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How about this?
by thraxer68 in
1. jw
2. experiences
so, this might be more for those of us who were strong in the jw faith and possibly anyone who was strong in any other faith lie lds for example.

so we were all told that we need to believe, and be strong in that belief, and love what we believe, even to the point of death.

so you work on that.
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Just witnessed this...
by MrFreeze in
1. jw
2. experiences
i just witnessed my mother and step father put the end to a friendship my 9 year old sister had with a "worldly" person.

it was heartbreaking.

this is someone she has been friends with for a few years and all of a sudden it's a problem now?
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What to Do? What to Do? What to Say?
by whathehadas in
1. jw
2. experiences
i am inactive and trying to fade as some of you know.

since my family in still in, i've been recieving "we me you" cards from the congo i was going to.

i have also recieved a few calls from the congo i move from that's out of the area.
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Anyone Else Ever Experience This?
by thraxer68 in
1. jw
2. experiences
so as you da'd, were df'd, faded, or just mentally let go of everything you believed for so long, did you experience this weird transition phase of an "identitylessness"?

i think this might only apply to people who were "strong" in the faith.

as a strong witness, im sure those of us who were really took to heart and mind the things that we learned and counsel that the society produced.
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Mormon vs JW experience
by thraxer68 in
1. jw
2. experiences
i was browsing some ex-mormon forums and i noticed that many of the experiences sound similar.

people spoke about brain washing, viewing outsiders as being ignorant of the truth, im not sure if im allowed to copy and paste from other forums, if im not please let me know but here are a couple quotes from ex mormon forums:.

"something i very strongly believe, is that even though everything has crumbled to the ground for me right now, i wouldn't change the fact that i left the church for anything.
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Me
by Sighco in
1. jw
2. experiences
just thought i should share a bit of my story with you all, i'm on this board everyday and can't stop reading.

i was raised as a witness by my mother and grandmother, dad and gramps weren't witnesses.

i was baptized at 15, i believed it was the truth but was still pushed into baptism by my mom, she thought it reflected negativly on her as a mother that i wasn't dipped yet.
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The Model Prayer...
by thraxer68 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
so can anybody explain why jesus didnt use yhwh in the lords prayer?

would there have been any good reason not to?

i've noticed that jehovah is used like every 2 seconds in prayer at the kh but jesus didnt use it not once in the model prayer.
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Where has your spiritual journey lead you?
by thraxer68 in
1. jw
2. experiences
just curious, to those of you who have left the "truth", where has your spiritual journey lead you?

have you found another religion?

are you not really a religious person?
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How do you help a girl having panic attacks?
by Cagefighter in
1. jw
2. friends
i am so inlove with this woman.... we have been dating for six months and she is finally starting to let me in.

she is the portrait of sweet country feminitiy and i am a masculine little macho but smart and sweet meat head.. she called me the other night having a panic attack.

well she texted b/c she couldn't talk.
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Honest Question..........
by thraxer68 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
well, first off, iam new to the forum here, i registered maybe a week ago???

sometime around there, but anyway, i do have an honest question.

i guess a little background about me might be helpful and if not, at least therapeutic.