Roberta804

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  Why do the WT DF for smoking ?

  by Phizzy in

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  Roberta804

  So you do not like anything more than the Printing company
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  New here.

  by joe134cd in

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  hi everyone.i have been reading the blogs here for some time and have just decided to have an in put.

  i am still a current member of the wts and am sort of planning to fade.

  i realise 2 things (1)i have to build bridges in order to replace the ones that will crumble behind.

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  Wow! How many new ones does this make in just this week alone? At least 10.

  Joe, I think you are part of a new exodus. This one seems to be the biggest since the early 1980s. Glad you found us, relax and stay a while.
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  Are born-ins or are converts most likely to leave?

  by Julia Orwell in

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  maybe born-ins are, because we converts made the choice whereas the born-ins did not.

  or are the converts more likely to because of thought patterns developed outside the cult?

  i'd like to know what you think..

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  Roberta804

  Here is a good analogy.

  You can't describe color to a person who has been blind from birth, but you can with someone who lost their sight later in life.
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  so now what?

  by Kaltas1 in

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  i don't really know what to say i'm a bit nervous.

  but i am new here and i want to say thank you all for these forums and the many contributions people have made.. for about 9 months i been frequenting here and other places on the net while i have undergone an in depth bible analysis.

  after finding that my bible is not consistant with the more favorable options of translating greek words especially in key doctinal areas, i have concluded the great unlikelyhood of jehovah's witnesses having god's blessing and approval.. not just that though.

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  Are you near Lynnville TN?
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  so now what?

  by Kaltas1 in

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  i don't really know what to say i'm a bit nervous.

  but i am new here and i want to say thank you all for these forums and the many contributions people have made.. for about 9 months i been frequenting here and other places on the net while i have undergone an in depth bible analysis.

  after finding that my bible is not consistant with the more favorable options of translating greek words especially in key doctinal areas, i have concluded the great unlikelyhood of jehovah's witnesses having god's blessing and approval.. not just that though.

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  Welcome Kaltas,

  Perhaps you can introduce yourself a bit more when you find the time.
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  so now what?

  by Kaltas1 in

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  i don't really know what to say i'm a bit nervous.

  but i am new here and i want to say thank you all for these forums and the many contributions people have made.. for about 9 months i been frequenting here and other places on the net while i have undergone an in depth bible analysis.

  after finding that my bible is not consistant with the more favorable options of translating greek words especially in key doctinal areas, i have concluded the great unlikelyhood of jehovah's witnesses having god's blessing and approval.. not just that though.

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  Sheeeze... this is the 3rd welcome post I have made today!
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  Prophesies True or False?

  by PJoseph in

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  i have been told jehovah's witnesses have made many prophesies, and none have come true.

  is that true?.

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  So many new people to the board. PJoseph, how did you find us, and what made you start thinking on your own a little?
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  Is There Other Sites Many Members Are Bailing To? M.I.A JWN People, where did they go?

  by ÁrbolesdeArabia in

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  since i joined the forum i noticed more than a few people have not been posting, what is going on?

  i received a couple of emails from other groups asking me to join their new forms with a promised technology, i wondered how they got my email address and thought it be strange.. .

  people during the first year of a great change might post daily to any support chat or message board they feel is going to aid them.

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  I am a seasonable poster on this site. When warm weather comes I am rarely on the computer period, but I come back when the weather turns cold again. It has been a very cold and wet spring thus far, I'd really would like to get out with my metal detector, but I hate cold hands. So I wait.
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  Could my wife be awakening???

  by nolongerconfused in

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  so i have followed all of your advise as far as not talking religion, just showing love etc.... she has missed the last 3 meetings and i have not said anything like "are you going?

  " etc.... she's a born in/active and our relationship has gotten so much better after i faded completely...no guilt trip/pressure about preparing for meetings as a family, service, etc.... tuesday was a huge sign for me...she has meetings tuesday nights and she was planning on going, but, her coworker called her offering 2 tickets to go see our local baseball mlb team and guess what?....she told me lets go!!!

  i was like wtf?...in my mind i was like wow, you're gonna miss your 3rd meeting in a row!

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  After she has missed a month of meetings, or somehow gets the unwelcomed attention of the elders, KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT! Be supportive, loving and above all LISTEN! Because she is a born-in, you must remember the Borg is just like a parent to her. This means that she can cut them down, but you can't. Just listen and nod and give her all the room she needs to talk. You know she is on her way out, but she must do the equivalent of mental gymanstics before she can see herself though clearly. Slow.... Steady.
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  OMG ....we overslept lol

  by judi8751 in

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  did anyone else do this on sunday mornings: when i was slowly waking up i realised that i didnt want to be at the meetings anymore, my hubby would be sleeping and i realised it was time to get up & get ready, so even though i was bursting for the loo i would hold it so as not to wake him up .

  sometimes i was in pain holding it in , but waited till it was too late to get there on time lol.

  then he would suggest going to the afternoon meeting intead and i would say i didnt like that congregation...you go hahahahaha, funny thing is he never liked going to the meetings by himself!!!

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  Roberta804

  I too held off going to the toilet so as not to wake hubby many a time. Then one morning I could not wait; but I had a plan. When I got back in bed I took off my night gown. Never had to worry about Sunday mornings ever again!