Welcome NWTess! I've been to your site and it is definitely encouraging. Looking forward to seeing you around this board!
Posts by JBean
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8Christian Ex-Jehovah's Witnesses
by nowaytess ini have a club on yahoo for jehovah's witness who still love jehovah and jesus.
it is a christian based club on the link below.. <a href= http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/christianexjehovahswitnesses </a>
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bunch of inactives at old-timers party
by wheelwithinwheel inlast week-end there was a going away party for an old-timer.
i didnt attend but a brother related this interesting anecdote to me.. apparently a newer person who is progressing well in the truth noticed how many strangers were present at the gathering and asked what congregations they were all from.
he was surprised to learn that they all were all local brothers and sisters but werent attending meetings anymore.
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JBean
I hope they'll wake up! It seems that it doesn't matter where you live, what geography... there are WAY too many elderly witnesses still working as housecleaners, lawn maintenance people, etc. for lack of a college education or for not sticking with a solid job. Very, very sad. These folks should be enjoying a bit of retirement, travelling or something enjoyable instead of killing themselves.
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Must See Post!
by mommy inevery now and again there is a post that just pulls the rug out from underneath me, and touches a place in my heart.
lauralisa on another thread has accomplished this.
by others who have replied, i can see that they were touched as well.
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JBean
Thanks so much for this post. Laura... much love and continued happiness to you! I cannot wait until I, too, can KNOW my decisions are correct and find the measure of peace you have found.
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Reasons to Quit
by Frenchy in-some of you might recognize that caption as the title to one of merle and willie's biggest hits but this is not about drugs and alcohol but about something many of us here hold in common.. i have read many reasons stated here for those who have left the organization either formally (through df'ing or da'ing) and those that are still technically in but mentally out.
some (quite a few as i expected) have left to pursue lifestyles inconsistent with teachings which they evidently once held dear (they were questioned about those beliefs prior to baptism) but have now abandoned.
that reasoning is absurd but it makes good sense to the rank and file.
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JBean
Frenchy... I agree. Your last sentence: "I do so wish that it had been real"... brought a lump to my throat. Jbean
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Crisis of Conscience: POLL
by Grout inwell, i'm finally reading coc, and i must tell you that despite already being an ex-dub i was *shocked*.
the thing that got me was the gb's apparently unselfconsciously acting above all the rules that they would apply so harshly to everyone else.
maybe i'm naive, but i didn't expect that level of hypocrisy.. so what did you find most shocking in coc?
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JBean
NYTel: I still have not had the guts to read it... but... If it's NOT true, then the society should have us study THAT book so it may help us understand what IS the truth... and help us refute whatever is false in it. Instead, they ban us from reading it. Oh... let's do the Grand Climax book again!!! Doesn't this make you wonder?
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Categories and Labels
by Vitameatavegamin inhave you ever felt as a jw that you had a label on your forehead?
there may be a good reason for that feeling.
i don't know why, but i was thinking about this today and wondering if the elders and others in the cong.
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JBean
Ooops! Sorry : )
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Categories and Labels
by Vitameatavegamin inhave you ever felt as a jw that you had a label on your forehead?
there may be a good reason for that feeling.
i don't know why, but i was thinking about this today and wondering if the elders and others in the cong.
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JBean
I believe you left out: Pioneer, Auxilliary Pioneer, Circuit Overseer, District Overseer, Missionary, Gilead Graduate... on and on...
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Here's a crazy thought
by JBean inin reading recent threads from scumgrief and yoyo... they are happy and active and are defending the organization.
i just had a thought of what jesus said that in coming to him and the truth, one might lose brothers or sisters or mothers, etc., but in doing so, they would gain him and an abundance of other "family".
(paraphrased of course!
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JBean
Thanks for your thoughts so far! Uncle & LauraL: I (in typical JW blissful ingorance) was unaware that others have also been shunned for religious reasons...personally I've never seen that happen with any of my non-JW friends or acquaintances. I think Uncle makes a very good point in that if you truly go to Christ, there's a good chance you'll have problems with people who cannot grasp what that means. ALso, Lauralisa, I think you mean that the real reason the shunning occurs is NOT, as they say, out of love and to help the person mend their ways (if indeed any actual ways need mending to being with), but to GET THE PERSON BACK INTO THE ORGANIZATION AT ANY COST and if they won't come back, to keep their other members away from the "bad" one so they won't figure out the truth and leave also. Just really not sure as to why this happens.
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To Loyal Canadians
by mindfield inare you proud of your country?
of your pm?
well, think about it before answering.
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JBean
True...but that Blair fellow is a hotty!
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active and happy jw
by scumgrief ini am an active jw and was raised as one.
i have been watching the site for a while and thought it could benefit from the opinions of someone who is happily a member of the jw's.
i will not get into any argumets that lead to nothing except name calling, and will not talk with anyone who is just plain mean (plenty of them in here).
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JBean
Hi again SG. I know how you feel, wanting to do things out of love, and believing that you are. However, real love stems from the heart, and one does things for others because their heart motivates them to do so... NOT because they are told to do so from the congregation/elders, etc. Out of real love, people give blood, join the military to protect the citizens of their country, and to a lesser extent, serve with the Red Cross, assist with battered womens/childrens groups, the homeless, AIDS victims, etc. Ummmm... the organization frowns upon if not outright forbids joining or assiting with any of the above (and much, much more!). So... we are told to go out in service out of love. period. Oh, and yes, occassionally we may help out with some in the congregation that are weak or less fortunate than us... oh, and let's not forget to fee the CO when he visits... There's just SO much more to love and life than that. As you can tell... I'm just so tired of being told the same tape recording from the congregation over and over and over....