Akira

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  Ready to out myself...

  by Mickey mouse in

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  ...well, to you guys at least.

  i'm a long time lurker, still a jw (for how long i don't know?

  :-s) and at a bit of a crossroads.. you've probably heard the story before.

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  Akira

  Hi!

  Oh my God! I understand completely how do you feel. I'm in a similar situation.

  Hugs to you and your family.

  Akira
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  How long have you been out now?

  by hillbilly in

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  days?

  months?

  years?

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  I am "in good standing". Still going to the meetings, service, etc. Why? Because of my family.
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  Any Spanish speakers?

  by ThomasCovenant in

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  hi.

  can anyone tell me if this is a pro or anti jw site?.

  thomas covenant.

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  Akira

  It's an anti JW site.

  Saludos!

  Akira
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  I have to put our dog down.

  by whyamihere in

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  oliver has skin cancer and he is bleeding all over my mom's house.

  oliver is suffering so bad and all we can do is hold him now.

  later today he will be put down and i don't want to do it.

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  Akira

  When my dog died I felt that I lost a sibling. He was 16 years old and I still miss him.

  I'm sorry for your lost.
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  They want to make me an elder :-O

  by outofthebox in

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  this is the third elder that tells me that the body of elders will recommend me as an elder in the next visit of the co.. what do you think i should do?

  some facts:.

  i am still 'in' because of my family.i am ms.i am doing 10+ fake hours (well, some months it is fake), so they see my "spiritual" progress.-ootb.

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  Akira

  I am an active witness too. But because I'm a female, I don't have that kind of pressure. Why haven't I left the organization? I don't want to break my parents’ hearts. I cannot imagine them not talking to me or thinking that I am going to die in Armageddon. They are already senior’s citizens; I don't think they will ever change their beliefs. So, ottb, I understand why you hold on.

  Best wishes.

  Akira
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  My Very First Post

  by leaving-jws in

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  i have been so reluctant to post basically because i am so torn about exposing my personal life.

  i happen to come across this website by mistake about 6 months ago.

  i agreed with your opinions of the jws view on higher education and independent thinking that i found on this website.

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  Welcome! Great first post! I'm been married for more than a decade and have no children. Now I can't because of age and health problems. Be patient with your mom, she thinks is giving you good advice.

  Best regards,

  Akira
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  My Story - This is long...

  by GetOverIt in

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  here's my story everyone, .

  okay, my parents became witnesses when i was 3 or 4. i remember them both getting baptized together.

  i have 3 little ones and they were all 2.5 years apart at that time.

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  Akira

  Welcome. I really enjoyed reading your post. I am trying to make sense of many things too. At least, we are not alone.

  Best regards,

  Akira
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  The Greatest Movie of all times...

  by zeroday in

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  rocky 1... what's yours...

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  Akira

  The Matrix
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  Response to the WT response to NBC

  by outofthebox in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  this is my line by line review of the letter published by the watchtower in response to nbc.

  ok. this is my rant actually.

  they are not jehovah's witness.

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  Akira

  All this is horrible. How come nobody in my congregation knows about it? Do they choose to be blind?
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  My thoughts

  by Akira in

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  first, let me introduce myself.

  i am a spanish speaking woman, 2nd generation jw, who lives outside the united states.

  so, please forgive if i make mistakes in my writing.. .

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  Akira

  Hi!
  
  First, let me introduce myself. I am a Spanish speaking woman, 2nd generation JW, who lives outside the United States. So, please forgive if I make mistakes in my writing.
  
  This year has been hard for me. My husband and I began to read the Bible and discovered a lot of inconsistencies with our JW beliefs. I was in shock. Then, with my hands trembling I bought Crisis of Conscience, later Apocalypse Delayed and finally Captives of a Concept. They were really eye openers. My mother, father, brother, sisters and brothers in law and mother and father in law are witnesses too. I have been in the same congregation since I was 7 years old (in fact, all my family attends the same congregation). The people in my congregation are nice. I had a good upbringing. I don’t have any traumas about my past. I went to college. I have a good marriage. But I feel a hypocrite going to the meetings, going to the service. Sometimes I got angry. We don’t have anyone to talk about our doubts. At first, I tried to speak with my mom, but she got scared and I stopped. I am really scared because all my live I thought that this was the true religion. I was so sure! I believed everything that my parents taught me. I was baptized at 15. Now I want to know the real truth (is there one?). I don’t want to be bitter; I would like to know how to serve God in the way that He wants.