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Can someone help me
by stephanie61092 in
1. jw
2. friends
a girl i've known my entire life who supported me from a distance after i was disfellowshipped sent me this message on instagram today: .

let me know when your back... i'm unfollowing you on ig & snap.

i love you.
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How Many People are Living a Lie?
by awokenjw in
1. jw
2. friends
one of the things i often wonder about at the meetings is how many of these people are actually living a lie or sinning in secret?

and more importantly, how do these ones stomach it?

in my case, i have secretly dated and done things disapproved by the wt with a pioneer sister in my congregation for years and we both go to the same meeting twice a week and pretend everything is perfect and nothing has happened.
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Well... im disfellowshipped now.
by pale.emperor in
1. jw
2. experiences
very long story.

i've been away from this site for a while.. basically, i tried to leave.

handed in my disassociation letter, it kicked up a storm and 2 weeks later i was disfellowshipped.
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Saw this on Facebook and it sent chills down my spine
by stephanie61092 in
1. jw
2. friends
i saw this on my feed this morning and i had to share:.

http://www.tampabay.com/news/scientology/billboard-seeking-to-reunite-broken-scientology-families-coming-to/2285112.

the billboard says: to my loved one in scientology...call me.
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Come on Barbie, let's go preaching...
by oppostate in
1. social
2. humour
hi barbiehi ken!do you wanna go in service?sure ken!jump in...i'm a barbie girl, in jw worldlife is plastic, so fantastic!park the cart somewhere, and drink our coffees there.organization's doctrine's a creationcome on barbie, let's go preaching![x2].

uh-uh-oh-oh.i'm ajw girl, in a fantasy worlddress me up, make it right, i'm pioneering.you're my doll, no rock'n'roll, feel the rush in servicekiss me here, touch me there, hanky panky...you can touch, you can play, if you say: "don't tell the elders!

"come on barbie, where's that call!
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Why do witnesses feel the need to put JW ORG on all their social media sites?
by stuckinarut2 in
1. jw
2. friends
have you all noticed the obsession witnesses have of putting jw.org on all their social media sites like facebook, twitter, instagram etc?.

so many put it in their bio section...like some sort of loud proclamation to other witnesses that they are righteous and spreading the message.. it's also very lazy.

now with no personal effort at all, they can just say jw.org and be "witnessing".
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Jehovah Witness vs Jehovah's Witness
by Simon in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
being brought up as a jehovah's witness means you are so used to the term that you rarely stop to think about it.. one thing i've noticed is that people unfamiliar with the religion will say "jehovah witness" (no 's) instead which i always found a bit grating.. but watching the us election, something struck me.

people are often referred to as "trump supporters", not "trump's supporters" and so on.

thinking about other things, people would say they were "united fan's", not "united's fans" and so on.. it seems weird that a group would refer to themselves as though it was someone else talking about them (in the 3rd person, if i have that right).. what do you think?
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I'm getting baptized
by BlackWolf in
1. jw
2. friends
i know i've started similar topics before but this time i'm serious.

my parents have been constantly pressuring me and after yesterday's watchtower study they asked me if i was going to be baptized this summer... and i said yes.

i probably should have thought about it more before making a final decision, but they're pretty much forcing me to do it anyway.
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A memoir in the making - good read
by stephanie61092 in
1. jw
2. experiences
hello friends,.

i was on he ex jw reddit page the other day and came across a posting from a woman who has become a successful author.

she was raised a jw in new york and pioneered at one point in her life.
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Hello
by WITNESS-FOR-WATCHTOWER-REFORM in
1. jw
2. friends
just to say a big hello.

i have been reading this site for some time now and have been very unhappy with some of the things emanating from watchtower head quarters in new york.

the final straw for me is the upcoming watchtower study this weekend encouraging us to shun our own family members (our own mothers if need be) if they are disfellowshipped....a step too far for my liking.