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  Update- My fade and the elders inaction

  by OnTheWayOut in

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  here's the story in a nutshell.

  i stepped aside as elder in a foreign language congregation with a resignation letter in august.. i cited doubts in doctrine concerning "this generation" and 1975, and also said i don't "know".

  the governing body well enough to teach their doctrine.

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  twinkle toes

  thank-you everyone for your stories on this thread.

  As a fader I find your experiences very edifying and empowering.
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  Then and now, your journey on JWD

  by greendawn in

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  when you compare the way you feel now as members of this forum with how you felt on your early days here what sort of thoughts and feelings come up?

  what was your journey here like?

  for me i have gone a long way, when i came here i loathed typing long posts, and hardly knew how to go about forums i was basically a forum virgin.

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  twinkle toes

  I have been vivisting this website for many years. Only in the last month have I felt like I wanted to post myself. Mostly out of nervousness, I think I still feel like somehow I will "get caught" anf end up being d'fed.

  But even in the time between when I began reading and now I feel like I have come along way.

  The light has indeed gotten brighter and brighter.This forum has been light to my roadway.

  Thanks everyone
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  Did you ever falsify your time?

  by avidbiblereader in

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  as a witness/pioneer, did you ever falsify or lie on your time card?.

  abr.

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  twinkle toes

  yeh, I dit it for about two years before I became inactive . I would randomely pick a number. I never filled out a time card for those two years though our S/O would call me and pry a number out of me. Maybe I was secretely trying to get caught. Had he not been phoning me and asking for time I would have been inactive alot sooner.

  I am sorry to all the reg/special pioneers who are now reading this and realizing I was the one bringing down the national average (because I kept my lies modest, only between 1-5 hours)
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  Ran into a JW and DFed, DAed, or faded?

  by pierogi in

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  okay, i'm interested in experiences where you are dfed, daed or faded and you ran into a jw somewhere.

  if you are dfed or daed, most likely they'd just ignore you.

  this is unless you ran into them at work (like a restaurant, bank, grocery store) where it is there job to talk to you.

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  twinkle toes

  im 25, raised in the faith and my whole family is in the truth (except some relatives far away). my mother would cry cry cry if she knows my thoughts. its so hard.

  Marcel,

  My mom is the same way. I am sure she cries any way because I know she has suspicions about me. It is hard. It is nice to know your not alone; dont you think?

  p.s. use the little quote bubble at the top right of the reply box next to the smiley face and then copy and paste quote.
  
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  Joining the JWs in their "Street work"

  by Snoozy in

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  yep..a church here in mo was in the news today.

  they are headed for the streets to witness to the passerbys.. they said they are following christ's footsteps.

  people even stopped in their cars and rolled the windows down..and gave them an opportunity to "preach" to them.. then the "preacher" put a ash cross on the person's forehead.. hummm....reminds me of when the witnesses first started going out in service..i wonder when the church will start branching out from the streets and actually go door to door?.

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  thanks for posting those pics garybuss they are awesome

  I can't even imagine what would happen if one of those cars rolled up in front of the local mall and started preaching over a loud speaker.

  Are these your own pics or did you download them from somewhere?
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  Disfellowshiped/Disassociated VS. Other non JWs

  by pierogi in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  if someone is disfellowshiped or disassociates themselves from the jws, they are to be considered "worldly", right?

  if jws can talk to other non jws, why are non jws who used to be .

  jws so much worse that they can't talk to them?

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  I remember having dinner with a circuit overseer once who was trying to impress upon myself and others at the table his vast array of knowledge. He made an hour long disscussion of how much worse a disassociated person was than a dissfellowshipped person. A disfellowshipped person was simply having to endure much needed punishment(like a spanking, he said) . But a d'Aed person had chosen to leave Jehovah's org. and should be treated as though they we dead. This meant to me to assume that all d'Aed people were apostates. It seemed reasonable to me. Why else would anyone choose to leave. I was so niave.

  But I do know for a fact that the reason they changed the announcement was because it can be considered slander to announce someones indescretions.Totally a legal descision.

  I personally think if they are going to disfellowship people,other members of the cong have a right to know why they can't talk to them. It sure would cut down on the gossip, Which would, in turn allow the sisters to spend more time feeding the homeless and such.....lol

  My brother was just d'fed for drinking too much. His wife left him three days later(conveinient) I have heard countless times from others in my town that he had been d'fed for cheating on her and thats why she left him. He has never cheated on her and he is now quite upset about the rumours. I hear a scriptual divorce coming her way.

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  At Last! Awards for the Watchtower

  by Farkel in

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  i have been one of the harshest critics of the watchtower lying and printing corporation, and "some" have said i've been unfair with regards to my comments about them.

  fair enough.

  therefore, i think it would only be fair to list their credits and accomplishments and i will now do this.. since july of 1879 when charles ("chuckie") russell produced his first copy of "zion's watchtower and the herald of more nonsense to come", many wonderful things have happened because of all others who are not dubs.

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  twinkle toes

  hillarious

  thanks I needed a laugh
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  16 children!!! I'm fascinated!

  by winnie in

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  i have been following the story on the duggar family ever since i saw it when they were having their 15th child.

  we get it on pay tv here.

  anyone else as interested as i am?.

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  twinkle toes

  Yes I saw that show too. They did have another baby. And built a huge house too I think.

  Does anybody know what religion they are?
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  Ran into a JW and DFed, DAed, or faded?

  by pierogi in

  1. jw
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  okay, i'm interested in experiences where you are dfed, daed or faded and you ran into a jw somewhere.

  if you are dfed or daed, most likely they'd just ignore you.

  this is unless you ran into them at work (like a restaurant, bank, grocery store) where it is there job to talk to you.

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  twinkle toes

  I am definetly a fader. But I have managed to fade very safely into a zone where I still associate with all my family. I don't share my views with anyone but my wordly husband and noone asks. Mostly everyone I know in the small town who are witnesses are very nice to me, as I was always well received in the congergation. However there are a few elders and distant cousins who are a little to righteous to make eye contact with me. I dont mind to much. Sometimes I'm in the mood to be extra sweet to them so they have to feel guilty for being rude to me. I do occasionaly get asked by some older sisters if I am ever coming back to meetings I just smile and say maybe. It just seems easier.
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  My Story: They called the cops on me!

  by EnlightenedMind in

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  i found this website a few days ago, and ive stayed up until 3 and 4 a.m. every night since reading the all-too-familiar stories.

  i applaud you for sharing your stories and being so open and caring to others who venture onto this site.

  i wish id had you 9 years ago when i was dfd.

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  twinkle toes

  wow, when i was reading your story it reminded me of different witness weddings i had been to in the past. Being a good witness my friends and i would stare at the wordly people or disfellowshipped ones with such distain. I actually even remember saying to a friend once that i cant imagine ever not being a witness and having the "nerve" to come to a witness gathering(i am so embarassed of that attitude now ) well that was a million years ago. And now if i ever go to a witness wedding or a funeral i feel that pity from others, it makes me sad. i dont know if i am sad for me or for them. but i know it feels weird like i switched teams .

  anyway i feel your pain and i applaud you for your forgiving spirit toward your family. thanks for the story