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  The Ark and shells/creatures

  by wantstoleave in

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  2. beliefs

  sorry if it's been covered before..... i'm struggling with the flood.

  media has reported over the years finding bits of this and that (the ark) on top of a mountain.

  seashells are often found high on hills or mountains.

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  Halloween

  by wantstoleave in

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  2. friends

  i live in a country where this isn't typically a big event, and only in recent years have more started doing the whole 'trick or treat' thing.

  however, i have been invited to a halloween party.

  i've never participated in it before.. problem is this: i am still scared of my parents, they are a big part of my life, and know most of everything i do.

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  Why Apostate?

  by wantstoleave in

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  2. beliefs

  this may have been discussed elsewhere on this board but is something i've become increasingly aware of, and that's the apostasy issue.

  growing up, i don't think anyone ever explained what it meant, nor did i ask - i just knew it was 'bad' and punishable by disfellowshipping.

  therefore it is fairly embarrassing to say that until a few minutes ago and looking it up in a dictionary, i did not know what the meaning was.

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  'Sign of the times'

  by wantstoleave in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  as someone who is still wading my way through fading/leaving.....im looking for thoughts on 'signs of the times'.

  example, 'earthquakes in one place after another'......things like that.

  world powers etc......peace and security....basically anything that has been taken from the bible to signify living in the last days.. i have to admit, when i hear about all the earthquakes around the place, especially in recent years being so many, i get a shiver of fear.

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  JW since you were small....did your parents expect too much?

  by wantstoleave in

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  2. friends

  a couple of other threads made me think about this.. do you think that jw parents expect far more of their children than non-jw parents?

  even if we discount the religious side of things, do you think you were more answerable to your parents?

  you had fears of disappointing them?.

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  Please explain 'inactive'....

  by wantstoleave in

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  2. beliefs

  is being inactive just not being active in the field service?

  or does it mean not attending meetings also?

  for some reason i thought it only meant not going witnessing.. for instance, years ago i went to every meeting, but not on field service.

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  The claws are out!

  by wantstoleave in

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  2. friends

  i just wanted to say a big thank you to everyone on the board.

  i haven't been here that long but from the time i've spent here, i feel very comfortable.

  i've been on boards before (witness ones) where everyone is so opinionated, heartless and holier than thou....but this one is so different.

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  Simply out of curiosity..... (did it really kill the cat?!)

  by wantstoleave in

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  2. friends

  .....anyone here a smoker?

  whether in or out....

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  After a week, this is where I'm at.....

  by wantstoleave in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have been active on this board a week now and i think for the most part, my head is alot clearer now.

  previously when i'd considered leaving the organisation, i had no other knowledge to back up my feelings.

  i simply just wanted to leave and thought that come armageddon, i would die.

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  'Aussie Aussie Aussie.....'

  by wantstoleave in

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  2. friends

  ..........fill in the blanks .

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  (just giving a shout out to all the aussies on the board).

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