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  WT monitoring JWD? Absolutely!

  by fedorE in

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  from channel c (today).

  you may have read something similar to this before but the specific details are interesting.. this was put on a uk forum by an xjw called gordon...he gave me permission to use his post.. .

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  Personally couldn't care less if they come here or not, just shows how very bored or worried they are - or both lol! They know its more fun over here!
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  I Was Going To Ask...

  by deborahs_song in

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  i was going to ask in the suggestion box if a forum for new posters who still believed in god and the bible could be formed here.

  then it dawned on me that most probably the owner of this discussion board and most posters here would be opposed to that idea.. please, be honest.

  would you rather those who believed in the bible and believed in the creator did not post here?

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  I think everyone has the right to post, whatever their beliefs/non beliefs are. I know sometimes people get a bit fired up over some topics but then again it would be very dull and jw like if we all agreed with each other. I don't believe in a God and don't want to, but i respect those that do, it is as much their right to believe as it is mine not to. To be honest unless the title is really interesting i never bother reading the beliefs threads anyway, and even though i admit there are a couple of questions i'd like to ask the christian believers i haven't as yet. I really do hope you stick around i have read some of your posts and you would be missed. Plus you've got my name as your identity, good choice!
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  Will this blow up in their faces?

  by KW13 in

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  will the child abuse situation blow up in the society's faces?.

  how world wide do you think its effects will be and when?.

  i am only interested to know because if i share with other witnesses i'd like to know how much they will of heard and how much it'll matter, at the moment it seems its not recieved as much media attention as he catholic church for example, will this change?.

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  I'm not sure if many jw will even know he was a jw, as apart from my mum every non jw me or hubs have mentioned this too have heard of the case but didn't realise he was a jw, that fact hasn't been recorded/reported on every paper. Hubby saw it in the paper but it didn't mention him being a jw, so i had to tell him.

  Personally i think nothing will change...sigh
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  Is it ok to shun Jehovah's Witnesses?

  by Missanna in

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  let me explain myself... for instance when your friends and family keep changing their minds... like my sister she didn't want to talk to me, then we started talking again and now she is back to shunning me.

  same with my once best friend we were fine with each other's beliefs then one night she tells me in order to have god's favor she has to shun me.

  now she's talking to me again.

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  Personally i feel that it is not in any way lowering yourself to their level! Its not a case of shunning them, its a case of trying to on move on with your life. Personally if i tried to talk with them and got ignored all the time it would make me feel like dog crap and i'd be an emotional wreck. There is ONE jw who has spoken to me since i left and i conversed back, but i have had this with my sis in law, first she said she'd speak, then it was only away from everyone but not in front of them (which i found harder than outright shunning cos you never know where you are), now its total shunning.

  Do whatever you feel you can cope with right now, just leave them to make the first move (if they will ), and just look after yourself, make new friends. Ask yourself if you can keep putting up with being spoken to when they feel like it and ignored the rest of the time, hardly respectful is it?If you still want some contact with your family/friends was it your sister don't contact them but wait until they do, if you want to say hi then do that and leave it at that. For me personally i have to see several jws most days and being treated like dirt is not an option for me anymore, if they just said hi i'd say it back, but i'm not going to do it first as they blank me so whats the point and one reason i left was so i couldn't be made to feel worthless anymore so i won't let them.
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  I LEFT MY HUSBAND last night. Kind words anyone?

  by AWAKE&WATCHING in

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  i am white, my husband is black.

  he is not baptized but goes to all the meetings and is in the school.

  a few months ago i read the following info which i just copied from vinny's thread.

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  Well done A&W for having the strength and courage to leave. We are all here for you xx
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  We cut our electricity bill in half

  by rebel8 in

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  we did it by reducing television and air conditioner usage, being more conservative about using the oven, getting rid of an old freezer, and changing our light bulbs.

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  i'm very proud of us!

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  wow and all that contributes to helping the environment too!well done, i pay about £40 a month for our elcetric and i don't know why!The tumble drier hasnt worked for a year and the hot water boiler isnt working either search me where it all goes. I have started turning off all the plug socket switches when not in use so they are not in stand by mode, hopefully that'll save us a few quid!
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  Do you feel out of place, a "misfit", since leaving the org?

  by FreedomFrog in

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  i seem to be "stuck" in between worlds.

  the world i knew and the world i'm trying to know and learn.. are there others that feel this too?

  do you ever remember feeling this way at any point?.

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  freedomfrog you will always miss your family and friends, you are a caring person who like me wishes things didn't have to be this way.But we have to try to move on or if can eat you up thinking about it all. You can come through it and make new friends , it will time though hun. You've got us as 'cyberfriends' to be going on with if you need to talk. x
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  Do you feel out of place, a "misfit", since leaving the org?

  by FreedomFrog in

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  i seem to be "stuck" in between worlds.

  the world i knew and the world i'm trying to know and learn.. are there others that feel this too?

  do you ever remember feeling this way at any point?.

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  dobbie

  tbh i felt like a misfit IN the organisation, i never belonged. Now i'm out no it hasn't been easy making friends etc esp for a quiet person like me but i've managed to do it. It does take alot of time and effort but its well worth it.
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  I am finally back...

  by _Atlas in

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  ... i've been away for a while (actually 3/4 of a year) without posting.. besides saying hi, i wanted to gradually get to speed in everything going on jw land.. in the last year, what are the relevant news, blunders and scandals coming out of the wtbts?.

  i will greatly appreciate any links to relevant topics.. -atlas.

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  watchtower mags - one a month for non dubs to see out in territory, other one will be for dubs only to be studied on sundays
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  J.W peado from u.k. latest.

  by xnmad in

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  have found out from reliable source that the object of our hatred at the mo( and still very deserving of our loathing though he may be) was actually disfellowshiped years ago, am still working on the exact details but will share them as soon as i get them guys.will try and get the date of his disfellowshiping etc n let you know.

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  p*** on my chips?

  eh no thanks i prefer salt and vinegar on mine!