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  Struggling

  by anniegirl76 in

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  i have been df-ed for almost 9 years.

  just out of curiosity, has anyone decided to find another religion or belief after being jw?

  i struggle with my feelings, my mom and brother, aunt, cousins are all jw.

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  Hello Anniegirl76!

  Welcome aboard!

  You have come to the right place to receive all kinds of understanding and help.

  There are hundreds of people here who have already gone through, or are going through now, exactly the same things as you.

  It's an amazing community of helpful people who share the common bond of at one time being trapped in the WT cult. There are former district and circuit overseers, bethelites, missionaries, pioneers, elders, ministerial servants, publisher, studies, spouses of JWs etc etc - all with diverse backgrounds who are here for you. Many are still in NOW and are trying to figure out the best way to leave.

  We are very glad to have you here.

  Don't stop asking questions and you will eventually be completely free.

  peace to you!

  The Oracle
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  Last Micheal Episode of The Office T minus 30 Min.

  by charlie brown jr. in

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  sorry across the pond friends for another yanks tv show thread and the rest of the world...... i really love this show and said to see the that's what she said king leave...... anyone else love this show????.

  and i know we stole it from the uk..

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  The Office.

  Funniest show on TV without a doubt.

  In fact, it's the only TV show I take the time to watch, besides sports, news and the occassional documentary.

  Hillarious!

  The Oracle
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  Temporarily tired of JW boyfriend. Should I: a) leave

  by SEL in

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  or b) continue in my plan of eventually getting him out with steve hassan's help?.

  option b is going to be expensive but not impossibly so.

  but it would require more patience than i think i have.

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  here comes the trend bucker....

  and after a quick scan of the comments perhaps the one voice that will spark you to explore option B a bit longer...

  I think your mind and heart want to try and help this guy out, and you may regret not trying if you turn and run now.

  So here's an idea.

  Stick with him for a while longer andd put forth the effort to help free his mind.

  It doesn't mean you need to stay with him forever. However, through the process of attempting to free his mind and save his life from a destructive cult you will no doubt discover if he is truly the one for you and if your love for him is deep and real.

  If you discover he is not for you, you move on with your life - but at least you can sleep well knowing that you either freed a mind from a destructive cult or at the very least you did everything you could to free him from the cult.

  Enjoy the journey.

  The Oracle
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  This is why atheists cannot take the creationists seriously...

  by Elsewhere in

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  if anyone reads the item below and still does not get my point... i'm sorry, there isn't much i can do for you.. .

  http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/216596_10150230192374276_595279275_8545086_2474506_n.jpg.

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  LOL. Wow.

  Also, very funny pic NomadSoul. I saw that clip where O'reily made those remarks. Pretty crazy! haha.

  Real life provides so much great comedy!

  The Oracle
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  The Circle of Apostasy is Complete...

  by Tuesday in

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  i'm still somewhat laughing about this, i get a facebook message today with a link to the following video.... .

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=corqwanyuos.

  they then tell me about how cool it is to have a vast apostate army and how every ex-jw should join.

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  giddyup!

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  untitled

  by PublishingCult in

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  i was on a bicycle ride last friday afternoon when i spotted a kingdom hall coming up on my right.

  out in front of the kh on the sidewalk stood a long folding table with various wt publications displayed neatly in plexiglas holders, you know the kind businesses or shops use for brochures, books and magazines.

  seated behind the folding table were two sisters in their 40s.. .

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  Great Job PublishingCult!

  The 607 teaching is certainly the easiest and most glaring flag to raise with a JW.

  The only problem is, it doesn't help the intellectually challenged JW as they will continue to believe everything and not give it a second thought....however for the JW who has a measure of intelligence this is certainly an excellent point to bring up. If they are curious at all, and are able to think logically, if they research this date on their own they will find that there is no possible way their date of 607 BCE is correct.

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  Slandered At the Circuit Assembly & My Letter To My Mother

  by headisspinning in

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  2. friends

  on saturday, my ex husband went on the platform at the one day circuit assembly and slandered me in front of 800+ people.. my jw family is even up in arms because he basically lied and ruined any last bits of my reputation that i had left, the worst part is this was elder sanctioned.. i am really exhausted from all the upheaval so i will get right to the point.

  the following is what i sent to my mother:.

  hi mom.

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  If what you are saying is true, then your ex-husband is one of the biggest a-holes I have heard about in a long time.

  There is two sides to every story of course, but your account has the ring of truth - and his behaviour is unfortunately typical of many JW elders. Sickening!

  Good luck to you! And I must say, you have made a very wise decision to leave the cult and never return. Good for you!

  Cheers,

  The Oracle
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  Where is the website where..........?

  by Vachi 8 He Is in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i remember a website (teal background, simple set-up) that had an illustration of what you can expect when a dub visits you, as well as a number of informational things that the society would freak out about if they discovered dubs or people in general reading it.

  if it was freeminds, it doesn't have the same layout, so i'm not sure if it was that.

  does anyone know what webpage i'm talking about?

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  can you tell us a bit more about the site you are thinking of?
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  Questions for former elders.

  by evilone in

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  i have a few questions regarding moving and changing congs.

  i would love to hear from former elders.. .

  my wife and i will be moving soon, and as i described in an earlier post we will be using the move as an opportunity to fade.

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  I hate to be a downer on this topic....but the significance of publisher record cards is wildly over-rated.

  If a dub lives in your territory, elders are "authorized" and "encouraged" to simply make up a new publisher card and put their name on it with their address - UNLESS they determine 100% that another congregation has their cards and they are being "spiritually attended to" by another body of elders.

  There is nothing magical about not having "the original cards". Sorry for the bad news!

  It's all so crazy anyway, but I thought I should clarify a technical point in the nutty land of Jehovah's Witnesses.

  The Oracle
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  Why are Awakes/Watchtowers so hard to burn?

  by Igot2bme in

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  mine burn just fine....

  perhaps you need more faith, my child...

  try again...

  The Oracle