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  Appearance for meetings

  by kohedlo in

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  i have one question.

  very important for me yours viewpoints.. .

  acceptable for congregation meetings to clothe with necktie ascot?.

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  This thread went sour quick! LOL
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  Appearance for meetings

  by kohedlo in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have one question.

  very important for me yours viewpoints.. .

  acceptable for congregation meetings to clothe with necktie ascot?.

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  As long as your hair is not longer than this guy while wearing it, you should be fine.

  
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  Choices you have to make after you learn the "truth"

  by stuckinamovement in

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  choices.

  by my nature i am not a negative person.

  should i live my life as a hypocritical, tortured pretender, or stand up for what is right and lose my reputation, friends and family?

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  I feel for you SIAM, I really do. I personally though think that your personal integrity is more important.

  I don't have kids, but I am married. My wife is not a strict JW, but believes it's the truth. That prevents me from pulling the band aid off because I still want to be supportive of her, namely socially. She's not completely open to associate with non-witnesses. So I have kept up appearances, only in the form of attending the meetings fairly regularly. Everything else, including the ministry, I have stopped, though I will do the occasional talk, bible reading.

  I'm generally a very social person. So I don't fear walking away and loosing "friends." I KNOW I can make other friends, and I already have. That doesn't trouble me one bit. My problem or worry is having to divide my time between my wife and my new friends, if she's not on board to associate with them. And that honestly, I'd say, is the only thing keeping me in right now. Otherwise, I just could care less.

  But the children factor has definitely got to add weight to the matter, and I'm saddened that you have to face that, just because you want to be honest with yourself. I wish mental peace for you despite these circumstances and hope you can reach a comfortable consclusion in your life. My thoughts are with you and anyone else in this situation. Eff the organization for doing this to people.

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  The Real God: An Epiphany (YouTube)

  by leavingwt in

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  2. friends

  my apologies if this video has already been posted at some point in the past.

  only recently did i become aware of this particular video.

  the opinions of the author are expressed in a way that was new to me.

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  Very interesting leavingwt. Thanks for sharing.

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  SOME MAJOR JANUARY 28, 2012 NOTES FROM JOHNNY THE BETHELITE.

  by koolaid-man in

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  2. friends

  i am posting this information taken from christain witnesses .com...... if what he is saying comes to fruition it would be interesting.. .

  some major january 28, 2012 notes from .

  johnny the betheliteafter coming on late, johnny still did not have a magazine that had not been put on jw.org.

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  SOME MAJOR JANUARY 28, 2012 NOTES FROM JOHNNY THE BETHELITE.

  by koolaid-man in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am posting this information taken from christain witnesses .com...... if what he is saying comes to fruition it would be interesting.. .

  some major january 28, 2012 notes from .

  johnny the betheliteafter coming on late, johnny still did not have a magazine that had not been put on jw.org.

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  Another day, another apostate. Here's my story.

  by I Want to Believe in

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  2. experiences

  been lurking for a bit, and feel safe enough now to tell my story (condensed).. i'm a third-generation born-in, but my parents were inactive for most of my upbringing.

  this means i got the worst of both worlds--no worldly friends (home schooled all but grades 2-3), no witness friends (since we never went to the hall except for memorial), and a generally isolated upbringing in a tiny, tiny town.

  needless to say, my emotional, social, and personal growth were stunted.

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  Welcome I Want to Believe !It isn't an easy road. But keep working at it. I wish you success.

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  Interesting video "ex jw elders meeting"

  by yourmomma in

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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zi7az1ahhda&feature=mfu_in_order&list=ul.

  this is a long series.

  im finding more and more that jw's are so illequiped for debate, that they cant even make coherent arguments.

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  Holy cow! I finally looked for these on YouTube and saw how many parts and meetings there were! I gotta lotta listening to do! LOL

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  Interesting video "ex jw elders meeting"

  by yourmomma in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zi7az1ahhda&feature=mfu_in_order&list=ul.

  this is a long series.

  im finding more and more that jw's are so illequiped for debate, that they cant even make coherent arguments.

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  Anyone count how many times one of the elders asked where this young man did his research? The elder's questioning hinted, IMO, at seeming more concerned about finding out if the research involved apostate sources than whether what was found out or learned was truthful!

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  Interesting video "ex jw elders meeting"

  by yourmomma in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zi7az1ahhda&feature=mfu_in_order&list=ul.

  this is a long series.

  im finding more and more that jw's are so illequiped for debate, that they cant even make coherent arguments.

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  Thanks atrapado!