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  Missing my Mom

  by exwhyzee in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  she and my dad brought us to the u.s. from ireland in hopes of giving the 4 of us kids a better life with more opportunities.. mom went to school in her village where her mother (my grandmother) was the teacher and the bible was part of the curriculum.

  they even used the name jehovah.

  her father was a plymouth brethern (think amish or quaker) who was shunned for the rest of his life for marrying my grandmother who wasn't "in the lord"...she belonged to church of ireland.. when the witnesses came to the door after we arrived in the u.s, mom was a shoe-in candidate for their recruitment.

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  Thank you for sharing such wonderful (and funny) memories of your beautiful mom.
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  That does it ! I'm leaving ! ! !

  by Billy the Ex-Bethelite in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  leaving the university with my degree!.

  exams are finished and it's just a matter of days before i walk.. i was certainly stressed about doing this.

  i'm older than my classmates and armageddon was sooooo close!

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  Bravo Billy, well done!
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  Any gay exJW's?

  by Trapped in JW land in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  was just wondering how many gay exjw's were on this site, and how did you deal with being in this organization?

  and also, how did you end up leaving?.

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  Steve_C

  Hi Trapped,

  I was a born-in JW who knew I was gay from probably age 11. Ended up getting married to a sister hoping I would be right with God and Jehovah's magic spirit would straighten me out. You can read my story here: http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/social/relationships/229546/1/A-happy-life-for-a-gay-ex-JW#.U1Z9_vna701

  My story does have a happy ending for me, my wife, and my kids. Here's a photo of me dancing with my oldest daughter at her wedding.

  
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  Jesus wearing tight pants?

  by mynameislame in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  what would the gb think of this.. hot jesus actor diogo morgado criticized for being too sexy to play son of god.

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  Anyway is there such a thing as too sexy.

  Apparantly so...

  Saudi Arabia deports 'irresistible' men deemed 'too handsome' to women
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  Gong xi fa cai - Congratulations and Prosperity - CNY 2014 Festival

  by fulltimestudent in

  1. social
  2. current

  wishing everyone xin nian kuai le - a happy new year for the year of the horse.. my friend sings a new year song for his friends in english.

  (his home and garden featured in parts).

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmzx8ubhsn0.

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  Xin Nian Kuai Le from Taiwan! Wishing everyone here a prosperous Year of the Horse!
  
  Fulltimestudent (and others), do you have any plans? I'll be hanging out with a local family on 除夕chu xi (lunar New Year's Eve), enjoying 年夜飯 nian ye fan (family dinner), 守歲 shou sui (countdown) and playing lots of mahjong!
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  Six word memoirs

  by molybdenum in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i came across this concept a few days ago.. it is is the story of your life or some part of it told in just 6 words.. you can check it out here.

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/six-word_memoirs.

  thought it might be interesting to connect with life as a witness.. my thoughts:.

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  Sunday meeting: Time for Denny's yet?!
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  Church Hires JK Rowling To Rewrite The Bible

  by Steve_C in

  1. social
  2. humour

  just as mythical, but now more readable!.

  http://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2014/01/21/church-hires-jk-rowling-to-rewrite-the-bible/.

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  Just as mythical, but now more readable!

  http://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2014/01/21/church-hires-jk-rowling-to-rewrite-the-bible/

  
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  I want to grow my hair back out!

  by onlyastory in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a few months prior to baptism i had shoulder length hair which i loved and had wanted ever since i was a child.

  i remember sitting with an elder during a bible study and asking him point blank if i 'had' to cut my hair.

  whilst the answer was given slightly awkwardly the answer was a no, "there are no rules that say you have to cut your hair".

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  You might find this guy's blog interesting: http://ramblingsofaniconoclast.blogspot.tw/ He used to be a JW and have a different blog on Geocities. I remember reading it years ago, and I could sense his struggle between wanting to continue as a JW, and his strong desire to grow his hair long.

  From his introduction:

  Indeed, the term ‘longhair’ is taken proudly by some men and women who have long hair as part of their identity. I relate very much to what the article says about those who felt they should have long hair from early in childhood. I was probably no more than seven years old when I first felt this way. While it’s true that many parents will not allow their children to wear their hair the way they want to, my restrictions went past my graduation into adulthood due to being a member of a high control group that doesn’t permit its male members to wear their hair long.

  A few years back he had a lot of changes in his life, including getting divorced, gradually fading (I assume) and finally achieving his long hair dream. I'm not sure if his new blog reflects any of his former JW feeling, but perhaps you could send him a message.
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  13,204 memorial partakers for 2013

  by EndofMysteries in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  hahahahha going up up up.

  the new yearbook is finally on jw.org.

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  I looked at the online book, but couldn't find the partakers figure. What section is it in?
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  2012 Memorial Partakers--12,604!

  by Atlantis in

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  2. bible

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  2012 memorial partakers total 12,604.....atlantis

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  Now to compare, 2013's partakers= 13,204. So many unfaithful ones being replaced....