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  Collecting magazines ???

  by run dont walk in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  when i was in jw land, i used to like keeping a copy of each magazine, i did this for years, then one day my mom found them in my closet, and chewed me out for keeping them ( ???????

  go figure).

  she said magazines were for placing not keeping, do you know how much money you wasted, i might of been 13 or so at the time, i never forgot that experience.. anyone else have similar experiences regarding literature ??

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  Dawn

  the elders here say not to throw out the magazines because we are going to need them when religion falls

  LMAO !!!!
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  New BLOOD Watchtower - June 15, 2004 Issue!

  by UnDisfellowshipped in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the watchtower, june 15, 2004 issue, pages 14-24:.

  " for the benefit of current readers, the answer is reprinted on pages 29-31 of this magazine.

  19 near its conclusion, the reprinted answer on pages 29-31 says: "does the fact that opinions and conscientious decisions may differ mean that the issue is inconsequential?

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  Actually, the answer involved one of the most important teachings in the Bible. It is at the very core of the Christian message, though many churches choose to ignore it.

  The above WT quote just jumped out at me from the original message on this link. I find it so ironic that the JW's, while claiming to have the truth, are so lost. The blood issue is NOT the most important teaching - it is mentioned rarely in the new testament. It is clear from every book of the new testament that the core of the Christian message is faith and belief in the Lord as your savior. The entire old testament forshadows the messiah - the entire new testament proclaims the messaih - yet the organization has replaced the messiah with themselves. Telling their followers that to be saved they must go through the ORG rather than Jesus himself - even going so far as to say that Jesus was NOT the mediator for the average JW so the average JW must be saved through the ORG instead of through the Lord.

  Christian churches today DO get the very core of the christian message - it's the JW's who don't and are frightfully on the edge (perhaps even past that point) of representing the false messiah/anti-christ.
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  New Awake , "Lonely but not Alone"

  by boy@crossroads in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  has anybody seen the june awake.

  its entitled "lonely but not alone".

  there must be a lot of jw's that can't find friends.

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  Dawn

  Looking back on it - my JW life was VERY lonely.

  I'm glad I'm not lonely anymore. I went to dinner last wednesday with some friends (cinco de'Mayo party) - in the end 22 of us all went to the restaurant together - what a blast! AND I didn't have to worry about what I said, how I acted, yadda yadda yadda.

  A few margaritas later I was a salsa dance queen (ha ha)...and no committee meetings will be held
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  We're shunning you...we're not shunning you...we're shunning you..we're not

  by Dawn in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just had to post this as i know it will give some of you a chuckle.. i'm throwing a party next month here at my house - a bbq - for my oldest.

  he is graduating and i thought it would be fun for him to have his friends over the weekend after graduation to celebrate.

  we have a pretty big back yard and i'm hoping the weather is sunny.

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  Dawn

  She would probably come to your home and shun you there.

  I'd have to agree with that - she's a hard core long time JW - elder husband, whole ball game.
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  We're shunning you...we're not shunning you...we're shunning you..we're not

  by Dawn in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just had to post this as i know it will give some of you a chuckle.. i'm throwing a party next month here at my house - a bbq - for my oldest.

  he is graduating and i thought it would be fun for him to have his friends over the weekend after graduation to celebrate.

  we have a pretty big back yard and i'm hoping the weather is sunny.

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  Dawn

  Just had to post this as I know it will give some of you a chuckle.

  I'm throwing a party next month here at my house - a bbq - for my oldest. He is graduating and I thought it would be fun for him to have his friends over the weekend after graduation to celebrate. We have a pretty big back yard and I'm hoping the weather is sunny. I'm inviting my in-laws (not JW's), my son's friends (all non-JW's) and their parent's (also all non-JW's). I also invited my mom who is a JW.

  I'm talking with my mom and she asks if her friend who will be in town that weekend (a JW) is invited to the party also. Now mind you - I've been DF'd for well over 14 years. This "friend" has seen my son maybe once or twice in that time, has possibly met my husband once (I think), and does not know any of these "wordly" people that are coming over. Besides all of this...I'm DISFELLOWSHIPPED...she's not supposed to be talking to me. Yet, she wants me to invite her into my home with a crowd of wordly people....the same "friend" who would shun me if I showed up at the Kingdom Hall.

  I don't get it....I wanted to say "so what is it, are you shunning me or not?!!". Instead, I just politely let my mom know that this "friend" was not welcome in our home.

