Tried to fade, but when my husband and I received a certified letter in the mail inviting me to my judical committee for being accused of apostasy. We wrote them a letter saying that we would not be attending and we had done nothing wrong. We also threatened legal action if they made any type of public announcement defaming our name. So they never publicly announced anything but they spread the word amoungst the congretation and are treated as df'd/da'd person.
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Who is DF/DA or Fader???
by mama1119 ini was just wondering, how many dfed to we have on here compared to da or faders??
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Anyone ever watch David Blaine?
by AK - Jeff inthe magician?
he is unbelievable - i don't see how it can be smoke and mirrors out on the street.
some of it seems impossible unless it is staged.
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lv4fer
Yes, I've seen him. We live in Las Vegas. My son is also a magician and he performs. I thought he was pretty cool until I asked my son how he did various tricks. It's really kind of stupid and yes they are all just illusions, but they still look pretty cool. He doesn't have any special powers and it's not magic they are just illusions and the hand is really quicker than the eye if you can divert the eyes attention etc.
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What Emotion Do You Have Now Because You Were One Of Jehovah's Witnesses?
by minimus inare you angry that you ever got involved in this religion??
depressed??
confused??
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I'm still angry with myself for allowing myself to be brainwashed. I was young when I fell for it. A new wife and mother 21 years old. So I guess I can cut myself a little slack. I am glad I'm out though
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Did u want to leave the org bcause u were doing something immoral?
by Will2Power in..and then sought to justify your leaving the organisation/religion by researching websites like this (to salve your conscience, justify continuing in your pleasurable but unscriptural lifestyle), or did you sincerely leave purely because you discovered certain false teachings, scandals, etc, while still living a moral, christian lifestyle?
be honest now, i mean really honest.
(this is not meant to offend anyone but viewed like a survey).
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No, not at all. I wanted to leave because I realized it wasn't the truth.
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the most important question of your life
by rlg222nc inthis message only takes about 4 minutes to read and it is too important not to read.
i want to ask you the most important question of your life.
the question is: are you saved?
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Yes! I'm saved. I thank Jesus everyday too!
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Good news: No longer an elder; Bad news: Disappointed wife
by doinmypart inmy wife & i have a good relationship except when it comes to things dealing with the wts.
over the past few years we've both made concessions, and i even made some headway in getting her to think about some things.
but from time-to-time we would end up arguing about something wts-related and there would be days of tension between us.. well, a few weeks ago we were having a casual conversation about wildlife in our area, she mentioned something about jehovah ruining those who ruin the earth.
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I really feel for you. It does get to a point that you want to just stand up in the middle of the meeting and scream! I'm sure you've tried a lot of different things to get her to listen, however have you tried fighting fire with fire? What I mean is get out your bible and you it to show her that the Watchtower teachings are wrong. That is how I got my husband to listen. I started reading the bible a lot when I first left because I wanted God to speak to me not some organization or some person telling me what it meant. In Hebrews where it talks about those of faith Abraham, Sarah etc. It say they were all looking forward to their heavenly reward. That was the scripture that I asked my husband about. I read the chapter to him and said now where does it sound like they were planning on being after they died? there are a lot of other examples of various inaccurate teachings I could give you and if you just use the bible, she cannot refute it. This may open her eyes.
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I DID IT!! I DID IT!!! I DID IT!!!!!
by pmouse ini have finished my last class and will graduate on october 14th with my bachelors degree in business administration/management thirty three years after graduating from high school and 30 years after leaving the borg!
one more step in the healing process.
and one more step forward with my life.. paula.
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GOOD FOR YOU. THAT IS SO AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am also going to college. I have about another year and a half to go.
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My baby moved out today.......I'm so sad!
by lv4fer inmy baby moved out today.
she is 18 and moving back to the fresno, ca area.
we moved to las vegas about 3 years ago and she is moving back to be with some of her friends and to go to college.
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My baby moved out today. She is 18 and moving back to the Fresno, CA area. We moved to Las Vegas about 3 years ago and she is moving back to be with some of her friends and to go to College. She is my youngest and my house will seem so empty without her. I will miss her so. I know it is not that far away only 6 and 1/2 hour drive but still it is so hard. I always thought I would look forward to the day it would be just me and my husband but it is really bittersweet. When she was leaving she gave me and my husband both a hug and everyone was crying and she said why does this have to be so emotional?! I will be back to visit. My husband and I know that too but still it is so hard to see your children grow up and leave, but that is what the goal is.
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Should I marry a JW ?
by curiousabouthim ini am new to the jw world, not one, but do love one.
met a man who down to the tee is amazing.
he is a great man, the only thing i am not so sure about is his "religious" beliefs.
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So, you are in love with this guy. I'm sure he has a lot of fine qualities and that is why you love him. Being a JW can bring out either the worst or the best in a person. In his case let's say the best. You are kidding yourself if you think he doesn't want you to become one. I can guarantee you that he thinks he will win you over and you will become one. Before you commit you need to read up on the JW's. Some of the sites that show the history, their changes in doctrines over the years etc.etc. only after you arm yourself then you show the information to him and watch his reaction. See if he will be as open minded about the information you find as he expects you to be about his religion. There will be one of two respnses. A- he will listen and actually take in the information, digest it and then realize he needs to leave and you two will have a happy life. B- The JW's brainwashing wall will go up and he will say that you are reading Apostate information and that he will not listen or read the information. If this happens you have two choices. Marry him and he will continue to try to win you over the JW way he will wear you down or you will have an unhappy and probably unsuccesfull marriage. Or you can run in the opposite direction and not marry him. My suggestion is to show him the facts on the JW's and see how he reacts. This will determine whether yo want to spend the rest of your life with this person.
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HAPPY BIRTDAY TO LADY LIBERTY AND TO ME...IT'S MY B-DAY TOO!
by lv4fer inyup, another year gone by!
it has been a good one though!!
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YUP, ANOTHER YEAR GONE BY! IT HAS BEEN A GOOD ONE THOUGH!!!