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  Walking away will get you D/Fed

  by Drifting Away in

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  someone just told my wife, that those who are just leaving organization or not going anymore will be dfed, has anyone read that or heard of that?

  i have seen nothing of that, and according to jackson at royal commission, we are free to go as we please...

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  They can df anyone they want, for any reason or no reason at all. There is no law restricting this. (If I am wrong, please post a link to the law.)

  The circulation of this rumor repeatedly over the years is a control technique in itself.
  
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  Watchtower and Theseus' Paradox

  by jwabuse.com in

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  came across this today researching something for work, and thought it was an interesting thought when applied to wt.

  with so many fundamental changes and revisions, can they even be correctly viewed as what they are perceived as by active jws?

  if your baptism was an oath of loyalty to the organization, which organization?

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  oops, I clicked dislike accidentally
  
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  You wake up one morning and see

  by A Believer in

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  the un has banned religion.

  what are you're thoughts?.

  also changes to it seem to be on the way.... http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/12/trump-vows-israel-vote-161224040133216.html.

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  Trump has tricked the xian fundies to believe he is on their side. And he seems to be acting as though he is now, because they got him elected.

  If anything, religion is becoming more and more powerful--it is expected to influence government policy in extreme & illegal ways in the near future.

  The dubs I know are all about the Tea Party. I bet you those who did vote, voted for Trump, and those who didn't vote, would have voted for The Orange One. I heard an evangelist preaching at the coffee shop that it is unbiblical for Clinton to be President because she is a woman and she even wears pants! That's how dubs think too.
  
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  54 year old Jw pedophile molests 14yr old jw girl.

  by notjustyet in

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  need someone to correct the article to let the readers know "it's not a church,.. it's a kingdom hall!!".

  please share and comment on their fb page to get some info out there.

  https://www.facebook.com/sunherald/posts/10157904826940532.

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  This was statutory rape. The thread title seems a bit off.
  
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  My Dad wants to study with me

  by BlackWolf in

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  so my parents continue to pester me about getting baptized.

  the other day my dad told me that i was old enough to make a decision, and was wondering why i wasn't ready (assembly is in a few weeks) so i told him calmly that i have many doubts and if i were to get baptized it has to be 100 percent my idea.

  he was a little annoyed by this, and now wants to study the "is there a creator that cares about you" book (which is complete bs) with me.

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  I don't know if it's a personality thing or what. A person can only have one personality, so I have no idea what it's like to have another. For me, I need to be honest. It is a need I feel in the core of myself.

  I was honest about my doubts. I had to do that prep thing with the elder and I was honest then that I wasn't sure this was thee truth.

  I was honest during the ass-embly when they had you do the vows. I said 'no' to a few of them, IIRC.

  They dunked me anyways, even though I was still a teen and frankly stating to my jw parent, elder and ass-embly attendant that I wasn't sure. But I still feel good that I was honest. In the end, it is one thing they can't ever take away from you, even if they control all other aspects of you.
  
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  Fade Advice Please

  by Zeds Dead in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i got reinstated in the last month and had my record cards sent to a new congregation.

  i went to a few meetings until i heard the cards had been sent and now i am looking to do a complete fade, no longer go at all.

  the new congregation does not know me well and further away from where i live so i am hoping they will give up trying to make contact quickly.. any advice on do's and dont's and what to expect?.

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  Chronic fatigue syndrome

  Seriously, that's a good idea.

  I know a woman who remained in good standing without attending meetings and FS for a super long time, and her dad remained MS in good standing too. Her relatives even said she was faking it to get out of jw stuff, but really this chick did not leave the house much. I guess if that or being an active dubbie are your only 2 choices...
  
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  Fade Advice Please

  by Zeds Dead in

  1. jw
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  i got reinstated in the last month and had my record cards sent to a new congregation.

  i went to a few meetings until i heard the cards had been sent and now i am looking to do a complete fade, no longer go at all.

  the new congregation does not know me well and further away from where i live so i am hoping they will give up trying to make contact quickly.. any advice on do's and dont's and what to expect?.

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  Throw out mail. Block emails, texts and social media.

  If they mail you literature subscriptions (do they still do that?), mark them "return to sender" unopened.

  I agree with pbrow: Basically live in fear and waste time in the only life that you are absolutely sure you have.

  I imagine you had your reasons for being reinstated, but now that you are, you are a lot less beholden to them.

  You can shun them now! That's what I do.
  
  
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  Tried my hand at creating a couple of memes. What do you think?

  by nicolaou in

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  just a bit of fun..

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  I saw some tourists taking smiling selfies at Ground Zero in NYC when it was in ruins. Reminds me of that meme. Unbelievable. I can totally imagine heartless jws doing that at Armageddon.
  
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  EX JW art

  by aintenoughwiskey in

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  best use yet for old light.

  i have no vested interest in her art venture, just an fyi her name is sarah riches hall.

  in australia.. .

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  rebel8

  This is similar to a line I have been working on. Great minds?
  
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  My New Apostate Word Invention. Your thoughts?

  by Iamallcool in

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  "jehovah's witnesses are too cultish for my liking" what do you think about my new word invention?.

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  rebel8

  Feel free to IM me all of your invented words and I will publish them in the Apostate Dictionary, which I update from time to time.

  I just added cultooish, cultocracy, etc. from this thread--these will go in the next update, whenever I get around to it.

  Outlaw, is Brother Let's name spelled correctly in that cartoon? I thought it was Lett.