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SAD news about OOMPA......
by redredrose in
1. jw
2. friends
our friend, oompa, has passed away.

just recieved the news a couple of hours ago, and have almost no details.

it happened today or yesterday, he took his own life.
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7 graphs that prove America is overrated
by Simon in
1. social
2. current
before the usual suspects start reaching for the pich-forks and forming a mob, i invite you to actually read and consider this, not just leap to conclusions.. http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/americas/united-states/130607/7-graphs-america-overrated-nsa-prism-privacy.

why do i care?

it seems the people being screwed the most are also the most visciferous defenders of the status quo which sees them being severely disadvantaged.. maternity leave?
115
Survey---who is inactive, disfellowshipped/disassociated or active?
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
i am inactive for about 10 years now..
106
WT SHUNNING POLICY: What has it done, or could it do to you?
by flipper in
1. jw
2. friends
hi y'all, this is mrs. flipper.

please share your experiences with this, or possible consequences of being outed.. this recent controversy and resulting arguments all stem from people being outed - possibly losing friends and family because most jw's will blindly follow the watchtower's rules to shun them.. among people i know and experiences read here, the grief and loss caused by this is terrible, and maybe now is a good time to put up some experiences here, and put the focus on the worst villians of all - wt policymakers..
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Was the Watchtower Right?
by Christ Alone in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
this question is for atheists and believers.

what teachings do you think the watchtower got right and why?

do you still think they are right about the trinity?
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Former Long Time Elder: Why I am still in
by James Jackson in
1. jw
2. friends
a customer on my route with whom i have had some lively debates was his number 1 complaint is that "the witnesses have so many rules".

last month i agreed with on this issue.

he asked why the change, i told him that i have been doing some soul searching.
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Former Long Time Elder, New Member
by James Jackson in
1. jw
2. friends
i have served 20 years as an elder, 5 years as an ms. was on the district committee in 2010, held various positions on the district , circuit, and rbc level.

probably been on more than 100 judicial committees and even an appeals committee.

was the coordinator in our congregation and deleted because adult child was df ( i kicked him out at the time of his wrongdoing, but that wasn't enough for thr brothers).
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Mrs Punk left the family!
by punkofnice in
1. jw
2. friends
it's nearly 2 months now but mrs punk finally left myself (mentally diseased apostate tm) with my 2 non kingdum hell attending boys.. she left when my jw daughter moved out and they moved in together.

i don't think it'll be long before my daughter gets sick of her mum but there you go!!.

i received a call from mrs punk to say: 'i didn't leave you because of the religion!'.
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Favorite JW Urban Legends
by Christ Alone in
1. jw
2. experiences
what are your favorite urban legends that you heard as a jw?.

here's mine:.

a brother, through his work, was asked to give a speech to the united nations.
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Was I too harsh?
by chrisuk in
1. jw
2. friends
hello, first let me apologixe for both my spelling and my grammer in advance, both are not my strong points.. i'll keep this short.

since i've been a child my mother has studied on and off with jw's ( i'm now 34) so i've been around it most of my life, i studied on and off myself for around 10 years.

thank's to this site and jwfacts i'll never study or step foot inside a kingdom hall again.