ILTSF

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  What should we do to make sure we receive a blood transfusion?

  by ILTSF in

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  my partner and i both grew up jw and our parents are all still in.

  we have been together for several years, but are not married.

  we are wondering what we should do to make sure that in the event that one of us needed a blood transfusion and was unable to make the decision themselves, the other would be able to make the decision, rather than that responsiblity being given to our parents (who would deny a transfusion).

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  My partner and I both grew up JW and our parents are all still in. We have been together for several years, but are not married. We are wondering what we should do to make sure that in the event that one of us needed a blood transfusion and was unable to make the decision themselves, the other would be able to make the decision, rather than that responsiblity being given to our parents (who would deny a transfusion). Anyone gone through this process themselves?
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  Premarital sex--how prevalent?

  by wafflesandpancakes in

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  in my old congregation, everyone seems clean.

  mostly chaste courtship, kingdom hall wedding, blah blah.. well there are lots of cases of fondling but they were soon forgotton.

  when my husband and i confessed to sex before marriage, the elders were disgusted.

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  I think sex was pretty common among teenagers, and I'm sure among older people, too. I had sex as a JW teenager, and I'd say about 75% of the teens I knew (at least) also did.
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  What did you do with your books?

  by mamamo in

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  2. friends

  i was in an used bookstore this weekend and saw a new world translation and some other society publications.

  this made me think, what did others do with their books?

  i gave mine to my mother, 22 years ago.

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  Mine went in the trash.

  I have noticed at a children's consignment shop I go to they sometimes have copies of the bible stories book. Always creeps me out, that book is not appropriate for children.
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  Do you miss feeling that "Jehovah" was listening to prayers?

  by LyinEyes in

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  2. friends

  this is hard to explain, but i will try.

  the other day, my neice was put in the hospital for test , after having two seizures, she is 20 and has never had any medical problems at all.

  i now know, that by doing that it seemed to take the burden of helplessness off of my shoulders.

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  For me, I always felt weird praying because I NEVER felt like anyone was listening.
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  June 15, 2012 described events that had not happened yet.

  by discreetslave in

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  2. bible

  someone on a facebook group pointed out how the june 15 2012 study wt commented on publishers pioneering this month.

  this magazine was written before march.. .

  page 23 .

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  Oh geeze...nice catch.
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  My JW Dad friend requested me on Facebook

  by enigma1863 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  my dad just friend requested me on facebook.

  although i told him i would accept his request i now dont think that would be a good idea.

  ive made several posts that he would not like to read, and there are tags of photos of me..

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  I set up a separate FB to keep in touch with family and previous JW friends. I don't post much there, just photos and some general updates. It may not be for everyone but it works for me.
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  I almost wished i took the blue pill....

  by 20yearfader in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  since joining this site and having my eyes opened,i find i'm now dealing with a lot of emotions that were suppressed.one being the passing of loved ones,in the org we were discouraged from showing proper emotions due to the fact that if you did you were considered weak since they the dearly departed were only sleeping.now im being bombarded with dreams of my loved ones that i,due to my brainwashing never had the emotional release that i should have had.i'm just wondering how others on this site are coping,and dealing with the fact that everything we was taught was false almost as a way to keep up under control,as we lost years and decades of time.i almost wish i keep my head and the sand and had taken the blue pill.what has helped you all deal with this ...new religion......no religion...etc.

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  I felt the same way. It's been about 3 years now, and sometimes in bad moments I still feel that way but realize very quickly that it's not true- I don't wish I'd never learned the truth. But it is hard to give up everything you know, your entire childhood, in many cases all of your friends and family. I'm sorry 20yearfader.
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  WTS closes/dissolves 435 congregations in 29 countries

  by Gayle in

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  2. friends

  as listed in 2013 yearbook.. yes, most countries have increases in congregations.

  most of the countries that have less congregations than last year, show 1 or 2 less.

  however, poland shows a dramatic 327 congregations less, from 1,814 (2011) to 1,487. netherlands, 25 less congregations.

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  Interesting
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  Do you miss God?

  by wobble in

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  2. bible

  if you are one of the posters on here who has got to the point where you do not believe in god to any great extent, do you miss "him".

  i find that i rarely used to ask god for anything, or load him up with my problems, everybody elses were far more urgent, but i did used to feel moved to praise him when i saw the beauties of creation, a sunset etc.. i now feel an urge to still do that, but do not believe anyone is listening, do you get moments like that ?.

  love.

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  I never really felt a connection with God at all. So no, I don't miss him/it.
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  ? Curious: How many Jehovah's Witnesses leave to join "non-christian" religions, ie; Wicca, Pagan, Satanists, Buddists, Hindu, etc. ?

  by Balaamsass in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  it may seem a strange question, but when i served as an elder i personally knew of about a dozen elders and servants children who joined various wicca groups or became buddists rather than leave to become agnostic or another "christian" denomination.. the ones who became involved with witchcraft did so in groups of jw children intregued by all the talk of satan's and the demon's power etc.

  in the org.. the future buddists seemed turned off by the politics, and mean spiritness in halls.. i just thought of this after seeing the new dismal yearbook numbers and looking at facebook pages of some of the ex jws i know.. was this simply a california thing or is it worldwide?.

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  I'm an atheist but buddhism appeals to me more than any other religion.