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  Letter regarding the WTS from the UN

  by heybaby in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  ok, so i keep reading on here how the wts was associated with the un.

  i had never heard anything about this.

  i guess i shouldn't be surprised, since the un is the "beast" and i know the wts would never let the congregations know they were in bed with them.

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  Another question to ponder...If there was nothing wrong with being associated with the DPI, then why did they ask to terminate their association when it was found out? That is a question that I still have not gotten an answer to from the people that I have posed it to, i.e. family members, elders, circuit overseers. Their blanket answer is, "the society made a mistake." Total BS!
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  Thanks to each and everyone of you

  by StoneWall in

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  2. friends

  after many months of lurking and researching on oh so many different topics, doubts, concerns, and viewpoints i decided to get my feet wet and start posting.

  many times i wished to contribute something to a thread but was to apprehensive to get an account.

  then as time passed and i read many more of the post from various members the uneasiness subsided somewhat and my desire to proceed into previously uncharted waters grew.

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  Welcome...looking forward to hearing more from you.
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  E-Watchman and JW Reform

  by insearchoftruth in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have read some very interesting and thought provoking articles on the subject sites.

  having never been a jw, what is the feeling of a 'run of the mill' witness towards these sites sympathetic towards the general doctrines of the wts, but calling for some major reforms?.

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  Is e-watchman the same person that put out the book, "The Report" by TWMC? While I don't agree with what was written in that book, it did help to take the blinders off. I would have never read "apostate" literature but on the web it caught my eyes that there were those in the organization wanting reform.
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  A question for the Irish

  by Amha·’aret in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hiya,.

  i hope i'm not overstepping the rules here by asking this.

  does anyone know where "john may" is these days?

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  There were a couple of special talks floating around on cassette tapes a while back. I think it was John May and how his dad put up with abuse from his mom for going to meetings. Am I correct? I remember it being a very moving talk even though the sound quality was poor. There was another one about the last days of Christ on earth (not sure if that one was by John) that was very moving, brought you to tears.
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  Parsippany, NJ

  by TweetieBird in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  anyone close to there?

  i will be there from july 22nd til the 28th.

  my hubby will be in meetings all day so i will need to keep myself entertained.

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  So do you, Sue.
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  Is It A Struggle NOT To Get DF'd These Days?

  by StAnn in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  seems like when i was young (back when that dinosaur in the green nwt was still roaming the earth), df'd people were rare.

  a jw friend of ours was telling my husband (never a jw) that it's almost impossible not to get df'd.

  my husband thought that was absurd until he started reading things on this board that folks have been df'd over.

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  In the area I use to live it was quite common, especially for kids of the non-elite. I knew several that had been df'd several times. They would be df'd for a year or two, get reinstated only to be df'd again in a few months.
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  Men: what do you want us women to know to understand you better?

  by LouBelle in

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  2. friends

  us women have always told you what we want, how to be treated, now it's your turn.

  what do men want us to know about you?

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  Blasty,

  I'm 30, and my wife is 28, and sometimes I think were in our 70's already.

  Do you have small kids? If so, hang in there. Most women hit their prime around 40 and it only gets better from there. If you have small kids, offer to keep them for her for a few hours so she can go do something she likes, i.e. spa day, shopping. She'll probably rip your clothes off when she gets back home.
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  My wife is gonna look at apostate info

  by 10p in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i never thought we'd be here.

  after a long discussion last night, my wife now wants to know the 'other side of the story'.

  what made me leave.

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  I didn't read all of the other comments yet, but would she be open to reading "Crisis of Conscience"? That was a real eye opener for me.
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  Is it better to stay married one time or have been married couple of times?

  by asilentone in

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  2. relationships

  i know it is a hard question, i would like to know your thoughts.

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  I think it depends on the kind of marriage you have. If you are truly in love with your mate, stay married. If you don't get along and it's stressful to be in that relationship, move on. Life is to short to be in a miserable relationship.
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  I feel like I'm being pushed away

  by heybaby in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  ok, so here's my story as it stands right now.

  my husband and i have been married for 6 1/2 years.

  about 2 weeks after we were married, he was appointed as a ministerial servant.

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  Welcome, heybaby...

  Jesus said that you will recognize his people by the love they have amongst themselves...that scripture was probably the one that awakened me the most.

  I experienced the same thing when my husband was made an MS. It was a short-lived experience fortunately!