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testimony for further research
by ewnet in
1. watchtower
2. bible
the miraculous birth 1st testimony .

it was me the daughter of the first born to my parents but not a son as my father wished and expected.

6: and when the days of her purifying are fulfilled, for a son, or for a daughter, she shall bring a lamb of the first year for a burnt offering, and a young pigeon, or a turtledove, for a sin offering, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest: .
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Here comes another Newbie!
by adamgraziano in
1. jw
2. friends
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i just stumbled across this forum today and just wanted to say big hello to everyone.. it's great to know that i am not alone in this world when it comes to leaving the so called truth.. when reading through the forum discussions, i can really relate -and that is great!.

i'm sure i'll be back here time and time again.. have a great day!.
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my story and why I'm here
by little1 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i?ve been a lurker for awhile and a member for a little while, and i?d like to tell you about myself and why i?m here.

i was looking for information, comfort and explanations for what happened in my life and i?ve found all that and more here---thank you all so much for your contributions, words of wisdom and humor.

3 years ago, almost 4, i was a divorced mother of 3 just getting my life together after having been married to a raging alcoholic for over 13 years.
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JEHOVAH
by minimus in
1. watchtower
2. bible
we all know that we do not know the correct pronunciation of the name of god.

over 6000 times, the tetragrammaton is mentioned in the ot.

yet for some reason, most bibles do not use the name jehovah or yahweh but a few times.
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My story in part....
by What The....... in
1. watchtower
2. bible
well i guess i should give you my story as of now.

i have been a jw now for about 6 years and have been the model witness.

about a year ago i started reading my bible and writing down verses that i didn?t understand.
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Cheating
by sandy in
1. social
2. relationships
would you tell your ex-boyfriend you cheated on him?

i was with my ex for 4 years.

we broke up four months ago.
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Spirtual Paradise?
by integ in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the witnesses say they are living today in a 'spiritual paradise".

is'nt paradise supposed to be something really good, ecstatic, perfect?

which makes me think......if this is what they consider to be a "paradise" of any kind, what will the earthly paradise be like acording to the jw's?, and who would want to live in a "paradise" where only jw's are the ones there?
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Hi, my introduction.....finally.
by MonkeyPrincess in
1. jw
2. experiences
i have been reading posts for a while, but everytime i try and post my intro, i dont know what to say, so i suppose i will just write what comes to me.

lets see, i was born and raised in the "truth", i have never known anything else my whole life, so this is weird for me to think differently.

i was df'd about 4 years ago when i met my "worldly" husband, i have tried for the past 2 years to be reinstated, but i guess that i have not tried hard enough, according to the elders (who btw have not been very nice or loving toward me).
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absolute newcomer, absolute
by mash in
1. jw
2. friends
hello you lot....god it's been a while!

well, like my topic says, i really am a newcomer so i don't really know what this scene's about.

i hope i don't get ostracised again, like the last time i spoke my mind!
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I need a good beating for what I did this morning
by freeman in
1. jw
2. friends
this morning i let my emotions run away with me and challenged my 20-year-old son into defending his loyalty to the watchtower shunning doctrine.

it was not good, im in no way proud of myself.

im sure he and my dub wife will likely mischaracterize it as an attack on god; anything said against the tower is always an attack on god.