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  I am new here

  by Stauros in

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  hi, just wanted to say hello.. i have my beliefs, my views, my opinions.

  i hope people respect them, and do not hate me for my beliefs.

  we all have the right to believe in what we choose.

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  I just believe that this world has an end. I read many varying opinions on what the end will be like,

  I'd be interested to know what you think "the world" is, and how it will meet its end.
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  Who/what is more responsible for you becoming a JW?

  by minimus in

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  is it family, friends, idealism???

  what????.

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  Amelia Ashton, ditto on all points.
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  The truth just ain't the same any more.

  by Julia Orwell in

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  this has been the sentiment of a few i know who have been full jws for decades.

  they say the love is not there like it used to be, and it's become less personal.. anyone heard similar comments from oldies?.

  we know the 'truth' ain't the truth in the first place, but i have a feeling there may be a lot of older ones hanging on just because it's all they've ever known, and it the alternative, that there is no paradise around the corner like they've always been taught us unthinkable..

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  When i hopped on the JW nowhere train in 1992, quick builds were still come-one-come-all, congregation get-togethers happened with relative frequency, there was still a little of that old-style friendly JWism left. By the time I left in 2002, seemed like so much of that was fading fast. I can't even imagine what it's like now.
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  Symposium: Beware of Apostates! - 'God's Word is Truth!' District Convention of Jehovah's Witnesses 2013 - not on JW.ORG

  by mindnumbed in

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  symposium: beware of apostates!.

  satanhuman apostates also of interest ..... the truth brings "not peace, but a sword" .

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  unknowing JW: "mr. speaker! mr. speaker! This business about the Watchtower supporting Hitler, obvious nonsense! Truly shocking! But, I am curious. What exactly was said by these vile apostates, to whom, and in what context? What historical documents were involved in this blatantly satanic attempt to discredit our loving theocratic organization? I'd like to know, so that if an occasion where I would need to do so arises, I can fully defend the truth against these slanderers."

  mr. convention speaker: "oh ho ho ho ho. HO HO HO HO!!!!! You don't need to know ANY of the details. Funny that you would even ASK for them. YOU aren't an apostate, are you? What's your name son, what congregation do you attend?"
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  Symposium: Beware of Apostates! - 'God's Word is Truth!' District Convention of Jehovah's Witnesses 2013 - not on JW.ORG

  by mindnumbed in

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  symposium: beware of apostates!.

  satanhuman apostates also of interest ..... the truth brings "not peace, but a sword" .

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  "If you put ANY human before Christ then we're not worthy of him"

  Hmm let's count how many times Matthew 24:45 is cited or quoted in WTS literature vs. John 3:16.
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  missing the JWD glory days

  by fresh prince of ohio in

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  don't get me wrong, this forum currently has plenty of interesting discussions and posters, but, for those of you who weren't on the old jwd board in the early-to-mid-00s, man...i'm sorry but you really missed out on the glory years of this forum.

  it was really a special, unique place then.

  again, not dissing the current, but, that huge exciting wave of ex-jw internet activity that occurred in the early part of this century seems to have leveled off.

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  Lamallcool, sorry to learn of that. I believe I spoke with him on the phone once, great guy. :(
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  Can somebody explain the changes I read in the WT??

  by diana netherton in

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  my grandmother asked me to read to her so i asked her what she wanted me to read.

  was the watchtower, but she specfically asked for the one with "the timeline.

  it for a few days and apparently hasn't read up.

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  One thing you can count on is that Matthew 24:45 will continue to reign supreme as the most cited scripture in WTS publications.
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  missing the JWD glory days

  by fresh prince of ohio in

  1. watchtower
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  don't get me wrong, this forum currently has plenty of interesting discussions and posters, but, for those of you who weren't on the old jwd board in the early-to-mid-00s, man...i'm sorry but you really missed out on the glory years of this forum.

  it was really a special, unique place then.

  again, not dissing the current, but, that huge exciting wave of ex-jw internet activity that occurred in the early part of this century seems to have leveled off.

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  Blondie, yes, I had forgotten about that. There was a lot of talk back in those days about H20.

  free@last, h20 was a JW/ex-JW discussion board that was THE PLACE until JWD came along. I guess there was a sort of migration from that forum to this one. Can't tell you much more as I came along after H20's glory days lol.

  unclebruce, another legendary poster from the old days. http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/member/6615/posted/1
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  So, my husband would not even meet the elders who just happened to drop by this morning.

  by Julia Orwell in

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  he stayed inside and kept going about his business like they weren't even there.

  i engaged them on the verandah hut politely explained that they'd caught us at a bad time as we were doing a big cleanup of the house.

  the elders had even bought a pack of chocolate cookies around, so they were expecting to be invited in and offered coffee.

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  One of them I know is a really nice guy, a convert like me who's been in about the same length of time as i was. I really hope he wakes up. He hasn't been an elder that long.

  He will soon realize that these "encouragement" visits are more for sniffing out the slightest bit of apostacy or other such wrongdoing™ than anything. How these guys lovvvve to read off a name or two from the platform from time to time. If your goal is to fade out of the bOrg without Da'ing or getting Df'd, then prepare for many more unannounced visits and other attempts to "encourage" you and find out if you still believe in the org.
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  missing the JWD glory days

  by fresh prince of ohio in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  don't get me wrong, this forum currently has plenty of interesting discussions and posters, but, for those of you who weren't on the old jwd board in the early-to-mid-00s, man...i'm sorry but you really missed out on the glory years of this forum.

  it was really a special, unique place then.

  again, not dissing the current, but, that huge exciting wave of ex-jw internet activity that occurred in the early part of this century seems to have leveled off.

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  Lisavegas I think it's the posters that I miss, just in general. I wonder where they've all gone.

  JT

  Narkissos

  AlanF

  Seven006

  Focus

  onacruse

  HillaryStep

  Elsewhere

  Valis

  Robdar

  Abaddon

  Mac

  D8TA

  Big Tex

  gumby

  many, many others that have come and gone...*sniff* i'm getting all sentimental. I was such a complete hot disastrous mess when I came out of JWs in '02. This board helped me so much.