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  EVERYONE - A Song title or lyrics you would like to see in the new Songbook!!!

  by Witness 007 in

  1. social
  2. humour

  song 23 - "myriads and myriads of robots.".

  song 46- "were the governing bodies witnesses.......our is the god of true prophecyyyy, what he fortells comes to be, sometimes.....".

  song 69 - "note - due to porniea laws there is no song 69 turn the page here to song 70!!!!".

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  changeling

  "Walking Hand In Hand with the UN" :)
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  The Day I had an Epiphany

  by journey-on in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my eyes opened in more ways than one.

  as i lay in bed that sunday morning, i knew i was never again going to rise hurriedly to get myself and the kids dressed and fed for field service.

  i was actually feeling relieved and wanted to just turn over and go back to sleep, certain and content in my decision.. the day before, i had stood at the end of the block, after working a territory filled with barking dogs and people sleeping in after a hard days work week, and thinking, "never again".

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  Thank you for this thread, JO, and I thank all of you for sharing your thoughts with us.

  My epiphany came as I re-read the condescending letter sent to us by the society in response to our letter questioning their involvement with the UN. I sat on my sofa, put the letter down on my lap, took a deep breath, and whispered to myself: "I't's over". The feeling of relief was overwhelmeing. After 46 years, my life as a witness was officially over and I felt wonderful.

  I had stopped going in field service as soon as I found the info on the UN. Though awaiting response from the society, I could not, in good conscience, go out and speak to others of this religion if it turned out to be shrouded in hypocrisy. I do remember the last time I went in FS but I did not know at that moment it would be my last.

  I faded from the meetings over a seven month period, to avoid the attention of the elders. Each meeting was torture. On my last meeting, my son in law, who knew I was having serious doubts, gave me a dirty look. I got up and walked out in the middle of the Sunday talk and have never been back. :)
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  How can you test whether you have broken free of the mind control

  by cantleave in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it's been less than a year but i think i am nearly there.. i can read through a mag or sit through a meeting and instantly see through the bs.. i can watch the news without thinking is this a part of the composite sign.. i see people for what they are without trying to pigoen hole them.. i'm not worried what the elders think.. however,.

  i still show too much interest if i see something about a jw in the media.. i notice kingdom hall if driving through a new place.. i still want to stop and say hello if i see a group of witnesses on the street.. how do you guys and gals measure the progress of your exit from the cult?.

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  changeling

  I think we will always be haunted by some aspects of this destructive relgion. Those who were in the longest (46 years for me), will have the most effects. It's only natural.

  That being said, what matters is that we woke up and got out.
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  My nephew David just contacted me on FB - HE'S OUT OF THE CULT!!!

  by AWAKE&WATCHING in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  actually my nephew from my previous marriage.

  i'm hoping he will check out this site.

  i am so happy!.

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  changeling

  I'm soo happy for you! :)
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  i'm now a return visit! how do i stop this?

  by highdose in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  at my place of business which i own, i have discovered that the local jw's have taken to dropping in magazines, brocheres etc.

  the staff accept them just to be polite but arn't interested.

  but you know the deluded jw's... my business has quickly turned into someones magazine route!.

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  changeling

  You have the power to say "thanks, but no thanks". Use it. :)
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  Even though I'm OUT of the JWs - I still feel a lil guilty! (help)

  by babygirl30 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  out of all the 'friends' i had while in the jws, only a few (4) still have contact with me - 2 of them being very close to me to this day.

  one of these girls is about 6yrs older then me, so she has always been my 'big sis' so to speak!

  anyhow she and her mom are jws and they live together, but are very 'relaxed' in their stance against me in that when i go out of town (which is on a regular basis) my gf will stay at my place to #1-get my mail, and #2-get a break from being up under her mom everyday!

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  I don't think you're feeling "guilty" about telling her the truth about the truth. I think you don't want to be the one to sway her; and I agree with you. You want her to come to the knowledge and realization of the falsehood by herself. And that's as it should be. I do the same with my daughter who's still "in" but mostly for appearences. If she brings things up and asks questions, I answer, otherwise, I leave things alone. I think that it in the long run, if she ever makes a clean break, it will be for her own reasons, not mine, and in her own way and time, not mine.

  As for your friend, I think her biggest problem is that at the age of 38 she's still dependant on her mother. She needs to get some skills and a good job and move on with her life. The way you describe her, she sounds like she's emotionally stunted as well (probably from being raised a witness). Perhaps seeing a counselor would be a good idea for her.

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  Does Your Life Have Purpose?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  witnesses teach that when you learn the "truth", you finally have a purpose in life.. when some witnesses decide to leave the religion, they might experience an emptiness because they realize now that their way of life really was totally a sham.. are jehovah's witnesses right about those that leave the organization no longer having a purpose in life?.

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  changeling

  I no longer believe there is a set purpose for my life or any other's, or for life in general. I do believe that I have to choice and the power to give my life purpose, and so does everyone else.

  My chosen purpose: To be the best version of myself possible, to enjoy life and everything around me and to make others happy in the process. :)
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  Common JW Response to Apostates

  by KingDavidwasframed in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  one of the things i hear from jws and even my mother is "if being a jw is so bad, where else would we go?

  " or along the same line, but different wording "i know the society isn't perfect, but where else do they teach about jehovah?".

  so i got to thinking last night, is there really a fds?

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  changeling

  You asked: "But realistically, does anyone know of a group (not organization - but group) that is unified, Bible based and not wakko?"

  NO. :)
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  Odd CO talk...ever hear anything like this?

  by sir82 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  had our co visit last month.

  normally the guy has all the charisma and charm of ben stein from "ferris buhler's day off", but he managed to give a talk that was actually coherent one night.. here is the rough outline:.

  the theme was about the difference between "justice", "mercy", and "undeserved kindness".. situation 1: adam and eve sinned.

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  changeling

  I don't find it odd at all. What he spelled out has always been the WT's position.
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  Excellent quote from "Millions Now Living Will Never Die!"

  by sd-7 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ...i know that seems hard to believe.

  but hey, who doesn't love the happy prospect of never dying?

  certainly the folks in 1920 who received this book are still looking forward to that day with bright, beaming eyes!

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  changeling

  Their own words always condemn them.