I would tell them to read Ray Franz books first before making any kind of dedication.
searching4truth
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What message would you like to say to anyone studying with the JW's?
by JH ini'd say, beware, once you'll be baptized they won't treat you the same way.
they will expect a lot from you, and you'll never be free again to say what you think about the religon or even think for yourself.
they will control your life completely.
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Revelation Book Conductors
by Alligator Wisdom inany of you elders or ministerial servants conducting the revelation (it's grand climax at hand!
) book at the weekly book studies?.
if so, are you maneuvering thru with ease?.
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searching4truth
Yes, I am doing so as we speak and yes it is enough to make one barf as the previous post suggested.
concerned elder how do you do it? You must keep a barf bag next to your chair.q
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How to handle a stinky roommate?
by Rayvin ini'd go for the blunt but leave out the rude.
he's an adult living in someone else's home.
he should be on his best behavior since he's a guest.
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Label the act for returning to JWism for family only (e.g. Gumby)
by UnConfused ini think it's a deserving act of love to make the sacrifice to rejoin a cult in order to stay connected to your family.
it's putting your love of your family over so so many things.
what could we call it so we could easily understand someone's actions who also does this?
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searching4truth
I also think of "Littletoeing" as going out with a bang saying your piece.
LT your my hero!!!!!!!!
I'm for Gumborging
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I'm a Neutral Jehovah's Witness
by Martini indear brothers and sisters,.
i martini, will confide in you that i have become a neutral jehovah's witness.
i wonder if i'm not coining a new phrase here!.
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searching4truth
I didn't pay attention to the date at first, OMG this post is ancient. Who goes back that far and blows the dust off these scrolls?
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New and SAD...
by The Dreamer inhello all...i've been searching for some sort of comfort in my situation.
i found a story written by "iamfreenow" aka marion.
i found some comfort to know that i am not alone in my challenging of my faith.
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Your Feelings On Getting Reinstated For Family Considerations
by minimus ini just read the mary/gumby where are they thread.
i want to say right from the start that i like gumball very much.
i've talked by phone to him in the past and we've had some discussions here over the years.
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searching4truth
I can totally understand it, in fact I can relate. Right now I am going through something similar. I was df about a year and a half ago because at the time I had doubts but still felt an obligation to the borg for some reason, so I ratted on myself, STUPID!!!!! Shortly after I was df I read "Crisis" and all my doubts were cleared up, but by then it was too late. I have a very large family in the borg, with extended fam it was like 80 something in cali alone. Most of my immediate fam will talk to me but they won't come visit and I can't really visit them and it bothers them to talk to me much. So I am also in the process of trying to get reinstated and it sucks. It's so brutally boring. At times I can't help but laugh. The worst part is I don't even know if they will let me back in because I have already been red flagged, when I first read "Crisis" I was pretty vocal about it to a couple of "brothers" that I had buisness dealings with in my old hall. I plan on going back and then fading because it won't bother my family to associate with me if I am inactive I'll just have to deal with the occassional "encouragement". I don't plan on lying to the elders but they're pretty dumb so it wont take much to evade their questions without them knowing. It is terrible to have to go through this though but at this point I dont really see an alternative that wont absolutely crush my family. I guess it's better for me to go thruogh this than to put them through what it would if I didn't.
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The Scent of a Woman!!!!
by AK - Jeff inyour intentions are good - entirely manly.
you step into the shower intent on grabbing a skin-drying manly soap - dial or zest or similar.. then it catches your eye - that little 'womanly scented' bath-bar.
you try and reach past it - to get the large man-size bar on the soap tray - but inexplicably you pick up the lady's perfumey soap.
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searching4truth
I only use them when they are all thats left. I actually do preffer lava soap, its great.
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Raymond Franz is back in WTS ?
by Ancientofdays ina friend of mine (still an active jw) is quite sure that r.franz is back into wts.
from his point of view, an evidence is that he never published the 2nd part of isocf, even if it was announced in the first isocf.
i'm quite sure this is a nonsense , but you may help me with some information.
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My Wife Just Left Me Because of the Evil Watchtower
by rassillon inthis is very difficult to write because i am crying.
i am normally not the kind of person you will ever see cry because things don't affect me that much but this has got to be the hardest things i have ever went through.. i just got through discussing with my wife my feelings.
i guess it has been hard to hid some of the things that i have felt since i have learned that many of the wt teachings are false.
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searching4truth
(((((((((((((rasillon))))))))))))))
I am terribly sorry
If her reasons for leaving are the wtbts then quit talking to her about it for now. There ways to ease her into how you r thinking. Don't rush it.