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  How long will it take to be reinstated?

  by blindfool in

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  ok, heres my question for all the ex-elders out there.. it will be announced thursday that my niece will be disfellowshipped.. the circumstances are not important to this discussion, but she is .

  remorseful for her actions and has taken steps so it will not happen again.

  she actually made a lot of sacrifices to try to make her mistake right.

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  blindfool

  Joy,
  Thanks as always for the kind words.
  This situation did give my wife and I an opportunity to talk.
  She also feels that her niece is not being treated fairly.

  The problem is and I guess always will be, that my wife is stuck between really analyzing her beliefs or having a relationship with her family.

  I think I've come to realize that its not fair for me to want her to make a choice. My goal at this point is for her to learn the importance of forgiveness and the fact that we are saved by God's grace and not our works. If she can be free of the WT's presure of field service and required meetings, I think I can live with Sunday meetings and having respect for the JW's beliefs on unimportant issues.(ie. cross or stake, heaven or new earth).
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  How long will it take to be reinstated?

  by blindfool in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ok, heres my question for all the ex-elders out there.. it will be announced thursday that my niece will be disfellowshipped.. the circumstances are not important to this discussion, but she is .

  remorseful for her actions and has taken steps so it will not happen again.

  she actually made a lot of sacrifices to try to make her mistake right.

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  blindfool

  Amazing,
  Thanks for your reply. Please check your e-mail.
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  How long will it take to be reinstated?

  by blindfool in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ok, heres my question for all the ex-elders out there.. it will be announced thursday that my niece will be disfellowshipped.. the circumstances are not important to this discussion, but she is .

  remorseful for her actions and has taken steps so it will not happen again.

  she actually made a lot of sacrifices to try to make her mistake right.

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  blindfool

  OK, heres my question for all the ex-elders out there.

  It will be announced Thursday that my niece will be disfellowshipped.
  The circumstances are not important to this discussion, but she is
  remorseful for her actions and has taken steps so it will not happen again. She actually made a lot of sacrifices to try to make her mistake right. Its not hard to figure out her mistake, she's single and 22 years old, use your imagination.

  She is a loyal witness. She has spent a lot of time in service, but she made a mistake.

  From what I understand, she wants to do everything she can to get back in the fold.

  So, how long will it take? Can the JW's really affort to be losing good loyal members?
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  Do JWs have Deacons?

  by badboy in

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  there is a lot of talk about elders, but i don't seem to have seen anything about deacons,they are mentioned in the nt.. do jws have deacons as instructed by paul

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  blindfool

  These guys are right Amazing, you've got to help us with these details. Don't leave us hanging here!!!
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  Can U Answer a Really Hard ? from any JW?

  by Mindchild in

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  i was thinking today that many of us ex-dubs are fairly capable of holding our own when conversing with an active witness about anything jw related.

  if we dont have an immediate answer, it isnt difficult to find a ex-jw website that has a lot of good information we could use for finding an answer fairly quickly.

  having said this though, i think there are some questions that a jw could ask you that might be a lot tougher to answer, websites or not.

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  blindfool

  I agree with Little Toe.
  Answering questions from JW's is hard because they can't accept the answers. A closed mind is hard to debate with.
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  Oprah and My Mother

  by teenyuck in

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  my mother just called...as she does 2-4 times a week to tell me that "you must watch oprah!

  " my mother is in chicago, where oprah is broadcast live.

  i live in est where oprah is on in the afternoon.

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  blindfool

  Next on celebrity boxing matches:
  Dr. Phil vs. Dr. Laura
  Hey, don't forget she has a black belt in karate.
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  Our new website.

  by Princess in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it's still in the rough stages, but you can check it out now!

  there is a family photo on the front page along with a shot of my husband steve and our kids.. princess

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  blindfool

  Great web site.
  Sorry, but guess what I do for a living.
  I sell plumbing repair parts!!!
  If you will move to Georgia, I'll set you up as a dealer!!
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  Louisiana

  by gspradling in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  hi all,.

  i just wondered if there was anyone on here from deridder, la?

  i was in the borg there back in the 70's.

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  blindfool

  I used to work with a guy from Deritter, Rick Garcia.
  He's a great guy. Hey isn't Deritter the place with such interesting High School classes??
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  this website

  by little_lamb_on_a_hill in

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  i just stumbled onto this website whilst messing about on the internet and i've taken exception to quite a lot of what i've seen here.

  incase you think i'm some irate jehovah's witness idiot who's been offended by the terrible blasphemy that he's read on here, i'm not.

  i was raised a jw, but now i'm not one.. first of all, given the url, i thought this website was in some way affiliated with the jehovah's witness organization, whereas in reality it seems from the posts i've read that most people here are either former jehovah's witnesses or soon-to-be former jehovah's witnesses.

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  blindfool

  Little-Lamb,
  Imbue explains why you are not shunned. You were never babtized.
  This is the point where JW's are not allowed free thought. They must submit to the will of the Governing Body. They will tell you that they follow the faithful and descreet slave, but how many anointed persons are allowed to write Watchtower articles?

  You should be thankful that you never were babtized.

  Anyone thinking of joining the JW ranks should be very careful of this important step.
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  Elder Spread Lies! - Biggs's Part FIVE

  by Mister Biggs in

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  2. experiences

  part one: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.asp?id=24348&site=3.

  part two: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.asp?id=24359&site=3.

  i saw his wife at a mini-market.

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  blindfool

  Mr. Biggs,

  Your story is fascinating . Your brother goes to college then comes home and encourages you to return to the meetings, only to be shunned. My new favorite motto: "How Rude!!"

  Keep up the writing, I'm looking forward to hearing the rest of your story.

  BDF!