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  ATTN Maximus!!!

  by normie67 in

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  maximus, .

  i would like to start by saying your posts are very informative.

  it speaks volumes of one who has seen things from a different perspective(i.e "inside").

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  WOW !!!
  A cross between Russell Crowe and Sean Connery, plus he's a man of mystery and intigue oh yeah,he's also smart. But is he rich?.......... Oh well what does it matter , I'm aleady married ....but if I wasn't .....I'd push Joelbear right out of my way !!!!
  Jurs
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  ATTN Maximus!!!

  by normie67 in

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  maximus, .

  i would like to start by saying your posts are very informative.

  it speaks volumes of one who has seen things from a different perspective(i.e "inside").

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  I too , am quite curious about you Max. A man of mystery and intrigue !!! That's very sexy....
  Just kidding around
  Jurs
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  Saying Jehovah's name

  by jurs in

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  when i first started studying 10 years ago with jw's i felt uncomfortable using jehovah's name.

  i can't explain why but i avoided using it.

  after awhile it became a beautiful name to me.

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  When I first started studying 10 years ago with JW's I felt uncomfortable using Jehovah's name. I can't explain why but I avoided using it. After awhile it became a beautiful name to me. Now, Its still beautiful but at times its not. I associate God's name with the org and at times it tastes bitter to say it. I'm finding myself using the title of God more now.
  Do any of you have a hard time seperating God's name from your feeling with the org?
  Jurs
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  Are JW's Christians. Will They Go To Heaven?

  by stevieb1 in

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  i know there is a huge gulf between the doctrines of the wtbts and the bible, many major doctrines minor beliefs all contradicting scripture but that being said can we say categorically that jw's are not true christians in the sense that their belief system is corrupt.

  if they genuinely believe that they are footstep followers of christ and try to display the fruitages of the spirit then will they not equally qualify for everlasting life?

  isn't god above orthodoxy and can he not forgive them individually especially since the society keeps the truth of the bible hidden from them?.

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  Steve,

  I'm not clear on my beliefs on God , heaven ect. I'm still sorting that all out but right now I choose to believe that Jehovah is a reader of hearts and that is what he goes by.
  jurs
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  Who Am I?-How to Reinvent Yourself After the WTS

  by FreePeace in

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  it has been awhile since i posted this article here.

  but with all the newer ones here, not to mention the new ones lurking, i would like to post it again.. it is an article i wrote last year, which i have received great response to.

  i hope it might help you too.. you can find it at http://beam.to/truthquest .. there is a link right on the main page.. all my best to you!.

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  Free peace,

  I went and read your article. Thank you. Its helpful to know that this process and feelings are being shared by others.
  Jurs
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  how have YOU changed since leaving?

  by idaho in

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  it's obvious that the sense of freedom is a dominant.

  feeling among most persons here, but it would be .

  interesting to hear in what way(s) you feel you .

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  OOps I hit the wrong button on my other post to this subject , sorry about that. I've changed alot in a short period of time. As a witness I was always worried about stumbling others and bringing reproach to Jah's name. I thought I had to be nice and perfect and that my kids should be too. ( We had to set a ggod example for others). If I said or did something wrong , I'd feel the weight of the world on my shoulders. I would think that my actions might prevent a worldly person from studying. I was constantly worried about what others thought of me.
  Now , I just don't care anymore. It's hard to describe the freedom I feel . Its such a weight off my shoulders. I'm happier, my kids are way happier. I still want to be a good person and I still feel bad when I make a thoughtless remark but I no longer have the awesome feeling of responsibility of having to be PERFECT.

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  how have YOU changed since leaving?

  by idaho in

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  it's obvious that the sense of freedom is a dominant.

  feeling among most persons here, but it would be .

  interesting to hear in what way(s) you feel you .

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  shunning apostates children

  by jurs in

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  i was aware when i da'd myself that i would be shunned.

  what i didn't expect was how my children would be treated by brothers and sisters.

  no phone calls or anything.

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  I was aware when I DA'd myself that I would be shunned. What I didn't expect was how my children would be treated by brothers and sisters. The first thing that happened was a friend of my daughters told them that she couldn't play with them again. No phone calls or anything. OK that wasn't too surprising. Then another girl, whose mother studies with witnesses, told my daughter, how a certain family in my hall all came over to her house dressed in meeting clothes and were there to talk to her about her playing with my daughter. They told her she shouldn't play with my kids anymore. That surprised me. Today, I took my 2 daughters to school with me. ( I started beauty school and needed a model to practice on ) anyway a JW from my kingdom hall goes to school with me. She shunns me but today she shunned my 2 kids !!!! They are only 10 and 11 !!!!
  I can't belive I ever thought it was a loving organization.
  jurs
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  No more hiding!!!

  by BugEye in

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  well, here is my real picture.. i have decided to stop hiding and show my real face.. i hid behind an artificial facade (data) for a long time, fearful of facing the consequences of deciding that my former beliefs were incorrect.. i made the concrete decision in march of this year that jehovahs witnesses do not have the truth and in fact that they were totally wrong.. however, since i have been inactive for 5 years and i do have some people that i care about still in the organization, i decided that i would not reveal who i was so that i did not lose my friends and family.. however, i have now decided to be who i am and my change in my picture icon represents that change.

  the consequences are still the same, and i am likely to lose most if not all of my borg friends, but that is the consequence of my decision.. no more hiding for me .

  bugeye

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  Dave,

  Good for you !! I admire your courage and strength !!!! I believe that living a lie and putting on a false facade would be more difficult than the consequences of your openess.
  I temprarily lost my family when I joined the org. For almost 2 years I had nothing to do with my family. I also lost ALL my friends because they were apart of the world. I kindof know what your going through only from the reverse aspect. I lived.... Interestingly, I don't regret it , even though I know I was duped. I like that I lived what I believed.........even if was cult crap, I was true to my beliefs.
  Your going to be fine !! I think you'll be happier..
  CONGRATS
  Jurs
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  photo of my stepfather

  by Mulan in

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  here is a photo of my stepfather and mom, at their wedding in november 1969. mom has one of him with hayden covington and milton henschel taken forever ago, but i like this one better.

  mom looks good at 57, don't you think?

  henry was 54, and you can see the twinkle in his eyes.

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  Mulan,

  Thanks for sharing your picture. I can tell you loved him much.
  
  Hugs to you,

  Jurs