Posts by freddi

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What now?

by agent2863 in

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friends

most of the people on this message board i've noticed are either ex-jw's or in the process.

good for you!

it is sad to see all the hurt & pain & confusion that the org has caused, and continues to cause.

waiting:
you are so right about leaving the k.h. is like getting a divorce. it does take awhile and the "so-called" friends make you feel like you should harbor guilt since you have left the truth. that was the hardest thing for me. the guilt that they make you feel. i have finally gotten over the feeling but it did take a long while.
peace

Hi All!!!
I am an inactive JW. The last time that I have been to a Kingdom Hall is about 11 yrs ago but I still try to keep up with what is going on with the society. I am happy to have found this site. Once again, "Hello to all."

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Visiting Bethel/new Corp Arrangements

by LDH in

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a recent post from a wol newbie:.

please, at least once anyway....it is soooooooooooooo worth it!

any of you visited bethel lately????.

freddi

ldh;
i am glad to hear that you are happy in serving who you want to serve. i am inactive and have really no intentions of going back. jehovah will always be in my heart though. we all have the right to our beliefs and i respect that. just see things clearly and if you feel that in your heart you are then so be it.
peace

Hi All!!!
I am an inactive JW. The last time that I have been to a Kingdom Hall is about 11 yrs ago but I still try to keep up with what is going on with the society. I am happy to have found this site. Once again, "Hello to all."

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Governing bye-bye

by RR in

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well as most of you know, when the society reorganized the governing body retired as officers, in fact the society itself is run by earthbound members.. .

recently two governing body members kicked the bucket, klein and swingle.

that leaves the jw's with just eleven governing body members, who spiritually feed the masses, while the other sheep run things.. however, six of the eleven are so old they don't even know what time of day it is, the other five are younger and newly.

freddi

hi rr;
i am not a member of jw's anymore but i still do have a friend who still attends. we still talk because even though she is still a member, she agrees that no one can tell you who your friends can be as long as these friends are not out to harm you.
well as far as the governing body is concerned, i was told that they are preparing for "great tribulation". remember that? yeah, that's what i was told but no one can give anyone this info as far as i can remember in my studies with jw"s. who knows what they are really up to maybe there is some sort of coverup taking place. who knows?
whatever, i prefer living without fear or guilt.
peace

13

Official Intro/My Story....

by Sunchild in

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friends

anyway, my name's rochelle.

i posted on h2o (and now here) as sunchild, everyone's favorite witness-turned-wiccan.

i think that i was looking for a surrogate family.

freddi

hello sunchild,
your story is like most of us who have left the kingdom hall. i was a baptized member myself and i came to the same conclusion about them. i had to find myself instead of other people telling me what to watch on t.v., movies not to see, music that is considered unacceptable and who or who not to associate with. it began to felt like my life was being totally controlled. i started asking myself, "what happened to free will? what happened to serving jehovah because you feel complete love for him and not guilt because of people always having an eye on you: just waiting to find something to run the elders with." that was ridiculous. we are all adults in this world and thus not answerable to men who also sin behind closed doors. i am glad that you have decided to lead your own life the way that you feel like leading it. take care and thanks for sharing your story.
peace

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Do You Think That You Might Turn Back To Jehovah?

by Englishman in

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i`ve never yet been snubbed by a jw.

the reason is that i refuse point blank to speak to them unless they speak to me first.

so, if i`m visiting my jw mum and jw visitors arrive which they often do i just smile, raise one eyebrow slightly, and look `em straight in the eye!.

freddi

I don't know about returning any time soon but it is still in the back of my head. Jehovah will always be in my heart. I never left him, I left the hypocrasy. I suppose like Java that one day I can and will go back because we are not supposed to serve man but "LOVE" Jehovah.
Still thinking it. Have been for about 11-12 yrs. now.
Peace.
P.S. I am very happy with my life as it is though!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi All!!!
I am an inactive JW. The last time that I have been to a Kingdom Hall is about 11 yrs ago but I still try to keep up with what is going on with the society. I am happy to have found this site. Once again, "Hello to all."

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Big Boys Don't Cry........

by ISP in

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friends

big boys don't cry!

well that's what we are told anyway!

and i guess this convention is widespread in many cultures.

freddi

It is ashame when a man cannot cry and brainwashes his male children that it is wrong and downright un-manly to show such emotion then we have a problem.

Hi All!!!
I am an inactive JW. The last time that I have been to a Kingdom Hall is about 11 yrs ago but I still try to keep up with what is going on with the society. I am happy to have found this site. Once again, "Hello to all."

37

would you come?

by rollercoaster in

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friends

i want to get married.

he is not in a jw.

i don't care.

freddi

Enjoy yourself Rollercoater. Feel the love that the two of you have to offer each other. You are him and he is you now. Share your love mentally and psyhically. As long as you two are soley commited to each other and you have respect within yourself relationship, let it rip.
You need no one else to bless your marriage or to make you feel like it is validated. Enjoy your love with no guilt or shame.
Peace.

Hi All!!!
I am an inactive JW. The last time that I have been to a Kingdom Hall is about 11 yrs ago but I still try to keep up with what is going on with the society. I am happy to have found this site. Once again, "Hello to all."

37

would you come?

by rollercoaster in

jw
friends

i want to get married.

he is not in a jw.

i don't care.

freddi

Enjoy yourself Rollercoater. Feel the love that the two of you have to offer each other. You are him and he is you now. Share your love mentally and psyhically. As long as you two are soley commited to each other and you have respect within yourself relationship, let it rip.
You need no one else to bless your marriage or to make you feel like it is validated. Enjoy your love with no guilt or shame.
Peace.

Hi All!!!
I am an inactive JW. The last time that I have been to a Kingdom Hall is about 11 yrs ago but I still try to keep up with what is going on with the society. I am happy to have found this site. Once again, "Hello to all."

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Kingdom Hall thinning out?

by OrangeBlossom in

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i was thinking about the post about japan closing about 300 congregations in the past 3 years.

i know that the hall i occasionally go to is usually less than half full compared to a few years ago.

my mom says that the elders in her hall are trying to come up with ways to get more to attend as attendance is really bad.

freddi

Wow. Is this true? Membership going down.Kingdom Halls closing. This is news to me they are alive and kickin' in good ole New York.

Hi All!!!
I am an inactive JW. The last time that I have been to a Kingdom Hall is about 11 yrs ago but I still try to keep up with what is going on with the society. I am happy to have found this site. Once again, "Hello to all."

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hi everyone

by freddi in

i am new to this site.

i will take mommy's advice and write a bit about myself before i start posting so that you can have an idea of who i am and what i am about.

i used to attend the kingdom hall about 12 yrs.

freddi

I am new to this site. I will take Mommy's advice and write a bit about myself before I start posting so that you can have an idea of who I am and what I am about. I used to attend the Kingdom Hall about 12 yrs. ago. I learned about the so-called "truth" as a teenager. I even married a brother. Later I found out that he was a coniving manipulater. His betrayal is the main reason why I left the Kingdom Hall and why we are divorced. I discovered so much hypocrasy while I was in the "truth" that I couldn't take it any more. I had to get my freedom back. I had to find "ME". So this is the stage that I am at now. I am loving every minute of it. But I still carry Jehovah,s love in my heart.

Hi All!!!
I am an inactive JW. The last time that I have been to a Kingdom Hall is about 11 yrs ago but I still try to keep up with what is going on with the society. I am happy to have found this site. Once again, "Hello to all."