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Getting cut out of Mom and Dad's will
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have any of you experienced this yet....being cut out of your jw mom and dad's will?

i posted the following on another thread.

because of one instance that i heard about last year from a friend of mine, i am concerned that this may be something the society is encouraging and may encourage even more as the new private issue of the wt begins to be released.
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I know we're not supposed to speculate, but....
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based on a post today about the decrease in incoming donations to the wts and this.

i believe that the new mag arrangement starting next jan is the beginning of the wt becoming a really, really dangerous cult.

from another post, i speculate that the "for jws only" issue of the watchtower is going to be heavy on $$$ issues.
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Why do people choose to d'assoc by letter instead of just fading?
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i simply gradually quit going.

of course, this was many years ago and maybe the "rules" have changed, but rather than create drama among my family, i just let them think i was becoming materialistic and spiritually weak.

at least it kept them talking and associating with me rather than cutting me off.
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More Don Imus repercussions!
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just heard it.

this year only 49 states are going to participate in the miss black america pageant.

nobody wants to be idaho.. .
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Where is he?
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james thomas....what happened to him?

when i first started reading jwd, he posted everyday and i always appreciated his deep insight.

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Let it go!
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i got this in an email today and it came at just the right time.

some days the pain we experience from our loved ones shunning us simply because we have chosen a different spiritual path can be excrutiating.

if i had chosen a life of immorality or a criminal path, perhaps i could justify it to some extent, but all i did was study, research, pray, and choose to go in a different spiritual direction.
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For Women Only
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hah!

you guys couldn't resist, uh?.......

but, really ladies, did the women's lib movement in the 70's (and later for you younger ones) affect your attitude toward the jw admonition to be in subjection to your husband?
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What is your idea of worship?
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when i was a jw, my idea of worshipping god was to put in at least 10+ hrs.

in fs monthly, attend 5 mtgs per wk, study for those meetings, make back calls (or what is now called rv's), conduct bible studies, have a family study once a week, pioneer when able, go to all the assemblies, etc.

what, if anything, do you consider worship?.
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Do you believe you have a particular purpose in life?
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i ask this because as a jw, you are programmed to think your only purpose is to preach the good news of the kingdom....period.

but more and more, i've noticed in my own life a strong pull toward something i won't elaborate on, but it has me thinking that maybe we really do each have a particular purpose and it's up to us to discover what it is.

i know i'm kind of new to the forum, but please let me know if any of you have experienced this same kind of unusually strong pull toward something you can't fully explain.
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First & Last, One-time post
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i have been lurking for quite some time now on jwd.

my story is pretty much just like everyone else's, "only the names have been changed".

in reading your posts, i have both laughed and cried till tears ran down my cheeks.