Topics Started by BarelyThere

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"If I wasn't born a JW, I would never have become one."
by OneEyedJoe in
1. jw
2. experiences
i've seen it mentioned by a few on the forum that at some point there was a realization that had they not been born a jw, they never would've converted no matter how many times the jws tried to study with them.

this was my experience too, and i'm wondering how universal it is for those that were born-in but eventually left.

i think i started having this thought (more specifically that if i were not born a jw, i would surely have become an atheist by now) in my late teens.
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Thoughts on John 7:53-8:11??
by BarelyThere in
1. jw
2. friends
i always accepted that the nwt said that these verses in john were not in the most reliable manuscripts.

i thought it was strange that while the "old" nwt at least included the verses, the "revised" nwt completely omits them.

now i'm trying to do research on my own, but my head is still spinning from all of the information i've taken in the past week.
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You don't paint the rooms on the Titanic
by TTWSYF in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
this was the line my nephew gave me regarding why jws don't give alms.

i had several rebuttals to give him, but didn't.

i was hoping for some comments from this board.
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How do I handle this situation?
by BarelyThere in
1. jw
2. friends
hey everyone.

i'm sorry that this isn't a very thought provoking post but i could really use some advice on how to handle this.

there isn't anyone else in my life i can ask right now because, being dfed, all of my friends are "worldly" and don't know how witnesses function.
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Would a loving creator give humans the gift of free will?
by Heisenberg in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
they say ignorance is bliss... well, i wish that god did not give adam free will.

i am ok to not have free will if it means i will live forever in perfect paradisiac conditions.it has been explained that free will is a gift from god.

they say 'who would want to live life like a robot?
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Brooklyn news on sending the elderly packing
by I am a Bible Student in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
johnny the bethelite on this program talks about the older bethelites being targeted by watchtower.they are getting rid of those at bethel who are 65-87 years old, some being anointed even the widows of former governing body members who gave decades of loyal service time to the watchtower organization.. the reasons the very elderly are being expelled are money in that for their age range they cost so much to cloth, fed, and medicate, having problems from high blood pressure to dementia.

they include persons such as sister henschel whose husband had been a watchtower president and marian sydlik whose parents are long dead.. https://soundcloud.com/rick-fearon/jan-16-2016-johnny-the-bethelite-watchtower-insider-host-his-radio-program-from-brooklyn-ny .
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A long shot but trying to connect with someone I barely knew
by BarelyThere in
1. jw
2. experiences
i know this is a shot in the dark but i figure if there's any chance of connecting with this person, it would be on here.

i'm looking for an exjw named jamie who lives in the destin, fl area.

he had a good friend named matt and was in his wedding.
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I can't let go of this obsession...
by juandefiero in
1. jw
2. friends
i really want to let go of the exjw obsession.

but i can't.

i keep coming here and other sites several times a day.i want to shout from the rooftops to my family and friends and say, "it's all a lie!
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Any former elders brains I could pick?
by BarelyThere in
1. jw
2. friends
i posted in another topic a few hours ago.

it is my first time on here or any website like this, ever.

i was dfed back in september for adultery.
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First time here
by BarelyThere in
1. jw
2. experiences
okay so here goes...this is my first time on here.

i'm lost and confused and am feeling very hopeless.

i was dfed in september and i am still wrapping my head around everything.