Posts by noni1974

What is pornea??I've heard this term before and I never knew exactly what it meant.Why is it diffrant than fornication??Why when people go to JC do they have to find out if it's been committed??Is it worse to commit fornication or pornea?Can you do one without the other??

I was born and rasied a JW.I DA ed in 97 and I never had a JC.I never even spoke to the elders about anything except to say hi.I've heard this term a lot.On here and at the meetings but I don't remeber now what it is or what you have to do to be DF ed for it.

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Can Non-JW Spouses Receive JW Funeral/Memorial Service?

by SusanHere in

my jw sister's husband is dying of cancer.

he's never been a jw, though he has pretended interest for years, mostly just to keep her happy and hopeful.

i don't believe he ever intended more than that.

noni1974

My great uncle died a little over a year ago.His wife is a JW he was not.They gave a talk at the funeral home and at the grave site.But this was at her request. I guess he had started studing a little before his death but he never was a JW.

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A THANK YOU to the board

by Jerohobobonadad in

jw
friends

hello again.. i just thought i'd say "thanks" to all of the contributors to this board (and other boards/ websites, but mostly to this board).. i only started looking on the internet for info on the wtbts about 2 months ago.

for years i had huge doubts about the org, but no facts to rationalise these doubts.

some individuals have obviously spent many hours going through the societies literature and researching the history of the org and made this research widely available on line.. i can only imagine what it must have been like 10 or 20 years ago if a "witness" had doubts - where would you go to find out the facts?

noni1974

I DA ed before I had the internet.I left because it just felt wrong for me.I couldn't explain why.I just had a stronge need to be myself without all the WTS bs attached.I have still to this day not really figured out what it was that made me leave.But I think most likely it was the lack of love show to me and members of my family.

It's been 9 long years for me since I left.There were times when I thought I should just go back even if it's wrong because it was the only thing I knew.But I held stronge to my own instinct.Then about a year ago I found another board a smaller board.The people were so kind to me and helpful.They helped me find other people like me who had left.They helped me to finnaly see what was wrong with the JW's.

Those kind people led me here and too a few more EX JW boards.I can never thank them enough.

I was in crisis.My uncle died and at his death bed I was told by an elder that because I was DA ed I should go find a place to be by myself because I was making my family unhappy by being there.No one in my family ever said anything like this to this elder.He was the one uncomfertable with me being with my family.My aunt and my mom both pleaded with me to stay.They told me I was wanted there.I was told I was needed there and had every right in the world to be with my family.

But I was still hurt and confused.That night I typed Jehovahs Witnesses in my broswer and I found tons of people just like me.I like so many still held on to the "what if it's true" question.But now I'm free.I can say without a douht in my mind or heart I know it's not the truth.I found others just like me.I never knew I needed other EX JW's to talk to.

I don't post much here because most of my issues I worked out for myself .But sometimes I find something that really strikes me.Your post did that to me tonight.

I would also like to thank those people who have posted there storys.I've read a ton of them here.They have helped me keep the resolve I made back when I left to live my life for me and no one else.

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Secret Santa (Gift Exchange) 2006

by Angharad in

jw
friends

hope this hasnt been posted already, if it has someone tell me as i dont want to step on anyones toes !!.

well christimas will soon be here !!.

gadget did a great job of organising the forum gift exchange the last couple of years so i thought i would give him a break and volunteer to organise it this year.. for those that are new basically what it involves is that those who want to join in will post to this thread and then pm me their name and address.

noni1974

I'll do it!! I tryed it for the first time last year at another board and I had fun.I loved picking out the persons gift.Only problem was I never got mine.My secret santa didn't send it.

But I still had fun sending my gift.

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"Worldy" girfriend or JW girlfriend... Help me choose...

by Confucious in

jw
friends

hey guys,.

alrighty.

enjoying being single.. right now i have a "worldy" girlfriend (note the quotes " ").. but there's this incredibly beautiful jw girl that has shown interest in me.. (i'm not df or da, just not going to meetings.

noni1974

This thread is 3 years old!!Am I missing the point??