Topics Started by R.F.
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Reinstatement to inactivity.
by R.F. ina person is disfellowshipped, works hard to get reinstated and once they finally are, they go straight to inactivity and you almost never see them in the kingdom hall again.
when i was an active jw i couldn't understand why a person would go through the process of reinstatement only to become inactive.
i understand why now .
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Elders: How were/are you to be towards the disfellowshipped?
by R.F. inas we know that the elders are the only ones officially allowed to seek out disfellowshipped ones for the purpose of helping the get back into the congregation.
i was wondering though, how are they to treat the df'd when out in public?
are they instructed to completely shun them then?
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Quick question about KMs
by R.F. indo the boes give kms to the inactive?
in the time that i was considered "irregular" they would send me the km by way of my dad, but it seems that i haven't received any since i've been on the inactive list since a few months ago.
i'm certainly not upset over this, and i frankly don't care, but i'm just curious as to if the org thinks the inactive shouldn't receive one.. robert.
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Thank You All
by R.F. ini realised that the end of the year is upon us, and now that i think back, it sure has been one hell of a year.. i have never been through so many changes within this short a time span ever in life.
between the death of my formerly held jw beliefs, the death of a very close family member, the death of an engagement, and the extremely high life-threatening surgery which almost caused the death of my mother (because of the blood issue by the way), things were very rocky, and of course i was hit pretty hard by those things.. i wanted to thank all of you for the support you've given me throughout these 7 short months.
alot of times, it is a great source of help just to sign in, not post, and just read some of your experiences.
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Tennessee vs LSU
by R.F. inthe sec championship game is on between these two teams.
where are my fellow tennessee fans here on jwd?.
i'm glad tennessee got in this year even though i was hoping florida would, but tn is my next favorite team so it's good.
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Just finished talking to an old JW friend....
by R.F. in....and it was all that i expected.. she and i were extremely close at one time, but we sort of lost touch with each other over a year or go or so, not getting to talk to each other much within that time frame.
she's a very hardcore pioneer as i once was.
i think that's why we got along so great.
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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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I wonder how many lurkers there are??
by R.F. ini've noticed that there seem to be new ones starting to post daily.
i've also noticed that a thread can be created, then have a couple hundred views within seems like minutes.
i'm not sure how many registered posters may just view a topic and move on without posting, or even if non-registered viewers are even counted on the view count, but i sure hope there are many lurkers and that some will join the fold soon.. .
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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.