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  Ray Franz has had a stroke

  by coffee_black in

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  just setting the record straight.

  there is another thread that notes a claim on wiki that said that ray has died.. he had a stroke yesterday, and is in the hospital.

  he is still alive.

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  whoknows

  This very brave and good man will never be forgotten. He has helped SO many to be free. Thank you Ray and Cynthia from the bottom of our hearts.
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  Are you an active Jw or an ex-jw?

  by XPeterX in

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  active unbaptised publisher here.you?

  (though i already know the answer for some people).

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  whoknows

  Baptised in 1968. Disfellowshipped for apostasy after 2 years of total inactivity and no contact in 2007. Yeah, it took me a loonnnnngggg time.
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  Dubs - Paradoxes From Hell

  by Farkel in

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  dubs - paradoxes from hell.

  jesus said his yoke was kindly and light.. dubs brag their religion is the "hardest religion in the world.".

  the bible tells children to honor their parents.. the wts tells children to betray their parents.. if dubs really live in a "spiritual paradise," why do their lives have to be threatened to stay in it?.

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  whoknows

  This is why I always read Farkel's posts. Great summation.
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  2010 Circuit Assembly..........Sunday Program nonsense and madness.

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

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  i went to the sunday circuit assembly and came back all riled up with all the nonsense.. the sunday program was on ''safeguarding your spirituality''.

  ''it is better to remain single and not marry.

  that gives you more time for studying and the preaching work.

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  whoknows

  I so agree with Little sister - it is theft of the worst kind, your future.

  I didn't go to college after I graduated in 1970 because the end was coming in 1975, and I have witnessed "up close and personal" the devastating effect the lack of a college education has had on my generation. So many bright people spending their lives doing janitorial work. What a shame and a waste.
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  Memorial 2010 Your Experiences

  by scotinsw in

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  just got back from memorial.

  only went so that i could say to my parents that i had gone and to remind myself why i left.. oh my word!!!

  it was sooooo painful.. got there a bit late - it was a couple of minutes into the talk.

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  whoknows

  Left the borg three years ago, haven't been to any meeting since. Last night my husband and I celebrated a newly ex-jw's birthday, the first celebration for her and the first Memorial she didn't attend. A wonderful time was had by all.
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  how long in truth,,,what was the final "straw"

  by peaches in

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  i was in for 30 years.....my ex was an elder...."holy spirit appointed" he tortured me....i was married 33+ years....you know,,,marriage is sacred...you can leave,,,i know,,,,if abuse is intolerable....but that starts a series of events...etc etc etc....i finally left everything...and moved far away.....people actually believe "holy spirit" appoints people,,,my ex would not pray unless there was an audience...you know,,,,people invited over for supper kind of thing,,,you get the point..... my best friend had a mental breakdown,,,,she basically became psychotic.....had to be hospitalized....she took up smoking,,,got disfellowshipped...and lost all emotional support....to this day,,,,as far as i know,,,she is still disfellowshipped...needs to be hospitialized every so often....she is on complete disability.....and still trying to get back into the org....her mother does support some what,,,,even though she is a witness herself,,,,,takes her to assemblies,,,,memorial,,,etc,,,,this has gone on for years.....she cannot mentally handle the organization,,,nor can she mentally handle not being a witness...lost everything....guilt....etc..... did not mean to ramble on so much......i have mental scars that will not go away....because i stayed in a "mess" for god,,,,i could write page after page of things like the above....as being my "last straw".......curious about you here on the board....any specific "breaking point" or a collection of many things..... thanks for your in put...peaches.

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  whoknows

  Husband and I were in from very young ages. He served as an elder (and worked his ass off for the Borg I might add) for 26 years. Then when we attended the backyard wedding of my daughter, who was disfellowshipped, my husband was removed as an elder. Much backbiting, gossip and general nasty behavior by the self righteous ones appointed to clean up Dodge. The whole matter went back to Brooklyn, and some committee there decided we had put family ties over loyalty to Jehovah.

  I decided to read the bible to really understand if there was any basis for this kind of thinking - I really read it with a bible dictionary, commentaries, an interlinear and different translations. I realized that what I read in the NT had very little to do with what was taught at the Kingdom Hall. My epiphany was that the parable of the faithful and discreet slave was just that - simply a parable, only one of maybe 30 or so that Jesus gave about personal behavior. Not a prophecy telling Christians they had to look for an organization to be "saved" and certainly not a reason for a small group of men, the GB, to seize power over their fellow slaves and steal the position of mediator from Jesus. You must be associated with THEM to be saved. That is unscriptural and blasphemous, in my opinion. After that, I decided to work up my courage and read everything I could get my hands on and it all fell like a house of cards.

  Jehovah's Witnesses are a high control and dangerous cult. So, oddly enough, the last straw for me was reading the bible and, after 42 years, understanding what it said didn't jive with JW doctrine.
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  It's official--I'm out.

  by sd-7 in

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  "sd-7 is no longer one of jehovah's witnesses.".

  i always imagined this day would come.

  i'm not sure exactly how i knew.

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  whoknows

  You had the courage to make the stand, be proud. I'm sorry your wife isn't with you on this. I can't imagine how difficult that must be. My husband and I were disfellowshipped 8 months ago for apostacy after being inactive for 2 yrs. We opted out of going to any judicial meetings, just told them to do what they were told to do. We are in our late 50's and had been in our whole lives. We lost all of our friends, but we at least we had each other and our kids.

  What has helped me so much is to reach out to others who have been through this experience. Find other ex-jws in your area and connect with them, they are the only people that truly understand. Also, find something that you love to do and do it with a passion. I rediscovered life drawing and it has been a wonderful, satisfying outlet for me.

  All of this pain gets better in time. It has taken awhile, but the other day I realized how happy and relaxed I feel now, and you will too. We are with you.
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  a BIG shoutout to jwfacts

  by poopsiecakes in

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  im sure this has been mentioned many times on this site but i wanted to express my personal feelings of gratitude to paul at jwfacts.com.

  paul, your site changed my life.

  even though i discovered it when i was already disfellowshipped and really didnt have the intention of going back, i was still a fierce jw apologist.

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  whoknows

  It helped me a great deal three years ago after 42 years in to break away. Thank you Paul for creating it and keeping it going. Don't let the Philistines get to you - there are many who still need to see this site, so simple and well laid out. I know you have paid a great price for this, but you have help to save who knows how many from a life of slavery to a cult.
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  John Babcock dies...last WWI Canadian vet at 110 years young....

  by oompa in

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  there must be soooooo few many left of that time.....anybody know how may vets of that war are left?..........oompa.

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  whoknows

  There was another died in England recently. Will it make them think - probably not. It is good to see your face again Oompa.
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  Just out and so happy!

  by ange2.0 in

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  2. experiences

  i have just gotten out and am free at last!

  my brother did so a few years ago and has been such an amazing help to me these last few weeks.

  i was raised a jw, disfellowshipped when i was 17, married a non believer and then dragged back in by my family.

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  whoknows

  Welcome! Your children will thank you profusely for this decision in the years to come! Be free to enjoy a real life - you sound like you are - good for you.