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How do i tell them im no longer interested in being a JW?
by TimothyT in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
hi everyone.. iv been a jw for 3 years and iv been attending meetings since i was young!

im now 23. i have recently accepted that im gay and id now like to leave the organisation.. im trying to do things bit by bit, and i wanted to ask you all for some advice and ideas.. personaly, at the moment, id rather just phase myself out than hand in a letter of dissasociation - although i likely will arrive at that point within the next 6 months or so.. i have been quite well known in my congregation as a serious, kind and spiritual young man, and at the moment, im attending less and less meetings and not going out on the ministry as much.. i keep getting constant calls from elders asking about me and wondering where i am.

i understand their concern but its a little annoying, and unlike the majority of you here, i just couldnt tell them to get lost or to leave me alone as its just not who i am.
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It felt good to spend a day with a non JW gay! :)
by TimothyT in
1. social
2. relationships
for those of you who are in the slightest bit interested, i thought i would give you an update into how my life is now panning out since i accepted my sexuality.. so, contrary to what the jws have counselled all these years, i found a guy on a dating website named jack, and started to get quite friendly with him through text messages and facebook!

it has now been 3 weeks.

yesterday... i met up with him!.
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What a STUPID morning on the ministry!
by TimothyT in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
tim here.. ok... so... let me tell you about this morning and the utter stupidity of the brothers!.

just to give you a bit of background info, for those who dont know, i am a gay, 23 year old jw and im seriously heading out of the borg!

i want this now because i dont fit in anymore!
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So i'm gay and i'm damn PROUD of it! :)
by TimothyT in
1. social
2. relationships
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Do the governing body play God?
by TimothyT in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
im reading ray franz's book crisis of conscience!

it is brilliant!

he brings out some amazing points as to the credibility of the governing body!
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"Do NOT go beyond the things written (but we can)."
by TimothyT in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i was doing some research yesterday on this scripture: 1 corinthians 4:6!.

"now, brothers, these things i have transferred so as to apply to myself and a?pollos for your good, that in our case you may learn the [rule]: do not go beyond the things that are written, in order that you may not be puffed up individually in favor of the one against the other.".

read this from the watchtower 2008, april 15th, page 7:.
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I want a thumb ring and im a JW!
by TimothyT in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
tim here.... ok... stupid question.... if i buy a thumb ring will it make me look gay in the kingdom hall?.

incidently i am a gay jw and i dont want to let on to any brothers, but i realy like the idea of having one to look cool!.

is that gay?
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Who REALLY IS the Faithful and Discreet Slave?
by TimothyT in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
im 23 and im still a jw.

the jehovahs witnesses claim that god is using their earthly organisation in the last days!

im realy not too sure.
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Are you open minded?
by TimothyT in
1. jw
2. friends
i figured it would be fun if i wrote this, went for a shower, and then came back to check how many have responded!.

just to set the scene, im currently a jw in the uk but i am having issues with my sexuality.

i have just come back from the ministry with a group of brothers!
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Does anyone out there understand how i feel?
by TimothyT in
1. social
2. relationships
my name is tim, im 23, from the uk, and im currently a jw!.

ok... to cut a long story short... i love serving jehovah but ive begun now to embrace my sexuality as a gay man.. although im still attending the meetings, praying to jehovah and trying my hardest, i can no longer lie to myself about my sexuality.. i have had enough of feeling depressed and confused now - its killing me!!!.

does anyone else know what i feel like?