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  Two more youths get kicked out of the organization, also kicked out of their house.

  by JonathanH in

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  2. friends

  so i used to work with these two younger gentlemen back when i washed windows for a local elder's company.

  good kids, sons of an elder, responsible and hardworking.

  i ran into him the other day briefly and he said him and his younger brother moved in together (they are about 19, and 18, maybe 20, and 18), and i was surprised.

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  My first English Essay for college, I wrote about my experience as a JW.

  by JonathanH in

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  2. friends

  so i am in my first semester of college, and i'm really enjoying it.

  i am already tired since i work full time in addition to going to school full time, but i will get over that hump eventually.

  anyway in my english 101 class our first essay due was to be a personal narrative, 4 pages(ish), in mla format using microsoft word.

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  Started college this week, and I am a happy but busy camper.

  by JonathanH in

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  today was my third day of school, first two days was just meeting teachers, going over class schedules and syllabus, and telling us how to do and find our homework.

  now the real fun begins.

  i already have alot of homework, and i'm scheduling time into my busy schedule to get it done, it's not too bad....yet.

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  Why I am afraid to admit to being and atheist in real life in the US.

  by JonathanH in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i live in the bible belt in the us, atheism is a major taboo.

  on the internet i occasionally feel like atheism is normal and just another accepted demographic, but that's largely because i hang around places with lots of atheists.

  then i see the other side.. this is an op ed article that atheist jerry coyne wrote today, it's on how you don't need god to be good.

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  I also has a dog that could be described as "poorly" right now.

  by JonathanH in

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  i was just reading sprout's topic on their poorly dog, and this comes at a time my dog seems to be having problems as well.

  i have a french bulldog that's about five or six years old, and just yesterday he started acting strange.

  he was trembling and shaking really bad, and i was worried at first.

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  Just checking in to let people know how I'm doing.

  by JonathanH in

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  2. friends

  i haven't been around lately on account of having been very busy the past few weeks, and it's only going to get busier.

  this place gives me a needed sense of community, so i thought i would just check in to let everyone know what i've been up to.. one thing i've been up to is matriculating.

  i'm officially enrolled in college now, and my first day will be august 15. i haven't decided for certain on my major, but my advisor said that it's my first semester so not to worry too much about it, i'm just going through general college education for now anyway.

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  This is religious experience. This is the supernatural caught on video.

  by JonathanH in

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  one of the most oft uttered phrases from people who have experienced demons, angels, jesus, ufos, bigfoot, ect is that we weren't there.

  they know what they saw, they know what they experienced, and if we had been there we would understand.

  as time has gone by our ability to "be there", to see what others have seen has grown exponentially.

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  Was the GB scared by pew research on religion? (statistics)

  by JonathanH in

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  2. friends

  looking at pew research data on jws (link below if you want to check it out, it's interesting to compare stats.

  ), you have to wonder if the gb has seen them and what they think about them.

  it would seem to me examining the statistics that there are far more witnesses on the inside that don't really believe it is the "truth" than many on the inside would assume.

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  Finally getting my life in order.

  by JonathanH in

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  i've been out for a few years now, officially ousted and shunned for probably a year and a half, maybe even closing in on two years, the exact date eludes me.

  and given that i was still married to a witness, and one that i cared deeply about, i wasn't overly concerned with what i wanted, so much as how to make things better for her.

  in the intervening time i think i have done that, and quite well.

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  Hi, new to this forum. Figured I'd let everyone know about my story before I got involved.

  by JonathanH in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  if you just want the juicy details where i leave, i'll make disclaimer where it begins, if you just want to know what happened with the elders and organization after i realized it wasn't true, i'll mark that seperately.

  we didn't do jack shit in service, or in the congregation.

  maybe this was how jehovah came about?

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