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  Will you go to the memorial

  by freeborg in

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  i have never missed a memorial in 20 years of being a jw, but this year will be the first one i miss because i refuse to set foot in any kingdom hall.

  i was wondering how many that post here will attend the memorial and if so why?.

  do you feel pressured into going by family or friends?.

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  DIM

  DIM and wife will not be attending this year or ever again.
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  What is your ex-JW retirement plan?

  by Mindchild in

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  i have been talking to a few people in chat recently about retirement strategies for ex-dubs.

  it doesnt take a rocket scientist to realize that many people who exit the borg are really in a very poor situation in terms of their retirement prospects.

  if it wasnt bad enough that there was always the pressure to avoid higher education and the corresponding quality jobs afforded by such, many dubs were just plain conned out of their resources by the borg in thinking that the end was just around the corner and you should pioneer, even if it meant selling your assets, going into debt, or turning down good job opportunities.

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  I plan on starting a 401K soon, I'd like to have a very nice stash when my wife and I are ready to retire. I'm 24 and she's 22. We have a nice savings account, nice salary, and we are still going to school. Alot of JW's in my area are heavily invested / have huge retirement plans.....I don't think many people really believe the end is coming. I certainly don't.
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  Who was to blame for the blunder of 1975?

  by trykkleif in

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  harmageddon was supposed to occur in the fall of 1975, but nothing happened.

  who should have taken the blame?

  the gb?

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  One thing that has always disappointed me is when exJWs resort to trickery to drive home a point on this date. Case in point, the May 1974 KM quote that permeates the internet and combines two separate paragraphs into one giving the impression that it was written that way.

  
  here is how it appears on my CD-Rom:

  Reports are heard of brothers selling their homes and property and planning to finish out the rest of their days in this old system in the pioneer service. Certainly this is a fine way to spend the short time remaining before the wicked world’s end.—1 John 2:17.
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  Gutless,Cowardly Watchtower

  by metatron in

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  today's wt.

  study - they started talking about mercy.

  and rules and pharisees.

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  today's watchtower was pathetic. I didn't understand how they could not see the parallel to themselves.
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  Who are still in and who has left the JW Org? Why?

  by STRUGGLE in

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  good morning!.

  hi was just wondering who are still active in the organization and do you have doubts?

  those of you who have left, briefly what made you leave, do you have any regrets, and was it hard making new friends?.

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  DIM

  that sounds like a tough situation, I hope it improves for you Mister Biggs. I'm sort of paving the way for people to just leave me alone once we get to Seattle....my hair is much longer than it used to be (especially since I used to have a very short caesar cut), expressed my doubts to my mom. My mom should have turned me in to my congregations elders w/ the stuff I said to her, but she won't. They know how screwed up the judicial process is. My elders are very old school and hard liners....my wife and I would be given the boot very quickly.
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  Who are still in and who has left the JW Org? Why?

  by STRUGGLE in

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  good morning!.

  hi was just wondering who are still active in the organization and do you have doubts?

  those of you who have left, briefly what made you leave, do you have any regrets, and was it hard making new friends?.

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  DIM

  thats funny Mister Biggs, I discussed many of my doubts w/ my pioneer mother who goes to a neighboring congregation.....she is basically convinced that i'm depressed b/c i'm not a servant. I guess people will think what they want to think....they cannot allow their minds to believe that you don't believe many of the teachings of the WTS. Anything I brought up (the UN, 2000's revenue, changed doctrine) was deemed not being faithful and possibly apostate (although my mom is doing her best to ignore this) amazing. hang in there.
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  Guilt over Self-Pleasuring as a Dub. You?

  by Lari in

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  i'm wondering if any of you suffered major guilt over getting yourself off while a dub.

  or did you all manage to abstain until you left?

  i know it was one of the main reasons i left.

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  DIM

  DIM, I stand corrected! And I'm sorry I ever brought up the whole "Onan" thing for Christ's sake!

  Hi Daniel, its funny to see how a couple of beers made me sound mean in my post last night, sorry about that.
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  Who are still in and who has left the JW Org? Why?

  by STRUGGLE in

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  good morning!.

  hi was just wondering who are still active in the organization and do you have doubts?

  those of you who have left, briefly what made you leave, do you have any regrets, and was it hard making new friends?.

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  DIM

  my last meeting will be in 2 weeks from Sunday. I'm moving away and I'll never attend another meeting ever again. The "truth" isn't true, Jehovah's Witnesses are basically Nazi's always saying how they are the chosen race and very hypocritical and judgemental. Most of their core teachings are either not based on the bible or based on a deluded interpretations of the bible. I'd love for a JW to show me how they got to the important years 1919 and 1935 from the bible. Pathetic.
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  Guilt over Self-Pleasuring as a Dub. You?

  by Lari in

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  i'm wondering if any of you suffered major guilt over getting yourself off while a dub.

  or did you all manage to abstain until you left?

  i know it was one of the main reasons i left.

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  DIM

  Plus birth control is a "matter of conscience".

  I don't think you have any idea what you are talking about. Certain forms of birth control are not allowed (such as the morning after pill) but it would be that way with any pro life group. The only thing that is a matter of conscience is a vasectomy or the equivalent on a girl (i have no idea what that is called)...
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  Part 3: The October Surprise!

  by Amazing in

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  part 3: the october surprise!

  jws were very eager about world events peace and security: the worldwide pronouncement of peace and security has been a prophetic mantra of the jw religion since before i became associated in 1968. and now, at long last, it was finally upon us!

  true, 1975 had not brought armageddon, just as 1914 did not bring it either.

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  DIM

  excellent post