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  So I was at the Circus Ass-embly

  by Vachi 8 He Is in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  and noted how they made mention of how many people had left other religions, but of course they said nothing of how many had escaped the dubs.

  i just thought that was funny.

  i also must've heard what god will do as opposed to what he is doing like 700 times; and this was in one day.

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  outofthebox

  Our congregation growth this year: -1.5%
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  how many insiders?

  by agent zero in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  hi everyone, i'm new here, been viewing the board for a while, decided to join yesterday.. so i'm about 95% convinced now the wts is bogus, but i'm still in coz as yall know leaving is the hardest part.

  i plan on doing a fade to avoid the complete disconnection, but first want to gradually help my gf to see things too.

  in the meantime, i'm just wondering how many of you are still "active" jdubs?

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  I am an elder. How about that? LOL. And I know many insiders and they don't even post here!
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  Another Newbie.

  by kcmike in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i wanted to drop in and introduce myself.

  my name is mike and i am from the kansas city area.

  i have been reading threw this board for a little bit and i couldn't wait to join.

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  outofthebox

  Hey! Welcome aboard. Everybody is welcome. You don't have to be a exJW to come here. Even JWs are welcome. :)
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  Time for Formal Introductions

  by LockedChaos in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hello to everyone here at jwd.

  i've been lurking about and tossing out a few .

  comments since i joined up a few weeks ago.

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  Hey Locked!

  Excellent summary. Glad to have you here. Stick around. We may learn something from each other.
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  "How to keep an idiot busy for 30 minutes."

  by Quirky1 in

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  2. friends

  john doe asked for this.. www.biglongnow.com

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  Funny!
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  "Queenie" has passed away

  by Brymichmom in

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  2. friends

  i got an email from her daughter lisa this morning regarding "queenie", who used to post on this forum as well as others, such as my yahoo groups.

  many of you long timers on this forum probably remember queenie.

  she had multiple health problems and took a turn for the worse last month after a fall and died yesterday.

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  Oh my! What a sad thing. My condolences to her family.
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  KNOW ANY JWS INVOLVED IN DUBIOUS BUSINESS PRACTICES?

  by badboy in

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  any takers?

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  Like an "fellow" elder said to me the other day: "I never contract JWs, because if some problem arise I can't sue them. There is always problems working with brothers.".

  I think there is all kind of people in all kind of places. Some JW are good people, some are not.
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  Elders don't close their eyes when they pray

  by outofthebox in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  when i was a hardcore jw, i closed my eyes and paid attention to the prayer, because i believed we were communicating with god.

  what a privilege!

  now, it has been some time since i closed my eyes when the jws pray.

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  What shocked me the most is seeing them writing stuff down during the prayer. The communication with God means nothing to them.
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  Ray Franz emailed me today

  by Mickey mouse in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  sorry to name drop.

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  here's a question: if i wrote a letter to any of the current governing body members, what chance would i have of receiving a personal reply?

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  Boyzone: I was thinking to say something similar. Thanks Ray. You are really an example to follow as human being. Took: Say hi to Ray for me and bring pictures!
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  Elders don't close their eyes when they pray

  by outofthebox in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  when i was a hardcore jw, i closed my eyes and paid attention to the prayer, because i believed we were communicating with god.

  what a privilege!

  now, it has been some time since i closed my eyes when the jws pray.

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  When I was a hardcore JW, I closed my eyes and paid attention to the prayer, because I believed we were communicating with God. What a privilege!

  Now, it has been some time since I closed my eyes when the JWs pray. I don't believe it, so why even close my eyes.

  But, I am a new elder and I noticed that several other elders doesn't close their eyes either when they pray in the BOD meetings. I'll tell you even more, they keep writing and reading stuff. Some of them even in the "regular" meetings. Have you ever noticed something similar?