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My Prediction: Trump Wins Big
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
a month ago it might have been questionable.

not now.

after bader’s death and biden’s inability, this shouldn’t be close.
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1914 Dropped
by pale.emperor in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
so i was observing an online conversation between a jw and a former-jw.

the non-jw pointed out that wwi cant have had anything to do with satan supposedly being "cast out of heaven" because wwi was already well under way in oct 1914.. the jw proceeds to explain that satan was actually thrown down to the earth in 1915 and that he started to wreak havock on the earth from heaven knowing he was about to be cast out.. so 1914 is officially old light now?

does anyone have a source for that or was this brother lying through his teeth?.
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The Spiritual Food Box!
by Atlantis in
1. jw
2. friends
the spiritual food box.. .

https://www.jw.org/en/library/series/how-your-donations-are-used/a-small-box-that-delivers-spiritual-food/.

petra!.
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How do you switch off the thoughts of being raised JW and feelings of anger
by Zeds Dead in
1. jw
2. experiences
raised as a jo blow and married into it.

37 years in it and now last 7 years out of it which feels great.. have memories of being a kid in school in the uk and just hating everything about being the jw kid.

bullied, embarrassed in front of others and self-esteem went into the toilet.wished i was born into a different family.. what angers me is the messaging i would receive at home when i talked about being bullied.
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Ok, We Need To Talk About The Latest Caleb & Sophia Cartoon
by pale.emperor in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
(as of 10 sep 2020) there's a new caleb & sophia cartoon in which the org puts into the minds of children the idea that celebrating a birthday will cause jehovah to not want to be your friend anymore.. https://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/children/become-jehovahs-friend/videos/trailer-jehovah-forgives/.

can you imagine being 6 years old and thinking god himself is no longer your friend because you blew out a candle on a birthday cake or wished someone a happy birthday?.

as bad as all this is, the birthday thing is just one of many jw rules that isnt even supported by scripure.
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I Dont Want My JW Family To Wake Up
by pale.emperor in
1. jw
2. experiences
it's come to the point now, after being out almost 5 years, that i've come too far with my life, acheived the things i wanted (or i'm on the road to), did the things i wanted to do and have reached a happy and satisfactory life.. i did all this on my own apart from exjws such as yourselves online for support.

after reaching a place where i finally dont think about wt everyday and stopped getting emotional or worked up about my former jw life i'm glad to simply live my life and let others get on with theirs.. but, if my family were to leave and get in touch i'd have to deal with all that shit again.

i'd have to deal with people who's personality i deliberately removed from my life as i was building an authentic nonjw life.. my mother would likely still be closed minded and homophobic.. my sisters would likely still live for gossip and social media stalking.. my cousins would likely still put on a pretence of wealth to impress those around them.. i really cant be doing with such people.. it sounds bad, but i really hope they stay in.
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The book "New Boy" is Free on Amazon For Down Load the Next 4 Days
by 1234 in
1. jw
2. friends
a few people have posted that i wrote my book to "make money.

"yes, i have made some money from this book but nothing to the comparison to the 11 years it took to write it and the cost to produce it.money was the last thing on my mind on my list of motivations/priorities in writing of this book.

my thought was if i could circumvent the pain and suffering that the watchtower bible & tract society/ jehovah's witnesses has caused to just one person's life than the book has served its purpose.i'm happy to announce the book is free for down load on amazon for the next 5 days.enjoy my friends.keith casaronap.s if after reading it, if you could post a review on amazon i would greatly appreciate it.
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Governing Body members will no longer be with us on earth during ''the great tribulation''
by RULES & REGULATIONS in
1. watchtower
2. bible
the watchtower—study edition | october 2019. .

study article 41. stay faithful through the “great tribulation”.

14 during the great tribulation, a change will take place regarding the brothers who take the lead on earth.
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Another Unnecessary Early Death
by Slidin Fast in
1. watchtower
2. medical
a young man in somerset in england, under massive pressure from financial and relationship issues lapsed into mental illness.

he was unlucky enough to have as his support system the local congregation of jehovah's witnesses.

one of the symptoms of his illness was the use of tobacco.
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Jesus Believed In Adam and Eve
by Parker in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i'm new to the forum.

i'm an ex-jw who actually faded from jws.

i'm here to drop by every once in a while to ask a question or two.