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Ahhhh Steroids.
by horrible life in
1. jw
2. friends
was in the hospital monday through wednesday.

i should have gone sunday, but i thought i could fight it still.

lost 10 pounds in 3 days last weekend, in dehydration.
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Google, Apple & how Next Gen INTERNET will DECIMATE the Watchtower Society
by jwfacts in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
think the early 80's.

one of the most important events in watchtower history was the release of crisis of conscience by former governing body member f. franz.

slow distribution of this "apostate" book lead to a minor loss of members.
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What should I do with the old magazines?
by sacolton in
1. jw
2. friends
i've got two boxes full of watchtower and awake magazines dating back to 2000 maybe abit further.

should i just trash them?
42
Would You Go Back?
by Dune in
1. jw
2. friends
yesterday, my aunt was talking to one of my siblings about how things have been changing in our [ex] congregation for the 'better'.. she mentioned how a new circuit overseer has come in and is shaking things up.

the co appointed a ministerial servant (someone, the po & secretary didn't like and i know would never have voluntarily suggested appointment) and some of the 'brothers' that have had no 'responsibility' ever are being given #4 talks.

she also mentioned that the book study will be cancelled and the meetings are being shortened.. a ministerial servant who had a vendetta against some of the elders wants me to talk to a co and basically tell him i left the congregation [and the religion] because of the incompetence of the elders.. i'm not talking to the co and i'm not 'blaming' anyone.
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Women made to keep their place?
by paybacktime19 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
why can they preach door to door ,but not inside the congregation?
21
Why i liked being a Jehovah's Witness...
by digderidoo in
1. jw
2. friends
there are so many reasons why i liked being a jehovahs's witness.

1. we got to count time when we share our faith with nonbelievers or our young children.

2. we didn't have to go to college to get a good job as a janitor or a window washer.
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what was the one sound bite or comment that helped you see the light?
by siy in
1. jw
2. friends
this was a few years ago now, i was on the work one day with an elders elder.. you now the type!.

& he said this to me me (now i would love to know if you heard this one if its from a wt mag).

"how you are viewed by others (& so treated) is a reflection of how god views you".
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Faking it or Making it..SCREWED by the Watchtower Society in 75'
by Terry in
1. jw
2. friends
in 1975 the watchtower society woke up and they weren't in paradise.. they turned over and pulled the sheets down to see what lay beside them in that cheap motel room called the day after.. they had said all the right words.

they made all the right moves.

they had made their bed and now they were lying in it.
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What was the 1st thing you did that wasn't allowed after leaving the JW's?
by cognac in
1. jw
2. experiences
i haven't left.... 1 thing while i'm actually in is being here though.... i'm happy here.

i actually feel for the first time really "right" about something... .
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Were you or someone you know sexually molested by a Jehovah's Witness ?
by flipper in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
due to the fact there are about 27,000 members of this religion that are known pedophiles, and the information about it is kept in a secret database file, i wonder how many lurking jw's as well as others are aware of the severity of this problem?

remember, it's 27,000 pedophiles that they know about.

what about the thousands that don't get caught?