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Hi! I'm New Here
by alecholmesthedetective inhi there, as was suggested to me, i'm starting this thread to say hi to everyone.. my awakening began recently, after the new light on the 'slave'.
i felt it didn't add up and went to check and found out ttatt.
for a while i tried to find evidence of whether the wt might still be god's organization, i needn't say i couldn't.. i had already resigned as a ministerial servant and a pioneer, had already had several issues with the elders and did not put up with their nonsense for a long.
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San Francisco or Bay Area Members?
by nibbled ini did a search and came up with some posts related to san francisco, but i couldn't figure out how to find more recent onesthey were from nearly a dozen years ago!
i was wondering if anyone lives around sf, as well as if anyone is around my age?
i'm early 30's.
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Hey there nibbled.
My wife and I no longer believe in a higher power. If a "higher power" decided to show him/her/it self and was also not a despot, I'd be all ears. But I don't think that's too likely.
Having said that, I have no desire to cram my lack of belief down anyone's throat. So, if you'd like to get together and enjoy good food, drink and conversation that doesn't require a belief in God, we're game. But I totally understand if you're more comfortable in the company of believers.
Here's something to chew on. Aguest, aka Shelby, is a BIG TIME believer. Her God talks to her on a regular basis. When I found out she was planning on attending Flipper's Lake Tahoe Apostafest last summer, I almost didn't go because I thought the "discomfort" level would be too high. Well, her online persona is quite a bit different than Shelby in the flesh. This atheist and Shelby got along just fine in person.
Best regards,
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BoE letters
by Jourles inso i'm curious, has anyone continued with the collection and archival of all the boe letters?
i still have all of them from '77 to '01, but would be interested in reading/acquiring the others from '01-current.
i would love to host them again, but this time from a computer that sits on an anonymous vpn.
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I'd send a PM to Atlantis. He's constantly posting the latest BOE letters around here.
Very nice to see you pop in Jourles!
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Newbie Here! :) Physically in, mentally out.
by OneStepOut93 inhey everyone.
my name is... well.. let's call me lexi for now.
;) i found this site a long time ago and just decided to join today.. okay so i'm 19and living with my jw witness grandma.
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Welcome to JWN!!!
Seems like there's been a wave of new posters lately.
Jehovah's blessing is clearly with us.
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My grandson is interviewing with Harvard tomorrow
by coffee_black ini'm doing the happy dance!
just got word a few minutes ago.
his odds are pretty good!
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Congratulations to CB's grandson!!
Just getting this far is an achievement to be very proud of.
(Off topic: Nice to see you JK)
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New Member...
by sosoconfused inhello everyone, just wanted to say hi and introduce myself.. i am a mid 30's just stepped aside elder, who just couldn't handle it anymore.. i am a 3rd generation born-in and former pioneer and bethelite.
it has been a log somewhat confusing ride for me, but i am finally settling in to realizing that i need to really look at what me and my family are doing.. .
its funny though what really got me here... it wasn't the 40 year old men telling me they were looking at boobies on the computer and hoping not to get in trouble, it wasn't the watching young people bail left and right, it wasn't the ever changing new light etc... but a simple thought.. .
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sosoconfused:
"I watch some gay porn and I die."
Since you're risking your everlasting life on this, best to watch some good stuff. If you want I can ask my DFed, gay, older brother for some recommendations.
Welcome to mos eisley JWN! " You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy."
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New Member-Active Elder
by Promitheas ini'm a new member & i'd like to say hi to everyone, intoducing myself.. i am a 3rd generation born-in at mid 50's & an active elder.. english is not my mother language, so pls ignore any grammatical errors.
i live in a small country in europe.. i'd like to thank you for all information posted.
some of them have rally helped me to understand and examine again my beliefs.. last new light concerning f&ds=gb has verified the idea that they are popes in the position op pope.. i still believe in god & in his son jesus christ but not in the gb..
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Welcome to JWN!
Do you have immediate family who are JWs as well?
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San Francisco or Bay Area Members?
by nibbled ini did a search and came up with some posts related to san francisco, but i couldn't figure out how to find more recent onesthey were from nearly a dozen years ago!
i was wondering if anyone lives around sf, as well as if anyone is around my age?
i'm early 30's.
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Well nibbled, that narrows the field a little bit more. But don't give up hope. Can't remember where I read this but someone said: "JWs create more atheists and agnostics than any other religion."
There are quite a few Christian believers still on this board, but I'd say they are probably a minority.
Flipper has been organizing an "Apostafest" in Lake Tahoe around the Fourth of July for the last several years and I imagine he probably will again this year. (Flipper?) It's a pretty enoyable event overall IMO. There is no common thread of belief or disbelief among those who attend. The only commonality is that most are former JWs.
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The "Pop-In"
by Mr. Falcon inso last night the wife is working, the kids are getting ready for bed and i'm watching futurama.
doorbell rings.
now it's dark, snowing and i live on a back road, so it's very odd to have a visitor.
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We switched congregations 2-3 years ago so now it's a bit of a drive for our assigned illdoers to "shepherd" us. In fact we didn't get a "pop-in" until a couple weeks ago. It was a Saturday morning about 10:30 am. Our Service Group Overseer probably was odd man out for service groups. Anyway, it was pretty obvious we were home. All vehicles present. Dog was barking up a storm.
One look through the peep hole was all the SGO got from me. I just let him twist in the wind out there. He rings the bell 2-3 times. Then the persistent little mofo decided to call my cell phone! I was pretty sure he could hear it ringing from where he was standing.
He sent me an e-mail a day or two later. I responded to it a couple days later thanking him for his visit, but letting him know that it's best to call first. You never know when it might be a "bad time" for us and it's a shame for him to drive all that way.
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San Francisco or Bay Area Members?
by nibbled ini did a search and came up with some posts related to san francisco, but i couldn't figure out how to find more recent onesthey were from nearly a dozen years ago!
i was wondering if anyone lives around sf, as well as if anyone is around my age?
i'm early 30's.
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Welcome to JWN nibbled!
My wife, late teens kids and I are all in the SF Bay Area.
Been faded now for about 2.5 years.
Here's a link to a JWN thread from a little over a year ago asking for who lives in California. Quite a few Bay Area folks responded.
When you get a chance, tell us a bit more about yourself. (Without revealing personally identifying info of course.)
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