By calling what you said "apostacy" he ended the unpleasant conversation, didn't he? Their love and caring is totally conditional on you towing the line. I was shunned before I left simply because I was a singe white sister in an almost all black congregation and wasn't a pioneer.
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Thanks!
by Lightgrowsbrighter inthanks to all of the friends here at jwn who commented and encouraged me on my 1st and 2nd post.
it was pointed out that my 1st post was on page 5 of the recent elders thread and that i should properly introduce myself with a new thread.
the lightgrowsbrighter name is somewhat of play on words.
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How Long Have You Been Here?
by minimus in12 years for me and before i actually became a member, i looked at this site (jwd) for a few months..
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This is actually my exact 4 year anniversary on JWN!
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How Long Have You Been Here?
by minimus in12 years for me and before i actually became a member, i looked at this site (jwd) for a few months..
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Four wonderful fun filled years for me! I love this group of people!
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From 1 to 10, how do you rate the value of the Internet in your awakening?
by Hidden-Window inas we all know, the internet is a real game-changer in allowing us to know the truth about the watch tower and its history.
i always had doubts and it was the internet that presented me with the ever-growing number of individuals who were going through a similar struggle.. i give the internet a 9 in my awakening.
what about you?.
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High court ruling in favor of JW children
by karter innew zealand hearld this morning.. a judge has stopped the children of a jw from going to church and attending witness meetings and allowed them to attend birthday parties and christams celebrations.. the high court ruling comes after the childrens seperated parents appealed against the family court orders regarding custody details.. i think the wts will push this to the supreme court.. .
karter.. .
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This is good news. Glad the kids can have a halfway normal childhood, but the JW parent will ruin it by making them feel guilty about celebrating holdidays. No fun allowed in JWland!
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A public thank you to Joe Grundy
by Pams girl ini have been going through the most terrible time these past 4 weeks, which has nothing to do with the jw, and everything to do with being abandoned with anxiety, panic and agoraphobia, and a new diagnoses of an illness called pmdd, which robbed me of my career, and it seems, my marriage, as my husband has moved out and left me with our son.
this man, this "stranger", jumped in his car to offer me support, and travelled 2 hours to be with me, despite what was going on with him, just be with me for a few hours and try to help.
what an amazing selfless act.
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So sorry for your grief. Glad Joe was there for you.
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The Christmas fence
by Tech49 inso i noticed something the other day on facebook.. a group of "sisters" in several neighboring congregations got their young daughters together for a "girls day", to spend some quality time together.
now this group, of whom i know many, is composed mainly of elders' and ministerial servants' wives.
the general theme, or focus of the "party" was to build gingerbread houses with the kids.. ok, no big deal right?
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My daughter and son in law (both claim to be devout JWs) go to his parents house on December 25th and eat a nice fancy dinner and they all have presents for one another wrapped in winter themed (not Xmas) gift wrap. They also get together on Thanksgiving for an elaborate dinner (not celebrating at all, you see).
One poster on Facebook Ex JW Recovery Group said this was celebrating "fractions" of Xmas so it was OK. I loved that idea!!!
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can an unhappy married woman vent?
by sowhatnow ini continue to be saddened by the fact that i am married to such a selfish man.. i want to know if i am the only wife who has no say when it comes to using the house she lives in for activities including other people.. .
let me explain.. yesterday my daugher who is 35 got a new puppy for my grandaughter who is 13. today my daughter and son in law are going to help my uncle at a job, and my granddaughter wanted to spend the day here, my daugher said shed bring her and the puppy over, i laughed and said 'your dad wont have that, ill have to go to your house'.. after all it will 'upset' the 2 cats they will hide all day [like they do anytime someone including my grandchild is in my home] .. i already knew that he would not like it if she brought the puppy over, [weve had dogs so its not like he hates them].
he doesnt care if his grandaughter would have enjoyed playing with the puppy over grandmas house, where she likes to be for a change, and that fact that id like to see what my cats would do when they saw a dog for the first time in thier lives.. maybe id have liked to play with the puppy .. when i said to my husband that my daughter said she wanted tp bring them over he said.
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whathappened
You are a survivor and just try to find the most happiness for yourself as you can. Maybe if you could get your hubby to lighten up a bit...he sounds like he is no fun to be around.
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A Wonderful alternative to the usual anti-JW snark
by Terry inwow, i just discovered this.. out of the sea of ex-jw videos on youtube this wonderful vid came to my notice.. she uses humor, parody, and actual wt quotations to make her points far better.
than most of these anti-watchtower diatribes, imho.. check her out:.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtfelnrjytk.
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The of these fine ladies are gems!
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Series Of Tragedies Continues Among Jehovah's Witnesses In Washington State
by qua indo these things including the sending of convicted pedophiles door-to-door upset you too?
then why not make contribution checks payable to silentlambs at silentlambs, po box 311, calvert city, ky 42029.
imagine, for every revealing article that hits the paper there may be ninety-nine that stay untold.
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The public needs to be made aware that these criminals are knocking on their doors, Bibles in hand, posing as ministers of God.