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WHY did you exit god and the bible when you exited the dubs?
by gumby in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
not all that post here threw the bible and the bible god out the window when they exited the dubs, but many have.. for me personally, i never doubted god or the bibles authenticity untill years later when i began doing a re-search on the bible canon and how it was formed.

from there, i began looking at the sceptics view of the bible and it's god which then changed my views.. i guess my question is, why did you ( those who disbelieved god/bible upon exiting the dubs)... throw god and the bible out the window before you had re-searched it enough to make you believe contrary?

if all you really knew was that the wtbts was bunk, what made you feel the bible and it's god was bunk too?.
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"Deliverance At Hand" 2006 Convention
by drew sagan in
1. jw
2. friends
many of us are familiar with the theme of this years district convention, "deliverance at hand".

i don't know if the publication release has been leaked yet, but i thought it might be fun to speculate about what it possibly could be.

i'll start it off... .
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On this Forum my Light is getting Dimmer
by Spectrum in
1. jw
2. friends
i don't know if it is a good or bad thing but my view of jws has got dimmer since i joined jwd.

the reason i'm not sure is because i don't dislike the jws per se as i've met some good people but at the same time i feel more suspicious of these people's drive and motive - i'm talking about the ones i know personally.

i find that disconserting and uncomfortable.
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very very important read important!
by iamtherealjesus in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i would like to first off stating that my name is migu jandhiki.

i am the prophet of jesus that u have all been looking for!

i have been fallowing all the studys of jehovah's witness very carefully.
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Beards are evil, but do you know why?
by free2beme in
1. jw
2. friends
as a witness, i knew several men who attempted to grow beards.

when they did, and attended meetings, it did not take long to be talked to by elders and told, "as spiritual men, they should not display an outward form of rebellion.

" why was this a form of rebellion?
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What did you do with your literature when you left?
by ontarget in
1. jw
2. friends
what did you do with your literature when you left?

i burned my literature except for the wt cd which i sold on ebay.

i did not want to just throw the literature away as i did not want the trash man to read it and become a witness.
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Calling All Apologists/Sympathizers
by Sentient in
1. jw
2. friends
okay, i'd like to invite some comments about this, particulary from those of you who don't believe or follow what the wtbts teaches, yet on the other hand have made comments regarding the witnesses such as: .

"but if it makes you happy..." .

"...more power to you..." .
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Calling all apologists/sympathizers...
by Sentient in
1. jw
2. friends
okay, i'd like to invite some comments about this, particulary from those of you who don't believe or follow what the wtbts teaches, yet on the other hand have made comments regarding the witnesses such as: .

"but if it makes you happy..." .

"...more power to you..." .
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Do you feel you have more friends now that you left?
by ButtLight in
1. jw
2. friends
its funny to me... i was just talking to someone i consider my friend.

she doesnt come on here, but she left the "truth".

i now have gotten to know her and her husband, along with their son and his wife.
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Local Needs - Disfellowshipped in the family, how to treat...........
by DaCheech in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
this weeks local needs basically (summed up) told us not to speak to family members that are disfellowshipped unless they live in your house, and this conversation is very necessary.

also you cannot attend funerals, and weddings, etc.. how sorry i felt for the disfellowshipped one in our hall, and the parents (everyone knew who the talk was about).. to make it even worse, after the talk was over there was another part, and then the song was to follow.... well before the song/prayer the presiding overseer went on stage for another 10 minutes, re-emphasing the local needs talk the other elder has done.. during the prayer... i was praying to whatever god is up there to make these arsewipes pay for what they are doing.

those 2 minutes of prayer were getting me close to crying/screeming.