Topics Started by KeepinSane

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Coming up on one year on the forum..what I've learned/Thanks
by dawg in
1. jw
2. friends
to the forum, please read even if its long...i want to thank you all.

i remember when i first started posting here, almost one year ago...i had just written letters to evey jw i could find telling them what a bunch of bs the jws were.... most wanted to kill me, including my dad, who called me a fornicator, and called all my friends wanting to know what drug i was on.... i learned that jws will always try and find wrongs in the character who's showing the inconsistiancies, they never will listen to what you're saying just attack your character.

but there have been a few that i've reached; some have even taken a stand with me.. i also learned that people have different circumstances, that i shouldn't judge those that don't take a stand.
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What is your current status with the Watchtower Society and Congregation?
by RULES & REGULATIONS in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i'm a baptized member considered ''inactive.

'' i don't hand in ''service reports'',attend maybe 3 meetings a month,ain't signed up for the ministry school and will never attend any convention or the ''book study.

'' always make the ''memorial.
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What is the motives of the GB?
by sweet pea in
1. jw
2. experiences
ok guys and dolls, want your input here.

a friend of mine has a question...... .

"the brothers in bethel/headquarters seem very sincere and loving - what possible motive would they have in trying to deceive people, what do they get out of it?
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Now That We're Outta The "Organization" Can We Be Who We Really Are?
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
when you come here, are you comfortable to be who you really are?

can you express how you truly feel?

i know that not everyone may "understand" who we are, but being out of the organization and its myriads of rules, we should be able to be comfortable.
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Any introverts out there?
by wings in
1. jw
2. friends
i took freedom frogs personality test yesterday, three times.

my lowest introverted score was 67. i think that borders on recluse.

are you comfortable with that part of yourself?.
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Are Any Here Afraid of "Getting Caught" Doing Something "Wrong" By a JW?
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
do you still look over your shoulder to see if some jw might "report" you to the elders for doing something inappropriate by witness standards??

?
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Own up time...
by Chalam in
1. jw
2. friends
well it looks like this site is a real melting pot, a broad spectrum of views and beliefs.

for sure there are many disaffected ex jws.

so in as few words as possible, preferably not more than one sentence, how would you describe yourself spiritually?
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What Is The Jehovah's Witness Religion To You?
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
to me, the witness religion is either a hardcore group of watchtower dogma believing "kool-aid" drinkers or a group of non-believing, mentally and spiritually lazy zombies who value their friendships and family over principle.. there are those in the middle who i believe are too fragile to even want to think about reality..
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WTS response to 9/11
by Robert7 in
1. jw
2. friends
i'm sure this has been discussed in length, but i'm a newbie :).

one item that really shocked me, back when i believed this was 'the truth' was the lack of response to the 9/11 attacks.

as all of us, we were really shocked and really were looking for comfort at the meeting (school/service meeting).
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Were you able to say "Merry Christmas" ?
by OnTheWayOut in
1. jw
2. friends
this is my first christmas following the complete fade, but i have to maintain the fade.. hence, i have been uncomfortable with saying "merry christmas.

" the closest i have .

come this year is "same to you" and "enjoy your holiday.".