redskymedic

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  My JW mom wished me "good luck"

  by jwbot in

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  ...on the phone.

  should i have told her that "satan is the god of good and bad luck"?

  hehe.

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  redskymedic

  Yikes, I think I'd have fallen off my chair if my mom said that to me!
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  What Did You "Wait" On Jehovah For?

  by minimus in

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  .....a marriage mate, a mate to come into the "truth", "new light", etc........?????

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  Prayed for a husband, funny how I didn't get that until I left.
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  I didn't love God enough to stop smoking

  by embeth2525 in

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  yesterday, i went to visit my friend, who is the jw that i was studying with and i told her about the problems i had had with the other congregation i had been in before.

  i told her about how they had treated me not so very nice and how i had a terrible time, then quitting cigaretts.

  i wasn't able to quit smoking back then, although i have since quit about 3 years now.

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  After watching my now-husband quite smoking, I will never again make a judgement against those who can't break the habit. It is a physical addiction and godly love has nothing to do with it IMO. That comment would have irritated me as well, I can't blame you for being upset. Congrats, though, on being able to kick it altogether! No small accomplishment!
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  So I'm Dancing, and This Bitch Is Just WATCHING Me

  by SixofNine in

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  do you think dogs are critical of the way we dance?

  are dogs from black families less embarrassed by their owner's dancing?

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  redskymedic

  LOL, oh that's too funny.
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  Fun Quiz: What Religion Best Suits You?

  by Sunchild in

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  i found this awhile ago on another message board.

  just thought i would share:.

  what religion best suits you?.

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  redskymedic

  Interesting, I came up as a Pagan or Occultist!
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  Preaching Good News or a Warning Message...?

  by Gill in

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  i remember in the 90's articles and talks about the preaching work and that when the end was close the gb would know when it was time to begin preaching a warning message to the people that would mark them out once and for all before armageddon..so, are they still preaching good news or have they begun warning the natives yet?

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  For what it's worth, my JW mother says it's still the 'good' news.
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  What Did You "Wait" On Jehovah For?

  by minimus in

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  .....a marriage mate, a mate to come into the "truth", "new light", etc........?????

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  An answer as to whether this was actually the "truth."

  I second that.
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  My Deleted Elder Friend Stopped By.......

  by minimus in

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  with his wife to say that it's been 3 months since my daughter's wedding and in october he got deleted for going to it even though the presiding overseer told him it was a "conscience matter.

  period.

  ".....the circuit overseer saw it differently and removed my friend as an elder amd my mom as a regular pioneer because of a letter sent only to circuit overseers in 1999!!!!

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  Maybe it will bring him to his senses and he'll realize that this is no 'Truth'. I do feel for him, though, genuinely an unfair situation in which to be placed.
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  My Deleted Elder Friend Stopped By.......

  by minimus in

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  with his wife to say that it's been 3 months since my daughter's wedding and in october he got deleted for going to it even though the presiding overseer told him it was a "conscience matter.

  period.

  ".....the circuit overseer saw it differently and removed my friend as an elder amd my mom as a regular pioneer because of a letter sent only to circuit overseers in 1999!!!!

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  redskymedic

  Maybe it will bring him to his senses and he'll realize that this is no 'Truth'. I do feel for him, though, genuinely an unfair situation in which to be placed.
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  Breaking the ice

  by filip in

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  i have now for 1 or 2 years or so slowly slipping further and further away from "the truth".

  for that period i've been wondering if there existed a god, and if jehovahs witness was the only "right" religion and so on.

  i've really been split.

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  I was raised a JW as well and I wish that I had come to my senses at 15! While I knew being a JW was not what I wanted, I was already baptized and either had to play along or be totally abandoned by my JW family at a very young age. I really don't know what would be best at your age. If you blurt out this is not what you want, you will probably send them into a panic. They will try and pound even more scriptures into your head, study more often. You will be less likely to get any normal amount of freedom that a 15 yr old JW gets. Your parents at this point in time pretty much have the upper hand. Not a bad idea to contact your school conselor about the situation.

  In your shoes, I would be inclined to 'fake' it until 18 and under no circumstances get baptized!

  It is much better to play cool, eventually you may find ways to help your family to see have you have seen already.