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  i am 20 minutes away from a sheparding call........

  by oompa in

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  first one in at least 5 years.......wife does not want to sit in and i just told her if she does not, then i am not either.....this loss of faith thingy has really been rough on our marriage.......i have decided to not bring up a single issue i have........i will relate to them my illustration of the taxi driver who keeps giving out bad directions i posted yesterday.......i think what will surprise them maybe is that my loss of faith goes way beyond wt.......i have lost virtually faith in the bible and god......one has already told the "first place to start is to get going to the meetings again!"....lmao!!!.........

  i hope their programed brains can grasp that maybe you need faith in a god first.....then find out what method (or book) he is using to educate us if he wants to....and then if you feel the need....look around to find out if there is a group of folks who all have similar beliefs.........this should be interesting...........oompa.

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  How did you feel about attending another church?

  by digderidoo in

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  this question is for those who have attended another church since leaving the jw's.. i have considered attending a local church, firstly out of curiosity and secondly because i do enjoy discussing the bible with people and learning new thoughts on scripture.. the only thing that stops me though is crossing that line.

  i guess it was a bit like when i first posted here, it took me ages to pluck up the courage and now what was the big deal?.

  did anyone else have this feeling before attending another church, that feeling of crossing the line of no return.

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  So Far So Good, Here

  by minimus in

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  this place is fun.

  it seems that as long as we follow the spirit of the rules in this forum, we can co-exist pretty well.

  it's nice to have the "newbies" back on the site.

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  Hello Friends, Part 2

  by lonestar63 in

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  as i stated in my first post, i had reached a crossroads.. i was never going back to the kingdom hall, ever.. my struggle was i knew i had to tell my wife.

  she is my best friend and soulmate.

  i am indeed a lucky man to have found her.

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  Did you feel like you made a difference?

  by purplesofa in

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  i have been reading the courage to give, inspiring stories of people who triumphed over tragedy to make a difference in the world.. .

  millard fuller's, founder of habitat for humanity, story is in this book.. he became a millionaire and in the process of working too much was faced with losing his wife.

  we need to give it away and make ourselves available for whatever god wants us to do.

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  How long does reinstatement take?!? Question for a elder or someone thats been in this situation

  by N-kiki in

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  Building new friendships

  by troubled mind in

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  on the thread about 'moving on after leaving the witnesses', it brought to mind how hard it is to build new friendships .. for me i have been out for a little over three years .

  i knew before i quit that it would be important to fill the void that would be left when old "friends" began dropping us .

  lucky for me i worked with some very fun out going people at my job .

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  Thought y'all might enjoy this one...

  by under_believer in

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  hey all, just got this email from one of the jw mailing lists i still seem to be subscribed to.... .

  > these are pictures that have just been painted on the various walls of.

  > our lovely assembly hall in plant city , florida .

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  Hello Friends

  by lonestar63 in

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  man am i glad to finally be able to register!!.

  i've been a lurker here for several months, well the old forum is where my lurking began.. i am very lucky.

  i was able to fade without being hunted down.

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  How Long Have you Been Out of the Witnesses ? Have you Moved On ?

  by flipper in

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  i have been out over 5 years now.

  i feel we all start healing at different speeds depending on how much hurt we went through in exiting ; and how much we've educated ourselves about how and why we were sucked in by a mind control cult.

  at first i felt anger towards the organization , but after learning about mind control within 3 years of leaving the cult i felt sorry for those who are still trapped inside the witnesses being deceived.

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