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  How Do You or How Would You Religiously Educate Your Children Now?

  by minimus in

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  would you or do you give your kids religious training?

  is religious education something you would not now consider?.

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  I teach them that religion is mainly a pile of horse shit and to tay away from anything that causes

  such deep divisions.
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  Website that has all the changing Watchtower quotes over the years?

  by jambon1 in

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  does anyone have a link to that the website that has purely wt quotes on various subjects.

  and how they have changed & flip flopped over the years?.

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  Does anyone have a link to that the website that has purely WT quotes on various subjects

  and how they have changed & flip flopped over the years?

  Thanks advance.

  J
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  I have heard that the WTS is changing their watchtower logo

  by jambon1 in

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  has there been a letter read at the meetings?.

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  maybe this has been discussed?.

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  Has there been a letter read at the meetings?

  Maybe this has been discussed?

  J
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  Get busy living! - The resolve of an ex-Jehovah's Witness

  by jambon1 in

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  i have heard this expression a few times recently.. and isn't is so true?.

  i am fairly young.

  i have good health.

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  I have heard this expression a few times recently.

  And isn't is so true?

  I am fairly young. I have good health. I have a decent job. A lovely wife & family. My parents & sister are brilliant people (non-JW).

  I have had all of this for a number of years.

  Yet, as a Jehovah's Witness, this was never enough for me. I was still unhappy with myself. I was down on myself. Constantly picking at what I wasn't doing. Where I was going wrong. All the negatives in myself & my family as I perceived things at the time.

  But, I had all anyone would want. What more can you want from life than health, a happy family, a measure of financial security?

  The point is; while living my ten years as a Jehovah's Witness, I felt like my life was 'on hold'.

  I never ever felt content. I never felt happy with myself. I was critical of & expected far too much of others. I was racked with feelings of guilt even though I was a good person.

  That period in my life was much more bad than good. It was actually quite unbearable at times.

  This week marks the 3rd anniversary of my walking out of the JW religion.

  Although times have been tough & the transition back to normality has been stressful at times, I have so much more peace of mind & contentment in my life & in my mind now than I ever did as a JW.

  To those who are still JW's, I would say this; stop being hard on yourself. Focus on the positive aspects of your life. Stop chasing the Watchtower fantasy. You only get one chance at this life. Time is passing for us all.

  Get busy living & doing what you want to do.

  Be happy.
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  Is there any thread or info discussing this weekends 'fallen away' WT study?

  by jambon1 in

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  a link or other info would be helpful.. .

  thanks.. .

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  Thanks.

  Not meaning to be awkwrd but do you know when?

  Regards.
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  Is there any thread or info discussing this weekends 'fallen away' WT study?

  by jambon1 in

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  a link or other info would be helpful.. .

  thanks.. .

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  A link or other info would be helpful.

  Thanks.

  J
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  Jehovah's Witnesses – a religion with nothing to celebrate

  by eyeslice in

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  this is a re-hash of a post i made a few years back when i had only just 'left'.

  but as time has gone by i have become even more convinced that the witnesses are, how can i put this, a fairly miserable lot.

  it seems to me that what separates humans from other animals is our culture and traditions.

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  They're a right bunch of bores. Life is taken waaaay to seriously in general. And with very few excuses for a good knees up or to let ones hair down, it makes the lifestyle of your average JW utterly boring & miserable. Oh, the memories. No thanks.
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  How long will it be before JW's start beating each other up - Study Night

  by jambon1 in

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  i wonder how long into the new year it will be when the witnesses start to hammer each other in relation to the new 'family study night' arrangement.

  can you imagine it?

  "oooh, i hear that bro & sis slack-the-hand are regularly out & about on a tuesday night.

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  I wonder how long into the new year it will be when the witnesses start to hammer each other in relation to the new 'family study night' arrangement. Can you imagine it? "Oooh, I hear that Bro & Sis Slack-the-hand are regularly out & about on a Tuesday night. Obviously not having their family study night like the rest of us!" Can't wait for the bitching & point scoring to start! It's a certainty.
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  RIP Dansk (aka Ian), 18.12.1953- 20.12.2008

  by faundy in

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  have posted this on the other thread but just making this one as well:

  i need to let you know that dad passed away this morning at 8am.

  he fought so hard but in the end they could not get his blood pressure to rise and he died of heart failure.

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  Very sad news. Thoughts are with you all. RIP Ian.
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  The burdensome load of a Jehovah's Witness - did you feel this way?

  by jambon1 in

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  for me, my life as a jehovah's witness was tiring, depressing & miserable.

  surrounded by negativity i felt utterly supressed & unhappy.

  to carry out my 'responsibilties' became very difficult.

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  For me, my life as a Jehovah's Witness was tiring, depressing & miserable. Surrounded by negativity I felt utterly supressed & unhappy. To carry out my 'responsibilties' became very difficult. Meetings, field service, talk preperation as a ministerial servant, making up & tracking literature orders, etc, etc. All that in addition to earning a living & having 2 young kids. I was utterly miserable & looking back, I can't believe that I stayed around for so long. Did you feel the same way?