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  Are we going to see a mass awakening?

  by kairos in

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  the internet is the archive for civilization.. watchtower cannot hide it's history.. are we seeing the beginning of a mass exodus out of her?.

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  Kairos: "When we leave do our old friends ever wonder WHY? Or do they just chalk it up to Satan's power and go on without us forgetting we ever existed?"

  I think the answer depends on how close the friend was to you, what the gossip is, or if they suspect you left because of no longer believing and are afraid of hearing something that would be faith shaking.

  For example, I frequently run into witnesses yet NEVER ONCE have I been asked why hubby or I left. Apparently, we were the subjects of much gossip and false speculation but I can only assume that they don't want to hear the facts from us. However, two VERY close friends of mine did ask me why. I told one that if I told her It would destroy her faith so she asked me to keep it to myself and I haven't heard back. (it's been a couple of years ago) I have s l o w l y shared my reasons with my other friend and she is on her own way out. :)

  When I have contacted JW friends who left the religion before me, they have always asked WHY? My conclusion is that they have no fear of loosing their faith - they already have!
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  What could you have been if you were never a JW?

  by minimus in

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  oh, the possibilities!

  there is a lot of wasted talent.

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  Blonde, my post didn't come from a bitter place. Some ships in my life have sailed and others have yet to arrive. I don't choose to go to college or do community theater today. If I did, I would. 

  Tonight I am attending a Town Hall meeting where the attendance is expected to be the size of a circuit assembly. Hubby and I have become community activists happy that we are starting to see positive changes due to our work.  
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  What could you have been if you were never a JW?

  by minimus in

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  oh, the possibilities!

  there is a lot of wasted talent.

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  I could have been a college graduate. I should have been on Broadway doing "Grease"  

  Now, I could be a spokeslady for incontinence products.
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  Does anyone remember a district overseer Joe Slaiman?

  by stuckinarut2 in

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  joe slaiman and his wife jean were in the travelling work in australia throughout the 90's... ( i may have spelt the name incorrectly).

  anyone remember them?

  they were very well liked by many of the brothers and sisters.. i wonder what happened to him?

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  This thread is "happifying".
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  Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe 'planning his own Jehovah's Witness funeral' at Broadmoor

  by jwleaks in

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  yorkshire ripper peter sutcliffe 'planning his own jehovah's witness funeral' at broadmoor.

  10 february 2015. while charles manson is busy avoiding being displayed in a glass coffin by his now ex-fiancee, peter sutcliffe is managing his own mortality within the confines of broadmoor hospital.. .

  the yorkshire ripper apparently met with funeral directors to plan his own send-off.. sutcliffe, 68, contacted holmes and family funeral directors, whose office is three miles away from the high security hospital in berkshire.. he apparently wishes for the ceremony to be performed in line with his jehovahs witness beliefs.. sutcliffe was handed 20 life sentences for brutally murdering 13 women in the north of england between 1975 and 1980, and attempting to murder seven others.. police believed his killing spree started after he was conned out of money by a prostitute and her pimp.. however, sutcliffe later claimed the voice of god had commanded him to undertake the killings.. the independent (lots of photos of broadmoor psychiatric prison).

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  Goody, another testimonial to the wisdom of prison witnessing.
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  Will my inactive JW bring our children up as a witness?

  by stevepill in

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  i have been with an in active jw for 6 years, she now wants to marry and have a child, will she want to bring a child up as a witness, she says not but any experiences?

  will she start go back once we are married?

  (i'm a non jw)

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  Of course she will change if she goes back. It will be required in order for her to return and remain in good standing. She refuses to investigate her religion because she doesn't want to know the truth about it. She wants to keep ALL of her options open. You are free to ignore the insight offered here but don't say we didn't warn you.
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  Will my inactive JW bring our children up as a witness?

  by stevepill in

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  i have been with an in active jw for 6 years, she now wants to marry and have a child, will she want to bring a child up as a witness, she says not but any experiences?

  will she start go back once we are married?

  (i'm a non jw)

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  What rebel8 said. ((((hugs))))
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  JW in Paso Robles, CA arrested for child porn and lewd acts

  by JWCart in

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  hi, the jwcarts heard one of our own might have been arrested for child porn, it's impossible to fathom a witness could do something so cruel and wicked to little children.

  i heard a few sisters ask the elders and they told our sisters to keep quite, when i was alone with my pusher, she said hubby knew him and said he thought he was a elder in the paso robles, california congregation.

  in human years i am 14 years old (we age fast) because of the break-neck speed of technology, we are soon put to pasture when new models arrive.

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  JW cart I'm glad you weren't molested by that perv in your KH but I fear it was simply good luck that you escaped being his victim. No doubt your pusher had no idea there was a pedo in your midst since the R and F are not notified of such. The carts in your Haul may have escaped unscathed but how 'bout the children?

  As far as being smashed into a beer/wine opener, just bite on something hard (like your pusher's head) when it's over you can be happified that you are actually performing a valuable service! 
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  Did you go to your prom or belong to a "worldly" club while you were a witness?

  by minimus in

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  i didn't go to the prom but i did belong to a chess club until the awake article said it was a war game and suggested true christians wouldn't play such a game.

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  Even though my parents were strict JWs and I was not allowed to join any clubs or go to school games, dances etc, I DID attend my junior prom and my senior ball. Why was I allowed you ask?

  Answer: My date for both was my JW fiance'!! We double dated with another JW couple both times to combat "worldly" associations. LOL!

  Witness logic at its best: engaged at 16 to prevent fornication.

  
  
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  Eyebrows up!... Eyebrows down!...

  by Splash in

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  today... i'm going to talk to you..... about "sisters!!".

  now our dear sisters... have a place ... in god's organisation.

  they are not permitted to teach!.

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  3rdgen

  I always wondered if "Aunt Ester" ( from Sandford and son) was a JW. LOL