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guys i really need your help
by Cordelia in
1. jw
2. friends
todaythings have really come to a head and i have a massive decusion to make by 7pm tonight!.

basically i have been dfed since march tryed to get reinstated two weeks ago but they said no, thing is i only did it for my family esp my dad he is not well and i love him to pieces.

but when i got dfed i had a boyfriend and things have been up and down (hes put up with alot) but he is sticking by my side and i love him and want to be open about him and not lie anymore, .
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Have I been red flagged?
by searching4? in
1. jw
2. experiences
i find it very weird that in 13 years, not one jw has come knocking on my door.

i don't live in my home town and have had no contact with witnesses ( besides my mom) since i was disfellowshipped in 1992. is it possible that my mom ( still a witness) has alerted the local kingdom hall and had me placed on the " do not call" list?

or maybe i just live in the area of slacker witnesses?
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What's the upcoming special assembly all about?
by M.J. in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
just wondering.

i'm going to attend and was wondering what to read up on ahead of time.
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Please welcome my former JW "friend" Rachael to the board
by unbeliever in
1. jw
2. friends
i have been open with some ex jw friends of mine that i post on this board and have sent several the link.

one has even posted.

well i sent the link to someone who was leaving the org.
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WARM CHRISTIAN LOVE SHOWN BY THE WITNESSES
by findingmyway in
1. jw
2. experiences
uncertainty's second wave hurricane katrina evacuees face life after the d.c. armory

by theola s. labbe

washington post staff writer.
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Ever thought of going back...
by undercover in
1. jw
2. friends
...and raising hell?.

i read a lot of experiences that so many went through while a jw...the judicial committee meetings, the verbal abuse from elders and pioneers, the intrusion into private matters, the list goes on and on.

i haven't had to endure some of the terrible things that some have endured, though there was always the constant counsel about grooming, music, movies, cars, etc.. sometimes i think, knowing what i know now, that if i ever had to go back for whatever reason, i could really enjoy being a thorn in the side of many of the elders and over-righeous zealots.
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What Are You Paying For Gas Prices Now?
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
i have seen the price as "low" as $2.75!
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admit it
by tijkmo in
1. jw
2. experiences
you get annoyed when one of your threads peters out...or you make a comment on someone elses thread and it goes unacknowledged....but isnt it great when an old thread you'd forgotten about gets ressurected
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Disfellowshipping - How long to return?
by CaptK in
1. jw
2. friends
does anybody know how long it takes for one to get re-instated if you are not that well liked by the body of elders?

i was disfellowshiped for immorality almost 2 years ago.

with my job and attending college to keep in step with my field of work, i have only been attending the sunday talk & wt meeting every week.
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CULT CULT CULT
by minimus in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i have read many opinions about jw's being a cult.a dictionary describes cult as a system of religious beliefs and ritual .. some have viewed even major religions as a cult, such as the roman catholic church.based upon webster almost anybody or anything that is viewed as ritualistic could be said to be cultic.when someone tries to negate jehovah's witnesses by using.

the "cult" word, i believe they are not seeing that many others could legitimately be regarded as a cult or at least "cultic".therefore the word loses alot of meaning.

some have said that the watchtower is a cult because of the control factor.