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  Demon possesion, bunch of crap or?

  by raven in

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  i've been using the forum to vent and post a lot more frequently lately as a venting purpose & way to obtain peace of mind with the craziness i've been going through recently as i fade away form the org.

  anyways today i'm sitting here at work and thinking to myself about demons... ok i know this sounds crazy but has anyone else out there been traumatized by the thought of demons?

  i had a dream the other night, just flat out spooky and i woke and couldn't help but feeling it may have been evil ole' satan and his demons at it again.. i don't want to believe that, (trying not to, & just brushing it under the rug so to speak) but have any of you out there been talked up about demons?

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  I sometimes wonder the same thing. About 8 years ago I was having some very weird and scary dreams. They seemed so real that I actually thought it was happening. One in particular happened at least three times over a period of weeks. It was as if I actually woke up, got out of my bed that was rocking slightly and items from the dresser would move. While this was happening I was thinking "I know I'm awake, this isn't a dream. I actually touched things in the dream thinking that I was awake. Call me crazy but I don't know what causes such vivid dreams.

  Other dreams were of my late wife. I would be talking to her and knew that she was dead but here looking at me. One particular dream about 15 or more years ago (she's gone for 20 years now) she was in it and it turns out my daughter had the same dream on the same night I had it. Only she talked to my daughter and told her everything would be ok. My daughter and I described what she was wearing and it was exactly the same for both of us.

  Demons? I don't know but when I was a good JW that is what I would have said.

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  Inside Prince's Kingdom Hall Memorial Service today

  by neat blue dog in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  http://m.startribune.com/prince-memorial-fills-jehovah-s-witnesses-hall-in-minnetonka/379592941/.

  http://m.etonline.com/news/187330_prince_funeral_private_religious_memorial_service_minnesota/.

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  Rebel8

  You are a little behind the times. The 6 months rule was way way back about 1968 or 69. I know..........I can't keep up with the dozens of changes and flip flops either! lol

  I actually believe they would study with someone perpetually just to count the time.

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  Question about baptism around 1973- can anyone answer for me?

  by Virgochik in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i am hoping someone will take a look at this and be able to help me with my question.. i was baptized in 1973, you know, because i was a teenager and old enough to stand on my own when armageddon descended in 1975. .

  perhaps elders, or any former elders especially, but anyone who was around then could help me with this question, because i honestly don't recall, and really need to know.. what were the baptismal questions the candidates responded to back then?

  were we still asked if we repented of our sins, turned around, and were being baptized in the name of the father, the son and the holy spirit?.

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  HappyDad

  I was dipped as a JW in 1971 in Pittsburgh, PA. if you are sincere in your Christian beliefs, have the baptism redone in your church as I did in 2008. My life as a "real" Christian is better than ever even though I am soooooo very imperfect.

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  My brother died last night

  by LisaRose in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i found out this morning that my brother died last night, he was also an ex jw, 73 years old and died of heart disease and kidney failure.

  it was not totally unexpected, as he had been in poor health, but it's a blow, especially as i just lost another brother two years ago.

  there were six of us, now only four.

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  HappyDad

  So sorry for your loss LisaRose. I'm about to turn 70 and I think about my mortality more than ever. I can see myself slowing down. I'm sure your brother felt the same as he got older. At least he saw the TTATT in time.

  Cherish the good memories of him.

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  Why is Mother's Day wrong?

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so why is celebrating mother's day wrong according to witnesses?.

  is it not an opportunity to show respect to the giver of life (mother) and therefore god, the originator of families?.

  does it not give an opportunity for members of the family to give a hard working mother a day off?

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  I just wish my "df'd since 1971 for smoking" mother were still alive so that I could celebrate her worth as my mother. She died in 1998 and I am proud to say that when I was a brainwashed dub, I never once allowed the JW doctrine to affect my relationship with her. Screw you Watchtower!

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  Gorby says goodbye

  by Gorbatchov in

  1. jw
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  my eyes for ttatt opened in 1995 with the generation change and the wt magazine stated "some witness thought that the generation started in 1914".

  since 1997, with internet at low speed, i followed h2o hourglass, www.xjw.com and later on www.jehovahs-witness.net.. did a bachelor and post bachelor since then.. now, nearly completed with fading, i feel it's time to go on with my life and do some other things, spending more time with my wife abd children instead of thinking about jw topics in my head.

  goal is being a better person and less grumpy at 45.... everything what could be said is already said.

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  My best to you Gorby.

  I've been out for 15 years and never even think about it until I see some of them walking the streets or at the city park sitting with the literature cart. But I still check this site out each and every day and even several times a day because I learn a lot here. This site keeps me informed about the latest idiocy that comes from headquarters and reinforces the fact that I made the right decision to leave. Please come back from time to time because your posts have always been a pleasure to read.

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  Prince's will

  by wannaexit in

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  is it possible that watchtower is in possession of prince's will and the legal department is waiting for the until things settle down to produce it?.

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  There is no will. Stop the conspiracy bull shit already and start thinking like a normal person.

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  Special Day for our family today!

  by Captain Schmideo2 in

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  my son graduates with his bachelors degree, cum laude!.

  he is the first in my family to graduate with a four year degree.

  and he is already in talks for a teaching job.. so, gerrit lush....up your nose with a rubber hose!

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  Captain Schmideo2,

  I am very happy for you and wish you and your son much happiness.

  Isn't it amazing what can be accomplished once the cult doesn't have a hold on us anymore?

  Likewise.....I can't wait to post the same thing about my daughter when she graduates with her bachelors degree later this year. Only 20 plus years later than it should have taken.

  She will finally have her degree at age 45 and it will be well worth it.

  Our family passed a free ride to college for her in 1989 when she graduated high school because of this "explitive" cult we were in. It has since cost a fortune but my daughter and I have no regrets.

  Long live all exjw's who are now awakened.

  Let this post be a lesson for all you lurkers who still adhere to the brainwashing of higher education.

  HappyDad
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  My Bible Study Is Wide Awake To The TTATT

  by James Jack in

  1. jw
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  i ran into my old bible study at the kingdom hall recently, he was baptized as a jw 8 years ago.

  we started talking about small things and catching up about our families and then the bombshell.. "my wife and i are deeply troubled by the watchtower change of doctrine, prophecy, and their history"!

  "did you know about charles russell and his failed marriage... his view of pyramids... generation mistakes... and dates... that place in california for returning prophets..."and on and on he went.. i told him i knew all about it and then show him a publication on display in the foyer (i think it is divine plan of the ages), and it had a fold out of a pyramid and a description on bible verses that showed 1914 was the year the big a was going to happen.

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  HappyDad

  Why on earth would a KH have on display in the foyer, a publication such as Divine Plan of the Ages?

  Weren't they told to get rid of all those misguided publications some years back?

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  Prince was on the board of directors for the WTS

  by Barrold Bonds in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was talking with a friend of mine who knows a few people in the home department at bethel.

  apparently, prince was, as i noted in the title, on the board of directors.

  he apparently was sort of a silent partner or advisor in the whole thing.

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  HappyDad

  Ok............

  I edited that post 4 times and the lyrics still come out jumbled. What gives?

  HappyDad