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  If you want to leave the truth, just walk away!

  by moomanchu in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a close relative recently called me verbatim, "a bad, bad, bad apostate and a sinner against the holy spirit" .. the apostate remark didn't bother me, actually it's a compliment when you think about it.. saying i was a "sinner against the holy spirit" that did bother me.

  this got me to wondering about all the names, accusations and labels given to people who don't want to be a jw anymore.. doing a quick search in the insight books i came up with a list.. apostates pg.126, antichrist pg.116, man of lawlessnes pg.

  310, resurrection - sinning against the holy spirit pg.

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  Sounds good to me.
  
  Thanks
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  How to find new friends?

  by socialdistortion in

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  2. friends

  hi... my name is chrissy & i have been away from the "truth" for 8 years now.

  i married a "brother" when i was 20. i was humiliated by the "elders" in the backroom for oral sex & publicly humiliated but never disfellowshipped.

  my husband & i left the truth together after moving away from the area where we lived when we were witnesses.

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  Socialdistortion,
  
  Me believes that Thoreau said it very well in his writings,
  
  "The most I can do for my friend is simply to be his friend".
  
  In my area we have very little one way streets.
  
  It's great for traffic flow.
  
  However, at times when all you want to do is get one block over,
  you find you have to travel five blocks down and five blocks back
  to get one block over.
  
  What me is trying to say, (you know this), Sometime to have a friend,
  while it might seem out of the way, we must go the extra distance to be
  a friend.
  
  Thanks
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  31 Years A Watchtower Slave

  by truthseeker in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my other half has accepted this.. after many years of fading i have stopped going altogether.

  i still have friends and family in so i'm happy to remain inactive.. .

  i was never a very good watchtower slave to begin with.. i was raised in the truth but i never really put my heart and soul into the religion.

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  ibme

  Truthseeker,
  
  You can call your book "31 Years a Watchtower Slave" but
  Schnell beat you to it with "30 Years a Watchtower Slave"
  
  It was a big hit.
  
  Thanks
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  I've been studying JW for 6 months. Please help..

  by fb130 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm still trying 2 figure out if this is a pro or anti jw forum but here goes..

  i started studying jw 6 months ago & i do feel i'm growing.

  i think at the rate things are going i'll b babtised in another 6 months.

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  FB30,
  
  You have been given a full plate from these fine posters.
  
  Just don't choke on the meal.
  
  Eat slowly digest the meal.
  
  We surely would not want you to get indigestion.
  
  Thanks
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  Lurker for a long time, finally decided to take the plunge!

  by Momma-Tossed-Me in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i say this because i have been helped so much by the many posts that represent the way i feel about the wtbts.

  it is good to know that there are so many people that feel this way.

  i am currently inactive and dont comment but do attend meetings for the sake of the family.. my wife is still in and i have a daughter and one on the way.

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  Welcome
  
  Kindness goes a long way.
  
  Thanks
  
  ibme
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  Thanks to each and everyone of you

  by StoneWall in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  after many months of lurking and researching on oh so many different topics, doubts, concerns, and viewpoints i decided to get my feet wet and start posting.

  many times i wished to contribute something to a thread but was to apprehensive to get an account.

  then as time passed and i read many more of the post from various members the uneasiness subsided somewhat and my desire to proceed into previously uncharted waters grew.

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  Welcome, from another North Carolina.
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  the six screen of the watchtower conferencecall

  by verystupid77 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am new here and scarred out of my mind.

  i have been a born in and do not understand what is happening.

  i alway thought this was the truth.

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  Welcome,
  
  Might me say, "Me does not believe any human is stupid,
  just insight from a different viewpoint".
  
  Just remember you DO NOT have to answer any question
  about yourself.
  
  There are some here on the board that just love to ask
  question but at the same time will never say anything
  about themselves that has meaning.
  
  For the most part ALL try to be helpful.
  
  Thanks
  
  ibme
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  What was the most laughable JW teaching??

  by chuckyy in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  hi all.

  in your opinion, what was the silliest , most laughable watchtower teaching/doctrine, since its beginning until now???.

  chukyy.

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  Sacolton,
  
  How many times must me tell you to stop reading those older pub.
  
  "We have new light".
  
  Don't you just love that false statement!
  
  For me, the most laughable WBTS teaching is:
  
  Shunning.
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  Hi! I'm new here!

  by gloobster in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i just signed up here, so i guess i should let everyone know a few things about myself.. my maternal grandfather was an elder in a congregation here, and he and my grandmother raised my mother quite strictly as a jehovah's witness.

  my father's father was also a jehovah's witness, though much less devout.

  when my parents were in their mid-20's they more or less disassociated themselves from the flock.

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  Welcome
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  Newbie here

  by CAL69 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm new to this site and just thought i'd share a little bit about myself.. i was born and raised in los angeles, grew up as a jw and left the org when i was 22. i wasn't df'd or da'd, i just faded (very quickly).

  i left the org 10 years ago and never looked back....or so i thought.

  it wasn't until recently that i realized how much of a hold they still had on me.

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  Welcome