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  Were you a minor when you were baptized

  by Watchtower-Free in

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  https://www.facebook.com/groups/xjwrg3/permalink/10152034643265835/?qa_ref=qd.

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  whathappened

  17 years old...that was in 1971. I wanted to be baptised before Armageddon came in 1975!
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  Hello - mentally out, physically in...

  by Bluefluff in

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  i have been lurking for a while but was encouraged to sign up by a user on the ex jw reddit forum.

  i'm a still in jw but i've been mentally out for about two months.

  i'm an ms and i'm also gay so i have two lots of 'coming out' to do very soon!.

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  whathappened

  Welcome, Bluefluff. You can count on us to encourage you to gain freedom.
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  Update on my fade

  by Jon Preston in

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  i apologize for the strangeness of my topics of late.

  im in antight spot.

  i havent been to a meeting for over a month...wife is sick again and wants me to attend but i am having the most difficilt time getting motivated to go...i mean every molecule in my body wants to stay home..but ive got an elder friend texting to ask if we are going and another asking for our service reports....grrr.

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  whathappened

  Hang in there and be true to yourself. If you do something you really don't want to do it is not healthy for you. Why are you punishing yourself? The JWs are the ones who are wrong!
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  Hardcore JW Friend Predicts the End of the Organization within 10 years.

  by kneehighmiah in

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  had a conversation with an aspiring elder.

  he said the end must be close because people are so discouraged that the organization can't last more than 10 years.

  this is before we received the please come to the international convention letter.

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  whathappened

  Very well summed up, Oubliette!
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  Baptisms only at regional ( district ) assemblies from 2014 / 15 service year?

  by dozy in

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  just a rumour but i guess it makes sense - i've a friend on a circuit committee ( he knows it's not "the truth" but for family & work reasons he stays in ) & he says that the wtbts have told them not to book a swimming pool for next years one day assemblies as the plan is to have only one baptism a year at the main regional ( what they used to call "district" ) convention.. with the drop off in baptisms so that sometimes there isn't anyone baptised or just a handful , i guess this is inevitable.

  i remember going to a baptism a few years ago - we had hired a municipal 25 metre swimming pool and only one person ( a rather confused and scared middle aged lady who hadn't been in a swimming pool since her youth ) was being baptised - it was all something of a farce with the "worldly" staff looking on very puzzled at such an elaborate & expensive ceremony for one person.

  ) also with both assemblies being one day with just short morning & afternoon sessions , i suppose it is sensible to ditch the baptism talk - it tends to be something of a snoozefest anyway at the end of the morning session.

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  whathappened

  Hope this is true. It will stop people from getting baptised on an impulse.
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  JWs no longer taking the Governing Body seriously.

  by kneehighmiah in

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  the recent letter being us to come to detroit shows that jws are beginning not to take the gb seriously anymore.

  the buzz following the meeting was that the letter was unprecedented in its tone.

  this coming from long time jws of 30 years plus.

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  whathappened

  Love your observations and hope this is the new trend.
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  Bible is inspired of God??????

  by Crazyguy in

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  is there anything in the bible that makes you believe that some or all the writings in the bible are inspired from god?.

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  whathappened

  No, absolutely nothing!
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  An honest man at Bethel.

  by LogCon in

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  if you knocked at the front door of bethel saying, 'i'm looking for an honest man', would they let you in?.

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  whathappened

  There are honestly brainwashed men there I am very sure.
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  hello

  by fakefading in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  hello my fellow "apostates".

  just wanted to say hi.

  i'm still in the borg but mentally out.

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  whathappened

  You poor thing! You must be in a fix!

  Welcome here, you can vent all you like. We are here for you.
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  Detroit DC is NOT filling up? Please book a hotel room!! -letter

  by ?me? in

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  2. friends

  we have had a letter read the last 2 meetings to all congs attenidng the detroit dc's... seems people are not going, or not booking their hotels.

  and the society is pissed!

  they are imploring every one to not wait for a new list with new hotels, it is not happening.

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  whathappened

  I would probably steer clear of Detroit also. The city gets way too much bad press.