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Hi everyone, just signed up here
by samj in
1. jw
2. friends
hi, i just signed up.

i'm 35, i've been baptized 20 years, married 15 years.

it seems like the wife and i are going in opposite directions spiritually.
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HELP I have until next Wednesday
by KariOtt in
1. jw
2. friends
i have an oppertuinity to try ttatt on an elders wife who is a pioneer who showed up today.

she is willing to meet me one on one to discuss how pedofiles are protected, the blood issue, the flip flpos, how they teach theocratical warfare and hate.

i agreed to only use watchtower and awake publications.
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Interesting Old WT & Awake Articles Regarding Acts 17:11 "Beroeans" & "Keep Testing"
by lambsbottom in
1. watchtower
2. bible
the beroeans first received the word with the greatest readiness of mind, and then they went to carefully examining the scriptures daily as to whether these things were so.

the beroeans made sure of all things.

the bible tells us that these people were more noble-minded than those in thessalonica, for they received the word with the greatest eagerness of mind, carefully examining the scriptures daily as to whether these things were so.
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One year since my Judicial Committee with JW elders - Transcribed finally!
by RayPublisher in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
well it took a loooong time to do, but i have typed up all 29,000+ words and made a transcript.

it has been a year and a month actually since i went in and let me them df me, and it feels great to be out of watchtower!!!!.

a picture of the first page is here:.
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AGM - did anyone miss this?
by Anony Mous in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
according to the live blog: god's will to be completed by the end of the millennium.

very casually said by louche (;-)).

i think this is one of those things that is supposed to rile up the r&f.
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BUM WITNESSES
by The Searcher in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
can anyone save me the stress of listening to the self-appointed faithful & discreet slave for 3 hours, and give a clue as to roughly at what point in the proceedings was the derogatory term 'bum witnesses used, and by whom?

i'd really love to extract that comment and send it to a weakening witness, to highlight the judgmental arrogance and name-calling being displayed.. many thanks in advance folks!.
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The new translation of John 17:3 seems like a major shift.
by paul from cleveland in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
up until now, everlasting life was dependent on "taking in knowledge".

it was a perfect fit for a publishing house to interpret that scripture that way.

if we didn't keep up with the endless stream of publications from the watchtower our salvation would be in jeopardy.
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How to break up a "friendship" with a JW who is (still!) trying to convert me
by Sofi in
1. jw
2. friends
ok, so i never had the courage to tell this people i was df'd a long time ago... just kept "studying" here and there because i felt lonely and they were so persistent.

last time i saw this woman, we had a heated argument (was more like a monologue) where i told them why i think the wts is wrong on the blood subject.

she is still sending me texts about when is she going to see me again to "study" (bringing in the "closer": a regular pioneer we both know).
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HELP. ELDERS COMING TO TALK WITH THE FAMILY
by Thoughtless in
1. jw
2. experiences
so after the annual meeting, on sunday, the elders want to talk with my family.

i do not like this one bit.

perhaps i am being exposed.
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Who is your favorite "Apostate"? Who helped you see the truth about "The Truth"?
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
i would have to say that ray franz was the biggest influence for me.. when i first got on this board, a poster by the name of james, a former bethelite and organization heavy, helped me understand a lot of the inner workings in the upper echelons of the society.. .

and of course, farkel's common sense approach was (usually) helpful..