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  NEWBIE, WHEN WILL GUILTY FEELINGS GO AWAY?

  by BIG D in

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  i have been in all my life, im a fader, father, elder, i was ms for 5 years, raising my 3 boys alone for 4 years , single, brought many people in jw, all of my family in, i know its fake, but i went to my sons game and when the anthem came on, i wouldnt put my hand on my heart, and then looked around to see if anyone saw me, when will these guilty feelings go away?.

  big d.

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  38 Years

  It will just take a little more time. It is difficult at first, but it will get better. The first year after I quit, my birthday came up and I asked my coworkers to take me to lunch, not to do the cake and sing happy birthday. The second year and beyond, I told them I wanted the works, and they delivered. It is so much fun every year. And I enjoy giving them great birthday celebrations also. Also, during that first year, I wanted to buy a Christmas tree, so I bought a little 24 inch tree. Well the second year, I went out and bought a seven-foot tree! Oh, and now I sing the national anthem and say the pledge of allegiance with pride.

  My family are still JWs, but as I learned more and more how Brooklyn is so deceitful and controling, I realized they never had the right to tell anyone what they should and shouldn't believe or participate in. It also helps when I see my son having so much fun enjoying things that should have never been taken away from him in the first place.
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  OK EVERYONE.... WHEN DO YOU HANG YOUR CHRISTMAS LIGHTS???

  by Lady Liberty in

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  hello again.... ok..i have the christmas bug already, and am wondering when everyone actually puts up all the clips and hang their lights?

  i understand traditionally lights go on the day after thanksgiving...right?

  so...my question is do you start that day or weeks before so you can sit back and enjoy the lights getting flipped on the day after thanksgiving??

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  38 Years

  After Halloween, I put up my tree and dress it up with Fall and Thanksgiving decorations. Atter Thanksgiving, I decorate for Christmas. I can't wait to get started.
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  David Letterman top 10

  by is there help out there in

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  if david letterman would have a top 10 for jw what do you think they would be.

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  38 Years

  Here's mine:

  Saying, "It's against my religion", makes a great excuse for leaving a job, dumping a boyfriend/girlfriend and getting rid of your in-laws.
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  Question (s) from the newbie

  by bite me in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  go easy on me, please, as i am new to this board.

  i have a question, i know chances are this has been answered in one form or another.

  but can anyone tell me, exactly or roughly how much of the bible jw's actually use.

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  38 Years

  Welcome! I've been out for a while, but for years they did "encourage" the congregations to participate in Bible reading and would assign chapters starting from Genesis through Revelation. However, only the die-hards with lots of time on their hands would do it (and brag about it). Anyway, I'm sure when they came across scriptures that didn't seem to make sense, they would bury their heads in the sand. Of course, the Witnesses use the Brooklyn translated, NWT. Most of what they are reading, even if it is all the chapters and verses in the Bible, are lean toward Brooklyn's teachings. So for most Witnesses, they do use the same scriptures over and over again to support what they want people to believe from the Watchtower and other publications.
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  IF.....

  by AK - Jeff in

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  2. beliefs

  the jw's brought doctrine into a form you could tolerate, reformed the religion to allow better tolerance of those who disagree, and made prolific apology to those whom it has hurt [i know that some have been hurt that are not any longer with us, etc.

  that's not my point.

  ], would you forgive them, and if you still believe in god, would you consider going back?

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  38 Years

  I got out and I'm staying out, thank you very much
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  Tipping your hat to a lady is demonic

  by marmot in

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  2. beliefs

  ...according to the watchtower.

  i don't have access to the watchtower library right now (i've only got a mac) but i remember laughing my arse off when i read that in an old questions from readers.

  apparently tipping your hat to a lady is considered demonic because it shows deference to the lesser of the sexes, a man putting himself below the woman and other rambling "reasoning" about its origins in medieval times and such garbage.

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  38 Years

  I need to take my blood pressure medicine now
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  It makes me sad to see Ray Franz looking this feeble...

  by deaconbluez in

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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yqj0-huvvw

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  38 Years

  Hi Mouthy,

  Do Ray and Cynthia realize how much they have done for all of us? We owe him a lifetime of gratitude.
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  Share something apathetic

  by erynw in

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  i don't care what.

  i really don't.

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  38 Years

  Go figure
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  Do You Have A Goal Regarding Jehovah's Witnesses???

  by minimus in

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  now that you're mentally out of the religion, do you have an expressed goal regarding the witnesses?

  do you want to expose the religion for the fraud that it is (like i do)?.

  do you want to set up a ministry devoted toward the destruction of everything watchtower?.

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  38 Years

  Someday, I hope to forget. It's hard to forget about it when I still have family in. I still would like to get my only sister out, she's so unhappy but refuses to listen to any information I have. If there is an opportunity, I do tell other's about my experience with the Witnesses and the things that I have learned about the Borg. I still have hope for my sister and will never give up.

  Have I moved on anyway? You bet. My life is great now!
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  Do they even care?

  by truthseeker in

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  well, here's the latest.

  i'm almost inactive with regard to the ministry - i simply don't go out.

  if i do the "guest star" thing, i never talk to anyone.

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  38 Years

  Truthseeker, I spent over 20 years doing the same thing, just because of family. I was ignored but put on a smiley face. After a while, it was a game. How little could I do, and get away with? I played the game well. Of course I knew I was being "labeled" and marked. But after a while, you get accustomed to being ignored and not part of the "group". It is weird, but only for them. They all think alike, act alike and react alike.