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  Husband has joined me in being inactive.

  by Julia Orwell in

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  that's right, and it's great!

  i don't know exactly why because he hasn't turned apostate and still seems to believe jw things.

  i don't feel comfortable in asking him why he doesn't go to meetings anymore for some reason, or find out what he believes and if the things i've told him bout ttatt influenced his decision.

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  straightshooter

  That is great news. It is always good when you have a supporting partner.
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  Why Do You Come To This Site?

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  i believe that this site, jwn, serves many purposes.

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  some are here almost, out of need.. others are here because they want to know the latest in watchtower world.. still others come here for the entertainment.. why do you frequent this place?

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  straightshooter

  I come here to get up-to-date info on what is happening with the WTS. I enjoy reading the fun posts like this one. As a family, I come to read information of the joys and sorrows of the posters. Sorry to hear of your loss Mouthy.
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  WT SHUNNING POLICY: What has it done, or could it do to you?

  by flipper in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi y'all, this is mrs. flipper.

  please share your experiences with this, or possible consequences of being outed.. this recent controversy and resulting arguments all stem from people being outed - possibly losing friends and family because most jw's will blindly follow the watchtower's rules to shun them.. among people i know and experiences read here, the grief and loss caused by this is terrible, and maybe now is a good time to put up some experiences here, and put the focus on the worst villians of all - wt policymakers..

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  straightshooter

  Currently my daughter is still happily df. My other two daughters, son, and I being inactive associate freely with my df daughter. Originally when my df daughter lived at home, the jw avoided us like the plague. After my df daughter moved out, the jw say hello to us at the store, etc. My wife who is again an active jw continues to communicate with our df daughter. She followed the example of a circuit overseer who told her that he still visits his df brother to him return to the org. It just amazes me the logic this circuit overseer had to justify getting around the WTS. But that works out for my wife.
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  New Magazine says birthdays will kill you

  by RayPublisher in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  new july 2013 awake says this on page 3:.

  "there is a 14 percent greater probability that a person over 60 years of age will die on his birthday rather than on other days.".

  wow, they have now proven that birthdays are pagan and not fit for christians!.

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  straightshooter

  It seemed that my elderly friends died just after or during a special anniversary date. I was once told that ones close to dying hang on to see that special time and then expire. I don't know how true that is, but it just appears to me to be so.
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  My Final Goodbye

  by Lady Lee in

  1. forum
  2. announcements

  i want to start by saying i will not participate in discussion here about my resignation as a moderator at jwn.. simon please consider this as my resignation from that position.. i have been posting on this board for almost 12 years.

  i know some of you a lot, others a little and some not very well at all.

  i have remained here for those of you who have needed support as you make the transition out of the wts, who needed someone to listen to your experiences of abuse at the hands of jehovah's witnesses, and to both laugh and cry with you as you progress out of the watchtower society.. we know that we have all experienced the cruelty of abuse of one kind or another.

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  straightshooter

  Hope the best to you and that you will continue to be part of this forum though not a moderator. May your decisions go well with you.
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  WT SHUNNING POLICY: What has it done, or could it do to you?

  by flipper in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi y'all, this is mrs. flipper.

  please share your experiences with this, or possible consequences of being outed.. this recent controversy and resulting arguments all stem from people being outed - possibly losing friends and family because most jw's will blindly follow the watchtower's rules to shun them.. among people i know and experiences read here, the grief and loss caused by this is terrible, and maybe now is a good time to put up some experiences here, and put the focus on the worst villians of all - wt policymakers..

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  straightshooter

  When a df person is ignored as if they never exist is very difficult. Especially if the treatment comes from JW friends and relatives. New friends replace old friends, but close family is difficult to replace. Experiences of family breakups are common. When my daughter was df, my whole family stopped going to the kh. We provided support to our daughter who was living at home and no longer a minor. When my daughter eventually moved out of the house, my wife decided to become active again. Nonetheless, supporting our daughter when she was initially df was the best decision we ever made and helped her cope during this rejection by the cong.
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  Interesting experience last night

  by Gojira_101 in

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  i was hired to interpret for a church event in a neighboring town last night.

  i did have a brief moment of thinking demon's would be jumping out to get me as i walked through the front doors of the church, hahahaha, not really, but it did feel awkward at first and i stuck very close to the other interpreter who asked me to help her.

  i was definitely out of my comfort zone.. anyway last night i met james walker from the watchmen fellowship.

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  straightshooter

  Excellent experience. Hope it goes well in helping ones to see the WTS for what it really is.
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  Bibles out of stock at Bethel?

  by nochoice in

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  2. beliefs

  our congregation is rationing regular bibles like they're gold bars.

  i was told that bethel is out of stock!

  anyone else hear about this?

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  straightshooter

  A jw who just came back from Bethel told me that a Bethelite informed him that he will be surprised about the new Bibles. Maybe something is in the works.
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  Hello from Rooster McDooster

  by RoosterMcDooster in

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  2. friends

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  i've been lurking around here for a while, so i feel like i know most of you already.

  its been a rough 20 years getting here, but now here i am.

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  straightshooter

  Welcome and glad you officially added your posting to this forum.
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  New Light?

  by Blind_Of_Lies in

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  have the faithful followers been informed of the new light yet?

  i know its going to be in the july wt (i think) but i dont remember how far in advance those get released.

  would someone who doesnt read this forum know about it yet?.

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  straightshooter

  I noticed that the WTS was very careful not to say this is "new light", but instead that the revised information is "clarification".