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  Anyone been baptised in another religon since leaving the dubs?

  by misspeaches in

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  i was just wondering if any of you have been baptised into another religon since leaving the jw's.. if you don't mind sharing i would love to know if it was a monumental decision for you to make?.

  what was your status when you did it?

  disphellowshipped?

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  mad max

  I left the jw about 8 years but still believed they weere the "truth" only got announced 5 or so months ago that "I am no longer a jw" so one does not know if you are Dfed. cold, etc etc, as now the WTBTS reliaze that they can be sued.

  Anyway in Jan of this year accepeted Jesus into my life WOW what a difference, Christ now lives IN ME. This amazes me because i was not even looking for something and this living acceptance of me from God was even before I REALLY knew what He wanted from me. (remember as a jw, you have to go thru so many questions etc before you get baptised into THEIR religion, and have had to have been on the field for so many months etc etc).

  God chooses you, you do not choose God.

  Anyway, about baptizim, I dont know if this is spiritual or physical, sometimes feel the need sometimes don't. I am waiting on God to tell me.
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  Are you satisfied with your looks?

  by JH in

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  is there anything you'd like to change about your appearance?.

  i'd like to be 2 inches taller with the same weight proportion.. i'd like to have nicer skin.. i'd like to be a little more muscular.. other than that, i'm not too unhappy with my looks.. all things the new system would have brought me..... .

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  mad max

  JH,

  Do yourself a BIG FAVOUR and GO GIVE BLOOD.

  Well that is what I am going to do, the blood people are coming to our work next week and guess where I will be yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!! giving BLOOD.

  This is a BIGGIE for all (i think) ex jw.

  Bu I know this (giving blood) will just get me past all the junk that was put in my head.

  JH go for it, give blood and see what a difference it will make to you, your face (if that is what the doc says it will do).

  Otherwise you look great.

  Ps I am on the Body for Life programe to lose a little weight but to encrease my muscles. It it a wonderful diet, eat 6 times a day, exercise 6 days a week. Being on it only for 8 days WHAT A DIFFERENCE. Try it!! all who want to feel and look great.
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  Which meetings did you hate the most?

  by JH in

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  out of the 5 weekly meetings, here are the ones i hated the most.. in order.

  1. theocratic ministry school ( i hated speaking in public) got me so nervous.. 2. service meeting ( too much crap and statistics and presentations).

  3. the book study ( just a waist of time ).

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  The public talk on a Sunday, for 1 whole hour the elder spoke from an outline, and did the things he was taught on the Thursday meeting. Voice up and down or just drooooning on and on, my head used to fall into my chest and I used to get very dizzy trying to keep my eyes open. But what a difference when I went to this one church . The chap spoke right from his heart and from inside of him which i call the inner Spirit. It was not rehersed at all. Nothing was set out in order but flowed. I found that all the meetings started right on time, hour for this or for that and dont forget you ONLY had 5 min to give your talk on the Thursdays DONT go overtime. I liked that ONLY BECAUSE I HAD A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT TAKE ON SOME OF MY TOPICS. Shock on some of the faces. Anyway thank God we all out of it.
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  Did you ever find any of Jehovahs pronouncements 'thrilling'?

  by IronGland in

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  things like a new book campaign or the chance to go in service on a sunday or a resolution.

  or instructions on where not to eat etc.

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  NO
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  Did you blindly accept all the JW teachings?

  by JH in

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  i was the "good jw", that accepted everything they taught, without even thinking of searching to see if it was true.

  and how could i have searched to see if what they preach was true?

  i don't speak hebrew or greek.

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  BLINDLY.

  I tried to tell my mom, sister, nephew and rest of family, BEFORE i was D'Fed this year about how wrong the society were etc and how I looked back on their histroy but to NO AVAIL. (now its no go, it is no talking now). That is why the society D'F us, so that we cannot go talking to our family.

  That is how they are ALL kept in the dark and cannot SEE.

