I'm enjoying very much your story.Looking forward to more.I know what you mean by having a "don't think about it till later folder"mine is very big....
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Why am I Renouncing My JW Faith...Part 2
by tjlibre ini left off on my first posts on this topic with this sentence: one of the big discoveries and the genesis of my semi-apostate ways came one day when i decided to look up some of the books cited in the reasoning from the scriptures book (almost 99% of the works cited by the society were available at the universitys library).
the research that was meant to solidify my faith in the jw religion, actually made the first crack on the foundation of my faith.. .
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Free load of Watchtower books (tons!), must pick up
by drew sagan ini've been thinking about getting rid of these books for a long time.
i have bound volumes starting with 1950s up through the early 2000's (not complete, but probably about 35-40 volumes).
i also have about 50-70+ books, including some from the 1950's (let god be true & others).
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You can sell them on E-bay....I bought an aid book and 2 let god be true.They are handy when you want to compair.....
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Circuit Overseer said from platform ,if you have ever done something and not confessed to Elders...going to die!!
by Lady Liberty injust had lunch with a inactive jw friend of mine who is well on her way out.
she said that when the she went to the kingdom hall the week of the circuit overseers visit, he said from the platform, that if anyone had done any wrong doing in the past, no matter how long ago, and had never come forward to tell the elders, then they would not make it into the new system, but would rather die at armegedon!!.
i guess after that talk the elders were inindated and they began privately, and publically reproving, and removing ones!!
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Yes I have always heard that....If you don't confess you are blocking Jehovah's spirit.UN forgiveble....I have never understood that.Think they brought something like that up at the DC last summer.What if you did do something along time ago and if it came out it would cause so much damage....you wouldn't want to live any way.....Why can't dead dogs just stay dead?????
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Why Would Someone Like me Leave the "Truth"? Part 1
by cantleave inthe title of this series of threads is rhetorical.
i am going to answer it with my own experience.
before i do that, i want to discuss what we are told through the literature and the instruction that is given during meetings, assemblies and conventions, for the reasons why people leave the truth.. the watchtower of 15 november 2008, in the article help them return without delay indicates people leave because of the following:.
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Thank you for this.I'm looking forward to part 2......I think these kind of experience are the best reading on the forum......
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Post Number Ten Thousand and One
by OnTheWayOut ini just finished 10,000 posts today.
i didn't even notice.
so here i start on my next 10 grand.
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I guess every one will leave the forum eventually.But for what it is worth I always enjoy your post.People like you that were once very active are a big help to us that are having a hard time fading....good luck to you what ever you decide.
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New here-question about calls from the elders
by hoggieman ini have been looking around here for a while but this is my first post.
my wife and i have been fading not so smoothly.
i pretty much know this is not the truth but am still undecided how i feel on various issues and i am still sorting them out.
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Do you love yourself?
by Newborn ini think, that since i left the cult, i've finally learned to love myself.
i know i'm a better person now.
that i'm good and lovabl, (and if there is a god he may also be happy with me.
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Being a JW,they don't let you feel good about your self.Never doing enough,never good enough......I know it has been said,but what else can you say....And then on top of that,you have a hard time leaving it....
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phrases I dislike
by John Doe inpat of oleotelling competitors they better "bring it"talk to the hand
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missed you
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Then What?
by tjlibre inafter knowing what i now know about the wt and the gb.
now that i can see the real spirit behind this organization, now that i have convinced my self that i dont need this religion or any other organized group to have a personal relationship with god and his son... i wonder, whats next?
should i stay as part of the conscious class, a less committed jw for the sake of my marriage and emotional stability?
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You mentioned the growing number of conscious class.I look around my hall at the different faces and I wonder how many are there.Is it so bad to try and last for the sake of emotional stability?Only you know the answer.Maybe you would feel better with less to do in the meetings.Maybe back off a little.There are more of us then we know.....
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Is There Any TV Show That You Wished Was Still On?
by minimus ini know a lot of people were upset when mash ended.
i never was a big fan of the show, probably because it was on a meeting night, but it was a very popular show.. i loved hill street blues, taxi, all in the family, the rifleman, even superman!
i wished those shows never stopped!.
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Judging Amy,and I hope they make more Law and Order CI