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Were you ever "all in"?
by nonamegiven in
1. jw
2. experiences
for those of us here who are xjw's for varying degrees (df's, ds'd or just faded away {the greatest feat of all}) looking back to your years as an active jw, were you ever 100% mentally?

i thought i was but looking back when i was a ms and being groomed for elder i was very zealous but still didn't like field service but loved helping out.

now i look back i see i was just looking for acceptance from other, not serving god.. i would elaborate but i plan on posting "my story" soon.. how about you?.
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transcript of a disfellowship appeal meeting -they can get you for anything
by jwfacts in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
i have just received the transcript of the disfellowship appeal meeting from a person i know from a recording he took.

it is quite typical in the condescension of the elders.

unfortunately he did not record the initial meeting.
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Maybe there is some hope
by nonamegiven in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
well, many of you know my situation very well.

i'll give you all an update.

wednesday night i told my wife i wasn't going to go to one of the days of our 2 day assembly this weekend.
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Baptized before turning 18
by FreeChick in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
hey everybody!.

i've really enjoyed my time here so far and thank everyone.

besides successfully killing far too many threads .
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How do I..........
by nonamegiven in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i've only been on this board and one other board for a short time and i quickly learned enough to show me that jw is not the one and trur religion.

most of you know my situation, married with 2 kids and another due in a month.

how do i get out of this organization?
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remarriage after divorce
by luffy in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
does anyone know if after divorcing a spouse for reasons other than adultery, although adultery may be suspected, if i would be free to marry a witness if my ex spouse was in a relationship or remarried someone else after the divorce..ive heard different versions and am not sure
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Would you trust this guy to build an Ark?
by moshe in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i found this picture of otzi the iceman , whose mummy was found in the alps in 1991. he died about 5300 years ago.

that would make him a close contemporary of noah.

using only flint and copper tools , do you think this ancient man and his family could have built the biblical ark?
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the walk of shame
by nonamegiven in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
it all starts after you hear "these things we pray through jesus christ, amen".

i gather my books and the kid's books and put them away.

by that time people are walking over to us and talking to my wife and playing with my kids.
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A Message To All The Lurkers
by Anitar in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
in recent weeks, i have seen several posters that some call the jw "lurkers," meaning the witnesses who read the articles of this site, and are perhaps questioning what the watchtower has been teaching them, yet are still very defensive of the watchtower's actions.

as a result, i have seen and participated in several heated debates.

it seems the main criticism of us is that we focus too much on the "negative," that we dig up the past too much, and worst of all, that we have nothing to really complain about, other than the personal vendettas some of us have against the watchtower.
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On the fence (first post)
by nonamegiven in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
well, i stumbled onto this site and decided, after reading a bit to post.. who am i?

i am "no longer one of jehovah's witnesses" as they say now, they no longer use the word "disfellowshipped" in the announcments now.

why am i df'd?