Topics Started by lonelysheep

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Thanksgiving request
by NKyGuy in
1. jw
2. experiences
so i suppose i should give a little background here first, since i am not very regular here.

i was in "the truth" for a number of years, my wife with me, progressing nicely and was even a ministerial servant.

however, after a while i just couldn't do it anymore.
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Hello all you Newbies!!!!!
by kls in
1. jw
2. friends
i see we are having a run on newbies and just wanted to say and welcome to you all.

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i don't know all your screen names and don't want to miss any so post and say hi.
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Finally....Hello everyone
by mrsjones5 in
1. jw
2. friends
i've been a lurker for quite a while...had joined a couple of years ago and lost my password and finally today i got my new password to log back on the message board.

a little bit about myself: i'm a 39 year old black woman, married 12 years come december (to the same man .

i have just started to attend a church which i really enjoy and wonder upon wonders i did not melt upon crossing the threshold.
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A religion with nothing to Celebrate
by eyeslice in
1. jw
2. friends
how sad that the witnesses have nothing to celebrate.

the more i think about it since i stopped going to the meetings, the more i feel that spirituality and religion are about opportunities to give thanks and to celebrate life with family and friends.

christenings or name giving ceremonies celebrate the gift of a new life to a family.
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Would You See A Therapist or Doctor To Help You Get Out of JWs???
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
there are a number of people that have been "out" of the organization for years yet they almost seem to live for the "old days".

they might still be bitter , angry or depressed because of their past.

but in a strange way, it seems like they never really want to get back into reality, into the real world.
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JWD maps - Where are you?
by Lady Lee in
1. jw
2. friends
due to a problem with the server i was using for the maps i have had to move them so we can still have access to them and post them here.

so if you were wondering where we are from.

or how close you are to other jwd posters in your area just take a look.. ballistic has done an amazing job with the map of the uk you can find it at .
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Famous JW's (or exJW)..an almost complete listing.
by badwillie in
1. jw
2. friends
famous jehovah's witnesses

dwight d. eisenhower - u.s. president (raised jw) .

venus and serena williams - world chamption/olympic gold medalist tennis players .
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CULT CULT CULT
by minimus in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i have read many opinions about jw's being a cult.a dictionary describes cult as a system of religious beliefs and ritual .. some have viewed even major religions as a cult, such as the roman catholic church.based upon webster almost anybody or anything that is viewed as ritualistic could be said to be cultic.when someone tries to negate jehovah's witnesses by using.

the "cult" word, i believe they are not seeing that many others could legitimately be regarded as a cult or at least "cultic".therefore the word loses alot of meaning.

some have said that the watchtower is a cult because of the control factor.
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upstate New York
by bonnie38 in
1. jw
2. experiences
is anyone from upstate new york?
255
Going out with a bang
by LittleToe in
1. jw
2. friends
after much deliberation, i decided to go "out" at the end of a public talk.

it didn't go down too well, but at least i was able to give some of my reasons for leaving.. i've put some of the details on my homepage.

i'll update it more when i get the time and the strength.