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  My last Memorial

  by Sour Grapes in

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  i missed my first memorial last year in 60 years.

  it always amazed me on this special night that the jw's forget how to park their cars in the parking lot.

  i would pull in with my wife and there are 5 brothers giving directions on where and how to park my car.

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  Smiddy3 looks like we left at the same time!
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  My last Memorial

  by Sour Grapes in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i missed my first memorial last year in 60 years.

  it always amazed me on this special night that the jw's forget how to park their cars in the parking lot.

  i would pull in with my wife and there are 5 brothers giving directions on where and how to park my car.

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  jookbeard

  always a life turning event missing your first memorial, I remember it very clearly indeed, it was 1994, the superficial stupidity of it all.
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  Another One Bites the Dust!

  by freddo in

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  it's goodbye to bristol - hengrove congregation of jw's and the inmates ... err ... members, will be sent to two other bristol congregations either side of it.. i'm told by two elders from bristol, england it is being disbanded on may 1st 2018. this is the 2nd congregation in this circuit to be disbanded recently - the 1st being portishead in late 2014.. hooray!.

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  the celestial chariot at light speed
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  Social Media

  by Emily1987 in

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  as some of you may remember from a previous post of mine, myself and my husband are in the process of fading.

  we began our fade in jan 2017 and haven't been to a meeting since may 2017. to say this time has been a struggle is an understatement.

  it has been a lonely time for us, losing all of our so called friends.

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  sorry to hear of your struggles Emily, it certainly is how its made up to be, all I can say is try to remain strong and keep your head held high, life is never the same when leaving this evil.
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  Ex-jw Fifth interviews Bethelite from 1975. Well worth watching!

  by Diogenesister in

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  another great interview by fifth here.

  this lady was at bethel in 1975 and reminisces that many women at bethel expressed enormous regret at not having a family.

  it seems that many witnesses back then were aware that watchtower really didn't know what they were talking about when it came to making predictions.. https://youtu.be/7dyooih3fji.

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  suicide

  by zeb in

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  who among us has known a jw who has committed suicide.

  i believe this as a separate subject has not been covered..

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  three, very close family friends, one an elder went through a divorce he never recovered from and another MS in his mid 20's, the last one was strangely covered up, he was not baptised but the son of an elder
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  I'm getting disfellowshipped

  by Letty in

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  hi everyone i'm 19 year old and i've been a jehovahs witness for 3 years now.

  i've followed the rules and i'm even a pioneer.

  but i've hid the secret of a boyfriend i had from india.

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  jookbeard

  Letty you dont seem to be paying much attention to the advice here, unless there are two witnesses to any so called sexual activity between you and your boyfriend this is very easy not to get DF'ed.
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  Memorial Invite - new focus?

  by jws in

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  i got the latest memorial invite on my door sometime today.

  i work from home.

  between the time i drop the kids at school and pick them up, i was here.

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  jookbeard

  we had 2 come through our letter box this week to, straight in the bin, what a waste of paper,time and energy
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  How were you 'outed' ??

  by stuckinarut2 in

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  many of us here have been "outed" as ones who no longer believe that this is "the truth".. many didn't have the chance to do it in our own way, and in our own time, but rather someone "found out about our apostasy" and "reported" it to the spiritual police (elders).

  would you like to share your stories?.

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  jookbeard

  made a mistake of voicing my doubts to too many people, it was only a matter of time, plus a wife who was convinced I was possessed
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  I'm getting disfellowshipped

  by Letty in

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  hi everyone i'm 19 year old and i've been a jehovahs witness for 3 years now.

  i've followed the rules and i'm even a pioneer.

  but i've hid the secret of a boyfriend i had from india.

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  jookbeard

  its all about lies and crocodile tears, play their stupid game repent say you'll never do it again and be more careful next time, you can lead a double life so easily, I did for years never got caught, its all a game, there's no holy spirit or angels and a god looking down on your imperfections, chill out.