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Since leaving WTTS have you joined a new church or just continue with the new beliefs you have discovered under no religion?
by AmIright in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
share your thoughts ?
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Under WT rules, can JW women file for a divorce? Or can only men file?
by JimmyPage in
1. jw
2. friends
the reason i ask is because while watching the "dateline" episode about ralph candelario, the claim was made that only jw men could file for divorce, not women.

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i had never thought about this before.. also, how does this apply in cases where a husband is "apostate" while the wife is faithful to wt?
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Another Newbie
by Drifting Away in
1. jw
2. friends
hello, i have been lurking for a while, but discovered ttatt for about 8 months now.

i am trying to fade out, problem is i have a big family i would lose if i got df'ed or da,'ed myself.

my wife knows how i feel, and is not thrilled but i cant hide my feelings.
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I'm a Non-JW looking to ask a few questions re dfing
by RocketQueen in
1. jw
2. friends
someone close to me has been brought up as a jw since a very early age.

he's now looking to exit.

he was baptised as a teen and is now early 20s.
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Suppose I ought to introduce myself.....
by Andy Dufresne in
1. jw
2. friends
i've left a couple of semi-"humorous" remarks, but not yet said a proper hello....but firstly thank you, to all, for this site and all its comments.i have been lurking on this site for 4-5 years, awake for 5-6 years and seriously fading for the last 4 years.

i am now "out" and widely considered "out" by the congregation but due being very cautious and playing a very long game, (and having a wife who understand the repercussions of blowing the whistle on the few viewpoints i have discussed with her) i have not been df'd of da'd.

this forum has been a crutch and guide as well as helping me wake - and the humour many on here use has been a welcome relief.
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What should they really do?
by Gratefullyunstuck in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i am now seperated from my jw husband.

he cheated twice on me, once while i was pregnant.

he hasnt been to meetings for approximately 2 years.
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"It's the demons..."
by pale.emperor in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
one thing that really frustrates me inside is how quite a few jw's (especially my family) actually believe that demons like to inhabit second hand vases, or clothes etc.

my sister and mother are so bad with this that they wont even talk about it - because even talking about it "brings demons into your home".

so any attempt to show them that it's unscriptural is shut off with, sometimes them literally going "lalalalalalala im not listening".. i used to believe it myself (why wouldn't i?, i was told by my mother and father it was fact).. what i'd like to point out to anyone that would let me debunk it is this:.
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Generation Nonsense in today's WT
by Slidin Fast in
1. watchtower
2. bible
abraham was part of the 9th generation as a descendent of shem.

yet, their lives overlapped by 150 years.

yep, they were of the same generation!
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JW Memorial = Black mass
by pleaseresearch in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i've heard this before that what jws do is the same as a black mass.

could someone give me a link, book or evidence to support this please..
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PAINTING THEMSELVES INTO A CORNER or WHY was the "GENERATION" teaching started in the 1st place?
by Terry in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
setting the scene.

pastor russell died in 1916. those who had 'followed' him were known pejoratively as russellites.

you could call it a 'cult of personality' if you wanted to sneer.