Topics Started by Freedom Fighter

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Encouragement to get back to the meetings
by cyber-sista in
1. jw
2. friends
i keep getting these forwards from certain ones who i knew in the org.

they know i have left because i was "discouraged".

they are keeping their distance by not writing to me anything personal, but keep sending these "encouraging" forwards in hopes that i'll be re-awakened, dust off the book bag and head on back to the old kh.
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Come on ENGLAND!!! england v france
by Pleasuredome in
1. jw
2. friends
any predictions for the score tonight?

i guess 2-1 win to england.

i'll be off the the bar to watch it on the big screen.
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Took the next step....
by confusedjw in
1. jw
2. experiences
okay as my jwd friends and acquaintances know i'm trying for "the perfect fade", because family is in etc etc .

but i've just taken some "bigish" steps for me.

(babysteps in reality i suppose.
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How do most of you....
by TallTexan in
1. jw
2. experiences
handle being called on by jw's in service?

do you try to 'show them the light' or just be polite, or even angry?

also, i heard it rumored once that the local cong's kept a file on all 'apostates' in their territory and wouldn't let the publishers call on them for fear of them being 'turned'.
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100 Ways to Tell if You're a JW
by Pinned Blouse in
1. social
2. humour
100 ways to tell if you're a jw author unknown .

source: http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/christianexjehovahswitnesses messages 913 - 917001) if your reaction to someone wearing a cross is the same as a vampire's, you might be a jw.

002) if you think demons can reduce their size to fit in jewelry, furniture, books, or into blue smurfs, you might be a jw.
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What first gave you doubts ?
by rick1199 in
1. jw
2. experiences
we all know the big problems with the wts, but what was the first thing that made you realise there were problems with the organisation ?

with me it was realitivly small stuff like an 8 year old getting baptised and a comment my best mates made about another of our friends asking if we should be hanging round with her as she might be bad assciation (she had just been reproved, but they had been mates 20 years).. .

how ever the first time i ever thought something was really wrong was when i was about 11 and my grand farther died, and mu mum wouldn't go to the funeral, i remeber thinking that surely it was better to say good bye properly than worry about if the service was in a church.. .
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how does everyone else cope with being shunned by family?
by nb-dfed in
1. jw
2. experiences
i am a newbie to the site.

i was born an raised a jw.

shortly after marriage, my husband and i decided we no longer wanted to be part of the organization.
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In one word...
by mojobeans in
1. jw
2. experiences
was wondering.

in one word, how would you all describe your experience/s in leaving the club?

mine would have to be cathartic
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Trying to fade slowly....
by nemo in
1. jw
2. experiences
i am trying to fade slowly, but am finding this increasingly difficult.

i can't sit through a meeting, i had to leave at the 1/2 the other day, because of my recent enlightenment, the hypocrisy is to much for me to take.

as i left you could see the looks on people faces, "oh she's just not spritual enough".
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Sports and JW's (allowing kids to play)
by confusedjw in
1. jw
2. experiences
what are people's experiences here of jw's who let their kids play sports and the consequences for them?.

for instance did you know any kids who played little league or high school football or basketball?.

any canadiens who allowed their children to play hockey at any of the levels?.