I was 15 and feel the same as you, no way should I have done it.
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Poll:What is the "average" age of people's baptism in the org?
by megsmomma ini was 14....and that seems pretty common for those that were in it young....... .
how in the world is a 14 year old ready to commit themselves to anything life altering?.
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My Wife Just Left Me Because of the Evil Watchtower
by rassillon inthis is very difficult to write because i am crying.
i am normally not the kind of person you will ever see cry because things don't affect me that much but this has got to be the hardest things i have ever went through.. i just got through discussing with my wife my feelings.
i guess it has been hard to hid some of the things that i have felt since i have learned that many of the wt teachings are false.
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I am sitting here crying with you I am going thru the same thing with my wife. She has not mentioned leaving me but is so blinded by the WT that it is not funny. In your case if she goes to the elders they will send her home to you. Many years ago they would have told her to divorce you but not now. More than likely she will come to her senses and call you. Just keep your head and don't do anything rash to yourself or to hurt your marrige and you should be ok. And yes you are right the organization is bad. This weeks service meeting has a part about people that say they are not interested at the door. One paragraph mentions how the religions are hypocritical. They can not even see the hypocricy right in front of them, very sad.
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As lurkers, what kept you from posting? Fear? Was there a basis for it?
by What-A-Coincidence infor me it was the fear of getting 'caught'?
if that's the case, just don't give out names, places or dates.. i have been on jwd for over 2 years.
the only way 'they' can catch me is if i give out details on the forum.. so lurkers...come out and get empowered!.
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For me definately fear of getting caught. But now I realize that I most likely will not get caught and loose my relationship with family if I keep everything personal hidden. So yes let's hear from all of you lurkers like me.
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World Debut! The infamous Mat 24:14 Speaker - Take a LOOK!
by What-A-Coincidence injames rayford !
one of the borgs finest.
a true company man.
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he looks like the riddler
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Why do you post?
by avidbiblereader ini am not talking about questions or inquirying about what to do with a problem.. when you post what are some of the reasons you give your thoughts on matters?.
for me, i enjoy talking to others who can understand my experience but more importantly for me, i know there are lurkers or people right on the fringes who are sick of all of it.
i try to give a biblical explanation on matters that shows the error of going beyond the things written.
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ABR: As you know I lurked for a long time. But now I am so frustrated with the WTS that I decided it was time to get involved. I hope that I can assist others in their frustration with the WTS. I am open to questions and PMs but I am really cautious about revealing personal information at this time. I have been rewarded for it by meeting some nice people like yourself that I would not have met if I stayed in the shadows. BY THE WAY THERE ARE SOME GREAT PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF THE WATCHTOWER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Yet another brochure campaign !
by 5go ini hear tell that there will be yet another brochure campaign.
it will be in an upcoming km !
that is all i know.. i bet i just fell into some sorta trap but what the hell..
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Correct it is a tract to invite new ones to the memorial. Many halls have them in now under lock and key. I totally blew off the last tract will now have to figure out how to do the same with this one. The info is in upcoming KM for February.
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JW Talks Password Protected Now
by mavie inwww.jwproclaimers.org is now password protected.
i think there is a yahoo group associated with this site....did anyone get the talks before it was locked up?
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Same here. Had enough of those talks, and have give too many. They are probably scared that the Watchtower will shut it down so they locked it up. You know they wouldn't want anyone to get information that proves they said something different than the do now. They may loose a worker or two!
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For me no question it is the Babylon book. We studied that off and on for so long I thought I would throw up just like I am going to to with the Revelation book. But the Babylon book sometime was quite interesting but just way too long. most people were so uneducated that its reasoning on the scriptures just didn't sink in. They were just not ablr to grasp it.
As for now I thing that most everything that is put out by the Watchtower is a waste of trees. !!!!!
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Were you harmed by WTS policy?
by Fisherman inwhat is your story?.
should you have gone to a psychiatrist for helo?.
perhaps you regret not getting a college ed or pursuing a career?.
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I was just thinking about my last post and realized that it sounds selfish. I want all to know that my heart goes out to all of you and your families that have likewise been harmed by Watchtower policy. I am sure that there are many thousands that are in the same situation as my wife and I. However I beleive that there is a God and that he is as the bible says a God of love. And that all the good you have done in the past will not be overlooked. Jus because you did it as a jehovah's Witness. Good deeds towards your fellowman is what God looks at.
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Were you harmed by WTS policy?
by Fisherman inwhat is your story?.
should you have gone to a psychiatrist for helo?.
perhaps you regret not getting a college ed or pursuing a career?.
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Yes I feel totally harmed. I was married in the 70s,because the Big A was right around the cormer why have children!!!!! Many articles in the magazines were written to discourage us from having children or buying a house or or or. We never did and now here I am at nearly retirement age and I have no family of my own. One of my parents is dead and the other is very old. Am I resentful YOU BET I AM. I did go to college against everyones will even if only for two years. But I devoted most of my life to this religion and now that I know what a waste it was I am bitter. But I am determined not to let it destroy me. Now that I know I will use the rest of my life to be happy and enjoy the time I have left.