  I suppose I just forgot that is how (to some extent) I believed. Though I did not beleive in disfellowshiping and many other things as well, but I just kept on going.
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  Did you blindly accept all the JW teachings?

  by JH in

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  i was the "good jw", that accepted everything they taught, without even thinking of searching to see if it was true.

  and how could i have searched to see if what they preach was true?

  i don't speak hebrew or greek.

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  I remember one day Loubelle was studing from the Aid Book, ans sdhe came out of her bedroom and said she just does not think that only 144t will go to heaven.

  I had the same feelings and went to see one of the "annointed" and asked him how he know he is one, reply to me was " just as I know I am a man and you know that you are a women, that is how I know" that did not jell with me.

  But I still stayed both Loubelle and me for quite a few years, BUT with all other nagging thought.

  Now I know the only way to to Christ is being born again with the Holy Spirit and they an't got it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  but I have now I am 144t and ONE. ha ha
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  Why do/don't you believe in God

  by LouBelle in

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  now for all the scientists out there this is not a question of proof or anything along those lines.

  for my part i choose to believe in a god because i honestly believe there is one (though i did start doubting for a little while) i've always felt that there was more to our existance on earth - and that doesn't stem from me wanting to live forever or as a spirit, as i don't even know if that will happen.

  i also believe in him because many many times when i could not carry on, on my own strength, i managed to pulled through.

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  I get scared not to believe in God, then sometimes I am not scared.

  Sometimes I do believe, sometimes I dont.

  I want to believe, as someone else said in this post "becacuse we feel protected and safe".

  Want to believe so I can hope that my life will run smoothly (for a change), also it gets very tirying to do, say, feel, the wrong thing.

  Want to believe because of creation (of babies) that is a wonder, because of the happiness and joy one can get from saying to yourself "I have the Holy Spirit" but then again, do I. as well as the above. Also it feels good that there is a Higher Power that should make you feel that he is looking out for you and their is a PLAN for you. That is what I have learned just recently (but don't know how true that is) but want to believe that one is specail in God's eyes and yes he did choose me to follow him.

  But on the other hand don't want to believe in God so that I can carry on thinking and doing waht I WANT without feeling bad. (these days do not feel gulity, like I was being a JW) just sometimes feels bad that I am not really following God.

  Sorry worked late tonight and got carried away with the above, sort of went off thread. Just all quite in this place.
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  Grounds for divorce.

  by Norm in

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  divorce has always been a tricky thing in the watchtower world and has been subject of many articles in the literature.

  for a year - from january 1972 until december the same year, "christian" husbands could technically screw anything with a pulse in the animal world without giving his spouse a "biblical" reason to divorce him.

  the only thing he had to be careful about if having sex with humans - men or women was to use the "rear entrance".

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  The WTBTS go into such detail that the sheep are led to believe that way for a while, then they come back again with a new idea with ALL the detail again, detail detail detail.

  The so called sis and bro DO NOT READ IT, they just hear from another sis or bro THE NEW LIGHT and AGREE.

  Also the reason that they go into such DETAIL is because they know that the sheep will not read it and just snipits from one another and JUST AGREE.
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  Reality TV: Venus & Serena Williams

  by myself in

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  it's almost time for their new show tonight 9pm cst.

  i wonder if they will mention their ties to the jw's?

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  Did not even know they were or are JW or even connected here in South Africa.

  Thought that JW could not be competative, my kid could not participate in ANY sports.

  Please keep us updated as in South Africa if you do not have DSTV, then we stuck with 4 well 3 channels as the one is a pay channel and lots just cannot afford it.
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  Asking for critique on ‘Great Crowd’ article

  by martorii in

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  at the link below there is a discussion of the great crowd in rev 7:15. .

  i would like to ask if anyone could please take a look and offer a critique to that material.. .

  http://exegeza.martorii.com/exegesis/un_unnumbered_crowd.htm .

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  mad max

  Could not go into the site as I am at work and only allowed a short time on the net....

  all I know is that the great crowd is standing in HEAVEN.

  But thanks for that very interesting.. will go later on that site when I have a little more time.