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  I finally did it

  by paradiseseeker in

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  it's done.. during the last month i've been talking with my closest friends about leaving the org and yesterday i finally talked with my parents.. it's been almost 5 months after i said that i would do it, but i think that this extra time has been beneficial.

  i've said several times that i would opt for sending a resignation letter, but after talking to my best friends some of them suggested me becoming inactive and blocking my congregation's elders.

  i've changed my mind and i will do that because the people that i care the most now know what's going on so they won't be worrying about me not attending the meetings.

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  millie210

  Good for you!

  Everyone has said all the things above I would say so just know that I am happy for you. If you have any minor set backs just come here and get advice from people who care about you for all the right reasons.
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  2019 Shepherd The Flock Of God and More!

  by Atlantis in

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  2019 information-for-expectant-mothers-s-401-e. 2019-addendum-to-shepherd-book-sfla-e_bi2019-shepherd-the-flock-of-god-october-sfl_e2020-kingdom-ministry-school-program-elders-pgme-20-e. instructions to access my profile.

  https://we.tl/t-rex13nnhax atlantis!

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  millie210

  Isn't it wonderful that they advise a woman with PPH (postpartum hemorrhage) to have a hysterectomy rather than take a blood transfusion that would leave her and her life intact?

  Wonder what the genius governing body would say if their options were remove a testicle or take a pint of blood?
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  New Kingdom Hall at Flowery Branch, Georgia USA

  by darkspilver in

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  external photos have previously been posted here.

  4442 j m turk road, flowery branch ga 30542. from the gainesville times:.

  jehovah's witnesses open new kingdom hall in flowery branch.

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  Remember when there was a quick build almost every weekend?

  Now when someplace named "Flowery" gets a hall it makes the news and we even start a thread about it!
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  See you in a couple weeks

  by Biahi in

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  leaving today for rome, and then a mediterranean cruise.

  will not be online, i will miss you all.

  hopefully, when i get back, the wt will have declared bankruptcy.

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  Have an epic trip!
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  leonard cohen

  by peacefulpete in

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  i admit i have a soft spot for leonard cohen's music.

  i had a customer come in who sings for funerals, he just told me his most requested is cohen's "hallelujah".

  a good friend used to sing it at christmas in her church!

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  I love Leonard Cohen's music - that song (Hallelujah) especially.

  I think in its original form it has many verses that are not commonly sung.

  It's a hard song to sing and not very many can really do it justice.
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  Annual Meeting

  by Lynnie in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  my uber cousin and wife are going back to wallkill this weekend for the annual meeting since they have a daughter and son in law in the inner sanctum so they are always invited.

  cousin said it was going to be broadcast from patterson to wallkill.

  anyone hear anything else about subject matter etc?.

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  I forgot it was that time of year!

  Check your socks everyone!
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  How Affected By Jehovah’s Witness News Are You At This Point In Your Life?

  by minimus in

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  i’ve been out for many many years.

  i still like to know the latest jw news although i find myself not as excited by things..

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  I always read it so I can marvel at what a bunch of busywork it all is.
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  Involved(ish) with a JW Man.

  by BNG-713 in

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  2. relationships

  i know there are several posts about witnesses and non-witnesses in regards to relationships.

  i couldn’t find anything specifically that spoke to me, so i would love some third-party advice and thoughts.. i have never been someone to pursue a stranger from the internet.

  earlier this year, i became friends with someone on a video game.

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  Hi BNG and a big hug to you on this tough day you're having.

  I don't think being friends is in and of itself the risk. I think that shifting this intense relationship you've been having over into another category (the friend category) could mean it just slides back into its previous category.

  One thing is for sure, time is your friend here.

  Time apart, time to think, time to let the fires die down and so on.

  As a complete side note, one thing about all of this I found strange was his parents acceptive response. I raised all my sons as JWs and now we have all left the religion except one son.

  No JW parent who fancies themselves a good JW (and a good parent) would be cool with you and he having a relationship.

  A "good" JW parenting response would be to warn him off the relationship using scriptures like "dont become unevenly yoked with unbelievers" and so on. If that failed and he kept the relationship going with a "worldly" (that would be you) person in spite of their pleading and guilt tripping and calling on elders in the congregation to do the same, then they would grudgingly accept it. All of that would take time.

  In my experience, the less hard core JW parents come around because they love their kids, the extreme ones will shun them (there's a spectrum) but NONE of the JW parents I know would just rollover initially with a casual accepting attitude - especially with a 22 year old.

  So that is puzzling to me.

  Regardless, I feel for you and the pain you are in right now. Take good care of yourself emotionally and congratulations on being wise for your age.
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  Money! How much did you "Contribute" To The WTB@TS When You Were A Member

  by The Bethelite in

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  i was in full time service for six years including bethel.

  once i got out of bethel, i figured i had already given them six of the best years of my life (ages 18-24) working as a slave/drone in their factory, so i rationalized that i had given them enough... so over the next 27 years i would say maybe $200 bucks is it.

  i think their whole "voluntary contributions" idea is biting them in the ass, because over all jehovah's witnesses are a cheap group people with a few exceptions.

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  Too much
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  Who Was/Is The Most Beautiful First Lady In USA?

  by minimus in

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  jackie kennedy was considered the most beautiful for years.

  melania trump is obviously an ex model.

  michelle obama has been touted as a true beauty.

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  This is all proving beauty is truly in the eye of the beholder!