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  Swahili Congregation in the Midwest -- Why?

  by SnakesInTheTower in

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  2. friends

  i almost posted this in the humor section, because honestly, i almost thought it was a joke.

  my family and i were driving through a suburb of st. louis, missouri this afternoon on the way back to illinois and home.

  i took a back road through a bedroom community and ended up on a 2 lane road that led me right past the last kingdom hall i attended in 2007 before i left for good.

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  Joyzabel

  Snakes, that maybe the last KH the ex and I worked on in St Louis. Lots of prep work for quick builts back then. About 30 some years ago, a double KH in that area.
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  Swahili Congregation in the Midwest -- Why?

  by SnakesInTheTower in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i almost posted this in the humor section, because honestly, i almost thought it was a joke.

  my family and i were driving through a suburb of st. louis, missouri this afternoon on the way back to illinois and home.

  i took a back road through a bedroom community and ended up on a 2 lane road that led me right past the last kingdom hall i attended in 2007 before i left for good.

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  Joyzabel

  I grew up in St Louis, but can't remember Black Jack (will google it) but isn't it near Ferguson???

  late 50's my parents studied and went to the Kinloch KH (morphed into the Florissant cong). Kinlock was a small city in the St Louis suburbs with an all black government. Not heard of anywhere in the USA in the late 50's. Kinlock borders Ferguson,

  sorry to high jack, but nothing surprises me about that cult. (Crazy)
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  Crises of conscience

  by Deltawave in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i have just read the book crises of conscience in less than 3days!

  i could not put it down!

  even in front of my jw wife and her family.

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  Joyzabel

  Great read, huh!

  I, like you, could not put it down. Put a bible cover over it and read it during a Sunday meeting. (much better than the talk and watchtower and no lightening came down to expose me) hehe

  Watch how the house of cards fall down. But be careful, as others have warned here. Take it slow, if you mentally can, so you can reach your wife and other family members. (me, I wanted to quit touching the disgusting thing (WTBTS) immediately after reading COC, but husband at the time convinced me to take it slow. It helped get our grown children out, but nothing for the rest of the family. Everyone will respond differently.

  Enjoy the rest of your life!
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  Article: Why More Young Women Are Leaving Church [65% of JW members are women]

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  http://national.deseretnews.com/article/4645/why-more-young-women-are-leaving-church.html.

  stock photo a kulicki .

  faith compiled by massarah mikati sunday, may 31, 2015 why more young women are leaving church.

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  Joyzabel

  "As far as I remember, woman weren't even allowed to hold microphones"

  "Actually they are allowed to, but ONLY IF there are no brothers available"

  I'm SHOCKED!!!! Sisters get to hold a phallic looking object??? (lol @ only when someone who has a phallic organ is not present) I bet they have to have a head covering on while doing so! (condom??)

  ROTFMAO
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  How many years will pass before the world recognizes we were right?

  by John Aquila in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  its inevitable that at some point in time, people will look back and see that the exjw community was right about the watchtower organization and the bible..

  i have some friends who are catholic, protestant, and some who dont associate with any religion but believe jesus will come in their lifetime.

  we are such a small minority compared to christians that we are viewed as ignorant when it comes to religious matters.

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  Joyzabel

  Black and white thinking again. You cannot use mathematics as a comparison to judgemental thinking. Life is never an us vs. them. Only in cults.
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  How many years will pass before the world recognizes we were right?

  by John Aquila in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  its inevitable that at some point in time, people will look back and see that the exjw community was right about the watchtower organization and the bible..

  i have some friends who are catholic, protestant, and some who dont associate with any religion but believe jesus will come in their lifetime.

  we are such a small minority compared to christians that we are viewed as ignorant when it comes to religious matters.

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  Joyzabel

  Being "right" is a JW mentality. Maybe more deprogramming is needed😏
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  What Jehovah's Witnesses need to do to become Mainstream

  by FusionTheism in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i was raised a jehovah's witness, so i know all the "ins-and-outs" of their theology and belief system..

  in my view, they can become a part of mainstream christianity and lose their cult status by making just a few changes for the better:.

  1: stop their severe shunning practices.

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  Don't forget the "2 witness" rule.... report all child abuse to authorities, to be handled by trained professionals.
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  YouTube video: Five Stupid Things About Jehovah's Witnesses

  by cedars in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  great video.

  this is how we are viewed by outsiders.

  there's no fooling some people!.

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  Joyzabel

  Wow! That was really awesome.

  thanks for posting the video.....just wish all JWs would see it 👍👍👍
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  Radio Interview with author, Debbie McDaniel, former Jehovah's Witness. She recently published book, "Out With Consequences"

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  radio interview with author debbie mcdaniel, former jehovah's witness .

  radio interview with author debbie mcdaniel, former jehovah's witness.

  the pedophile activities and brainwashing that go on inside of this religion called jehovah's witnes....

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  Joyzabel

  Great interview. Very articulate and expresses herself well. Wish she would have mentioned this site as support Worth listening to.
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  15 Years of Jehovahs-Witness.com

  by Simon in

  1. forum
  2. announcements

  yes, today is the forum's 15th birthday!.

  i never thought for one moment that it would survive this long or have so many people post so many great subjects over the years.. it is still humbling when i get pm's or emails from people expressing how the site has helped them and of course thanks goes to all the posters who have shared their experiences and make helpful and supportive comments to others who are in the sometimes difficult process of learning the real truth about 'the truth'.. the site has gone through several different incarnations over the last 15 years running on different platforms, different databases and different hosts but we've been able to keep all the old topics.

  the current site is still being developed and i'm hoping to push another major upgrade soon.. i also may have some other news to share soon about the future of the site so stay posted.. until then, here's the the next 15 years!

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  Joyzabel

  Thank you so much Simon and Angharad for all that you have done and continue to do for the ex-JW community! This board truly helped me deprogram and move on with my life.

  . Many wonderful people have passed through here giving wonder experiences and especially hope of living without the mind control we didn't know we were under.

  May your discussion board be here for many, many more years helping those yet to wake up.

  love you guys and your family,

  Joy Grant (fka joy2bfree) boy am I ever :-)