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  Newly Exiting JW's ( Last 5 years ) How are you Doing in Life? Let Us Know

  by flipper in

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  considering the fact we've had so many newbies here i thought it would be good to just open it up to you folks to see how life is going for you since you exited the witnesses ?

  it's hard many times to move on- however with lots of ex-witnesses on the board here who have been through similar experiences - perhaps those of us who have been out awhile can give you someideas on how to move on in your post jw life to make it a little easier .

  so fire away newbies and recently exited jw 's.

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  Flipper, I think you should do a commercial for EHarmony. That would really show the world that you are living a good happy life!
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  Finally finding my way out...

  by cognac in

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  well, its been about 2 1/2 years and have slowly done less and less.

  i've been to about 30 minutes of a meeting in the last month and a half where i stayed out back and with my daughter.. i've been looking for the right timing to leave but had decided i will go anyways by the time my daughter is about 1 years old.

  but, it just so happens that my some members of my family including and mostly my parents have actually given me a good enough of an excuse to get out.. they have broken to many rules.

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  Cognac, Glad to hear you're fading fast. And I'm especially happy for your baby. She will enjoy the Christmas tree in December and a visit from Santa Claus!
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  Watchtower Golden Age article = "In Paradise we will fly like Superman...and a Comet will keep earths climate warm??? What?

  by Witness 007 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  life in paradise...what will it be like?

  so many questions.....let's see what "the faithful slave" has to say about it.. golden age aug 25 1926 p.751 "negative gravitation...you may have wondered how accidents will be avioded in christs kingdom, since we are told nothing will hurt or destroy.

  scientists tell us there is enough atomic energy in one finger-nail to propell a battleship.

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  Are there any current JWs that go back and read this stuff? I mean, how can you take it seriously?
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  Wierdest Yearbook experience EVER 1967 A "talking snake" silenced by an African Witness!!!

  by Witness 007 in

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  2. scandals

  yearbook 1967 p.105 "{chad -africa}.....a large crowd was follwing a man who had a talking serpent.

  the serpent gave greetings and spoke in foriegn tongues...a brother was passing by and attracted by the commotion, he went to the house...as soon as he entered the room the serpent stopped talking.

  the man cried out: "a magican has entered the room"...the brother said: "is that a serpent or a demon that is talking to you?...i know that since god created the animals not one sepent has spoken, with the exception of the one in the begining in the garden of eden...seeing that the serpent remained silent the man left the building...later he was anxious to get some literature....".

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  Highdose, You are absolutely correct. I am an RN. That story is even more asinine than the talking serpent in my opinion. How did my very intelligent father believe all this stuff? How did he rationalize it?
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  Wierdest Yearbook experience EVER 1967 A "talking snake" silenced by an African Witness!!!

  by Witness 007 in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  yearbook 1967 p.105 "{chad -africa}.....a large crowd was follwing a man who had a talking serpent.

  the serpent gave greetings and spoke in foriegn tongues...a brother was passing by and attracted by the commotion, he went to the house...as soon as he entered the room the serpent stopped talking.

  the man cried out: "a magican has entered the room"...the brother said: "is that a serpent or a demon that is talking to you?...i know that since god created the animals not one sepent has spoken, with the exception of the one in the begining in the garden of eden...seeing that the serpent remained silent the man left the building...later he was anxious to get some literature....".

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  I think I vaguely remember this story also. No wonder I started having creeping doubts even as a 10-11 year old child!
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  Newly Exiting JW's ( Last 5 years ) How are you Doing in Life? Let Us Know

  by flipper in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  considering the fact we've had so many newbies here i thought it would be good to just open it up to you folks to see how life is going for you since you exited the witnesses ?

  it's hard many times to move on- however with lots of ex-witnesses on the board here who have been through similar experiences - perhaps those of us who have been out awhile can give you someideas on how to move on in your post jw life to make it a little easier .

  so fire away newbies and recently exited jw 's.

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  Great thread, Flipper.
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  So they finally said it ....

  by 2014CountDown in

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  2. beliefs

  the sept 15, 2010 wt on page 23 states :.

  the anointed and their other sheep companions recognize that by following the lead of the modern-day governing body, they are in fact following their leader, christ.. what a pile of filth!!!!.

  the only capitalized letters are governing, body, leader, christ.

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  I agree. Everything has been pointing in that direction for a long time.
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  I'm asking for a book suggestion

  by Scarred for life in

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  recently, someone on here(i can't remember who) suggested the book, "who wrote the bible?".

  i ordered it from amazon and my husband has read it and loved it.

  it dealt mostly with the old testament.

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  St Ann, I was talking about the one authored by Friedman.

  My hubby has never been a JW.

  Thanks for the suggestions, everybody. I have ordered several of these.
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  I'm asking for a book suggestion

  by Scarred for life in

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  recently, someone on here(i can't remember who) suggested the book, "who wrote the bible?".

  i ordered it from amazon and my husband has read it and loved it.

  it dealt mostly with the old testament.

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  Recently, someone on here(I can't remember who) suggested the book, "Who Wrote the Bible?". I ordered it from Amazon and my husband has read it and loved it. It dealt mostly with the Old Testament. And my husband was wondering if there is a similar book about the New Testament and how the whole Bible was put together and how it was decided what writings were included.

  Any suggestions?
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  The Jehovahs Witness family weekend

  by jambon1 in

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  having been out of the organisation for over 4 years and having finally released my kids from the hellish existance that is life as a jw, it struck me today how enjoyable our weekends are in comparison to when we were jw's.. the weekends are vital for us just now.

  my wife doesn't work but i work full time from very early in the morning.

  i don't get to see my beutiful children in the morning during the week.

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  Great post. Your description sounds exactly like my JW childhood. Congratulations to you for getting you and your kids out!