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  For those of you waiting to tell your spouses about your "doubts"

  by Nosferatu in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  this post is for those who are wanting to fade, going through their "doubts" and wanting to tell their significant others about where they stand on the jw issue.. there is no doubt that the finest time in any male-female relationship is the dating stage.

  the both of you are full of infatuation for each other, and the excitement of just being together puts you in a pleasant mood.. now, years later, you have settled down, have children, and have fallen into many routines.

  it almost seems as if there's no time for the two of you to spend time with each other.. what i'm going to suggest is, before you tell your s/o how you're feeling about the "truth", try re-establishing those feelings that you once had before you take that major step.

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  lilybird

  When I was first having doubts, my husband and I were arguing because I always had a reason not to go to meetings,, I was sick ,, the kids were sick I was just too tired.. In the middle of the argument,, I told him I wanted to have Christmas and birthdays and raise my kids normal like everyone else. My husband just looked at me and told me I needed to speak to the elders. But we never spoke about that again . Guess we were both mulling it over..

  Finally,, we were at the summer assembly in Toronto,, it was boiling hot, We were trying to sit thru boring talks blathering on about the same crap over and over. Our boys were 3 and 5 and I was 8 months pregnant with my daughter,, Not fun,,, halfway thru the first day,, my husband and I looked at each other and said.."Lets get out of here".. So we left with the mindless droning going on behind us.. Never went back again and officially disassociated ourselves a few months after out daughter was born..Funny how we both did have doubts.. Then it hit like a ton of bricks at the same moment Now thats KARMA... LOL..
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  Changes to Topic Updates

  by FairMind in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  usually i peruse the various topic categories such as friends, etc.

  spying out the most recently posted comments.

  for the past several days though the more recent posts are not showing up under their topic category but seem to be accessible only by clicking the link active topics.

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  lilybird

  Yep.. same thing happening here at my computer..
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  The Watchtower Society killed my website

  by Elsewhere in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  you can thank the watchtower society for this.. here is an email from my hosting company:.

  unfortunately it appears your site/account was involved in violation of using copyrighted material involved with watch tower bible and tract society of pennsylvania.".

  as a result of this abuse and activity, we will be unable to reinstate this account for any reason.. in addition, due to the nature of this abuse and the risk of transferring sensitive or illegal content if we were to provide you your files, we will be unable to provide with backups.. it is unfortunate that this has occurred, and we are aware that more than likely this was not your intent to host, however the fact remains it did exist and complaints were made.

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  lilybird

  Excellent!!!!!!!!!!
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  Witnessing in extreme climates

  by Lady Lee in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i just got back from a 2 hour ride outside.

  the temp is around the freezing mark.

  and the wind made it feel even colder.

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  lilybird

  I know what you mean Lady Lee... winters get pretty cold here sometimes..What were we thinking and how did I do all that for so long????..Guess people thought we were pretty wacky..
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  WTS web article: Is the Work of Jehovah's Witnesses Propagandistic?

  by M.J. in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  see: http://www.watchtower.org/library/g/2000/6/22/diagram_01.htm.

  notice how in this article they redirect their own question!

  of course their organization doesn't spread propaganda for jews, communists, or american imperialists!

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  Where are the jw apologists?

  Good question!!What does that even mean exactly???
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  without God what would humanity do?

  by BlackSwan of Memphis in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  what would humanity do without some belief in an almighty, in a divine in something?.

  how has it shaped the way modern man thinks?.

  would we better off or worse, without a belief in that which is divine?.

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  lilybird

  It's likely God gave you that idea. He helps us with decision making. These are how blessings come about

  Uhh.. nope.. there's no voice of God giving me ideas...The minute I believe that I will running to my local phsycologist...
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  SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT re: Riley Trust Tobacco Compan Stock & WTS

  by Oroborus21 in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i have no interest in pontificating on this matter which to me seems so straightforward.

  however, since i continue to see newbies and others periodically post in error stating that the wts "owns" tobacco company stock i believe that this should be corrected and the matter put to rest, hopefully for good.. .

  facts:.

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  lilybird

  This post shows exactly how valuable this forum is.. Ideas are exchanged,, if they are in error.. someone with enough patience and effort will make sure we all know "the truth" about the org..thanks for starting this thread,, It is good to know what are rumours and what are legit..

  Although I do also agree with Scully's post..as the bible says.."he who is faithful in small things will also be faithful in bigger things" or something to that effect.. (its been so long I can't remember exactly)When the tower finds out where the money is from..it shouldn't be acceptable to them..If they can spend time shutting down websites.. they can spend time finding out where donations are coming from..
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  Quick survey for apostates - please everyone just yes or no answer

  by slimboyfat in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  do the other witnesses with whom you associate/once associated in general know that you are an apostate or have apostate inclinations?

  the reason for the phrase "in general" is that it may be the case that one or two close friends know how you feel, but others in general do not.

  in my own case, one other witness knows, but no one else, so i would answer the survey question with a "no".

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  lilybird

  not sure..I have run into a few old friends from the Kingdumb Hall.. and some will stop and have a conversation with me.. like how are your kids doing .. nothing of a religious nature.. others look the other way... I guess the ones looking the other way are afraid I could be apostate?

  Hmmmm.. apostate.. I think I like that title... makes me feel special....LOL...( who really cares anyways)
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  Confession time :-)

  by damselfly in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i can not say the word "potato".

  it's true, i have sinned against the english language.. then he tells me, you say "badado" .

  now that i'm aware of my mispronounciation it's worse because it's very obvious i am trying to say it correctly.

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  lilybird

  My mother could never say vegetables.. she always called them vegg-y-tubbles.... she could never say it right .. so she would just call them veggies..
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  WTS web article: Is the Work of Jehovah's Witnesses Propagandistic?

  by M.J. in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  see: http://www.watchtower.org/library/g/2000/6/22/diagram_01.htm.

  notice how in this article they redirect their own question!

  of course their organization doesn't spread propaganda for jews, communists, or american imperialists!

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  lilybird

  M.J.- everything in your post describes the org perfectly..and they are so sickenly smug about it too