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would this work?
by jeremiah18:5-10 inhypothetically speaking, if you are dfd and witnesses call at your home and you give a warm reception and in the course of discussion tell them you had just been praying to jehovah to help you get back on track with him, would they go full force at helping you get back in, even fast tracking it?.
as with many who are dfd with family still in, at time i entertain the notion of returning just to get my family back.. so what do you think about this scenario, would it help or hurt?.
i ask because of how enamored they are with the idea that angels guide their efforts in service and lead them to the sheep.
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Another benefit to being an ex-jw
by jeremiah18:5-10 inthis 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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if i knew then what i know now....
by jeremiah18:5-10 inif you could go back and utilize the knowledge of ttatt that you have now, how would it have impacted your decisions?.
for me, i would've made some different choices.
i now see that my depression over losing my position in the congregation and watching what i perceived to be my entire world fall apart around me, left me highly susceptible to influence.
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Conversation with my Dad
by jeremiah18:5-10 inmy 73 yo dad called me tonight.
he had just returned from the convention.
he proceeded to tell me he can't believe that a smart and successful man like myself can be so dumb so as not to believe that jws have the truth.
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some questions for current elders on this site- just curious
by jeremiah18:5-10 infor those of you on this site that are still serving as elders, your life must be filled with inner conflict and anguish when serving in this capacity.
i'm curious about a few things if you wouldn't mind answering.. do you still have an "official position" like tmso, sec, coboe, wtc, so?.
do you still give pt's?.
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According to the Bible, was Jesus attempting to start a "movement"?
by jeremiah18:5-10 inall christian religions assume that to be the case, thus organizations, clergy, laity, r&f, etc.. christianity (religion) is nothing more than corporate big business.
is this what jesus was trying to do?.
in my reading of the gospel accounts, it seems jesus was just the opposite.
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tyydyy (TimB) is my cousin
by jeremiah18:5-10 inthis morning searching thru some old threads i came across my cousin.
i was extremely excited.
i was especially touched by his threads on finding his brother, my cousin, donnie.
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Re: Secrecy Policy post by Celestial
by jeremiah18:5-10 inwhat you and other wts apologists fail to recognize is the limited scope of "expertise" that elders and/or religious leaders have or should be permitted to have.
elders are allowed "freedom" to exercise authority as it relates to spiritual issues for their adherents.
religious freedom allows for adherents to seek spiritual assistance from "qualified" ministers who they look to as spiritual leaders.
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Papa John responds to "Bad Press"
by jeremiah18:5-10 infor those who were quick to run with the bash papa john's action, here's "the rest of the story".. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-h-schnatter/papa-johns-obamacare_b_2166209.html.
is it spin control?
i really don't care, but it sounds more reasonable than the previous statements accredited to him.. i hope this is his true sentiments and an accurate rendering of events lord knows i've had to do alot of damage control due to the ripple effects of the previous allegations.
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ex-pro athletes=ex-jws
by jeremiah18:5-10 ini listen to espn radio a lot (my job is a travelling job in my vehicle alot).
i was listening recently to the sportscasters talk about the struggle pro-athletes have adjusting after their playing days are over.
they go from millionaires to broke so quickly.