Welcome! Looking forward to your joys and concerns. I wish you success on your spiritual journey. Continue to Love one another. Judge not that ye not be judged. peacehappy1 paulnotsaul
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i was happy in and i'm happy out
by never been happier incan i tell my story,briefly.
i spent 18 yrs on the ministry,11 of them as an unbaptised publisher,i refused to get baptised because the dedication was a vow to the society,not a vow to god as defined in scripture,this led to many many debates with the elders and i often raised the "millions now living will never die" issue and several other points but was always told about the "light getting brighter" and "imperfect men" but eventually i relented and jumped in the water.i wish now that i'd read bro franz's books,particularly crisis of conscience before doing that,would have saved many hours preaching false doctrines of men, as doctrines of god.but once i got on the internet and started researching....what,bro russell is buried with a huge pyramid,was into numerology,loved freemasons,had ancient egyptian symbols on his books,couldn't prophesy what the name of tomorrow would be,said jesus was already present since 1799,1874,1878,1914,1918,.. and the judge was even worse"1925 is even more clearly prophesied in scripture than 1914" "millions now living will never die"(recently re-written as millions now living may never die),built a lovely house beth sarim for the returning brothers to live in,but lived in it him self,and drove around in their car.then came the new name jehovahs witnesses,but jc said we would be witnesses of him ,and suffer because of his name,thats what christianity is.then 1935 and heaven was closed to new entrants until 2005 when 2 new bros were put on the gb who weren't even born in 1935.no one in my congregation batted an eye to it...but the doctrines were still true...weren't they????????
sorry but they have more holes than my watering can.. they resorted to quoting the johanas greber bible,written under trance by grebo and his spirit medium wife and used to back up the wts version of john 1:1.so jumping ahead,when i was pointed to the un deception(an organisation which hosts the temple of set in th un tower) it was time to bale out,simple as that.they won't hear anything i have to say but oddly they haven't called a judicial for me either.i was in my late 20's when i joined and i got my child-hood buddy into it about 10 yrs ago,but he now refuses to acknowledge me and he only lives 100yds away,and apart from 2 or 3 others thats it as far as contact goes.but the crucial saving for me was the fact that i always kept association with outside friends and my wife never joined so the change was much easier than some of you have had.ihaven't found a new church,yet,i loved god before the wts stuck their ore in and i still love god since i got out.
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A warning for all from Totally ADD
by TotallyADD init has been four days since i have been on jwn.
because i am not as young as i used to be.
as many know my wife and i are opening up a donut store.
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A wise person learns from their mistakes. But a wiser person not only learns from their own but others mistakes a well. Thanks ADD! I'll remember this advise 'old man'. Hoping you a speedy recovery. peacegrampa paulnotsaul
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Watchtower says saying "despicable fool" is same as saying "apostate"
by Greybeard inthe following watchtower article comment blew my mind!
check it out:.
questions from readers.
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Graybeard, WELCOME aboard. Enjoy the ride. The light gets brighter the more you learn the truth about the truth. Hope to learn more about you and your story. Oh, and about your thread. OH, SNAP! Another watchtower epic fail! peacegray1 paulnotsaul
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Did YOU Change In Your Personality After You Left The Organization?
by minimus inwe knock a lot of things about the witnesses.
i wonder if we're really all that much different in our personalities as exjws.. .
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minimus, I was going to post this same topic. You beat me to it. Anyhow, I would like to say I think my personality remained in tact but my attitude and outlook on life changed. And hopefully for the better. Good topic. peaceAll paulnotsaul
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Poll: What do you believe now?
by Lunatic Faith ini have been noticing we ex-jw's are very different in our choices of beliefs once we leave the wts.
some choose christianity, others flee christianity.
some find they can't beieve in anything any more.
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I am still a believer in God/Jesus. My journey spiritually took me from the legalistic religion of JWs definates and certainties concerning the bible, God, Jesus to a non judging, Jesus following, every week communion taking, bible read for understanding, worship by faith, God can be or do anything believing christian. I had to realize that I don't have all the answers. And I'm OK with not being 100% certain of Gods plans for the future. Its called having faith and I finally understand what it means. peaceAll paulnotsaul
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New Song - "Blinded By New Light"
by RayPublisher inthe generation wasnt right (repeat).
the generation wasnt right (repeat).
the generation wasnt right (repeat).
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Ray, one of my favorite songs. Now even better. Thanks Ray. So true. peaceoverlappinggenerations paulnotsaul
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Date Christain Girls
by ballistic inthis is the ad i constantly get on this site.... anyway, something about this girl doesn't look christain.
do you think she is the ideal girl for a "christain" advert.
i can't put my finger on it, but i think she is laking some kind of christain faculties.
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Maybe she's the daughter of PTL minister and wife Tammy Faye Baker. Date her and you can pucker up and kiss your christianty good-bye! peacedivas paulnotsaul
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Have you ever smoke rarely and finally quit smoking?
by Iamallcool ini have been seeing a gorgeous lady two times lately.
she was telling me that she smokes from time to time.
i do not think i will go too far with her since i hate smoking odors.
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Dude, my wife smokes. She's one of those smokers that when I kiss her I don't taste the smoke. Maybe this lady is the same way? When I met her she smoked. I tried everything to get her to quit (even started smoking myself. Peer pressure you know.) Anyhow,(I did quit the habit) but she still smokes. I love her and pray that she stops. But till then I'll just keep busting her chops till she quits. Whats my point? Don't knock it till you tried it. And if you don't like smoke, do not date a smoker ! peacesmokers paulnotsaul
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Hey Run, nothing posted. No words shown. I know you live in the big apple. My wife has family in Crooklyn. Try again. peaceNYC paulnotsaul
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Have Attended a Small community Church
by Reopened Mind intotallyadd and i have been attending a small nondenominational community church.
it happens to be the same church that i attended as a small child.
as some of you may remember totallyadd was raised in the organization so this was his first experience going to church.
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I agree. There is nothing more refreshing than experiencing firsthand the simple message Jesus gave us. The church we attend also has a childrens ministry. Our kids love the way pastor Jean uses hands-on illutrations. It always ties in with the sermon that is given later. We feel life there, love there, compassion there that lets us know we matter as human beings. Not some cog in the coporate publishing cults gears. To quote a lyric in the RUSH song 'Sub-Divisions': "Conform or be cast out". Yes, it is refreshing to be taught to LOVE instead of all the HATE that is taught by the ORG. peaceandlove paulnotsaul