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  I stopped attending, my wife wants to check out the Hall

  by Leprechaun in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  yes i gave up the cult like ways of the dubs, but to be fair to my sweet wife, she wants to check out the meetings based on her hearing the phone tie in from my moms house where we live and reading a few tracts, ( i am neither lord nor master over my wife,) so we are going to the hall this morning to listen to the circuit overseers visit and main talk.. after i take her there i asked her if she would go with me to a baptist church near us to see the difference how they treat me there, (i was desfellowshipped then reinstated) and the general over all fellowship that i feel should be a mark of real christianity, - .

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  Is 'truth' a red herring?

  by bulgogiboy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this is a question for all, but especially ex-jws who may have transferred their piety over to another religion, and come to believe in another faith:.

  is 'truth' regarding the meaning of life something that can ever realistically be obtained by human beings?

  what is your idea of what 'truth' is?

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  Why Would Someone Like me Leave the "Truth"? Part 1

  by cantleave in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the 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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  Bethel Layoffs

  by cantleave in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  could those who know about these lay offs give some clear evidence of what has happened, when, to who, any experiences of people effected and to what extent?.

  i want to talk to a really good friend about the situation.

  he is a young guy who feels he should be doing more for the organisation, and is thinking about giving up a very good career to make a more of his career in the "truth".

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  Two faced pedophile protecting abandoners of God. quotes from the wt & g

  by Aussie Oz in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  just spent a little time going through the wt lib 08. as expected, tons of attacks on the clergy.

  while aknowledging it can happen in the congregation, the impression is one of 'we do the right thing'.i would have expected 'gods organization' to have trumpeted fromthe roof tops that they found a pedophile in their midst and outed them.

  now it would seem there is no way they can afford to do what the catholic church has been forced to do.

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  Feeling Unfit, Fat and Unhealthy

  by cantleave in

  1. social
  2. physical

  a semi-serious request.. i hate exercise (yes i am an indolent slob), i sit in an office or a car most of the time and eat and drink too much.

  so my new year's resolution is to lose weight (about 3 stone would be good) to try and prolong my life a little since i ain't got eternity in mind anymore.

  i am looking for fun ways to get fit, or an effective home based diet programme that has worked for other people.

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  Merry Pantsmas Everyone!

  by Billy the Ex-Bethelite in

  1. social
  2. humour

  okay, i posted this in a thread that got locked and buried.

  since then i've been really busy and have overdosed on christmas music in the past week.

  so, i'm resurrecting this "holy day" holiday that most people will unknowingly be celebrating tomorrow.

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  JW's who have not set foot in a congregation in years

  by homejah in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  if a jw who just did not go to services,congregations ,or anything in the jw realm,are they still jw's or disassociated ones?

  also,does he/she had to go to a congregation and do it officially?

  hope for replies..

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  Satan - such a bad guy?

  by bulgogiboy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i am 95% sure that satan doesnt even exist (same for jehovah), but in theoretical terms at least, do you think satan was such a bad guy to question jehovah's totalitarian regime?

  isnt there a little 'satan' in all of us ex-jws?

  he employs critical thinking, questions the status quo, and goes against what has been deemed 'righteous'.

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  Have you ever tried/would you try hypnotherpy?

  by highdose in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i know some people who swear by it.

  and i know that according to the jw's its meant to be one of the ultimate wicked things to do but now that i've debunked most of what they taught me i''m starting to wonder.. .

  so does anyone have experiance with this?

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