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  Fading and not "outing" yourself, what are your thoughts on it?

  by Brock Talon in

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  fading and not "outing" yourself.. what are your thoughts on it?.

  i ask, because i just received a scathing personal message on facebook from a person who read my latest book and in it i describe myself as a fader.

  i was not dfd and i did not da myself.

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  Ignoranceisbliss

  To each their own. I view u as a true authentic Ex-J-Dub.

  For myself fading seems like the wisest choice if u can pull it off.
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  Constructive hobbies

  by zeb in

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  hm have a hobby?

  im not asking what.. hm have taken up a constructive hobby since leaving?.

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  Ignoranceisbliss

  I need to pick up a hobby. Hopefully something fitness related. Lord knows my body needs it.
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  JHouser's full story: Disfellowshipping: How It Can Effect Your Life

  by Dogpatch in

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  this is used by permission, and was up last week or so in parts.

  this is the whole story.. disfellowshipping: how it can effect your life.

  http://www.freeminds.org/life-stories/rank-file/disfellowshipping-how-it-can-effect-your-life.html.

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  Ignoranceisbliss

  Great read! Thanks for sharing. I so hope that he is right about the Borg eventually collapsing. That would be fantastic.

  I would love an update on his life.
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  Just woke up

  by Doctor Who in

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  new to the site.

  currently i am a ministerial servant and was told i was appointed to be an elder.

  i told the brothers i was not ready for that assignment.

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  Ignoranceisbliss

  Welcome! There are many of us here in similar situations. I look forward to your posts.
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  A Question for Underground Apostates, How Many Are There?

  by Village Idiot in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  when i first came to this forum i was of the belief that those of us who were still in due to family reasons were few in numbers perhaps one in a thousand in the jws.

  soon i came to the realization that there were many more.

  we have dozens of posters here who are mentally out but still in.

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  Ignoranceisbliss

  Still in and still an MS. My wife knows I don't believe but she isn't pushing the issue at the moment and neither am I. I wonder a lot about how many are awake. I think the number is low. I base that on how many views the most popular ex-dub YouTube videos get. Not all that many. Possibly up to 10,000 but even that is rare. I would guess .5% and even most of them are barely awake.
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  What's the new donation policy?

  by BenRichards in

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  i faded a few years ago and haven't been to a meeting since.

  i've seen a few threads here about the new donation policy and mentions of congregations having to send money to the mothership but i don't have all the details.

  can anyone explain what the new policy is?

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  Ignoranceisbliss

  In the US each congregation asked all the family heads how much they would donate a month. The elders added all that together and then figured out how much the monthly expenses were. Whatever extra would be left over each month was pledged to the organization. Our hall sends $250/mnth from our congregation funds. The worldwide work donations still go directly to the borg. Also any extra funds above 3 months of expenses that was in the congregations bank account was sent to the Borg. Our hall kept 5k and sent off around 20 k.

  The donation box that was for worldwide building has been eliminated Now there are two donation options at each hall. WWW and Local expenses
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  Please Welcome me

  by Sofia Lose in

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  have lurked here for many, many years.

  female, latina, middle-aged, born-in, 3rd generation jw, northeast usa.

  my fate is to continue to play the game 'till death do us part because the very strong and tangled web of friends, family, business, etc.

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  Ignoranceisbliss

  Welcome from Michigan. I am also still in for many of the same reasons as you. I have wondered if I could keep it going permanently. I don't think I can. I'm thinking 5 more years for me. But who knows. Time flies...
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  What is dating as a JW like

  by UFCFan in

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  first off i want to say that i'm a teenager which makes my situation interesting.

  i don't want to give too many details in case someone i know reads this but i'm between 14 and 18, homeschooled, and i've been awake for around one or one and a half years.

  i already have a plan to attend usc or wisconsin university if i'm smart enough to get in and then move to san jose and try and get a job working for a hs football team or with a soccer team, since i want to coach sports or be an agent.. now, this all sounds great in theory but there's one thing i've been thinking about that makes me doubt my plan.

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  Ignoranceisbliss

  I'm a kid 14-18

  I know TTATT.

  I'm home schooled.

  I wanna go to USC.(or Wisconsin)

  I have a crush on a dub girl.

  I don't know what "dating" is like.

  i have a serious learning disability.

  You sound incredibly naive. That can happen when dub kids are home schooled. I wish you the best!

  Iggy
  
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  Anybody interested in Judah Ben Schroeder? Here's two links. See if you can find who Judah works for. The info is in the first link.

  by AndersonsInfo in

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  http://theworldnewsmedia.org/charlotte+schroeder+%28may+9,1920+to+june+19,+2013%29.

  and here's how judah looks as seen in a recent video - especially posted for those who knew judah over the years.

  closet factory testimonial from judah schroeder.

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  Ignoranceisbliss

  Amber comes from a rich family who owns car dealerships in Grand Rapids Michigan. I'm not sure what they are called. They are the ones the borg has used for CO leases in the past.
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  BRITAIN | Man 'glassed in the face' at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses

  by jwleaks in

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  news report.

  13 february 2015 .

  man 'glassed in the face' at kingdom hall of jehovah's witnesses.

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  Ignoranceisbliss

  Was this Derek Ohare?