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  Hi, all...I'm a faithful JW who is sick of lies about us

  by James Donalds in

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  i was baptized 30 years ago and have been in the faith for over 35 years.. our organization isn't perfect.

  but i'm sick to death of seeing stereotypes about us.

  we are not mindless automatons.

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  OMG run way!

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  What Made You Decide To Finally Leave The Organization?

  by minimus in

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  was there one certain event or was it more a cumulative thing?.

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  The "CliffsNotes" version: I went to college and I Googled.

  I was at a Christian university, working on my first degree. It was my first theology class called "New Testament Studies." My first paper that I was to write was to debunk the Trinity. I wrote the paper, and the next week I was called into the Dean's office. I was accused of plagiarism; actually plagiarism by proxy. I cited my works from the Watchtower publications, but THEY did not correctly cite their sources!

  I wouldn't make that mistake again, for my next paper, I researched "Jehovah's Witnesses" on a fairly new search engine that had a weird name. On Google I found out about the organization joining the UN as an NGO, and I was done.

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  JW's on my front sidewalk

  by OnTheWayOut in

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  so last weekend, the jw's ring the bell and my wife answers.

  we live in a heavily spanish neighborhood but don't really speak spanish.

  i thought my wife was quite clear that she is a "sister" to them, but maybe the one in charge of the group didn't get the message.

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  OTWO,

  You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. You gave it a good shot, it is up to them now to do the research or not.

  Good work!

  JK
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  Is this life all there is?

  by Fisherman in

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  what do you sincerely think?

  do you nurture any hope?.

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  I think this life is all we have. Live it to the fullest!

  JK
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  Charging $150 To Tell Your Stories

  by Bangalore in

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  2. friends

  https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/how-to-escape-from-jehovah-s-witnesses-religion#/.

  for $150: collaboration with the backer so that their story of successfully escaping an abusive belief system (300 words max) features along with others in the final pages of how to escape from jehovah's witnesses.

  the text will be written by the author but will include a minimum of one quote worded by the backer.

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  I know of a really good book written about how to fade from the religion. It was written by a friend of mine from Saint Louis. It is available free from Barbara Anderson's website. http://watchtowerdocuments.org/alan-miller-shares-his-story/

  JK
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  Charging $150 To Tell Your Stories

  by Bangalore in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/how-to-escape-from-jehovah-s-witnesses-religion#/.

  for $150: collaboration with the backer so that their story of successfully escaping an abusive belief system (300 words max) features along with others in the final pages of how to escape from jehovah's witnesses.

  the text will be written by the author but will include a minimum of one quote worded by the backer.

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  Lloyd Evans (John Cedars) is a greedy turd. Any other questions?

  JK
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  My Father passed away & i'm suicidal. I want to talk to somebody

  by Qrystal in

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  in summary, my dad passed away not to long ago, 8 months ago, on april while i was 12. i'm 13 and i've been grieving for 6 months now and im suicidal.

  i'm not doing this to get attention, but to talk to someone.

  my dad was a jehovah's witness and i want to talk to all of you.

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  Qrystal,

  I do not think any of us are qualified to give you the help you need. I am willing to listen to all of your concerns, but if you are truly suicidal, call this number if you are in the USA:

  Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

  1-800-273-8255

  
  
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  If Trump is Impeached...the alternative is Pence ...

  by tor1500 in

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  it's me again...with the question, if trump is impeached, the alternative is pence....well, it's not really a question but your thoughts...... who is he ?

  & where did they find him ?

  thoughts..... tor.

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  Pence was Governor of my state; and he is a living, breathing turd. We are better off under Trump. He is so polarizing that his agenda is not going to get accomplished.

  JK
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  What Music have you Been Listening to this Last Year ? Post You tubes if you Like !

  by flipper in

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wktxjuyiat4.

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  I am into Them Crooked Vultures, a super group with Josh Homme, Dave Grohl, and John Paul Jones from Led Zeppelin:

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TqnFVfDJTM

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  November Is The Cruelest Month

  by JRK in

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  i have been going through old papers and photographs since my mother passed away.

  it has reminded me of some of the reasons that i really hate november.

  this year has added to it obviously.. thirty-four years ago, my father passed away in early november.

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  Thank you flipper, we are two peas in a pod!

  Shirley, other than stage she did a lot of radio and some local TV shows. No movie appearance though.

  JK