Topics Started by ex-nj-jw

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Daughter of an ex witness and a re-instated witness.....
by LotusB in
1. jw
2. experiences
my parents divorced when i was 12. their divorce was so messy and upsetting that it threw my mother for a loop that none of the elders came to her aide.

she has been distant and negetive towards jw's for almost ten years since.

my father was re-instated after an almost 20 year apsence and is now happily attending meetings with his new family.
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New here so this may be long...
by mandalion in
1. jw
2. experiences
i wasn't born in the truth.

my parents started studying when i was five.

we started living all the principals completely when i was nine.
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New and SAD...
by The Dreamer in
1. jw
2. experiences
hello all...i've been searching for some sort of comfort in my situation.

i found a story written by "iamfreenow" aka marion.

i found some comfort to know that i am not alone in my challenging of my faith.
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GAY WOMEN
by Dansk in
1. social
2. relationships
please bear with me on this as this is a genuine attempt by me at greater understanding.. recently, a young woman i know has come out and stated that she is gay.

this is the second time i have been shocked - yes shocked!

- because neither woman fit what i used to consider was the "typical" gay woman profile (i am not using the word lesbian in case it causes offence).
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National Healthcare for the USA
by sammielee24 in
1. jw
2. friends
just an fyi for anyone interested - there is a major drive on to push the bill forward for national healthcare in the usa.

you can sign the petition by going to http://www.onecarenow.org/.. it has gone through one part of the process last year and now the push is on to get it moved to the next level - it is backed by over 400 groups including the uaw i believe.

it is no longer if it happens, it is only a matter of time as to when it happens.
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Do not Disassociate, Anull your baptism
by jwfacts in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i am now a jedi, so trust me on this.. .

why dis-associate, you are just playing by the wts rules?

how can you dis-associate anyway, you never thought you were baptised as a watchtower society member, you thought your dedication was to god, so why formally disassociate from something you did not formally join?
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idiots who scream you're wrong when you're not--road rage
by rebel8 in
1. social
2. relationships
besides my desire to hit 700 posts before noon (est) and a general base appeal for validation and attention (heee, hee), i would like to vent about something that just happened.. i was at an intersection with another vehicle.

he was in the left turn only lane (conveniently located on the left); i was in the lane very clearly marked as left or right turn only (conveniently located to the right of the other driver)...meaning i have the option of turning right or left, right?

so the light turns green and we both turn left.
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Infiltration time!
by Lostreality in
1. jw
2. friends
im thinking of snagging a shirt that says "apostate!!!!

" on the back of it.

then i would walk into a kingdom hall, and put my back aginst the wall.
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ANOINTING - How JWs really know!
by Amazing in
1. jw
2. friends
anointing - how jws really know!

[note: this is a 7 page post in case you may want to print it out and read it later.

i hope that i do provide clarity on this topic, but i accept that i may have muddied the waters as much as i have tried to clear them up.
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Gleaning at Bethel
by Black Man in
1. jw
2. friends
want to see bethelites act like greedy scavengers?

just check out the tail end of bethel family breakfast, lunch or dinners.

for those not familar with this phenomenon, gleaning was when bethelites could basically bring their tupperware dishes down and store up on the leftover meals once the family was dismissed (usually by prayer, except for the bethel dinner).