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  I heard from the newlyweds..

  by iamfreenow in

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  ..and they have arrived safely in sardinia.. trev and linda phoned me just now, and they are safe and sound in their hotel.. they told me they are having an early night, as they are both tired, although i doubt that's the only reason!.

  they send their love to you all, and will see you when they come back on march 5th.. .

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  My big day went very well

  by iamfreenow in

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  2. friends

  as many of you likely know, i was due to be baptised as a christian this morning at the baptist church i have been attending since just after i disassociated from the jehovahs witnesses.

  this time, i remember it all.

  we opened the service with "amazing grace", which is one of my favourites, and i noticed that my friends trev and linda were joining in the singing, somewhat to my surprise, especially trev, there may be hope for him yet!

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  Big day for me tomorrow

  by iamfreenow in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  hello everyone, i haven't been on here for a while, though i have read a few posts from time to time when i've been visiting my friends linda and trevor.

  i would like to be here more, but i am retired now, and can't really afford a pc or the internet, being on a somewhat limited income.. since i left the watchtower society in august, i have kept myself reasonably busy.

  i attend a couple of evening classes, help my non jw son and his wife out by babysitting when needed, and manage to see my jw sons' children as often as possible.

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  Retiring today!

  by iamfreenow in

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  today is my 60th birthday, so i am now officially retired!

  actually, my last day at work was yesterday, and my colleagues gave me flowers, wine, chocolate and took me out to lunch.. this is the first birthday i've ever had as a non jehovahs witness, and it feels very strange to be even acknowledging it, let alone celebrating.

  i am going out tomorrow evening with trev, linda and a few other fading or former jws for a curry at a local restaraunt, which i'm very much looking forward to.

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  Hi everyone

  by iamfreenow in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i haven't posted for a while, but my friend linda (fullofdoubtnow) has kept me updated with what's been happening on the board, so i've been with you all in spirit.

  i've managed to keep myself fairly busy since leaving the witnesses though.

  i am attending a couple of evening classes, on tuesdays and thursdays, keeping busy on former meeting nights, and i have been going to church on sundays, something i never in my wildest dreams thought i'd do at the beginning of this year!.

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  Things we were persuaded to believe

  by iamfreenow in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  linda and i were just chatting about some of the more odd beliefs of jws, and how we tended to accept them despite not totally understanding them.

  the jws have a tendency to pick incidents from the scriptures and look for a modern - day application, priding themselves on being the only ones who can truly understand what these things mean for todays' world.

  there are severa that i had trouble getting my head around, but gullibly accepted the society's take on them.. for example, i always had problems accepting or even understanding the jw interpretation of the 7 trumpet balasts of revelation, which they said were fulfilled by 7 conventions held between 1922 and 1928. the wtbs was an insignificant religion then compared to the more mainstream churches, and isn't all that significant now in terms of membership, and i just couldn't see why a seemingly - significant event in the bible would find it's fulfillment in a series of conventions that the majority of humanity wouldn't even be aware were taking place.

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  The story of Tom

  by iamfreenow in

  1. jw
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  tom was a friend of mine, a very good friend.

  he lived in a village on the outskirts of our territory, and was in his 60's and retired when he became a jw.

  tom studied with my husband ron, often accompanied by me.

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  My sisters

  by iamfreenow in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have two sisters, angela, who is 17 months younger than me, and who has been baptised since she was 16, and jean, who is 55, and has never been a jehovahs witness.

  i have always got on very well with both of them, but now i am no longer a jw, i really wondered how angela would react.

  it's not that she has ever been an over - zealous jw.

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  My life as a Jehovahs Witness

  by iamfreenow in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i have been writing my story today, before i joined the forum, and my friends linda and trev have encouraged me to post it.

  actually, i found it very therapeutic to write it al down.

  i hope it doeasn't bore you too much, as it is rather long.

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  Hello everybody

  by iamfreenow in

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  2. friends

  i am marion, a friend of fullofdoubtnow (linda), and i have just disassociated from jehovahs witnesses.

  i was only announced a couple of days ago, after a lifetime of association.

  linda has posted about me before, but it's wonderful to be able to post in my own right, and i am really looking forward to getting to know you all.. i am 59 years of age, 60 in november, and have been a jw all my life, baptised since 1961, and i thought i would always be a witness, but i now know absolutely that it isn't the truth.

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