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tough year
by GoUnion in
1. jw
2. experiences
hello everyone just wanted to give a litte update on my leaving jws.

i was an active ms up till the beginning of this year and things were going pretty good up till now.

my wife is active and that has been tough but we were managing.. two months ago my older brother passed of a sudden heart attack.
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When Was Ancient Jerusalem Destroyed references
by GoUnion in
1. watchtower
2. bible
this topic has been covered extensively but i just wanted relate what hapopenes with this subject and my elder father.

he called me up one day to check in on me he always asks if i'm going to msettings and i always tell him no im not.

well this time he wanted to know why i didn't trust the g.b.
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received text from my mom
by GoUnion in
1. jw
2. experiences
so my wife and my parents are at their convention today.

this will be the first time in my life that i will not have seen a drama or baptism.

i will miss the public address, i will not see many of my lifelong friends that i have moved away from.
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Recordings of conventions and co talks
by GoUnion in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
are the parts on conventions and the talks given at congregations at co's still under the orders not to be recorded by the members?

i seem to remember an announcement like this when i was in, but i paid very little mind to it.

after learning about some of the more outspoken talks given by co's over the years i was curious what their official reasonings were for these bans.. it seems clear to me though that the ban is simply to give themselves some sort of plausible deniabiltiy and allow the co's to go on their little rants.
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Opposing opinions
by GoUnion in
1. jw
2. friends
any current or ex jw knows there is a lot of counsel against association with nice people that do not share your faith.

i think this is very damaging for personal growth, we never really can challenge our convictions, we become stunted in ability to reason and make personal decisions.

this is also why the organization has fought against "higher education" so hard.
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Life after meetings
by GoUnion in
1. jw
2. experiences
what are the positives in your life since leaving jws?

mine would be a healthier lifestyle mentally and physically.

i'm free to do what i want and can make my own decisions, is this good for me will it help me or could it hurt someone else?
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Nice conversation
by GoUnion in
1. jw
2. experiences
hello everyone i just wanted to give a litte update on what happened today with my tolerant, but still active jw wife.

she was at the sunday morning meeting today and when she came home she told me the wt study was about the revised overlapping generation setting.

there has been some tension whenever we discuss my differences with current wt beliefs so i was surprised she brough this up.
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Discussion with some elders
by GoUnion in
1. jw
2. experiences
hello everyone just wanted to relate a situation that occurred a few days ago.

so i have quit going to meetings for a few months now based on some issues i have with the explanations of current doctrines.

my wife is none too happy with this but over the last few months we have had some date nights and have tentitively agreed to disagree.
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Discussion with some elders
by GoUnion in
1. jw
2. experiences
hello everyone just wanted to relate a situation that occurred a few days ago.

so i have quit going to meetings for a few months now based on some issues i have with the explanations of current doctrines.

my wife is none to .
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Hello
by GoUnion in
1. jw
2. friends
hello everyone it's nice to finally be able to post i had trouble getting emails last month and was never able to sign up.

this has been a very informative site which has really helped me grow and to think for myself.

please allow me to introduce myself.. i was born into a witness family and was baptized at a young age an was part of a small kingdom hall.