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  I'm Jealous of........

  by cantleave in

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  ....... themadjw.

  his threads generate so many responses .

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  Parents who had the sense to rear their kids with things like Xmas and Birthdays and traditions like these which help hold a family together.....
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  Becoming officially recognized as Annointed

  by B_Deserter in

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  i've heard there is a very secretive process the wts uses to determine whether or not they'll consider someone "of the annointed.

  " from what i've heard it's a very rigorous set of questions.

  can anyone here confirm this?

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  I certainly never claimed to be 'more special' than anyone else Jwoods ...nor do I now...but it definitely seems that God chooses to reach people in different ways according to his own wishes (no offence here either)....and I'm sure he doesnt limit it to JWs...

  Loz x
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  Becoming officially recognized as Annointed

  by B_Deserter in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i've heard there is a very secretive process the wts uses to determine whether or not they'll consider someone "of the annointed.

  " from what i've heard it's a very rigorous set of questions.

  can anyone here confirm this?

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  There is a great deal in the scriptures which describes what happened to me ...

  Loz x
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  Becoming officially recognized as Annointed

  by B_Deserter in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i've heard there is a very secretive process the wts uses to determine whether or not they'll consider someone "of the annointed.

  " from what i've heard it's a very rigorous set of questions.

  can anyone here confirm this?

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  Lozhasleft

  Hi...interesting topic...I was 'anointed' in 1992 at the age of 40 ...I can clarify that it is an undeniable experience and not something you can 'wish' on yourself at all. Having said that in recent years I've had to revise my thinking since this experience happened to me as a JW I related to it in their terms but subsequently I conclude that many people in many different religions have very similar experiences of this type of 'calling'. Noone made me answer any specific questions but it definitely caused some controversy....

  My full story is here if anyone's interested...

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/191090/1/Hello-this-is-my-story

  Loz x
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  I'm Alone

  by ~Jen~ in

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  2. friends

  i have 1 friend since leaving the borg.

  1 friend who lives an hour away.

  we talk through out the day, everyday but we only see each other about once a month.. i just found out my ex boyfriend who was trying to win me back and have me come back to him got a girl pregnant about a week or two after we broke up.

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  I'm so sad to read your post sweetheart and I remember how difficult and lonely it feels when you leave. I left a husband that I'd stayed with too many years unhappily and lost my adult kids to the JWs so I do know. It isnt an easy road and it has its problems just like you're facing now but I tell you what I so wish I'd left sooner..there really is a life out here you know. I have since met a man I adore who loves me so much and built a new happy life...I dont think you should rush to anyone for the wrong reasons...take your time and make a real effort to meet new people however you can and dont settle for anything less than the best in your life..

  Sending you big hugs

  Loz xx
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  I read CofC this week on holiday...life changing stuff!

  by Lozhasleft in

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  hi everyone...thank you for all your well wishes for my scottish hols...it was nice..warm dry weather...lovely scenery...a good rest... what i will remember the most about the holiday is that i read ray franz's book there...in fact i struggled to put it down.

  it was so revealing and informative but was also written without bitterness or malice.

  it stirred many emotions within me ...too many probably...anger, remorse, indignation, sorrow, heartbreak, frustration, sympathy....you name it.... a big emotional journey for me....thanks to all for the recommend i would hate to have missed it..... loz x.

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  So much of it was shocking and when I read that in Mexico the brothers couldnt pray openly or sing or carry Bibles and not because of a ban but to enable the org to dodge taxes as a religion, that really shook me up, this went on for some 50 years, they had to pretend they didnt have a faith, talk about double standards!! When so many others were being persecuted and killed for those same things.....how appalling....unforgiveable...

  Loz x
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  I read CofC this week on holiday...life changing stuff!

  by Lozhasleft in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  hi everyone...thank you for all your well wishes for my scottish hols...it was nice..warm dry weather...lovely scenery...a good rest... what i will remember the most about the holiday is that i read ray franz's book there...in fact i struggled to put it down.

  it was so revealing and informative but was also written without bitterness or malice.

  it stirred many emotions within me ...too many probably...anger, remorse, indignation, sorrow, heartbreak, frustration, sympathy....you name it.... a big emotional journey for me....thanks to all for the recommend i would hate to have missed it..... loz x.

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  Good decision A.Fenderson ...its got to be up there with one of the most significant religious books of our time...completely unforgettable...

  Loz x
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  I read CofC this week on holiday...life changing stuff!

  by Lozhasleft in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  hi everyone...thank you for all your well wishes for my scottish hols...it was nice..warm dry weather...lovely scenery...a good rest... what i will remember the most about the holiday is that i read ray franz's book there...in fact i struggled to put it down.

  it was so revealing and informative but was also written without bitterness or malice.

  it stirred many emotions within me ...too many probably...anger, remorse, indignation, sorrow, heartbreak, frustration, sympathy....you name it.... a big emotional journey for me....thanks to all for the recommend i would hate to have missed it..... loz x.

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  leavingwt No I havent got that yet but its on my list for sure...thanks..

  vinny I plan to move onto to that one next ..it sounds like really good...a clever, well read man with a deep love for God...I liked him a lot in the way he told his whole story ..

  I dont know how anyone could reconcile staying in after reading it...and yes the voting on doctrine left me cold...so many lives and families wrecked for the wrong reasons...disgraceful....

  Its really upset me the only way I can describe the feeling is like 'grief'...and I thought I had come through all that....will it ever end?

  Loz x
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  I read CofC this week on holiday...life changing stuff!

  by Lozhasleft in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  hi everyone...thank you for all your well wishes for my scottish hols...it was nice..warm dry weather...lovely scenery...a good rest... what i will remember the most about the holiday is that i read ray franz's book there...in fact i struggled to put it down.

  it was so revealing and informative but was also written without bitterness or malice.

  it stirred many emotions within me ...too many probably...anger, remorse, indignation, sorrow, heartbreak, frustration, sympathy....you name it.... a big emotional journey for me....thanks to all for the recommend i would hate to have missed it..... loz x.

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  Lozhasleft

  Its true...and how diabolical that the GB are too busy being important to read their Bibles ? I always had this image of them diligently studying it to discern truths etc..and until reading I hoped that it was just elders who'd gone power crazy who treated ones so shabbily so to hear about their 'witch hunt' was such a disappointment. I cant believe they can sleep at night while they dishonor God by their Pharisaical attitudes...so much for their Bible trained consciences!!

  I wish I could get so many loved ones to read it

  Loz x
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  I read CofC this week on holiday...life changing stuff!

  by Lozhasleft in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  hi everyone...thank you for all your well wishes for my scottish hols...it was nice..warm dry weather...lovely scenery...a good rest... what i will remember the most about the holiday is that i read ray franz's book there...in fact i struggled to put it down.

  it was so revealing and informative but was also written without bitterness or malice.

  it stirred many emotions within me ...too many probably...anger, remorse, indignation, sorrow, heartbreak, frustration, sympathy....you name it.... a big emotional journey for me....thanks to all for the recommend i would hate to have missed it..... loz x.

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  Lozhasleft

  Hi everyone...thank you for all your well wishes for my Scottish hols...it was nice..warm dry weather...lovely scenery...a good rest..

  What I will remember the most about the holiday is that I read Ray Franz's book there...in fact I struggled to put it down. It was so revealing and informative but was also written without bitterness or malice. It stirred many emotions within me ...too many probably...anger, remorse, indignation, sorrow, heartbreak, frustration, sympathy....you name it...

  A big emotional journey for me....thanks to all for the recommend I would hate to have missed it....

  Loz x