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JW acting skills put to the test
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i've completely stopped taking part in any jw activities for close to a year now and will be visiting my jw family for the next couple of weeks.

they have no idea that i have become "apostate".

for all they know i am still an active jw.
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Let's play a game - Follow the WTS $$ trail
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2. scandals
a huge question that i have in the back of my mind regarding the wts is where all of the money ends up.

no one really has a conclusive answer to that.

i think it would reveal a lot if we were able to find out.. i know there have been various threads in the past where it revealed a clue here and a clue there.
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WT decision makers = hopelessly out of touch
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2. experiences
i worked at the hq for a few years in the 90's and i've personally known and met several influential bethelites during my time there.

these are brothers that have been there 20-30-40+ years and hold various degrees of authority within the org.

looking back and thinking about these ppl, i can't help but comment how out of touch these people were.
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JW response to latest hard line anti-education WT article?
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2. bible
based on some of the recent threads, it seems that the latest wt study article has created quite a stir within the congs.

for those of you that are still attending meetings and in active association with the cong, i am curious as to what the private response of individuals has been like.

i'm not talking about the usual, "wasn't that a great study?
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Russell is to Freemasons as "Apostates" are to JWD
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2. scandals
your latest russell freemasonry fix here.

this makes perfect sense to me.

stop trying to look for hard evidence just short of russell being raised from the grave, grabbing a bullhorn and shouting "i was a mason!".
White Sox manager's interesting religious practices
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2. current
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ozzie guillen may mean something else when he is trying to "sacrifice" the runner to second.. http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/sports/columnists/dan_le_batard/12939089.htm
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Timing for coming out of the closet
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2. family
here's my situation.. i was raised in an extremely conservative jw family and have been one my whole life.

i have completely stopped going to meetings several months ago.

it has been a gradual fade for the past couple of years but all my wt activities have come to a grinding halt at this time as i no longer believe any of the things that were taught thanks to research that i have done on the org.
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Bible reading without the WT filter
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2. bible
you know even though i think the wt doctrine is mostly all garbage now, i still do believe that the bible is inspired from our creator.

the flaw in my understanding of it in the past was because i was interpreting it through the filter of the wts.

recently i have started clean slate and read the bible without the wt filter (easier said than done, your mind has a way of reverting back to what was programmed in there).
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Wow! I am free
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2. friends
ever since i stopped going to the meetings, i feel so free and liberated!

i've been a witness my whole life up to this point and never could imagine how this could have felt!

no more guilt trips, verbal spankings and phony superficial relationships.. they try to scare you into thinking that if you dare leave jehovah's organization tm, your life will be a barren wasteland, be overcome by satan, turn into a drug addict and never find joy and meaning in your life again.
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Hi! I'm new here!
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hi i've been checking out this board for a while.

i've finally mustered up the guts to post.

you guys have really helped me to open my eyes.