welcome to the rest of your life, guilt free.
Yes it is the walk-away believers that I feel sorry for. The carry the guilt but can't figure out what is really wrong with the JWs. Be patient with your loved ones, maybe one day you can reach them.
Joy
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Finally, I found the REAL truth!
by N at H inhello everyone, just wanted to say hello and let you know a bit about my story and tell you how thankful i am that i found this site!.
i was never a baptized jw although in the early 90's i studied for about 3 years and was an un-baptized publisher for about 1 year before my doubts about some of the beliefs and also my inability to overlook the constant hypocracy of the elders did me in.
sadly it was not before i dragged the love of my life into it, and also my sister (they are both baptized although she left after seeing the elders double standards when it came to doling out counsel/punishment to their own families, he is still in) anyway even though i couldn't bring myself to commit to the org because of the crap i saw going on in the 2 different halls i attended i still believed it was the truth...what an idiot!
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Help - shunning stories needed
by Mr Rocky inmy letter to the editor to the davenport times just came out on june 30, 2005. the spokane spokesman review is interested in doing a story about shunning as a result of reading my letter.
the religion reporter wants to start working on it wednesday.
does anybody want to tell their story of odd things they have been shunned for by jw's.
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Joyzabel
ok, I forgot about when husband's father died Sept of 2003. Husband told the family that his family will not go to the memorial if they treat us the way they treated my husband at the hospital when his father died.
We all traveled up from Florida to Wisconsin for the memorial. We were cooly treated at the KH. Then the family went back to the senior center where his parents lived. The congregation prepared a meal for the whole family. (Several "wordly" family members there.) I was talking with some of the relatives I hadn't seen for years, catching them up on what was new with Steve & I when the elders had Steve's brother-in-law walk back to the apartment to get Steve to get me out of there. I was not inviited to eat a meal with those grieving. *shock*
My daughter left the dining room with me. Steve's family later implied that I brought it on myself to be treated that way because I was *gasp* df'd.
My husband reminded his brother-in-law, who was df'd several years ago, that we weren't df'd for wrongdoing.
Since then we have nothing to do with his family. We will not put ourselves in the position to be treated like that. SHUNNED.
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Help - shunning stories needed
by Mr Rocky inmy letter to the editor to the davenport times just came out on june 30, 2005. the spokane spokesman review is interested in doing a story about shunning as a result of reading my letter.
the religion reporter wants to start working on it wednesday.
does anybody want to tell their story of odd things they have been shunned for by jw's.
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Joyzabel
My husband and I were df'd in Feb 2003 for standing up for child abuse. My family are all JWs. My mom was recently widowed and I have been helping her with the transition/bills/band accounts. My sister has not talked with me since our brother's wedding May of 2003. The last time my sister was at our mom's house she questioned our mom on why she is still talking with me. Mom explains "family business" and I'm the closest child. My daughter threatens to take our mom to the elders and storms out of our mom's house saying, "I'll see you in the resurrection." She has not talked with our mom since.
Joy Imhof
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New here - hello, especially to Lyineyes
by regnig inhello...i'm ginger, lyineyes' (dede) little sister and she is and has always been my everything.
i respect her and love her more than anything else i've ever known.
she introduced me to my true love donnie (wanderlustguy) seven years ago, and didn't even didn't know it at the time.
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Joyzabel
Welcome Dede's sister!
whoohooo, enjoy this place. We have certainly enjoyed getting to know Dede in our long journeys.
Hugs,
Joy
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Please check out my letter to my sister and tell me what you think.
by Apostanator indear *****.
i know jehovah's witnesses view people of the world as bad because satan is the ruler of the world and we are all controlled by him.
you preach that we will all soon die at the hands of jehovah at armageddon.
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Joyzabel
imho, too wordy.
I am puzzled as to why it's o.k. for me now to visit Ma at your home.
that is all that is needed.
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Happy Anniversary Princess and Steve
by Mulan in.
today is princess and steve egner (screen names) 17th wedding anniversary.. happy happy!
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Joyzabel
more replies please
not demanding are you, Mulan???? lololol
Happy Anniversary!! wow 17 years.
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Joyzabel
the old big watchtowers did have a cross on them.
someone has a very old memory.
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Looking for Joel Stanley
by Carol indesperately seeking joel.
knew him at the jersey shore!
atlantic city/ventnor/somer point areas back in the late 60's early 70's.
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Joyzabel
Emma was helping you out by "back to the top" so that your thread would be active.
btw, welcome to the board, Carol. When you feel like it, share a little bit about yourself.
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2005 Barbecue Is Definitely On!
by Englishman insaturday seems to be much preferred over sunday, so this years bbq will be held on saturday, july 9th, commencing around 2 pm.
location is our home in weston super mare.
as usual, the day will be very boozy and proceedings will conclude in the waverley pub.
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Joyzabel
Mini skirts and plunging necklines + peekaboo bra are the accepted attire.
ok, E-man, coming in drag, r u???? !!!!!
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UN Question
by kilroy2 ini was thinking about the society being involved in the un, and then thought that they preached that the un was going to destroy all religion [nondubber] soon.
so when they got involved in the un do you think it was because they know that they are full of shit?
or do they justify their bull shit by some nonsensical reasoning?
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Joyzabel
welcome maj039.
Yes, little articles in "Watchng The World" in the back of the
AfakeAwake since 1991 showed how they complied with their obligation to support the UN.Even though the WT was exposed about their NGO affiliation in 2001 it seems that the WT is back to publishing small articles of support again. Makes it look like the WT is in bed with the Wild Beast again!