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  A lurker says hello

  by Madame in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  r. f. wondered how many lurkers there are on the board.

  i don't know the answer, but i will admit that i since a few years am one of them.

  i read here almost every day.. like many others here i am an ex-jw, left the organisation about 25 years ago and never regretted it.. .

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  lies all lies

  Welcome Madame-- I was a lurker for about a year, maybe a little more and I too recently joined.
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  Time and Distance - a Guy Thing?

  by compound complex in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi guys and gals,.

  this is probably a really dumb question, but are there others out there who measure time and distance when they travel - anywhere?

  i understand the occasional setting of the travel odometer to check your auto's mileage.

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  lies all lies

  I agree with Elswhere...OCD ;)
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  Because they are FAITHFUL!!! Because they are DISCREET!!!

  by OnTheWayOut in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a coworker and friend whose family are jw went to the district convention with his jw wife and kids.. he said that about the only thing he got out of friday's session was this hilarious statement in the title.. here's the story-.

  the speaker says, .

  "why should we trust the faithful and discreet slave?.

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  lol Keyser and SSPO
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  Update on my Dad

  by ex-nj-jw in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  dad had a heart attack and stroke on friday.

  they actually think the stroke started on wednesday or thursday, very mild and escalated on friday.

  the doctors have wanted to place a pacemaker and internal def.

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  lies all lies

  Glad you were able to make in in time and that there seems to be a positive prognosis for you dad. If you can, forgive your mom--she is only doing what SHE BELIEVES to be the right thing. And who knows, you're forgiveness of her at this time may even bring her or others to realize that JW's aren't the only GOOD people in the world. Love can reach beyond any boundary and maybe she will realize just how hurtful the JW religion is when families are torn apart by situations like yours. My thoughts are with you and your family.
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  Were your prayers ever answered while being a JW

  by Grouper in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  did any of your prayers ever get answered while being a jw even if they where small maybe insignificant?

  pesonnally i never really needed my prayers to be answered but one time while the co visited us i was going to work with him durining saturady service i get there at 0930 but service started at 0900. i felt i missed my chance to work with him and show i was commited and i wanted to asked him how i can reconcile the fact i did not believe that noah's flood existed globally with the way the society views it.

  i left the kingdom hall pissed off thinking i fu*ked things up, so i kinda said to jah well i messed up gettin some clarity to to my quandry.

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  lies all lies

  This is the last encounter I had with the "sister" I was studying with. I had moved to a new hall and was an unbaptized publisher but still studying. One day at the beginning of my study I asked why is it that the person studying doesn't ever get to say the prayer....the woman, a JW lifer looked at me like I was an idiot and said "I am praying to bring Jehovah's spirit to the study, Jehovah only listens to the prayers of Jehovah's Witnesses, you are only an unbabtized publisher" my response----Then why do I even say amen at the end? Her reply, "Because you are agreeing with my prayer" Then I said--- So basically you are saying that since I am not baptized, Jehovah is not listening to me, so its a waste of time for me or anyone else who is not a JW to pray?? She looked over at the other sister there and then said " You can pray, its just that the prayer will not be answered, but Jehovah knows then that you are making an effort" all the while the other sister is nodding in agreement. That was the last study I ever had. Thank God, he answered my prayer asking him to let me know if the Jdubs were truly the right religion even though I wasn't one of his witnesses
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  New Here, just want to introduce myself....

  by lies all lies in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi everyone, i never was baptized but studied for a very long time before i finally got my sanity back and realized that although the individual jws for the most part were good people and doing what they thought was right the org itself was total b.s.

  anyway ive been lurking here off and on for a while and figured i would stop being lazy and register.

  so hello, i enjoy everyones posts and hope to be around for a while!

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  lies all lies

  Thanks everyone for the warm welcome! Look forward to sharing more and hearing everyone's experiences. Live Life-- That's exactly what I plan on doing, and on my own terms lol
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  Would Witnesses Go Out in Ministry if They Didn't Allow Counting Time?

  by flipper in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hey folks.

  mr. flipper here.

  when i was a witness , like a lot of you, remember we'd all scramble around at the end of the month asking each other, ( or your book study conductor would remind you) to turn our time in for field ministry ?

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  lies all lies

  I think the more appropriate wording would be....if they didn't HAVE to count time----either way the answer is no
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  Jws act like they don't remember their past teachings

  by Blindbutnowisee in

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  two jws came knocking to my door.

  instead of ingnoring the knock, i decided to answer.

  with fixed smiles on their faces, one of the ladys offer me a flyer concerning the district convention.

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  lies all lies

  They can't explain something to you that they themselves don't fully understand or believe
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  New Here, just want to introduce myself....

  by lies all lies in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi everyone, i never was baptized but studied for a very long time before i finally got my sanity back and realized that although the individual jws for the most part were good people and doing what they thought was right the org itself was total b.s.

  anyway ive been lurking here off and on for a while and figured i would stop being lazy and register.

  so hello, i enjoy everyones posts and hope to be around for a while!

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  lies all lies

  Hi everyone, I never was baptized but studied for a very long time before I finally got my sanity back and realized that although the individual JWs for the most part were good people and doing what they thought was right the org itself was total b.s. Anyway Ive been lurking here off and on for a while and figured I would stop being lazy and register. So hello, I enjoy everyones posts and hope to be around for a while! Lynne
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  Were your prayers ever answered while being a JW

  by Grouper in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  did any of your prayers ever get answered while being a jw even if they where small maybe insignificant?

  pesonnally i never really needed my prayers to be answered but one time while the co visited us i was going to work with him durining saturady service i get there at 0930 but service started at 0900. i felt i missed my chance to work with him and show i was commited and i wanted to asked him how i can reconcile the fact i did not believe that noah's flood existed globally with the way the society views it.

  i left the kingdom hall pissed off thinking i fu*ked things up, so i kinda said to jah well i messed up gettin some clarity to to my quandry.

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  lies all lies

  Yes, I asked to be shown if the JDubs were actually the true religion before I took the plunge...and from then on my eyes were opened to all they hypocrisy that was around me, I never got baptized