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  My last thread

  by OnTheWayOut in

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  i truly don't feel like onthewayout anymore.

  on jws or whichever board takes the .

  lead, i am "jerry in chicago.

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  bsmart

  5 years later and 10thousand more posts.... we have a winner! Glad you are still around.
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  help for a forum member

  by jeremiah18:5-10 in

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  frowned upon is a lurking member here.

  he never posts, but actively reads.

  he went home yesterday to attend a family wedding.

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  bsmart

  It's a wedding so diverting attention to the "happy couple" would be good.

  Ask lots of questions, try to see if you can find the next fader in the room. Ask about the missing friends and get the gossip. In general let them know if you are involved in a hobby you like or what issues intrest you lately. Like Jgnat said keep moving.
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  Blood and the WTBS

  by yknot in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  today i got into a discussion with our congregations biggest blood ban defenders, while sitting at the doctors office.

  after lecturing me on not having a blood key chain, i mentioned about the flash of blood that happens when inserting an iv, that the blood was "transfused" back into the person.

  she didn't believe me at first but the nurse confirmed the drops of blood.. this really upset her since she has been in the hospital quite a bit since aging.

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  bsmart

  I never knew the "official word" was this... I wonder if the elders do?
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  What about the "public" WT?

  by yknot in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  any opinions?.

  do you expect it to change, to become more like the awake with one small bible-ish commentary!.

  what is the point of a public watchtower anyways?

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  bsmart

  So it is 6 years later, does it seem that combining the two will happen??? Mind you I have only seen a pair of these leaflets once this year...at my JW sister's house.
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  Leaving Jehovah's Witnesses is a Negative, Depressing Thing To Do, but....

  by AllTimeJeff in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  over the years since i left jehovahs witnesses, one of the more fascinating things to observe, and really to me, the most important, is what to do after you leave.. to be sure, no one leaves because of a positive experience.

  and therein lies the issues with leaving.

  basically, people leave in three general ways: 1. they, like myself, resign or leave due to a disagreement.

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  bsmart

  Time to bump this amazing conversation!
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  Who is the Faithful and Discrete Slave?

  by Etude in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  recently, i've had memories about that topic, which i had suppressed for a long time.

  my original question came up when i encountered a few members of the "anointed" in my congregation (we're talking almost 30 years ago).. there was one sister who partook of the "emblems" who had come from cuba.

  i learned from her that her health was frail because she had smuggled some expensive jewelry in a condom and stuck it up her colon.

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  bsmart

  A prophet is in our midst! Changes & new light. All hail Etude, JWN's own prophet!
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  Do all Mormons go from door to door?

  by jam in

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  is it the young ones only that go from door to door?.

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  bsmart

  Only the young men I believe, I have heard they go for 2 years, and thats it. Before they go to college, not like the dubs!
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  I cannot sign in for best of topics area.

  by DS211 in

  1. forum
  2. tech-support

  everytine i do it reverts me back to login...and each time i click on "best of" link it sends me back to sign in and wont let me continue.

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  bsmart

  Or use jehovah-witness.com It is still in Beta, but most of the time its up. Best of topics is great!
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  R U DFshipped?

  by DFshipped in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i am a dfshipped person who is working towards reinstatement.. i would like to meet anyone else who also would like to return.. i really would prefer not to meet people who want to criticize my desire to return.

  i would like to enjoy and offer encouragemnt to others like me.

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  bsmart

  You do realize the thread was started 12 years ago, don't you?
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  Are people really over Authoritarianism?

  by MissConfused in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  it was couple of interesting weeks for us.

  we were visited by some good friends from org.

  and ended up discussing lengths and breadths about all org misses in the past.

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  bsmart

  My opinion, Not likely.

  Unless the elder selection process is actually changed to get people who can think instead of follow directives to the letter, I don't see a lot of change in the future.