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  So do you believe DJEggNogg works in the WT's Writing Department?

  by miseryloveselders in

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  http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/members/private/208658/4/do-jws-still-believe-in-1914.

  @anony mous:.

  you are definitely not keeping up to date with the current wtbts doctrine.. .

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  Another possibility is that djeggnog is David Splane, who is head of the writing committee.
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  A Gift of Literature to JWs Everywhere

  by ABibleStudent in

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  have you ever wanted to give something to a jw that shows how much you care about them, as an individual (possibly even as friend/family member)?

  have you ever wanted to free the mind of a jw?

  if you have asked yourself these types of questions, how do you feel jws would respond to receiving and reading the following flyer?

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  If I were still in my JW mindset I'd think "Nasty apostate stuff! and not look at it".

  If I got a business card that said simply "jwfacts.com", and nothing else, That might peak my curiousity.
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  The big bad "worldly" person

  by roxanesophia in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  considering this looks to be mostly a ex-jw site, you're probably thinking "coming into it?

  run.

  " but i have friends in it who have persuaded me to have a bible study and attend meetings, and well, hey... it isn't doing me much harm.

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  roxanesophia and fallen_priness: Welcome to the forum!
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  Ohhh for crying out loud, were worldly people always inviting you to stuff?!?!?!

  by miseryloveselders in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  last friday, a woman i work with, who reminds me of scully from the x-files, asked me to hang out with her and her friends at a watering hole not that far from where we work.

  she and her friends get off roughly an hour before i get off, and considering the amount of work i had on my desk at the time, and the amount of time i wasted on here, i knew it'd would be a while before i caught up with them.

  so i told her i'll try, but i won't get off until roughly 6:30pm or later.

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  I turned down my classmates and schoolmates enough times that I never get invited anymore.
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  My Study Conductor Jumped Ship - Any Possible Explanations?

  by InterestedOne in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my study conductor has informed me that he & his wife are switching to a foreign language congregation that is far away from the territory they live in (it will involve a lot of driving back & forth).

  because he is switching congregations, he said he will not have the energy to devote to my study and recommended another brother who could take over, and i have met him.

  however, this change happened simultaneously with a decision i have made.

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  Many JWs in my area are joining foreign language groups to "reach out", not to fade.
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  Sincerest apologies from Terra Incognita

  by Terra Incognita in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my sincerest apologies to anyone and everyone on this forum who read my first two threads.. i guess i started posting at a bad time in my life.

  not too thoughtful of me but not insincere.

  i have always been a little lacking in the social graces department partly because of my jw upbringing.

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  Don't go away! First impressions are quickly forgotten in a sea of posts (especially in such a fast moving forum).
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  Well I am hurt

  by mouthy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my internet has been off since the 5th of april not 1 of you missed me .

  i see where a big fight went on when the conference call was on( i only read some.

  of your points).

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  I was away too because I said I spent way to much time here and I need to do other things.

  That lasted about 10 days.

  Welcome back!
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  'Separate the wheat from the chaff' in 2011

  by Gorbatchov in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the april 2011 pioneer action of 30 hours is a kind of 'separate the wheat from the chaff'.. think about it: 40 percent of our congregation is pioneering.

  the other half of the congregation has something to explain.... i don't report hours for years.

  although i'm not "too sensitive" it feels like "standing fully outside the group".

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  (pirata buys some time by aux pioneering in April)
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  At different stages of your life, what did you lack, that deprived you of fulfillment or completeness?

  by miseryloveselders in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i don't believe that there is such a thing as a perfect, or an ideal situation.

  ideal is the more appropriate word to use, because the word itself denotes a conception, a remote possibility, not a reality.

  i'm asking you, in your lifetime, have you ever found complete fulfillment, or felt complete within yourself, and your accomplishments?

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  My thought: Achieving a goal gives a sense of achievement. Working towards a goal gives a sense of purpose.

  In my early 20s. I felt a need for companionship and felt something missing. After a number of years, I met a wonderful JW whom I married.

  Things get a bit complicated after that (at least for me). Ever since high-school, my life had gone at a hectic pace, and I didn't have much time to think about things. I was running with one foot on the witness treadmill, and the other on the "world's" treadmill. Buying a car, a condo, good job, reaching out, auxiliary pioneering, etc. Trying to do everything. Well things quieted down after I achieved alot of that and had gotten married and I had a bit more free time to think about things. Long story short, I discovered the wonder of "independent thinking" which led me to no longer believe I'm in the one true religion; but keep it to myself, for now.

  Right now, I'm not as concerned about making lots of money as I once was. I am of the opinion that if you have enough to cover the basics, all the shiny toys don't make you happier in the medium/long term.

  I realized lately that I have been starving intellectually. I didn't know how to think or have a reasoned opinion. I have been reading alot about history, politics, psychology, logic and reason, my beliefs, religions, a lot, as well as educating myself further. Now I know why those "liberal studies" I used to knock as a witness are so valuable.

  I don't really have many friends (stopped working too hard on JW friendships after realizing that it's all conditional and I'll just be dumped should they find out what I really think). But my marriage provides the companionship I need, and this board fills my growing need for self-expression.

  I think that constant growth is what keeps us going as humans.
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  ExJWs and NonJWs Ask: Should I Try to Change My Mate?

  by pirata in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i put this together more as a collection of my thoughts.

  i would appreciate hearing your thoughts, disagreements, rebuttals, etc on this subject as it has been weighing a lot on my mind lately:.

  after reading a lot of heart-breaking stories over the years on this message forum about mates who no longer believe in the jw religion, the common thread seems to be a desire to get the jw mate to see the same thing; with usually dissapointing results.. i am currently of the opinion that maybe the best thing is not to try to change your mate's religion.

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  *bump* for any others who are/were in the situation of living with an mate of different beliefs, and how they best make it work.