  Strange isn't it?!
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  A Very Touching Book

  by Dawn in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a very touching book - by jan hindman.

  if you have little ones i would highly recommend this book.

  i purchased it last month for my daughter and it talks about good touching, bad touching, and secret touching.

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  A Very Touching Book - by Jan Hindman. If you have little ones I would highly recommend this book. I purchased it last month for my daughter and it talks about good touching, bad touching, and secret touching. It's written to their level but very detailed also so kids can understand exactly WHAT we're talking about (since us adults are sometimes a little shy about specifics). Anyways - just thought I'd share!
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  a question for "THEOCRAT" and other active JWs who post

  by NaruNaruChan in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ... i've asked this to other active jw's who post on the forum, and i never get a response worth listening to... so here goes, try number 1 million.

  if you're so faithful to your organization, why.

  posting.

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  Dawn

  Naru - I know it can really get to you when you're already angry about the situation. There will come a day when you can laugh at it - blow it off - and hold a small amount of hope that they might actually read through some of the other posts and see the light. If not - well...that's their life.

  WE ARE FREE!!!
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  Circuit Overseer Visit....not interested

  by New Castles in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  last night was the first meeting of the circuit overseers visit.

  i didnt go, but i know (because of a call from an elder about two weeks ago) that they are going to visit me this week.

  ahh!!

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  Theocrat - you're a riot!

  Look at yourselves...you're lives are crap

  I hate to be rude - but I do need to point out that you are making a rather general judgment of individuals to whom you do not know. Romans 14:4 "Who are you to judge someone else's servant? To his own master he stands or falls. And he will stand for the Lord is able to make him stand". It is up to the Lord Jesus, not us and our works for salvation - Read Galations chapter 3, it is very clear that salvation is a gift through grace and belief in Jesus. "Works" are a fruit that occurs naturally once a person has accepted Jesus as their savior - but it is not the works that saves a person.

  Now - back to your statement that our lives are crap - Since you have made this broad generalization which would by default include me, let me tell you a bit about my life. I am married with 2 kids, my husband and I both have successful careers, our kids have never been in any trouble, get good grades in school, and add a huge amount of joy to our lives. I am a born again Christian, I spend many hours working with our church youth group and community outreach programs. We also contribute quite a bit of time and money to charities - I tend to favor those that help kids as that's my soft spot. My husband and I sponsor a little girl in Africa named Dolas, in fact, she is one of many children being sponsored by our Church. The church has taken on an entire African village - as a church we are providing $$ to pay for schools, medical care, training teachers and pastors, digging a well for fresh water, and even built some new homes for the villagers. I study my bible regularly, pray daily to God and have been blessed by him tremendously. I ask for his guidance in many aspects of my life. So Theocrat - exactly what part of my life is crap?
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  Running into JW's

  by Dawn in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this past week i met an old friend for coffee - she's a x-jw also but still in the trap of thinking they are the "truth" - in fact, she's trying to get reinstated, but that's another topic i'll leave for another time.. as we were having coffee 2 car groups of jw's came in for their service break.

  her reaction was obvious to me that she felt uncomfortable with them there.

  as i was noticing her reaction i thought of the stages i have gone through since i was df'd.. at first i was embarassed and ashamed when i would run into jw's somewhere.

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  Anything that was especially helpful to you?

  I had to talk positively in my head to myself - for example, when I would be in the grocery store and would see the JW's in the next isle I would say in my head "you belong here, you have a right to be here, you do not have to hide, you are a success" - sounds funny, but it does help. I had to learn how to treat myself kindly and love myself - and the first steps were saying things like this in my head.

  After I started feeling more confident, then I would purposely go down the same isle they were in or get in line at the grocery store directly behind them. It was a way of confronting my fears and forcing myself to stand up to them - a way to confirm that I was worthy.
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  Running into JW's

  by Dawn in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this past week i met an old friend for coffee - she's a x-jw also but still in the trap of thinking they are the "truth" - in fact, she's trying to get reinstated, but that's another topic i'll leave for another time.. as we were having coffee 2 car groups of jw's came in for their service break.

  her reaction was obvious to me that she felt uncomfortable with them there.

  as i was noticing her reaction i thought of the stages i have gone through since i was df'd.. at first i was embarassed and ashamed when i would run into jw's somewhere.

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  Dawn

  At first I thought you were talking about driving over them in the street or something ... but wouldn't the bookbags leave a big dent in your grill?

  LMAO .... Dan-O, you are naughty!!