Topics Started by vikesgirl101

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How can I stop hating the JW religion?
by marriedtoajw in
1. jw
2. friends
having this spiritual division between my wife and i over the years has been very draining in many ways.

so much so that i find myself more and more hating everything having to do with the wtbts especially when i just see watchtower literature.

i've kind of always felt that way but it's getting worst.
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Jehovah's Witnesses actions and behaviours
by jw04 in
1. jw
2. friends
i was reading one of the magazines about 2 years ago, about what to know about social networking sites, the warnings and cautiousness.

i am not so sure if they don't like the internet, these days almost everyone uses internet.

i know many have accounts online.
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Article: It's Time to Outlaw Extreme Shunning in Modern Society
by AndersonsInfo in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
http://gilmermirror.com/bookmark/23272594/article-extreme%20shunning#.ufwjurllscm.facebook.

extreme shunningthe gilmer mirror.

its time to outlaw extreme shunning in modern society by: richard e. kelly .
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Less than one third (1/3) of Jehovah's Witnesses will survive Armageddon
by Calebs Airplane in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
in the early 80's when i was just a teen, i was out in field circus one day when i overheard our cobe (called president at the time?

) telling another elder that, if armageddon were to come tomorrow, less than 1/3 of the congregation would survive.

this was actually in a bakery as we were just finishing up and they didn't even notice me standing in line as they were too busy drooling over the pastries and talking trash about a ministerial servant who decided not to go to field circus that day for whatever reason.
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Losing my religion
by vikesgirl101 in
1. jw
2. experiences
howdy!

i have been out of the jw's for about five years now.

it has been about four years since i've posted.
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Former Unbaptized Publisher, New Here
by GloomySunday in
1. jw
2. friends
former unbaptized publisher, here.. i'm new to the forums and have hesitated for months to join this forum.

i was raised in a jw family, and was never baptized, because one of my parents didn't think i should be baptized early.. my mother became inactive, but i eventually went back for social contact, eventually starting a study.

i raised a few questions, only to find that the conductor would get irritated and defensive when my questions would get deeper into the topic.
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Are you thankful to know TTAT or not?
by laverite in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i am so thankful that i was able to learn the truth about the truthtm (ttatt).

i owe everything in my life to having left watchtower corp: my education, my position as a college professor, being able to write and publish, travel, family life, my beautiful children, being able to be openly gay -- and happy.

unlike those closeted homosexuals in the truthtm, i do not have to be afraid to be who i am.
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A day in the life of a fading JW
by dissonance_resolved in
1. jw
2. experiences
i'm five months into my slow fade and it's going so-so.

my saturday morning was spent on a 3-mile jog and taking the kids to the park, which was great, but i'm still shuddering from the potential alternative.

at the last meeting, an elderette literally blocked the exit to prevent my escape and said she just "noticed" that we were in the same field service group and would i like to work with her in service on saturday?
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Being pressured and getting increasingly stressed.
by NBird in
1. jw
2. experiences
hello, i'm a 17 year old born in and i'm done with this religion.

one hundred percent.

i came to the conclusion a year ago that i wanted to leave.
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GUESS What I Can Enjoy Now, That Being In WT Kept Me From?
by Iown Mylife in
1. jw
2. experiences
barbershop harmony singing groups!

i've enjoyed that type of music since i first heard it as a kid.

just today ran onto a local group that welcomes visitors.