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  News of Englishman

  by Belmont in

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  englishman had his op today and all is going according to plan.

  he's feeling woozy and sore tonight, but hopefully that will pass in a day or so.

  chris says he will probably have to stay in for about a week, but no doubt he will be posting if he can get hold of a laptop.

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  Freedomfest

  by Belmont in

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  we're going to joy2bfree and just2laws bbq on nov.1st!

  it was so good seeing them and the rest at englishman's bbq in july, that when we heard they were planning another, we just had to "throw off every weight" to be there.

  travelling from sw england, and looking forward to meeting more of our fellow survivors.

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  With friends like these.......

  by Belmont in

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  we've been out three years after many many years enmeshed in the org; not df'd or da'd, just fading away for family's sake.

  this is a letter we received this morning from a jw friend of 25 years' standing who has continued to invite us to her house for meals, and eat with us during the past three years.. dear****, when i first knew you had ceased coming to the meetings, my heart felt love for you both, made me visit you.

  the intention was to win back my dear brother and sister.. over a period of time i have come to realize that you have ceased associating with jehovah's organization and my conscience now feels i cannot continue our association.. i am sorry to lose you as friends.

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  Life in a small town

  by Belmont in

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  we live in a small town in england where for 30 years we were stalwarts of the local congregation, and then walked away, not df'd or da'd.

  there is virtually only one main street, and the reaction of the jws to us is a lesson in human behaviour.

  some ostentatiously shun us, some "love bomb" us, and one elder whom we have known since he was 10 years old, actually walked away when we spoke to him.

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  Englishman's party

  by Belmont in

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  have just spent a delightful afternoon at englishman's barbecue - sunshine, good food and wine, and scintillating company.

  mr. dubinapub was there, singing irish rebel songs and passing round illicit liquor.. am i being corrupted by bad associations?

  :-)

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  My story

  by Belmont in

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  i originally posted my story on h20 last november, and since then have found jehovahs-witness.com and have been lurking avidly and gratefully most days.

  your comments have been enormously helpful in the process of treading carefully (we have family still in), and making a new life for ourselves.

  were in the process of leaving the organization quietly after 40 years.

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