Boco

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  A conversation with M. James Penton (Watchtower historian, author and former elder)

  by oppostate in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  john cedars' youtube channel has a new video interview with james penton.

  lloyd asks some good questions and jim provides excellent insights about jw history and where the movement may be headed.. i had the pleasure of meeting jim and his former wife, now passed away, at the christian believers conference (of bible students).

  http://www.cbconference.com/.

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  Boco

  Good interview, and ear opening. I'll re-watch again as I had it playing in the background.
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  Welcome to all the newbies and lurkers that have joined this forum lately.

  by smiddy3 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i`m sure you have all noticed the ever increasing number of newbies and lurkers who have visited this site over the past months and i am sure we could all collectively welcome them to this site and support them on learning the ttatt .

  and helping them to navigate how they can look up older publications and quotes of the wtb&ts that they would rather remain hidden.. we all know jehovah`s witnesses /governing body never apologizes for mistakes they make they just don`t mention them anymore and explain it away as new light from god.. actually a big cop out.. welcome to all you who are new to this site .. every day their seems to be someone new posting which is great .. and if this is any indication of what is happening in all other ex jw sites the wtb&ts are in deep trouble .

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  Boco

  Thanks for the welcome.

  I'm looking for info I can use to get my family thinking about the JW organisation. My dad is totally in and talks about the time when he'll go on the doors letting people know the message is now too late, you're going to be destroyed. So, I want to drop in little 'thinkers' for my family to think about, to lerk in the back of their mind.

  I can tongue-in-cheek debate with the family, hoping that it'll make them think.

  I still go to the meetings but, don't want to loose family members. So, fading slowly seems to be the way ATM.

  Anyhow, I'm going to bed now.
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  Very Lost

  by Jrjw in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  hi i've been a jw for 12 years and got married 2 years ago.

  i'm now separated.

  my husband hid from me that he suffered from depression, extreme anxiety issues and a personality disorder.

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  Boco

  I kinda know what you're going through. I was married for 14 years. I found out that the last 4-5 years of marriage were a lie. She was seeing someone behind my back. I was alone for 2 of those years as we had moved abroad to her home land. I knew literally no-one other than her family.

  Cutting a major long story short, we got divorced - it made me do some critical thinking of my life. Why had it happened, especially to a JW in an JW marriage. That got me looking at the religion itself, especially after 90% of my so called friends pretty much dumped me as a friend with no explanation. They even ignore me at assemblies. Both me and the ex are still JW's. The only thing keeping me in is family and the remainder of my friends. If I lost them, who else would I know considering I was born into the religion.

  Well, that's a depressing reply I just wrote.

  p.s. I am much happier now as I've met a girl who feels the same as I about the religion. Funnily, she's a JW too.