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  For what it's worth,.....

  by Twitch in

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  i was thinking about the various reasons i come to this site and felt the need to espouse some thoughts.

  i shied away from this site at first for what now seems some rather silly reasons; as if there were things here i didn't need to know, lol.

  but i did and do enjoy the scope of topics here, the intelligence, cameraderie and diverse opinions of the posters here.

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  Mrs Smith

  This forum is the reason I didn't go back to the borg. Thank you for your post.
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  I Need Help

  by Core88 in

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  hi, my name is corey, i live in indiana, so much to tell, allot of witness history.

  i was a ms and regular pioneer for two years...got df'ed, don't know what to do or if i believe in god or not now...have had a few beers tonight, got mad at my gf.

  corey

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  Mrs Smith

  Sorry to hear you are in such a bad place right now. The best advice anyone ever game me is this "when you don't know what to do, don't do anything at all." When you are conflicted and confused don't make life changing decisions. Wait it out and when you are calmer and in a better place mentaly you will be able to see the wood for the trees. Ask your girlfriend not to put pressure on you right now, reassure her of your feelings and ask for time. Take it easy, you cannot sort out all your problems in one day.
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  Been invited to the Memorial yet?

  by KW13 in

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  i have, i got invited on saturday and i turned it down the same day lol.

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  Mrs Smith

  No, last year my mother in law phoned to tell me that the memorial was that evening! Gave me two hours notice. If they really wanted me there they would have let me know in advance. I think she was trying to ease her on conscience.
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  My Journey-Cruel and Unusual Punishment

  by truthsetsonefree in

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  let the beatings begin.

  beatings and whippings were routine.

  so conditioned was i by corporeal punishment that one day something happened that my mom recalled with pride for many years afterwards.

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  Mrs Smith

  I'm so sorry you had to endure the beatings. I hope that you emotional scars heal too. My dad was the one who beat the &$#@ out of us and my mom stood by and did nothing. Cannot to this day understand why. If my husband had to beat the kids I'd pack my stuff, take my kids and get the hell out of there. It's amazing how many of us have had similar upbring in the name of Jehovah!!!
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  df'd and having doubts..JC knows

  by Caine in

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  before i got df'd for you know what i told the brothers i was having doubts....think theylll keep me out longer?.

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  Mrs Smith

  Hi and Welcome to the forum. Make sure of all things!!! Use this time to research the JW teachings. Read your bible, even better try and get a copy of an easy to understand bible. I started doing just that and cannot believe how many scriptures I came across that have been manipulated and twisted out of contex by the JW's. I hope your family is still talking to you and are not shunning you. Use this time to make new friends, friends that will support you unconditionaly. At least if you do go back it will be an informed choice you make. Don't be afraid to ask questions. There are many posters here that have done a lot of research and can answer just about any questions you may have.....and some questions you've never even thought about. Tell us what some of your doubts are, and know that no matter waht you choose you are always welcome on this site.

  Mrs Smith
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  i'm still alive...

  by thebiggestlie in

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  i want to thank all of you for all your thoughtful pms.

  i'll respond to them in time but can't at the moment.

  i wanted to just check in and let you know that i'm doing relatively ok. the confrontation with my parents was a bit sticky.

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  Mrs Smith

  You've been on my mind. I'm glad you're ok. Why don't you ask your dad for help on researching 607? He may have to change his mind.
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  OutKasted ;-P

  by SpaWn of MeDusa in

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  hello in there ;-p. wow wow wow.... i never knew such a place existed.... unfortunatly i don't have a lot of time to type right now & believe me i'd need days, perhaps even weeks & i'd probably still feel like i wasn't done.... in short... my name is jodie, i'm from australia, i'm about to turn 32 & i am a jehovah's witness outkast... i wasn't kicked out, i left of my own accord when my parents divorced & i was about 14... my father, my younger brother & me - the 3 black sheep !!

  my father was disfellowshipped, he was an elder who also happened to have bi polar... the day ( or technically night ) my father was disfellowshipped was the saddest time of my life - it was more like a death or a funeral, something tragic... when my parents divorced i went to live with dad, i was always closer to my father plus when he left he had nothing... he lived on the river bank in the middle of winter for 6 weeks in a tent ( while his good christian jehovah's witness father & sister slept warm in their beds in the same town... ) dad bought a little caravan & he & i lived in it, eventually he bought some land & built a house & my younger brother joined us.... anyway to cut it all short... i've suffered badly from depression - so badly it's almost killed me & my brother also... the crux of our depression is our mother, our sister's, our grandfather, our aunt's & all of our relatives are jehovah's witnesses - most of them live in the same town as us altho they may as well live on the other side of the world.... you know, sitting here thinking about it all - it all makes perfect sense... how can families be torn apart like this, how do they not realise it is wrong & sad & wicked ??.

  i've spent more than half my life trying to have any sort of relationship with the rest of my family.... anyway i have to get going.... hasta la vista .

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  Mrs Smith

  Hi Jodie

  I'm so happy you found this site. Knowledge is power so the more you learn about the JW lies the better. Would love to hear from your dad too.
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  Life with Jehovah's Witnesses...

  by Who are you? in

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  we are getting ready to host my mates extended family today.

  hosting this particular extended .

  family of jehovahs witnesses has become fairly predictable over the years.

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  Mrs Smith

  Welcome. Your post reminded me of many family visits!! Good luck.
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  Been gone awhile.(Rough past few three months)

  by jakes in

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  i have'nt been here for awhile.the family and i went through a very rough time over the past three months.most of it has been jw related and how negatively the teachings have affected a brother of my wife who has been diagnosed with bipolar.however,that i will leave for a different discussion.we have managed to pull through it all and we are slowly picking up the pieces.

  i am also hard at work putting the final touches to my book.i will keep you posted on the release date.

  this past weekend i stepped into a kingdom hall after more than two years.i attended a jw funeral of a friend who was not a jw.his family are all jws and i was actually surprised that permission was given to them to have it conducted in the kingdom hall.halfway through the talk i got up and walked out of the hall.i could not bare to listen to the pathetic reasoning laid out by the elder during his talk.hardly any comfort was given to the family in the talk.as one other poster mentioned,it all become just one big jw presentation and "sales talk".this was probably done because of the many non-jws that were in attendance.

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  Mrs Smith

  Hi Jakes

  Welcome back. Sorry to hear you're having a rough time. Hope things start to look up soon.
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  Christians are hypocrites

  by Handsome Dan in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  christians are hypocrites.

  christians, they love to talk about how loving, dutiful and compassionate they are, yet i have yet to meet one who does not practice hypocrisy to the highest degree.

  their willful ignorance of the bible combined with their two faced idealism to preach it, has made us sick, hasnt it?

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  Mrs Smith

  Hansome Dan, put it in a bubble and blow it away. Far too much anger for one person to carry. All humans are hypocrites, show me one person who has NEVER fallen under this catagory. Yes, I include myself. Done and said things that fall under that banner. Not proud of it but it happens and I have no doubt it will happen again. I don't think it has anything to do with religion or the bible. We all stuff up sooner or later. It's very easy to have one set of rules for yourself and another for everyone else. Almost everything you have written can be said of all religions, your subject could have read " Muslims are hypocrites" or "Hindus are hypocrites" and in SA "Witch Doctors are hypocrites" Get over it.