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  Glad I found this place!!!

  by payinu in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  just saying hi, and i am soooooo glad to find this site.

  i have been out of the org.

  for about 7 years now, and am just now feeling fully free.

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  A scripture to the shunner from the shunned

  by frozen one in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  came across this scripture on another site and thought it would be a good one for folks here.

  i'm most likely citing this completely out of context but thats ok because a lot of religious types do that all the time.

  when in rome.... have i now become your enemy by telling you the truth?

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  JW parents/relatives attempts to encourage you to come back or change ...

  by alienagent in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i am rather new here, so i may be repeating a worn out subject.

  however, for me it is rather a new experience, since i have only just recently stopped going to the kh.

  my heart has never really been in it, though i am not in total disagreement and have made some nice friends in "the truth".

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  Show us your picture

  by Honesty in

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  2. friends

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  that is, if you are able to without the prospect of facing a three-man kangaroo court appointed by jerhover to keep the congregation clean from apostate influences.. i'll go first: .

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  To all active JWs or double life JWs

  by NowImFree in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  one of the previous posts made me wonder how many active jws post on this site and how many of you are only in because not wanting to lose your family and you are leading a double life and also how many of you are still active but questioning.

  please, all of you, i would like to hear your stories (of course not enough info to give away your identity) and why you are still in.

  i think a lot of us that are out would be interested.. nowimfree.

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  What scams did you use for counting your time?

  by Ivor Hope in

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  flowerpetals post and thread reminded me of some of the scams we would use to try to show the maximum numbers of hours spent in "service" for the smallest amount of effort.

  here's some of the ones i remember...just wondered if any of you had any other memories.. .

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  Have you been surprised?

  by Sassy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  by how many people

  even more so how many people you meet here and after getting a chance to know them, learn they know some of the very same people you do?

  (for example i met a woman here on the board whom i have never met personally but she knows some people that i grew up, even the 'brother' who gave me my first kiss..

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  Att: ex-Elders and Their Kids: Did You Really Have a Regular Family Study?

  by Room 215 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  friends, this is a sort of poll, directed mainly at -- but not limited to --ex-elders, their wives and kids.

  it was my impression that, with the possible exception of meaningful personal prayer, the other aspect of the idealized, exemplary jw lifestyle that was portrayed at the assemblies and at meetings-- the regular, weekly family bible study -- was the one most neglected.

  it seemed to be something the ``other" spiritual family did and the one thing we constantly agreed we ``needed to work on.".

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  Sunshine State

  by Dimples in

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  2. friends

  anyone here from florida?

  you don't have to say what city.... i was just wondering.

  i live in the sunny south.. dimples

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  Just curious...

  by kj in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  how many of you were actually brought into the jws by someone at your door?

  how many were born in or brought in by family?.

  kj

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