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  Same ol' Topic?

  by Jordynne in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  i've been reading through a lot of the posts and have to say, things are looking bad for me....i am looking for a bit of support with something that looks like an all too familiar topic:.

  non-jw dating a jw.. my currently disfellowshiped jw is a 30 year old divorced father (3 children).

  we have been together for 2 years.

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  microphones were the last straw

  by ivy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it wasn't the big stuff that made me decide i could never go back, it was one little thing.

  i have been thinking about my journey out of "the truth", and i think i can pin-point the last straw.. .

  i had been out for years, but always thinking that if i got my head together someday i would be good enough to go back.

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  SO WHY AREN'T YOU AT THE MEETING THIS MORNING???

  by Mary in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  what excuse could anyone possibly have as to why they're not attending the 2 hours + of boring bullshit partaking of spiritual food this morning??

  as for me, i have a perfectly valid excuse: i'm doing laundry and baking banana bread this morning.

  what are you doing sunday morning instead of being told you're not doing enough in god's service?

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  JW MEMORIAL ATTENDANCE FIGURES FOR 2005

  by steve2 in

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  has the watchtower mentioned these yet or am i too early?

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  What are the qualifications to get into Bethel?

  by tyler m in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i confirmed from a reliable source that my brother will be going to bethel.

  we have no contact.

  what requirements do you have to meet for this "honor"?

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  Do those that shun us not love us?

  by logansrun in

  1. forum
  2. announcements

  it is a mistake for former jehovah's witnesses to think that just because they are shunned by friends and family, they are no longer loved.

  isn't shunning a horrible experience, one borne from twisted psychological reasoning?

  mandated shunning from a powerful and misguided religious organization is a great sin against both the person shunned and those who are obliged, yes obliged, to shun them.

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  The most condescending thing said to you by the (sm)elders.

  by diamondblue1974 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i wasnt the most academic of children although i had some capability but i could read quite well by the time i was 4 years old at least for my age; i have always read as a child and still read now as an adult both professionally (research) and for pleasure.

  i have always been able to write too...and pretty much advanced as well as my peers did in school...perhaps i am lucky, i certainly feel like i am when illiteracy amongst adults and children is rife at present...however.. i remember when i was 16 the wts in the uk were pushing through a scheme teaching those who were not as able to read and write...and an elder in the hall made a point of coming to me and suggesting that i should actually attend the training!!

  !....i explained that i could read and write well enough and didnt need to be taught basic literacy... he said that i might learn something new and should respect jehovahs order of things and show appreciation...i did decline his kind offer rather abruptly....but wtf??

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  So how long has everyone been out?

  by tyler m in

  1. jw
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  i stopped all jw activity on june 12, 1996. my 18th birthday.

  i made arrangements to stay with some friends and they even lined me up a summer job.

  i snuck out in the middle of the night and left my parents a note.

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  Please welcome Tyler to the board

  by unbeliever in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have been showing him posts.

  he's an xjw and has been out for several years.

  i will get him registered and he will post.. thanks!.

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  JW Kids Leave the Organization: Facts

  by Maximus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the october 1 watchtower 2001 features articles on training children "properly" and dealing with a "prodigal child.

  the latest inside u.s. figures reveal that 86% of jw children leave the fold, with some 29% who eventually come back for reasons of family ties, most never "reaching out.

  " that means over half leave permanently.

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