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  New here - hello!

  by sickandtired in

  1. jw
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  i can't believe i'm actually posting here.

  i've been lurking for a while and i've been having doubts about this being the "truth" for years and sometimes feel really stuck and hopeless about my situation.

  i'm married to an elder (who is 110% jw) and i was for the most part raised in the "truth".

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  Magwitch

  Welcome sickandtired!
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  How many illogical JW beliefs did you choke down for years?

  by james_woods in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this was inspired by that thread marvin did on the "ectoplasm".. in something of a confession - i actually gave that hour public talk on this subject.

  and it was very popular with the jws.. i did not believe a word of it - even at the time.

  did not believe in the "demons" either - with or without the slime.. it got me to thinking - how much of this did a small back room of your mind reject?

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  Magwitch

  Why would the sovereign, almighty, omnipotent Creator demand, want and need my attention? Seemed rather small of Him
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  Poster- Life Is Too Short / Recovering from Hernia Operation- Get Well Soon !

  by flipper in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my wife and my close friend life is too short is recovering from a hernia operation performed yesterday.

  she is doing fine, just a bit sore .

  she worked really hard in bethel and had a hernia before from lifting too much in her job back there.

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  Magwitch

  I hope you are doing well!

  Let us know how you are feeling?
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  Photograph of Demonized House — according to Watchtower

  by Marvin Shilmer in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  photograph of demonized house according to watchtower.

  today i loaded a new article to my blog.

  it is unusual.

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  Magwitch

  The family then has to put them out by dashing pans of water over the flames

  The eyewitness to the fire claims that they start slowly. Hmmmm....how about putting out the flame when it is starting slowly?
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  I don't get these women!

  by serenitynow! in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the jw women who are willing to dump their husband if he ceases to believe.

  especially if they have children, i mean what are they thinking?

  do they think that it would be better to be a single parent?

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  Magwitch

  SD7 you are a hoot!
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  I don't get these women!

  by serenitynow! in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the jw women who are willing to dump their husband if he ceases to believe.

  especially if they have children, i mean what are they thinking?

  do they think that it would be better to be a single parent?

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  Magwitch

  The ONLY reason I married my ex is because he was a very spiritual man (elder, reg pioneer). When I left the "troof" there was absolutely nothing to hold the marriage together - we had NOTHING in common except the religion. It was only natural that the marriage would end when the believing stopped. He now has a very young and a very theocratic wife - so we are all happy!
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  DC Brownie Points: Attend Twice. Ever do that?

  by Open mind in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a recent post i made on watchman duty reminded me of something that a few uber-righteous jws would do.

  work in volunteer service at your own assigned district convention, but since you missed so much of the program, re-attend the whole thing again on another weekend and just "focus on the program".

  i remember one super self-righteous guy talking me into going back to re-attend a saturday once.

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  Magwitch

  Many times when I was single. It had nothing to do with listening to the program though.
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  Outrageous Omission – Blood

  by Marvin Shilmer in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  outrageous omission blood.

  today i uploaded an article i have worked on for some time.

  it expounds and illustrates a revolting habit watchtower has of refraining from wide distribution of life-saving information clearly and promptly.

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  Magwitch

  My 80 year old father had quadruple bypass surgery last Thursday. I wish I had read about cryosupernatant before the surgery (He did survive a bloodless surgery though)

  I imagine the blood issue will become much like vaccinations. The taboo of it all will eventually fade away and the society will then deny it was ever an issue.
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  Outrageous Omission – Blood

  by Marvin Shilmer in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  outrageous omission blood.

  today i uploaded an article i have worked on for some time.

  it expounds and illustrates a revolting habit watchtower has of refraining from wide distribution of life-saving information clearly and promptly.

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  Magwitch

  Thank you so much for this information Marvin!
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  What was your volunteer job(s) at DCs?

  by mummatron in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  seeing as it's that time of year i've been reminiscing.

  i used to volunteer as i really struggled to sit still all day, even with all the note-taking and sitting next to the deaf loop system and watching the bsl interpreter to try and learn a bit of bsl.. i have.... counted and voided food tokenspacked fruit bags at a sandwich stallcleaned the stadium at opening and closingcleaned and attended ladies toiletsmanned (or should that be womanned?!

  lol) contribution boxeswhat did you do?.

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  Magwitch

  I typed in the Chairman's Office. I felt so privileged to sit in there with all the heavy's.