Topics Started by R.F.
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Avoiding an Elder
by R.F. ini'm almost six months past walking away from the religion, and one of the elders has risen and thrown a monkey wrench into my entire plan.
things have been great actually.
since i've managed to shed myself of congregation responsiblities, the elders have gotten off my back quite a bit.
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R.F. Update(shorter this time, I promise)
by R.F. inhello all, robert here.. i just wanted to keep you updated on my current situation.
as many of you know i was finally deleted as a ms and pioneer.
now i'm hardly receiving any contact from the local jws.
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Questions For Those That Entered the Armed Forces After Practicing JWism
by R.F. inwith having so many close to me serve in the armed forces, it only helps me appreciate even more those that serve in them.
i've had 7 uncles and a grandfather serve in the u.s. army, another grandfather in the u.s. navy, my late brother-in-law served for 6 years in the air force right on up to his death earlier this year, and my father also served in the air force in his pre-jw days.. even while being a very devout jw, i still had the utmost respect and appreciation for those serving.
from what i understand after chatting with many of you is that some among us on jwd have entered the military after leaving the religion.
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Can You REALLY Have a Platonic Relationship in the Organization?
by R.F. inperhaps this is just a local issue, but i'd like to share this quick experience with you.. i, like i thought any person could have, had a close friend of the opposite sex.
now she and i were good friends before i even entered into a courtship with my ex-fiancee.
at first, she didn't like the idea of me having a female friend, but then she thought about it and said she had no problem with it, as long as certain boundaries were held......fair enough.
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2008 District Convention Theme
by R.F. inokay, so it should be very soon when the theme for the 2008 convention will be made public.
what do you think the them will be?
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R.F. Update
by R.F. inok, so maybe i didn't take as long a break from here as first expected, but i've accomplished what i wanted.
as far as borg stuff goes....... the co and po stopped by unannounced last week, even after i cancelled the scheduled meeting with him.
i'm finally going to be deleted as an ms thankfully.
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Goodbye for now...
by R.F. inhello all.. first of all i wanted to say thank you for all the help i've received from you all in recent months.
my life has changed completed in such a short amount of time, and some of the things that have happened recently have finally just "hit" me as of late.
i definitely need to take more time to just stop and think, actually accept the changes, and adjust.
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They Have a Reason for EVERYTHING
by R.F. ini'm have my local congregation in mind.. according to others, since i've severed my jw activities, the congregation has been going on a sharp decline in regards to morale.
the number of df/daings has reached to a total of 11 now within one year, and more have received public reproof.
why is all of this happening?
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What Are Your Special Interests?
by R.F. infirst of all, i'd like to say that the purpose of this thread is in know way an avenue for me to boast, but merely to share an interest with you all.. there is one thing at least that i'd like to get back into now that i no longer have so much of my time taken up by jw activities, and that's music.
i won't name the instrument on this thread because that'll be telling too much info about me(as if i already hadn't) and i don't want to just blatently give my identity away since many local jws know about this, but i'm starting to realize how much i've missed playing the intrument.
i haven't touched one in 5 years, yet i still feel that i can pick one up and play it.
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The Rumor Mill Never Stops
by R.F. instopping in here.. when i was an active dub i was always looking over my shoulder, making sure i was doing things "correctly"....and by "correctly" i mean by jw standards.
i'm referring mainly to when it came to dating and courtship.
someone always seemed to be investigating us, hounding us so to speak.