Welcome to JWN! There are plenty of believers on this board, however, I'm not one of them. But that desn't mean we can't talk.
jamiebowers
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i was happy in and i'm happy out
by never been happier incan i tell my story,briefly.
i spent 18 yrs on the ministry,11 of them as an unbaptised publisher,i refused to get baptised because the dedication was a vow to the society,not a vow to god as defined in scripture,this led to many many debates with the elders and i often raised the "millions now living will never die" issue and several other points but was always told about the "light getting brighter" and "imperfect men" but eventually i relented and jumped in the water.i wish now that i'd read bro franz's books,particularly crisis of conscience before doing that,would have saved many hours preaching false doctrines of men, as doctrines of god.but once i got on the internet and started researching....what,bro russell is buried with a huge pyramid,was into numerology,loved freemasons,had ancient egyptian symbols on his books,couldn't prophesy what the name of tomorrow would be,said jesus was already present since 1799,1874,1878,1914,1918,.. and the judge was even worse"1925 is even more clearly prophesied in scripture than 1914" "millions now living will never die"(recently re-written as millions now living may never die),built a lovely house beth sarim for the returning brothers to live in,but lived in it him self,and drove around in their car.then came the new name jehovahs witnesses,but jc said we would be witnesses of him ,and suffer because of his name,thats what christianity is.then 1935 and heaven was closed to new entrants until 2005 when 2 new bros were put on the gb who weren't even born in 1935.no one in my congregation batted an eye to it...but the doctrines were still true...weren't they????????
sorry but they have more holes than my watering can.. they resorted to quoting the johanas greber bible,written under trance by grebo and his spirit medium wife and used to back up the wts version of john 1:1.so jumping ahead,when i was pointed to the un deception(an organisation which hosts the temple of set in th un tower) it was time to bale out,simple as that.they won't hear anything i have to say but oddly they haven't called a judicial for me either.i was in my late 20's when i joined and i got my child-hood buddy into it about 10 yrs ago,but he now refuses to acknowledge me and he only lives 100yds away,and apart from 2 or 3 others thats it as far as contact goes.but the crucial saving for me was the fact that i always kept association with outside friends and my wife never joined so the change was much easier than some of you have had.ihaven't found a new church,yet,i loved god before the wts stuck their ore in and i still love god since i got out.
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A warning for all from Totally ADD
by TotallyADD init has been four days since i have been on jwn.
because i am not as young as i used to be.
as many know my wife and i are opening up a donut store.
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jamiebowers
So sorry to hear that, but I think using a jack hammer would mess anyone up, no matter their age! Get lots of rest, take Tylenol and soak in copius amounts of hot water. A liitle Ben-Gay wouldn't hurt either.
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A Room With a View
by Berengaria inanyone familiar with this movie?
i think it may be my favorite of all time.
that or pulp fiction.
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jamiebowers
Loved "Room with a View", "Howard's End", and watching "Remains of the Day" with my husband is what convinced me he was the "one". A real tough guy, the last of the hard asses, and he had a single tear running down his face by the end of the movie...my dream man; a real man's man who actually gets "Remains of the Day".
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Celebrate Good Times: Come On!
by headisspinning intoday marks our two years free.
my now husband was df'd on september 13, 2009 and i was officially canned on september 15, 2009!.
it has been a long road and if any of you remember, we initially came on this board looking for help to get reinstated.that is a huge laugh now, hey!
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jamiebowers
Two years already! Congrats!
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"A JW Poem"
by EmptyInside inthis afternoon,i'm cleaning out my drawers.
i'm getting watchtower and awakes ready for the recycle bin,feels good.
i also saved kingdom ministrys from late 80's through 90's,yeah,go figure.
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jamiebowers
I'll spare you the other theocratic gems,such as,the devil's favorite tool,etc.
Man, I can think of a million possibilities!
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Are you estranged from a parent or child?
by wannabefree inanerson cooper is looking for experiences.
maybe if enough ex-jw's sign up, producers will see a potential to look into it ...... sign up sign up.
http://www.andersoncooper.com/be-on-the-show/209.
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jamiebowers
Done
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"A JW Poem"
by EmptyInside inthis afternoon,i'm cleaning out my drawers.
i'm getting watchtower and awakes ready for the recycle bin,feels good.
i also saved kingdom ministrys from late 80's through 90's,yeah,go figure.
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jamiebowers
I couldn't get past the first few lines.
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Friends... life after JW
by ekruks inhave awakened to what fooo-king sh1t (sorry!
) i've been living in these last years.... well since i was born.... i am left if quite a weird state.
i have some weird friends.... jws.... i used to think they were normal.
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jamiebowers
Sending you a pm. Click on the blue envelope in the upper right hand corner of the screen. Hit your back key when you get an error message. Click refresh, and you should be able to get my message.
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Friends... life after JW
by ekruks inhave awakened to what fooo-king sh1t (sorry!
) i've been living in these last years.... well since i was born.... i am left if quite a weird state.
i have some weird friends.... jws.... i used to think they were normal.
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jamiebowers
marked for later
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What can I do when I feel i can't keep going....
by Free!! ini have been having an awful week/month/year/life and i just feel like i can not move forward anymore... is like life is passing me by and i am just observing from the side lines.... i am so tired, i just want to sleep and never wake up..... has anyone felt like this?
i tried therapy (twice) an it did not work, i tried volunteering and surrounding myself with other people and things to do, and it works until i have to come home, then that feeling of emptiness returns.... .
i am so tired... i do not know what else to do.... .
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jamiebowers
Check with your doctor to see if you have clinical depression. If you do, get treated for it.