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by CuriousButterfly 31 Replies latest jw friends

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  undercover

  Not like Sylvia ever caused any trouble.... Noooooo.....
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  snowbird

  UnderCover.

  Sylvia
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  keyser soze

  Welcome!
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  BabaYaga

  Hello and welcome!

  Love,
  Baba.
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  CuriousButterfly

  Thank you ALL for being kind. I was hesitant to post since I am an active JW and most here used to be. I think from my viewpoint witnessing alot of crap through the years that I see the WTS does "not walk on water" but are VERY human. That revelation alone has helped me and not to put all my stock in men, GB, DO, CO and elders. I do not consider myself old at 40 (gasp) but I have always been a curious one growing up. The WTS wants you to believe all that is written which is fine IF you did that at the beginning. Being raised a JW you take for granted and never question except when things directly effect you, such as college. You are right not a huge thing but for me it was. My dad would have been removed if I went to college in the 80's then all of a sudden the WTS loosens their thinking on higher education. I was crushed and thought how can they do that, change one line of thought and with in a few years starts back peddling. BTW, for the record they are starting to clamp down on the higher education yet again. This was the beginning of a few things I do not agree with.
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  cantleave

  Welcome !
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  poopsiecakes

  Welcome to the forum!
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  keyser soze

  My dad would have been removed if I went to college in the 80's then all of a sudden the WTS loosens their thinking on higher education. I was crushed and thought how can they do that, change one line of thought and with in a few years starts back peddling.

  I remember growing up in the 80's, and how opposed to higher education they were. A few years after graduating high school they began to soften their stance. I remember when I enrolled in Tech School, being encouraged by more than one elder.

  It was definitely frustrating to see them back track. But it also helped to open my eyes. It showed that they were no longer confident that Armageddon was right around the corner. And if they were wrong about that, they could be wrong about anything.
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  zoiks

  Welcome! Thanks for sharing, and I hope that you continue to do so. If you're afraid of being 'outed', just give as much or as little information as you are comfortable with. Also, the members-only sections are not subject to outside search engines, as far as I know.
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  compound complex

  Welcome, CuriousButterfly!

  We hope your time here will be enjoyable and profitable.

  Love,

  CoCo