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Diary of a thinking to return ex-Jw
by reniaa in
1. jw
2. experiences
i thought long and hard about posting this but the mis-information on this site finally persuaded me, i already accept many may not accept what i say on face value and get their appologist pens ready for making sure no pro-witness propaganda slips through the net on this site but here goes....... i've been on this forum for a few months my first post was about how i was thinking of returning to jw's and at my sisters recommendation to look at this site for both sides of the story before taking that step.. i faded from jw's 10/11 years ago now i left my hubby at the time divorced him to going on to have more relationships and kids, i was definately given the impression after asking on this site and with what i read that if i tried to return i might face df or at least a jc but definately a couple of elders questioning me over what i've been upto these last few years - none of these have happened.

i talked with an old jw friend (yes i do have then and she never shunned me quite happily accepted an offer of coffee from me and my asking for a chat) i told her i was interested in going back and was very frank about what i done in the last 10 years but not sure how returning was done now, she quite happily said she go ask for me to find out.. result!

she came back this week and said "all i had to do was goto meetings again" and an offer of a study was there for me if i wanted it to explore the open doubts that i had expressed i now had.. not quite the fire and brimstone welcome this site led me to believe would happen.. i will keep you posted with further updates if i feel the need to put them in future.. .
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Had a visit last Saturday from an elder....
by gymbob in
1. jw
2. friends
he said he was just checking addresses because my house was on the "do not call" list, and he was checking to see if the same people lived here or had moved away.

so i told him that nobody that lives in this house has asked jw's not to call, and that it was probably at the request of my ex-wife who knows i don't attend anymore.. so he gives me that ookaaayy look..... i'm out working in the yard and so we sit down in the garage to have a chat..... he doesn't know me, but i remember him from a different cong., and he doesn't know i da'd myself over 5 years ago.

he also doesn't know how much i've learned and how long i've been waiting for this day!.
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"We NEVER PROPHESIED about 1975"
by Honesty in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
2:24 through 5:12 of the following video says they did:.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiezx74p5ck&feature=related.
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Why are Pedophile attracted to JWs?
by MMae in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
badboy raised the above question in another thread.

i was wondering how much jw training and/or fear of god played a role in jw childrens' victimization.

these are my comments:.
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bone marrow for dummies
by loosie in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
please forgive my ignorance but i need to know.

when someone gets a bone marrow transplant does that involve a blood tranfusion?

my friend (who is still in and doesn't know i am out) has a friend who is getting a bone marrow transplant.. i was wondering how much icky worldy blood she will get from the bone marrow donor?.
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BIG NEWS - UK Gov't to Stop Watchtower Blood Teaching?
by skeeter1 in
1. watchtower
2. medical
this below just came up on the wire and is higher in rank than the globe articlethe watchtower is going into spin control overtimehttp://www.religiousintelligence.co.uk/news/?newsid=1725new rules could threaten charity status of jehovah's witnesses.

religious intelligence ltd, uk - 19 minutes ago.

several jehovahs witnesses charities in the uk expressed concern that the draft guidance could affect their beliefs on blood transfusion.
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The star WORMWOOD [Rev. 8:10-11]
by sacolton in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
anyone else think this might be a comet that falls to earth?.

"and the third angel sounded, and there fell a 'great star' from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters; and the name of the 'star' is 'wormwood': and the third part of the waters (rivers) became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.

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The Great Kingdom Melody Theft Scandal!
by slimboyfat in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
anyone find this tune familar?

http://youtube.com/watch?v=wcvvvnlujtu.

guess which one was released first?
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Awake= "Playstation Games like playing with Radioactive waste!!"
by Witness 007 in
1. watchtower
2. bible
awake 2008 jan.p.19 "choosing to play violent and immoral games is like choosing to play with radioactive waste.

the damaging effects may not be immediatley obvious, but they are inevitable.

exposure in high doses of radiation can destroy the lining of the stomach and allow bacteria from the intestines to invade the bloodstream, resulting in sickness.
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UK Charity Law Changes
by Paddington Bear in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
you may or may not be aware but the charites act 2006 is now in force and it means that from end 2007 charites (including the jw's) will have to proove that they offer public benefit if they are to still retain their charitable status and in turn get gift aid on nearly every single donation and keep their tax exempt status.. the charity law association made some very interesting comments regarding the witnesses in their memorandum that was submitted in evidence to the joint commitee on the draft charites bill.

their comments on the taylorite sect of the exclusive brethren "excluding children from the family home" is also quite relevant.

this is only enidence from an outside body but it shows things could change.. http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/jt200304/jtselect/jtchar/167/4061625.htm.