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  How would you explain jws to a non-jw?

  by Gadget in

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  2. friends

  in the past, when i've been talking about being a witness they haven't really understood just how much of an impact it has on your life unless they've been one too.

  whats the best way to explain it to someone who has never been a witness and had little contact with them?

  i'm more thinking of how much control there is over your life, and the reason why a lot of witnesses feel down and suffer from depression, ect.. gadget

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  An elder wants to study with me...please help!

  by shotgun in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  after my recent barrage of elder visits i've been told that to truly show i'm willing to work at restoring my faith a bs is needed.. i want to be able to pick a few recent publications (last 10 yrs) and sit down with him and examine all the quotes and references in the publications to show how the society has misquoted and misrepresented so much in their publications.

  do you know which publications would be best..keeping in mind the reference material will also have to readily accessible to be of any use.

  i don't think searching on the internet will be acceptable to him.. .

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  Were You Ever Put On Restrictions?

  by minimus in

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  as a jw, were you ever put on restrictions?

  how did you feel when you were told that a certain "privilege" was being taken from you?

  were you given any warning by the elders in charge that what you did merited a removal of some sort?

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  My updated profile...

  by Billygoat in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i finally decided after being here for over two years now, that i would finally get down in writing my jw history.

  i've posted it in my new profile, but since there are so many new people here i thought i'd go ahead and post it too.

  i do this to encourage you to pen your jw history.

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  Which way will the Society go because of the Internet?

  by be wise in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've only learned the truth about this society over the last 5 months or so, so i'm not sure what the difference is to say - 2 years ago.

  do you think the society will now get even more cultish in it's methods of teaching and more heavy handed if they feel things are slipping?

  i don't feel i'm being over the top here because i've experienced very heavy handed talks at the assemblies and kingdom hall in the past that are just plain scare tactics but this just makes people ask more questions ??

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  What In Life Have You Kicked Yourself For?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  we all have wished that if we had just one more chance to make a decision and could have changed things, we would have done something differently.

  is there anything that you would have changed in your life if only you could?

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  Growing up a gay Jehovah's Witness (My Life Story)

  by m0nk3y in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i feel the need to express how i feel and felt about my life as a gay man.

  i was brought up from birth as a jehovahs witness.

  this has played a major part in my life and it has been a real struggle to get past.

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  opinions whats the best way to get out the door and not lose your fam DA or

  by primitivegenius in

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  2. friends

  pros and cons............. dissasociation......... disfellowshiping....... or just fadeing away.

  i got family that i dont wanna lose but im not sure the best way to leave and the consequences.

  raised in the "truth" so all my friends are jw with a few exceptions.

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  Adventures at the District Convention

  by RunningMan in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  well, after a 15 month absence from the kingdom hall, i once again found myself in the biggest kingdom hall of all the district convention.

  as in previous years, the material presented was dull and repetitious, so once again, i was forced to provide my own entertainment.

  so, like last year, i am pleased to present a further installment to my assembly adventures, called:

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  HELP ME...

  by POOH in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i am posting this so that other jw will help me to figure out what i need to do.

  my husband was born and raised as a jehovahs witness.

  when we got married he never metioned it to me.

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