Posts by tooktheredpill

I have been exchanging emails with Ray since December. At that moment, I had a terrible depression, and I didn't know what I was going to do with my life. As you mentioned, he took the time to read my letter, and to answer to me, using lots of bible verses in order to help me not to lose my faith in God. I will be eternally grateful for his message and his support.

It's incredible how the "world's biggest apostate", showed interest in my situation, and helped me in a kind and loving way... Completely different to the attitude of my wife's family members (all JW's), who started shunning us just because we let 1 family member know about some doubts that we had...

I will be visiting Ray and Cynthia in the near future, so I will post more information soon.

Here's a question: If I wrote a letter to any of the current governing body members, what chance would I have of receiving a personal reply?

I really doubt it. You will receive a letter from a department, telling you to go to your Elders, who will help you to "heal spiritually"... Whatever that means...

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This board is so surreal...

by zeroday in

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having been a jehovah's witness for 28 years any and everyone here could have been in my congregation with no thought of discent...and yet here we all are here...some time in our past we realized something was wrong with our belief system but you would have never known it with the ones you shared your beliefs with...i never dreamed i would ever leave much less find a community struggling with the same issues i did but we did and are all here...kind of surreal in a strange way...who would have known...

tooktheredpill

I agree with all of you. When I found this forum, I didn't know that there were so many people facing exactly my same problems and "doubts". I was not alone!

I've said it many times before: This forum has been a blessing for me. Better than therapy!!

Have a great day guys!!!

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What is real?

by John Doe in

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the only thing that's real is this, and i focus on it.

tearing holes with needles, letting down.

away, sweet friend.

tooktheredpill

"What is real? How do you define real? If you're talking about what you can feel, what you can smell, what you can taste and see, then real is simply electrical signals interpreted by your brain".
-Morpheus (The Matrix, 1999)

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How do you get a book published?

by Awakened at Gilead in

since leaving jws i have read as many books as i have found written by exjws... i have noticed that some on this board have projects and books that they are working on.... i have an idea for a book that seems to fill a niche in the exjw market... i won't say what it is yet, since i don't want anyone stealing my idea, since it is just hatching... but suffice it to say that i see a need for this book that i would like to write... and i think i could do it... .

i am going to start writing soon, as i have all tehse ideas swimming around in my head... i need to get them onscreen in my computer...any ideas on how to start to get something published?

lance.

tooktheredpill

A@G:

I'm writing a book right now, (not about JW's), and I'm making all the arrangements with Lulu.com. They have very easy to follow instructions, and they explain all the legal issues (copyright info) there. Give it a try.

BTW, I want to tell you that I loved the interview between you and V. It is an "eye opener".

Keep the great work!

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Where does the governing body live?

by tiffy0212 in

just wondering if those guys live at bethel or do they have some fancy hide away mansion?

are any of them married?

also would like to know if anyone out there has any pictures of the pyramids that some say are on the top of the watchtower building.

tooktheredpill

Where does the governing body live?

That place is called "La-la-Land"

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Donated blood for the very first time....

by Quirky1 in

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yup.

i donated my very first time.

wasn't bad at all.. i also get an extra day off work for doing so..

tooktheredpill

It is incredible how JW's prohibits donating blood, while they permit blood fractions as a "conscience matter"(tm)!

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Bluegrass fading

by hobbitLore in

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not the actual bluegrass here in kentucky, just a family here that have decided to stop being part of jehovah's witnesses.. .

my wife and i were both raised in the organization and it is still a difficult journey for us.

her family is still active and that makes it tough for us to go quietly.

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hobbitLore:

Welcome! You will find support here. As you both are doing now, I'm in the process of fading with my wife right now. Stepped down as an Elder some time ago.

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Making money with "The Truth"

by tooktheredpill in

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a couple of months ago i mentioned how some jws make money with jws activities.

bookmarks with schedule for "live with jehovah's day in mind".

) of the jehovah's day book.

tooktheredpill

Hello!

A couple of months ago I mentioned how some JW’s make money with JW’s activities. (See http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/153159/2800455/post.ashx#2800455 ) . Even when I was a "good JW", I considered that wrong.

This week I received the following email. What do you think?

Hello *********:

Now shipping! Bookmarks with schedule for "Live with Jehovah's Day in Mind". (Click here.) We also have DOWNLOADABLE notebooks for the "Guided by God’s Spirit" District Convention (for kids and adults). See below.

Live With Jehovah's Day in Mind bookmarks contain complete schedule for the the new book study: $1.99 (regular $2.99) for a set of 8 or $0.99 on bulk orders (click here for details). Click here to order

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Colorful bookmark to keep your place

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Features the text "Live With Jehovah's Day in Mind"

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Beautiful full-color printing on 240 g high quality card stock; glossy finish

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Contains schedule for the entire book study of the "Jehovah's Day" book

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8 in a set (all the same design). Keep one for yourself and give 7 away to friends!)

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AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH ONLY

Don't forget to pick up covers for your Jehovah's Day book. We have in plastic, pleather and leather. Prices start at $2.99. Click here.

BONUS free download, no purchase necessary: Scripture Index for the Jehovah's Day book (Click link and scroll down). Four-page leaflet fits into the front of your Jehovah's Day book. This handy reference indexes every single verse of the 12 prophets (over 1100 total!) of the Jehovah's Day book

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How many people have been here all this time without the spouse knowing?

by JimmyPage in

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i have.

tooktheredpill

I hide it from my wife from Oct 07 to March 08. But now she's disconnected, and a member of JWD!!!

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