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  Ciao

  by Franco185 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  hello a warm greeting to all, i am writing with google translator, i am a former jehovah's witness, who grew up as a baby in this cult and unfortunately stayed there for many years.

  i have my parents still active jw.

  now happily out of this organization and are very active in exposing this false religious cult - deceptive trade.

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  Ciao,

  Dove abiti?
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  Differences Between JWs in the US and Europe

  by BU2B in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  there are many cultural differences between the general population of the us and europe, what about jws?

  i have heard about such things as beards being allowed, movies that a jw cant watch in the us or would be frowned upon watching being ok, same with tv shows, and even the way they dress in public.

  seems more laid back over there if this is true.. any truth to this?

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  No beards in Italy are allowed.

  The only difference with movies is that the US has a rating system, so JWs stay away from "R" rated movies.

  As far as i know they have no rating in Europe and so the JWs there are usually more liberal to what they watch.
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  Memorial Invites from Door to Door?

  by NeonMadman in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  is this the first year that the jws have been out aggressively handing out memorial invitations from door to door?

  i've been out for about 12 years now, but as i recall, congregations used to receive a relatively limited number of memorial invitations, and they were pretty much reserved for bible studies, good rvs, inactive persons, and others who had some sort of connection to the organization.

  they were not just randomly handed out from house to house - that was what the "special talk" invitations were for.. it occurs to me that this might be an attempt by the wts to pump up the memorial attendance so as to maintain the illusion of continued growth.

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  Waste of time trying to get people to the KH. Never seen anyone showing up by receiving an invitation.

  No one cares about JW and what they are doing?
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  POLL: How long did you remain a JW from point of baptism to leaving the KH

  by Terry in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was baptised --1963. left in 1978. fifteen years.

  pre-baptism, another 5 years.

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  Baptized at 22 in 1975....left in 2007

  Fooled for 32 years.
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  This week's Oral Review

  by Quarterback in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  gasp....i hate this part on the meeting, and i don't feel like studying for it.. has anyone done it already, and want to share it with me?

  i feel like cheating this week..

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  Stay home and enjoy a stress free evening!!!!
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  Resigned being an elder

  by subytrek in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am new here and this is my first post although i have lurked here for a couple years.

  i started having doubts about the org back then and my curiosity overcame my fear of so-called apostate websites so here i am.

  i just resigned being an elder 2 weeks ago.

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  Welcome!!!
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  My wife just told me to move out...

  by nolongerconfused in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  because of "religious" differences, she now wants me to move out and "separate"...i said what biblical grounds does she have for her request?.

  she couldnt respond...she said she'd rather be beaten up by me than have an "apostate" in the house.... this org definitely encourages conditional love.... i don't know what to do...by the way, we dont have children.

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  I went thru the same thing six years ago...there is not much you can do to make her happy now that she knows you're an "apostate" and " she's spiritually endangerment by your presence in the house.

  Remind her that even if you are an unbeliever the apostle Paul encourages the believer not to leave his-her mate.

  Do not move out, don't make it easy for her, don't try to be nice and give in with the hope she will change her mind.

  Tell her to move out if she cannot handle it.

  After 26 years, my marriage fell apart due to the same problem you are experiencing.

  Good luck and hope your wife comes to her senses.
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  Mum feeling depressed but they're the happiest people on earth

  by not bitter in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  saw my mum a couple of hours ago and she was saying how low she was feeling.

  basically miserable and doesn't like anyone.

  she wouldn't tell me anything other than that but i kind of know whats eating at her.

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  They are the happiest people on earth...... thanks to Prozac!!!!
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  Skype vs. all the rest

  by Open mind in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  thinking about trying out video chat.

  any experiences?.

  om.

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  Enjoy using yahoo messenger..chat and video are great .

  You can use it to call anyone in the world as long as they also have Yahoo,free and very clear.
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  Need your opinion/wisdom/insight

  by sspo in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  would you marry or live with someone who is vegetarian.

  how hard would it be?.

  i have been going out with a 53 year old lady, very nice, good looking,sweet but she can be a fanatic when it comes to what.

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  Thanks for your comments.

  Have to say she never forces me or puts me down or aspects me to eat like she does.

  The only big problem i see, it's one thing when dating someone and seeing one another once or twice a week, it's another thing

  being together seven days a week and working out what to eat or not to eat.

  I feel life and relationships should not be so complicated.

  Once again thanks