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  Wonder what will happen?

  by umadevi in

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  i wonder what will happen if i just call one of the "sisters" and say that i don't want to attend meetings anymore?

  any ideas anyone?.

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  jean-luc picard

  None of my family is JW, thank God!

  Why not start spending more and more time with your family?

  Could you have friends in common with them?

  Friends ARE precious. I'm talking about REAL friends, not jw friends.

  so dont expect to have loads of them, or you will be disappointed.

  For myself, it was my work colleagues who helped out wonderfully at first.

  But that was just a temporary boost, that was important, but which faded.

  The rest was up to me. I had to go out and FIND friends. It is an active passtime.

  Friends dont come to us, we have to go to them.
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  Heartbroken

  by ChainedNoLonger in

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  jean-luc picard

  Just read your last posting, so I think I know why you feel like you do. (at least in part)

  I had the same experience a few years ago. It lasted almost four years.

  I live a long way away, but we talk again on the phone now and see each other from time to time.

  I try to keep it to a minimum myself now, to avoid the "when are you going to come back" line.

  It does hurt, but our mothers are a victim, just as much as we are.

  There is little we can do:

  return, (but it will be a cold day in hell when I do that )

  or accept the situation and get on with our own (short) lives.

  Good luck. We do have a great compassion for your feelings here.
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  Everything is "Satan" ... Now what?

  by roxanesophia in

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  firstly, i'm a study who initially believed every word of the jw's.

  figured "no other religion takes the time and effort to help people understand the bible by publishing the watchtower and the other literature" not realizing that all it does is pick and choose scriptures to suit whatever sentence they'd just written, which can be done using any book, not just the bible.

  i felt foolish, after that.. .

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  jean-luc picard

  Hi roxanesophia.

  It seems clear that you want to stop your study.

  But:

  I have little doubt that i want to stop studying, but i feel bad for wasting someone's time.

  Dont feel bad. You didnt ask for them to call on you.

  She probably really believes that it is Satan that has gotten hold of you. Well thats her problem.

  It has already been said: jws are not the only ones who believe that.

  Go ahead with your life. Once you have taken the plunge, you'll feel super.

  Come back and tell us about how good you feel.
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  Is "Theocratic Warfare" a Guaranteed Right?

  by ABibleStudent in

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  2. experiences

  quote from: july 15, 2011 watchtower study guide, left-side insert on page 6. why a russian verdict is reviewed in france.

  on february 28, 1996, russia signed the european convention on human rights.

  (on may 5, 1998, russia ratified the convention.

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  jean-luc picard

  If new converts were told the entire truth and possible consequences of being baptised a JW before they started their Bible studies, would new converts choose to continue with their Bible studies?

  I imagine a government health warning, such as found on cigarette packets.

  OUTLAW, maybe you could come up with an image to use.
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  Flock Book

  by Iconoclast in

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  hi guys,.

  i used to have a copy of the flock book but no longer.

  i went to the same link as i downloaded before and it's no longer working, pulled down by big brother, no doubt.

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  jean-luc picard

  Check your PM.
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  can somebody shed some light on me?

  by psychiatric in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ill introduce myself.

  my name is darren, im 23 and live in england.. im having some problems with the "truth".. to start it off and to keep it as minimal as possible because i dont want to bore your minds, i was raised with my whole family as a roman catholic.. after moving around the world, even as far as new zealand, i got myself in a terrible way in guernsey channel islands.

  i met some old friends of mine who were into all sorts related to the "crime scene" and i got myself involved with drugs and the like.. i began a spiralling into depression and cutting my arms to feel alive.

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  jean-luc picard

  This link might interest you:

  http://www.drugsandalcoholhelp.com/addiction-recovery-and-religion-help-or-hindrance/
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  can somebody shed some light on me?

  by psychiatric in

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  ill introduce myself.

  my name is darren, im 23 and live in england.. im having some problems with the "truth".. to start it off and to keep it as minimal as possible because i dont want to bore your minds, i was raised with my whole family as a roman catholic.. after moving around the world, even as far as new zealand, i got myself in a terrible way in guernsey channel islands.

  i met some old friends of mine who were into all sorts related to the "crime scene" and i got myself involved with drugs and the like.. i began a spiralling into depression and cutting my arms to feel alive.

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  jean-luc picard

  Welcome to the forum Darren.

  Im glad to hear that the jws have helped you during a difficult time in your life.

  That is what Christianity is all about, with NO CONDITIONS.

  Many of us here, however, do not feel that there are no conditions, with jws.

  I agree with WMF above. It is a good thing that they have helped you with the drugs, etc.

  However, they are not the only religion who can produce testimonies of people they have helped

  (though they like to think they are).

  You are not baptised. Dont rush or allow yourself to be pushed, in that direction.
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  can long distant relationships last?

  by varian in

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  now i met this nice woman on the net.

  its a six hour cardrive away.

  due to my employment, there is no way i could give up my position and just move to her.

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  jean-luc picard

  Yes. Mrs P and I are the proof.

  It was I who gave up a good job................ and NEVER looked back.

  However, there is no garantee.

  I was inspired by the words of an American psychologist:

  "feel the fear, and do it anyway"
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  I like to sue the Wt. art department

  by tradewinds in

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  i received a memorial invitation last month from my son.

  i just put it in the waste basket.

  the picture of jesus was facing up.

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  jean-luc picard

  tradewinds, your not on the GB by any chance?

  They see all kinds of things in what others would view as inocent:

  pictures

  music

  tv programs

  computor games

  etc etc.

  Thanks for the link CC. but I see nothing "subliminal".
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  untitled

  by clarity in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  for your parousal or comment if you feel like it.

  "in 1921, before most of us were born, a remarkable study began tracking the loves and lives of 1500 americans from childhood to death.

  the study continues even today, with research teams led by howard friedman still keeping tabs on the remaining few who are still alive and analyzing massive amounts of data to establish what it is precisely that led some to stay well and others to fall ill or die before their time.. > .

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  jean-luc picard

  I dont seem to be able to edit the above post. I wanted to add:

  I think that they would have been more effective talking about creation, on such a wonderful day.

  But then again, it probably isn't the set piece in the My Kingdom Ministry for this week.