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  First post

  by thedog1 in

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  this is a very strange thing for me to do.

  i have been an active witness for over 25 years.

  i currently serve as an elder and i conduct the watchtower study.

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  whathappened

  Welcome dear brother. We are here for you and we care. Thanks for starting this interesting thread.
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  Service Meeting Part about Sisters Wearing Head Coverings

  by TTATTelder in

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  2. beliefs

  this week's service meeting had another part about women wearing head coverings.there's already been a post about it, but i would like some thoughts from the forum on the scripture referenced.

  11: 3-10. i want to focus on verses 4-6. it says this (nnwt):.

  "4)every man who prays or prophesies with something on his head shames his head; 5) but every woman who prays or prophesies+ with her head uncovered shames her head, for it is one and the same as if she were a woman with a shaved head.

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  whathappened

  I guess having your head shaved is better for a woman than being impregnated without prior consent or being raped and forced to marry your rapist, as the good god Jehovah directed to have happen to other women in the Bible.
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  Following Hassan's Book: Chapter 3

  by ILoveTTATT in

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  this is part 3 of a series of posts i plan to make.

  the book has 16 chapters.. i will write my comments of steven hassan's latest book, freedom of mind: helping loved ones leave controlling people, cults, and beliefs.. you can purchase the book in amazon.com, there is a kindle version which is very handy since you can read it wherever you have internet connection, or if you have an iphone, an ipad, android phone, etc.. you can get it here:.

  http://www.amazon.com/freedom-mind-helping-controlling-beliefs-ebook/dp/b008haiwiw/ref=sr_1_1_bnp_1_kin?ie=utf8&qid=1384750710&sr=8-1&keywords=freedom+of+mind.

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  whathappened

  I have that book also and it is interesting reading. I think I need to read it again so it can sink in.
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  Jehovah's Witnesses and the United Nations: How the Watchtower Society Fooled Millions

  by Watchtower-Free in

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  2. scandals

  has anyone read this book.

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  http://www.amazon.com/jehovahs-witnesses-united-nations-watchtower/dp/1466387602/ref=sr_1_2?ie=utf8&qid=1384900380&sr=8-2&keywords=tami+dickerson.

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  whathappened

  When I found out we had been in the UN I got so sick I almost threw up.
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  If I was out I'd...

  by OneDayillBeFree in

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  what kinds of things would you like to do if you were out of the organization?

  and if you're already out and free, what kinds of things did you do that you really wanted to do but couldn't because it was against jw beleiefs?.

  recently, i overheard some of the younger crowd of jw's after a meeting talking about how they wished they could have this or do that, get tattoos, play the newest video games (you know, the ones with all the violence and realistic 'kickass' graphics and such), grow out their beards for 'no shave november" wear miniskirts and dye their hair crazy colours... etc.

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  whathappened

  I voted, joined a skeptics meet up, started dating, watched a lot of r rated movies and am celebrating birthdays and holidays. I love it.
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  The TRUTH about Jehovah's Wittnesses (from MY 22 YRS. EXPERIENCE) - A MUST READ!

  by gmason972 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have learned to stay away from all religion and jehovahs wittness doctrine (that includes the watchtower and awake magazines).

  stay away from positions of ministerial servant, pioneer, aux pioneer, elder, and the like.

  once you become a full fledged jehovah wittness you are doomed to be unhappy.

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  whathappened

  Welcome to JWN. We look forward to hearing more from you.
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  RBC

  by Gypsy Sam in

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  it's hard to believe it was only a little over a year ago i received my first official rbc assignment.

  i was so excited i posted about it on facebook, to many likes from my fellow jw friends.. fast forward to this year, learning ttatt and fading (last meeting was the memorial and special talk).. i've received my fourth email, in the past two months, asking for rbc help.. stifling urge to hit reply all, with a jwfacts and candace conti case web link.... isn't it amazing how much your life and worldview can change in 1 year?.

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  whathappened

  Yes, but something tells me you are going to do just fine.
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  Why not be totally free from it all?

  by braincleaned in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so many of you here have suffered from the borg and it's twisted and ever-changing teachings.. some of us turned atheists, others hold on to jehovah god and his son jesus.. both have and still suffer from all the lies, the mind-control, the loss of individuality to conform to the cult.. may i offer a personal observation, for which i could be totally wrong, and would welcome rectification if i am.. as some of you know, i became an atheist long before i questioned the borg... which at first, i still considered a loving "mother".. my aha!

  moment was thru my ardent personal study; and the issue i battled with was nothing else than god's character.. now, before i continue, please be aware that i have hated god until i was convinced he was a figment of the imagination and folklore in human literature.

  many of you here may cringe at these words, and i do apologize if i seem to be insulting as i would hate to be guilty of that.

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  whathappened

  You will get no argument from me, my dear.
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  NNew member...1st post

  by Oh Gawd in

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  new guy here so i thought i would make a brief introduction.. my exposure to the jw's is indirect, as i have never been a member; however my wife of 22 years grew up in a jw household.

  her dad is the grand-pooba or whatever level of "elder" you call it for his kh.

  her mom, sister, brother, and their spouses all died in the wool witnesses.

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  whathappened

  Welcome. It is rare to find JWs with succesful businesses that own an airplane but it does happen.
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  The cult of death

  by Apostating in

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  2. experiences

  yesterday i heard that the day before two people from my former congregation had died (this is in the netherlands, schiedam).

  their deaths are a little bit related and i think it is a very sad story.. a young boy from sixteen old years hanged himself.

  his little sister found him in his room.

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  whathappened

  These stories are hard to read. This evil organisation must be exposed for what it truly is. Every chance I get to bash the Watchtower Society you bet I take it.