fed, and i dont think it was 100% truth.truth to them, but not exactally biblical.

anyhow, ive started doing my research , im reading the book of john now, and its pretty amazing, mind u im reading some verses over and over, to make sure i am understanding them, but it feels great.

great to know i can freely read my bible, of my choosing, and benifit on my own.ofcourse, i think its freaking my husband out, he knows ill never be a jw, (its a cult ,i feel)and a holy roller im not.
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Visit from JW relatives went better than expected
by troubled mind in
1. social
2. family
wow miracles never cease to amaze me .

i was not bombarded by mil like i thought i was going to be .

thought they were going to pry into why we are no longer going to meetings , they went by themselves while here and didn't even ask us if we wanted to go too .
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Is is easier to just forget about religion as a whole??
by EC in
1. jw
2. friends
i feel like i am getting bitter and that is onr thing i do not want to be...but this whole religion, god thing is gets to be too much... .

i do believe there is a creator, but have no idea what the purpose is.....i've tried the whole jesus thing, but really that doesn't make too much sence to me either....so where does that leave me???

in limbo....so i would rather just forget it all... .
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So why now after 18 years have I taken the step of joining you here?
by PaulMarshall in
1. jw
2. experiences
since finding this forum.

i have so far lost two days work... i am soooooooooo behind.

the shear volume of responses i have had from my initial posting as well as the emails, some of which made me shed tears, coupled with some incredibly stimulating conversation online i have had with dubs (i love my new found word) have left me with a back log of things to do.
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WT desparate: Aug 15 WT- In Our Next Issue: When A Loved One Leaves Jehovah
by truthseeker in
1. jw
2. friends
no, i don't have this article yet, it will appear in the sep 1, 2006 wt.

it may even be a wt study article.. in the august 15 watchtower, the box "in our next issue" has three forthcoming articles, and one of them is "when a loved one leaves jehovah".

of interest, it's not when a loved one leaves the society, it's jehovah.. will keep you posted.