I am happier now and am free to love others as they are, without constantly judging and labeling people.
whathappened
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List Reasons Why You Are Glad That You Are Out Of The JW Religion
by minimus inhere's a few from me.. no more having to go to stupid boring meetings.. no more having to go knock on doors in field service and waste my time!.
no more mind numbing elders meetings..
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Thoughts After Saturday Morning Service
by lambsbottom inwent out with a good friend in service this morning.
my spouse and kiddos joined us.
me and my spouse are awake jws, have gotten over the initial shock and disgust with some of the lame wt doctrine, and are determined to let god direct us wherever he may (even to another church - i'm going to a baptist service tommorow).. we have fun doing a little bit of service with the kiddos, letting them watch deer, play with sticks, and write not-at-homes down.
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whathappened
I hope you are right about so many thirty-something's and the younger generation being awakened. I hate to think JWs will go on and on.
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JW.org to be banned in Russia
by redvip2000 inmy facebook was "lit up" today with all the out cries about the possibility of the organization's website being banned in russia.. as many of you recall this past august a court in russia banned the website and sought to make accessing the website in russia illegal.
well tomorrow the appeal by the org will be heard in court.
if the appeal is denied, jw.org will no longer be available in that part of the world, causing endless lamentations and cries of "persecution", only to bolster the idea that they are truly hated by the world because they are true christians.
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whathappened
Hope the website gets banned for good.
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talked to wt. conductor about sundays study
by nowwhat? ini said i was concerned that they painted hezekiah as this champion of righteousness and how the article omitted when he paid tribute to assaria by looting the temple when he got scared.
and apparently he had an alliance with egypt, a pagan nation.
he said i was getting boged down with other references and missing the point.
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whathappened
You have a good head on your shoulders...keep using it.
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They're everywhere! They're everywhere!
by under the radar ini've been running into jws a lot lately.
some in person, others more by proxy.
last week, just as i was about to leave home for an appointment, the doorbell rang.
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whathappened
I ran into a dub at the grocery store on Sunday. She is a very sweet older lady. She said, "Hi, I haven't seen you lately. Are you going to a different Kingdom Hall now?" I said "Oh, I don't go the the Kingdom Hall anymore." She abrubtly said, "Oh, you have a nice day," and turned around with her cart and skidaddled. Guess she was scared that frogs would shoot out of my mouth.
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FEWER NEW ZEALAND CITIZENS AFFILIATED WITH JWS IN 2013 THAN IN 1996: SUCCESSIVE YEARS OF DECREASE
by steve2 infewer new zealand citizens affiliated as jws in 2013 than in 1996: over 15 years of successive decreases.
the first table shows the new zealand census from 1976 to 2013. typically, numbers of citizens affiliated with the witnesses are higher than the number of active publishers because it includes children and those who are affiliated with the witnesses but who may not be active publishers.. of note, more citizens were recorded as affiliated with the witnesses in 1996 (19,527) than in 2013 (17,931).
the decline in numbers affiliating with the witnesses in new zealand started in 2001 and has continued across two further census reports - so this is not just a temporary blip.
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whathappened
Good!
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I am new here and had so many laughs for the first time in years. It took me a long time to find the courage to sign up. Thank you for existing
by umbertoecho in -
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whathappened
Welcome new friend!
Some posts do make you laugh...others will make you cry...most will just help you realize that you are doing the right thing in leaving Jehovah's Witnesses.
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New light is fast
by why144000 injust noticed on the jw.org website under magazines.
'some updates made to digital publications may not yet appear in the printed editions.'.
talk about new light at the speed of light!.
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whathappened
They just cannot make up their mind what the truth is, can they!
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Billy's Comments You Won't Hear at the 01-19-2014 WT Study (7 Shepherds, 8 Dukes)
by Billy the Ex-Bethelite in16-20. we shall also have to raise up against him seven shepherds, yes, eight dukes of mankind.mic.
what is the most important thing that you can do now to prepare for any future attack on gods people?.
all of us must be ready to obey any instructions we may receive, whether these appear sound from a strategic or human standpoint or not.. .
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whathappened
Good stuff, Billy.
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Ok... so Mom did the robotic JW thing and people in my home country know about me...
by ILoveTTATT inso.... i went out all day today... just wanted to get away from the sh!tstorm that was created yesterday.
anyways... i come home like an hour ago, and my dad told me that mom called my aunties in central america and told them stuff about me, and also she told the elders of her hall... the elders want to meet with me, but i think that it will be at my house.
i am curious about your ideas about:.
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whathappened
Wow! Shi@storm is a good description of the situation. You know what the rules are. You can play along by their rules or simply not acknowledge that they have any authority over you.
I would never agree to meet with the elders norwould I write a letter of disassociation. The elders are simply mid level cult leaders and do not deserve the courtesy of a reply to any questions.
You have some tough decisions ahead.
Best to you and your family.