Mrs. Fiorini

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  2009 - Something to look forward to or something to dread?

  by eyeslice in

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  continued economic uncertainty and the failure of financial institutionsauto industry in melt downunemployment set to rise to record levelsongoing destruction of the environmentfood shortages due to disproportionate distribution of wealthpreventable diseases rife due to disproportionate distribution of wealththe middle east a messterrorism an increasing threat but on the upside the big a must be even closer!.

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  have we got much to look forward to in 2009?

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  Mrs. Fiorini

  I always look forward to a New Year. Once again, the year has gone by and the Big A didn't come. My hope is that it makes at least a few JWs think.
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  How Long Were You Mentally Out Of The "Truth" Before You Left?

  by minimus in

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  i was totally spiritually and mentally out of it at least 2 years before i resigned as an elder.

  it was actually a long process but i can say it is a complete one.

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  Mrs. Fiorini

  Looking back, I realize that for years there were many reasons to doubt, but I didn't let myself. Finally, after talking to a Witness friend who had "discovered" that it wasn't the truth, I allowed myself to consciously doubt. Once that happened, it was only a matter of weeks before I found myself wondering how I ever could have believed it at all.
  
  I stopped going to meetings immediately after that. Of course, it helped that I was living far away from my JW family when that happened, and that my then husband, who was also a JW, left the WT with me. Actually, he realized it was BS a few weeks before I fully accepted it.
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  I've always wondered something about the Memorial

  by heybaby in

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  i wondered this even when i was a gung-ho jw: .

  where in the bible do jws find the format for how the memorial should be celebrated by the "other sheep?

  " i just don't see anywhere in the bible where it says that those not partaking should pass bread and wine.

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  Mrs. Fiorini

  I regularly take communion at my church.
  
  For the WT to tell the majority of their followers that they are not allowed to partake, when Christ himself commanded it, is quite shocking from a Christian perspective. This is one of the JW doctrines that I find most outrageous.
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  Let's Welcome MVS!

  by cameo-d in

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  mvs has only made 3 posts since registering in april.. i don't think mvs has been "officially" welcomed because this announcement was tucked into a post asking a question.

  here is the first hello.. .

  hello - i am new to the forum and continue to be an active witness for family reasons - i heard someone say that there are three classes of witnesses now - anointed, great crowd, and the conciencius class, i am the latter one..

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  Mrs. Fiorini

  Welcome. I hope you find something good here.
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  When is the message of destruction to begin? Who is the King of the North?

  by WingCommander in

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  this relates to my 1981 awake!

  thread in the experiences section to a degree.

  thinking about those golden oldie wt's and awake!

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  Mrs. Fiorini

  I think it's interesting that, after the fall of the old Soviet Union, they started to look at Islamic terrorists as a possible new interpretation of the King of the North. They will exploit whatever the fear du jour is for as long as they can get away with it. Once one situation is resolved, they will look to what ever comes next and ride it for all it's worth.
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  Nov 15th 2008 WT Personal Comments

  by mavie in

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  i felt compelled to write something down after reading a bit of this article in the nov 15th, 2008 wt.

  help those who stray from the flock .

  paragraph 2 .

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  Mrs. Fiorini

  Congratulations on your new life.
  
  You are living proof that WT claims about those who leave are nothing but lies!!
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  2008 is over and still no Armagedon I feel like I made an ass of myself!

  by Witness 007 in

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  like rutherford said "i made an ass of myself" regarding 1925...it's 2008-2009 and still no "end.

  " i remember sitting in pizza hut with pioneers argueing {1991} that the end must come by 2000 at the latest...now it's nearly 2010!.

  a book i read afew years ago regarding secret hebrew "codes" in the bible claimed the code identified 2007-08 as the end of the world...well unless it happens in the next week that was a load of crap as well....i wonder when many of my witness friends will "awake" to this joke..

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  Mrs. Fiorini

  I think Jaguarbass is right. Armageddon did come in 1975. It came invisibly.
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  Canadian West Coast....what's it like??

  by digderidoo in

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  i have a friend who's emigrated to vancouver this year.

  a few days ago he invited me over for next year, i am seriously considering it.

  i have looked on the net about it, but wondered from anyone here who's been there or living there what's it like?

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  Mrs. Fiorini

  Vancouver is one of my favorite cities. I just love it. At one point I heard it was voted the second best city in the world. Don't know by who though, but it was announced on Canadian TV. I highly recommend a visit.
  
  It's very beautiful and there are a lot of fun things to do there. Stanley Park and Granville Island are two highlights. I also recommend taking a ferry to visit the surrounding area, including the Gulf Islands and Vancouver Island.
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  An interesting email I got from a DA'd friend I was catching up with

  by JimmyPage in

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  recently i got back in touch with a da'd friend that i grew up with.

  i'm going to focus on one part of her email because i think it's relevant to this board.

  when i mentioned that i had been on an ex-jw website, she writes:.

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  Mrs. Fiorini

  I wonder if she is afraid of what she will find if she looks here. It isn't easy facing the truth about "the truth."
  
  I know people who left the JWs years ago but still don't fully understand its damaging effects, or that it is a cult. It is obvious to me, however, that they are still suffering from it.
  
  Everyone is different. And maybe she really doesn't need something like this. But the cult experience is very damaging to most people. She may suffer in ways that she doesn't understand. If she feels she apprehensive about boards like this, I hope she at least reads books about mind control and how it works.
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  I can't believe what I did.

  by reneeisorym in

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  so yesterday i was watching the news and i saw something about secret santa.

  there is this movement of people who hand random strangers $100 bills at places like laundry mats and thrift stores.

  so i was "moved" and decided to give it a shot.

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  Mrs. Fiorini

  I think this was a lovely gesture of kindness on your part. And what a wonderful time to do it, too. Not only is this Christmas, but we're in the middle of a severe economic downturn. Now is the time to share what we have with others who have less. You have inspired me! I will give $100 to my local food bank in your honor!