Congratulations! Perfect! I hope me and my husband if my turn comes we can do it as well. I do have a question. Why after 7 years do they decide to mess with you. If you weren't attending meetings anyway, why bother. So do they have to tell you if they are going to DA or DF you. They can't just make an annoucement without your knowing can they? I want to be there if they decide to DA or DF me.
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Officially Disassociated Tonight
by Princess insteve and i attended our very last meeting this evening.
i wrote a thread a few weeks ago about our elder visit and their decision to announce that we were disassociated.
they agreed to wait until we returned from our vacation so i could tell my grandma who still attends via phone link and so she wouldn't have to be alone in her devastation.
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Who is this Ted Jaracz?
by lv4fer ini keep seeing reference to him.
i'm not sure who is he and what has he done?
pardon me for my ingnorance in advance.
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I keep seeing reference to him. I'm not sure who is he and what has he done? Pardon me for my ingnorance in advance.
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online WT & Awake?
by Tyler_Durden inhey guys.
anyone know of a website that has transcripts of the latest wt & awake?.
i've searched relevant sites and found nothing .
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Why would you want to continue to read that garbage? I'm puzzled, did you say pay for the subscription? Here in the US they are free or rather by donation.
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What must I do to be saved?
by StinkyPantz infirst of all, i am agnostic.
maybe there's a god, maybe not.
so i wonder, do i actually have to believe in god in order to be saved?
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Well said Yizuman! It's really not that difficult. If you find yourself doubting who Jesus Christ , there is a great book I just read it's called "A Case for Christ". I really enjoyed it. It was written by this guy a journalist who also majored in law, who didn't believe in Jesus, I believe he was an athiest and his wife became a Christian. He then started investigating for himself. It is a good read.
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DA'd or DF'd -- why more being DA'd
by cyberguy infrom a number of posts on this board it appears that many are being da'd vs. df'd!
is it for legal reasons, from the watchtower's perspective?
anyway, when a person is da'd, they usually don't get an opportunity to defend their position.
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Can they DA you without telling you. They sent us a letter wanting to meet with my husband and I saying they wanted to discuss some accuasation against us for apostasy. I sent them a letter that said we just wanted to be left alone and that we were not Apostates. In the letter I said if they made any statements publicly or privately to that effect we would sue them for slander. It has been around 6 weeks or so and we've heard nothing. I ran into someone about 2 weeks ago and they said Hi. She is one of the snooty elders wife type a real thinks hers doesn't smell type. If she could of shunned me she would have. I just want to know if they are going to announce it, I would love to be there for that meeting ( I don't attend anymore, but for that announcement I will suffer throught the meeting) So will I know if they are going to announce it. I don't have any contact with anyone anymore at the hall so I will I know if I've been DA or not. They better not DF me or I will be pissed. They have to have a meeting first with me don't they?
In answer to your question maybe the reason more are being DA instead of DF is because more people are leaving because they want to get out and they want to say I'm leaving you can't kick me out. Kind of like you can't fire me I quit! THat is why I wount let them DF me I would rather DA myself. I'm trying to avoid both because my husband's family and my father are still in, but they don't go to our old hall.
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Elders? Ministerial servants? Pioneers
by lv4fer ini'm just curious.
how many of you were elders or ministerial servants or pioneers?
were you an elder or ms or pioneer when you realized it wasn't the truth or a had you stepped down already, were you "weak" when you realized it?
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I'm just curious. How many of you were Elders or Ministerial Servants or Pioneers? Were you an Elder or MS or Pioneer when you realized it wasn't the truth or a had you stepped down already, were you "weak" when you realized it? What made you start to question things? I'm thinking if we know this maybe we can help others who are in....to see the light.
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Last Post - My Most Painful Public Confession
by Amazing inmy most painful confession
note to simon: i will use some expletives, but i hope that they will be retained as this is intended to be an otherwise civil and thoughtful post to all my fellow ex-jws.
please read on, as this is most painful.
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Bye Jim, Thank you for all of your great posts! Some of them helped in my exit. I agree with much of what you say. God Bless!
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Taken
by heathen ini am following the sci-fi channel presentaion of steven spielbergs taken .
i tell you what this is one cool mini series .anyone here claim to be abducted ?they say the show is based on accounts reported by people claiming to be taken .
personally i don't believe in flying saucers and little green men but i love science fiction .any thoughts on this?
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Really cool mini series. I've been watching. I hope I'm not disappointed in how it ends.
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I'm taking a poll (sorry if it's been done before)
by lv4fer inif you were not born into the organization.
my prediction is that the majority were catholic or catholic lites (ie.
episcopal, lutheran, methodist).
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It is interesting. I think I should have rephrased my initial question also including those who are raised to believe in God but really don't have any bible knowledge. I think it is interesting though. I was in for 15 years and I don't think I ever came across any who were Church or Christ or Baptist or if I did they were ones who weren't knowledgeable about the bible. It just goes to show you knowledge is power. My Dad was a Catholic I converted him after I came in, now I can't get him out!!!!!!
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I'm taking a poll (sorry if it's been done before)
by lv4fer inif you were not born into the organization.
my prediction is that the majority were catholic or catholic lites (ie.
episcopal, lutheran, methodist).
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If you were not born into the Organization. What were you before you became one. My prediction is that the majority were Catholic or Catholic lites (ie. Episcopal, Lutheran, Methodist). I was raised an Episcopalian. I predict that there will be few who became witnesses who had good bible knowledge beforehand. We shall see.
I think it's important to find out how to prevent people from studying and becoming one. You can't stop those who are born into it they have to figure it out for themselves. If we can educate those who belong to other churches so that they don't fall into their trap because if you have no knowledge of the bible in the first place or very little you are more suseptible to them. People raised in the above churches are less likely to have much bible knowledge. That is why they are easy prey. If we can stop tnew people from going in I think there are so many coming out maybe we can put a dent in the growth. I'd love to see some negative numbers.