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  About what one thing do you find yourself being a real SNOB?

  by Terry in

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  you know, to fit in....to be a part of our own family or group and not be a total nerd or contrarian.. we hold our tongue.

  we smile and nod.. but, then....there is at least one thing we just can't go along with because it is too important.. why?

  because we are a total snob.

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  QuestioningEverything

  This person is also a big Steven Segal fan. How do I respect such a person?

  LOL! Too funny. I am a snob about purses. Love my Coach, Dooney and Burke and Michael Kors. Wish I could afford Louis Vuitton and Prada..
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  What if you could just walk away? No DF'ing or Shunning?

  by QuestioningEverything in

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  if i could tell my mom and other family jw's that i wasn't going back, didn't believe it and wanted to move on with my life without worrying about being df'd or shunned, i'd do it in a heartbeat.. but, that is not the case.

  wonder how many the wtbs would lose if they changed their policy on this?

  how many of you would have left sooner if there were 'no strings attached' to the wt?.

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  If I could tell my mom and other family JW's that I wasn't going back, didn't believe it and wanted to move on with my life without worrying about being DF'd or shunned, I'd do it in a heartbeat.

  But, that is not the case . Wonder how many the WTBS would lose if they changed their policy on this? How many of you would have left sooner if there were 'no strings attached' to the WT?
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  A problem with my daughter

  by DATA-DOG in

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  should i try to dissuade my daughter from being baptized?

  she doesn't seem to be in hurry.

  all her " friends " are already baptized, some since early childhood which is ridiculous in my opinion.

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  I would certainly discourage her from getting baptised. There will be a lot of pressure from her friends. How old is she?
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  Another benefit to being an ex-jw

  by jeremiah18:5-10 in

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  this year my wife, kids and i are celebrating christmas and birthdays for the first time.

  having been a born-in, i was raised to believe that these events were not only pagan in origin, but also self-promoting and greedy.

  what i have learned as the year as progressed and as christmas gets closer is quite the opposite.. as it turns out, my wife and i never learned how to give gifts and to shop for other people, neither have my kids.

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  Christmas is great fun!! I celebrated for the first time as an adult in 2008. My boys were thrilled (15 and 10 at the time). We started our own Christmas traditions and make the day all about family.

  Enjoy your new life with your family.
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  Thinking of becoming a JW.

  by Kate82 in

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  hi,.

  i am new to here so please be bear with me.. i have always believed in god, but was never baptised, my parents wanted me to make up my own mind religon wise.. i am thinking of becoming a jw and am just needing some advice on how to do this, bible study and jw beliefs.

  also do jw say grace and how.. i am greatful of any help.. thanks.

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  QuestioningEverything

  What MrsJones5 said. She read my mind.
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  I love you Mom

  by outsmartthesystem in

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  mom doesn't read this site.

  when everything in my life crumbled....and i was 1 day from the preliminary court hearing to establish temp custody.....my attorney suggested i have somebody there with me.....for moral and psychological support.

  so i called mom.

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  She sounds like a wonderful mom. You should send her a letter/card and put that in there. I'm sure she would appreciate hearing it.
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  Shunning - The Article that started so much pain and heartbreak (WT 1944, May 15)

  by bats in the belfry in

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  my sister and i were just talking about this very topic this morning.

  when jesus supposedly chose the watchtower society as the faithful and discreet slave in 1918, no one got disfellowshiped for anything!

  how is it that now, in 2012, our disfellowshipping policy is used as proof that they are god's earthly visable organisation, in that they "keep the congregation clean?".

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  Good! Thank you for the quick reply. I will check it out when I get home.
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  Shunning - The Article that started so much pain and heartbreak (WT 1944, May 15)

  by bats in the belfry in

  1. jw
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  my sister and i were just talking about this very topic this morning.

  when jesus supposedly chose the watchtower society as the faithful and discreet slave in 1918, no one got disfellowshiped for anything!

  how is it that now, in 2012, our disfellowshipping policy is used as proof that they are god's earthly visable organisation, in that they "keep the congregation clean?".

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  Has the article been removed? I can't see it.
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  What Made You Question "The Truth"?

  by minimus in

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  in the the early 1970's, i used to enjoy going to assemblies, conventions and hear special talks given by bethel heavies.. in those days, we were believers and we applied ourselves as "ministers" with pride.. once the "end" was obviously not within our "generation", many of us started losing interest.. we started to think more critically.

  it took a long time but once you start recognizing the bullsh*t, it's hard to stay in and truly believe at the same time.. .

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  The NBC show on pedophelia within the WTBS caused a 'slight' crack in my spiritual armor. There was a male-can't call him a man-at our congregation that benefited immensely from their weak policy on child sexual abuse. He had many victims and one of them committed suicide. So, i knew firsthand that what the people on the Dateline show were saying was true.

  Then several years later, I was looking at the evil internet and looked up JW's and 1975. That opened my eyes and I did more research, found JWD, read Crisis of Conscious and never looked back.

  My life has improved more than i had ever imagined or hoped for. It's wonderful to be free of those WTBS lies.
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  Video tribute to Oompa (Eric Reeder)

  by cedars in

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  i didn't know eric particularly well, and i feel terrible that i didn't reach out to him more or try to help him while i still had the opportunity.. i feel extremely helpless, but the least i can do is help others remember him who knew him better.. here is a video i've uploaded to youtube in his honor.... .

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67a0imd6dng.

  i hope it helps us as we mourn a much-loved member of this forum.. .

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  That was beautiful. I didn't know him but feel sad at his passing.