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  Strange first names among jw's

  by fulano in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  do you remember those families where all the sons and daughters had weird biblical names?.

  i recall a " machlon" , "eunice" , even a "jehosafath".

  can you believe it..

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  stan livedeath

  yep--i named my first son Nathan--even though he was born in 1976 and i was long gone from the cult by then. his being conceived in 1975 was no accident.

  the name Nathan was almost unheard of in the UK back then, but it certainly started a trend.
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  Can you disassociate on your last judicial committee for apostasy?

  by jwdoctrine in

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  2. friends

  hi guys, i have been summoned to a judicial committee for apostasy.

  i'm going to disassociate anyway but i don't want to miss the fun .i'm thinking of handing my letter of dissociation on the night of the committee.do you think this is a good idea?.

  as i said i have already made my mind up.

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  stan livedeath

  i resigned at a committee meeting--after the presiding overseer had said there was no case to answer--just a misunderstanding via the rumour mill. i said from now on i'm Mr--not brother--if they want to talk to me. but that was about 45 years ago..

  it didnt make any real difference back then---no one shunned me or ignored me if we bumped into each other. all that came years later....after it was announced in the congregation i was an apostate and no one should talk to me. fine by me.
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  What JW habits do you still have?

  by Exelder in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  since leaving the jw's after over 4 decades, i can see exactly what it is and hate everything it stands for.

  however, there are still some jw habits and traits that i can't get rid of:.

  1. i can't swear in general conversation (i'd have to be really angry).

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  i sometimes sit down and do nothing for a couple of hours--usuall nod off to sleep. old habits die hard. i learned it from sunday meetings.
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  Is Satan real and all this powerful?

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  wikipedia article on jehovah's witnesses:satanjehovah's witnesses believe that satan was originally a perfect angel who developed feelings of self-importance and craved worship.

  satan influenced adam and eve to disobey god, and humanity subsequently became participants in a challenge involving the competing claims of jehovah and satan to universal sovereignty.

  other angels who sided with satan became demons.jehovah's witnesses teach that satan and his demons were cast down to earth from heaven after october 1, 1914, at which point the end times began.

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  stan livedeath

  i'm satan. read my name
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  How to paint a house with a 2" brush

  by MightyV8 in

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  stan livedeath

  gotta grab that to share
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  Anyone else get a message from Hanged Man?

  by pale.emperor in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i dont know why i'd want to argue over something like this.

  i've been aware of this theory for years.

  as interesting as it is - it's still bullshit.. for future reference, i believe the bible to be a collection of fantasy, myth, real locations and crazy ramblings of psychedelic bloke stuck on patmos.. my reply:.

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  stan livedeath

  waton3 hours ago

  DAFUQ did I do?

  what is DAFUQ ?

  what the f*ck.
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  If You Told A JW That His Religion Was “False Religion “ What Would Be His Response?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  witnesses are used to saying that every other religion but their own makes up “false religion “....how would a devout witness handle being labeled as a member of a false religion??

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  all religions are false--if they promote the idea of a man made excuse for their existence that occupies a hole in the sky.
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  I called up Bethel a few minutes ago

  by new boy in

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  2. friends

  what the heck.. i couldn't believe it, norm brekkie and tom combs are still alive.. norm is so out of it he couldn't tell you what day of the week it was.. i talked to larry fisher he is gone mentally also.

  he couldn't even remember when he went to bethel.. then i called up daryl christenson.

  he wasn't so friendly.

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  stan livedeath

  it amazes me how many ex bethelites we get on this site.

  any current ones ?
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  Stats just out: JWs in Wales decline (-3.4%) - COs primed for zero baptisms!

  by Darth FayDehr in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  figures from that latest 2-weekend convention in caridff (wales) reveal jw “growth” now in decline.

  baptisms are discouragingly low (21, combined), and circuit overseers have been primed to deal with assemblies where there are no baptisms; see these leaked 2018 instructions:.

  pdf summary: https://1drv.ms/b/s!arekzxkzlp8ybsl45pov7y6k26a.

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  stan livedeath

  quote Beth Sarim

  "The guy giving the baptismal talk can mention the ''continuing symbolic increase''. He can then ''sell'' it by saying although we can't ''see'' the increase, it doesn't mean it isn't happening, the increase."

  so--its an invisible increase !
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  Sex before marriage

  by Jules Saturn in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  for ex jws, pimos, pomos, faders, born again christians, agnostics, atheists, etc.

  what is your opinion regarding sex before marriage, has your view been influenced since you left?

  in western society, you’ll probably find yourself ridiculed to be an 18 year old virgin so i am curious to hear opinions from here.

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  stan livedeath

  many might say ive been lucky--married 4 times. and each one loved sex and for the most part...no inhibitions. at 70 i can have as much as i want.