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  Where Are You From?

  by finallysomepride in

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  alot of members don't have a flag or country name beside their user name, and well frequently one doesn't know where that particular person is from, tell us your country, state, county or what ever you feel like giving out.

  if you are going to post please at least devulge your country.. me, i'm originally from taranaki, new zealand via auckland.

  for the most of this decade i have been living & working in brisbane, queensland, australia.. .

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  stan livedeath

  the isle of wight--UK

  heres a link to other UK members:

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/197364/ex-jw-uk?page=1&size=20
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  Walking a thin line - Resigning Elder

  by Sanchy in

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  warning of a long boring post ahead.

  i feel like i need to vent my story out, as i feel quite helpless at the moment.. i'm 31 year old, married, father of toddler with another one on the way, due later this month.

  i've been serving as elder for about 4 years now in a south florida congregation.

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  stan livedeath

  hi Sanchy---you wrote:

  So, this is my situation. Elders are still in process of sending my details to CO and branch, awaiting their approval for my resignation

  
  

  err---what --????

  is that your words---or theirs --?
  

  just what happens if "they" dont approve your resignation ?---do they then d/f you instead ?
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  A philosophical question .... what does the word God mean to you personally ?

  by Finkelstein in

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  to myself it means to seek knowledge and understanding of are selves and the world in which we live.. unfortunately history has shown whenever one tries to connect to god and of his knowledge through men who say they themselves are connected to god through spiritual wifi ie.

  gb members of the jehovah's witnesses for example, one usually ends up finding a accumulation of only man's acquired knowledge.

  over thousands of years of trying to connect to a god(s) for help and answers, mankind has eventually relinquished himself to seeking answers through scientific investigative acquired knowledge of the world in which we live in.

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  stan livedeath

  i might as well believe in god.

  i believe in the loch ness monster, fairies, thomas the tank engine. angels, father christmas. the devil. superman.

  so it makes sense to hedge my bets.
  
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  Daughter FINALLY escaped!

  by MindBlown666 in

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  wow....has it been a while!

  i hope many of you are doing good!

  it's awesome to see many of you holding strong, and keeping the site going!.

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  great result for you MB666
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  Quality of newer membership

  by Lostandfound in

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  on a previous post mamacita29 pointed up the low quality of new jw converts.. is the quality falling even more as the society use lower than low meeting, talks, broadcasts etc.. when i was active initially the organisation and standards seemed totally different today.

  i have seen hard working intelligent elders fall by death or exhaustion.

  the younger generation that came along never really grasped responsibility hence shortage of good elders, never mind the watered down to almost nothing quality of meetings.

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  i have 7 grandchildren born into the cult----aged 20 down to below 10. ive yet to meet them. but i'm ever hopeful they will follow the trend whereby about half will leave sooner rather than later.

  my most recent grandson --born last may---is thankfully born free of it.
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  Quality of newer membership

  by Lostandfound in

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  on a previous post mamacita29 pointed up the low quality of new jw converts.. is the quality falling even more as the society use lower than low meeting, talks, broadcasts etc.. when i was active initially the organisation and standards seemed totally different today.

  i have seen hard working intelligent elders fall by death or exhaustion.

  the younger generation that came along never really grasped responsibility hence shortage of good elders, never mind the watered down to almost nothing quality of meetings.

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  its working just fine. a steady drain of the talent--leaves behind the brain dead who will believe anything if it guarantees them eternal life on a paradise earth. only snag is--they dont usually have much money.
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  26 years WT free!

  by Wonderment in

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  this month makes 26 years since i disassociated from the wt org.

  i have not visited a kh or assembly hall once since.

  that includes no memorial attendance.

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  stan livedeath

  the sad thing about this shunning--is--it works both ways.

  talking to my d/f son the other night---after his grandads funeral ( my jw father ). my son commented he had already mourned the loss--years before. as well as his jw mum and sister. they were all dead to him. its the way he copes with it.
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  Do U Detest JWs.

  by minimus in

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  i think any half -way intelligent dub must have a real struggle trying to maintain their "faith" on a daily basis. but--from what i remember-----for most dubs half-way intelligence was an unrealistic goal.
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  90 minutes from Wembley ......

  by The Rebel in

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  which ever country you come from, if you are a football fan you know of the f.a cup.

  because the f.a cup is the oldest and most prestigious cup competition in the world.

  or at least that's the way it was when i was a kid.. now this wonderful competition has been cheapened to a non event.

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  stan livedeath

  i lived in west bromwich the year they won the fa cup--about 69--70--?

  the crowd to welcome the team home finally put me off football --for life.
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  Do U Detest JWs.

  by minimus in

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  stan livedeath

  the only jw's i know--- now--are my 1st wife--and my daughter. they share the same house. being dubs suits them perfectly. they shun my d/f son...so are unlikely to ever meet his young son.

  but for all that--blood is thicker than water--so--i live in hope--but realistically i cant see them changing.