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  another earthquake 7.8 Indonessia

  by Champion in

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  7.8-magnitude earthquake strikes northern sumatra, indonesia .

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  We all know the witnesses will be almost joyful for this news...it's another sign the end is almost here!
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  What kind of Witness were you?

  by EmptyInside in

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  2. friends

  there always seemed to be some witnesses who seemed to be in it for the social aspect of it.

  the ones who planned most of the gatherings and trips.

  and the ones who got invited to the parties two states away.

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  I was hardcore for a bit, regular pioneer, MS, gave public talks, volunteered at assemblies and quick builds...had a few friends but wasn't really into the social aspect of it all. I left for doctrinal reasons.
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  What makes an apostate...

  by IronHill in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  an apostate for witnesses?.

  i only ask because we have had several conversations with family members who want to make sure we have not become "apostates".

  a rumor has been going around that we have become, sign carrying, picketing kh's attending, leaflet printing apostates.

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  Thanks everyone for the comments...I agree with everyone.

  WTWizard...great post. I absolutely agree. They spend so much time stopping folks from thinking, doubting, questioning, that their message gets lost in the process.
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  What is your race?

  by asilentone in

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  i am white and i am not prejudiced at all.

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  My parents are from Puerto Rico...I was born in Philadelphia.
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  Ex -JWs ASL Congragations

  by Scott77 in

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  anyone who was part of asl congregations?

  what was your experiences witnessing in asl/deaf territories?.

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  I have seen the foreign language fad first hand, as I was in a spanish congregation and folks from the english were constantly migrating to help out. I also know plenty of witnesses who went to D.R. to "help", staying there months at a time. It's become the witness non-missionary destination.
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  What makes an apostate...

  by IronHill in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  an apostate for witnesses?.

  i only ask because we have had several conversations with family members who want to make sure we have not become "apostates".

  a rumor has been going around that we have become, sign carrying, picketing kh's attending, leaflet printing apostates.

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  an apostate for witnesses?

  I only ask because we have had several conversations with family members who want to make sure we have not become "apostates". A rumor has been going around that we have become, sign carrying, picketing kh's attending, leaflet printing apostates. We have explained to our family members that we are living our lives now our way, but we are not speaking out on the organization. They were all ok with that.

  We were under the impression that if you disassociate yourself and practice pagan beliefs (for them, like holidays and such) that in their book of rules we are apostates. Apparently that's not what our family thinks?

  So what makes an apostate an apostate for the witnesses??
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  It happens tonight...

  by IronHill in

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  2. friends

  we have been told that the announcement that "we are no longer of the jehovah's witnesses" will happen at the meeting this evening.

  so i will be celebrating tonight!

  lol.... in all seriousness, it seems like any other friday, but inside i feel like this is a big step!

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  Thanks to everyone for their well wishes...they are greatly appreciated!
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  Best Use for Jehovah's Word

  by chipote in

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  2. friends

  i was wondering what the best use people ever had for "jehovah's word".

  for me, "jehovah's word" aided me tremendously in my gardening efforts.

  i had to borrow some books from my mom to get the full use of all this spiritual information but my new strawberry plants will enjoy all this material.

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  I packed all of the books in boxes and dumped in dumpsters!

  Hey that has sort of a jingle!
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  It happens tonight...

  by IronHill in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  we have been told that the announcement that "we are no longer of the jehovah's witnesses" will happen at the meeting this evening.

  so i will be celebrating tonight!

  lol.... in all seriousness, it seems like any other friday, but inside i feel like this is a big step!

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  Thanks!

  LoriJis is weathering as best she can, with my help of course. She has her own reasons for writing the letter, but is happy overall with our decision.
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  It happens tonight...

  by IronHill in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  we have been told that the announcement that "we are no longer of the jehovah's witnesses" will happen at the meeting this evening.

  so i will be celebrating tonight!

  lol.... in all seriousness, it seems like any other friday, but inside i feel like this is a big step!

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  IronHill

  No there has been no contact, because we expressed in the letter that we didnt want to call or visit.

  The reason we wrote a letter is we wanted to end the relationship on our terms, and not by having them judge us with their rules.