I am often curious what famous people have become or were Jehovahs witness. Besides Michael Jackson! and Billy Joels family (hence the song This is my life.......go ahead with your own life leave me alone) Do you know any?
hamptonite21
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Celebreties that were and are JWs
by hamptonite21 ini am often curious what famous people have become or were jehovahs witness.
besides michael jackson!
and billy joels family (hence the song this is my life.......go ahead with your own life leave me alone) do you know any?.
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I'm Upset and Annoyed
by Scully inmy brother (raised a jw, never baptized, not a jw at all) and i were talking this morning, and he informed me that our grandmother - our last living grandparent - is very ill. it sounds as though she will die soon, because she stopped taking her insulin and all other medications.
my mother informed my brother after receiving a phone call from her brother/my uncle.. i'm the only one of my siblings who was not informed directly by our mother.
out of all my siblings, i'm the only one who was baptized as a jw and then left, so i'm thinking this is par for the course with being shunned, although my grandmother was never a jw herself.
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hamptonite21
Sorry to hear about your grandma, I wouldnt play any games thou. Who cares who told you. Deal with the dub crap later. I would contact your grandma.
Regards
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No Reply From Bowen
by BB inthe silentlambs link below no longer works (at least its not working for me).
is anyone else having trouble accessing the site?.
also, ive been considering attending the march on the 27th but have had no reply from bowen (or anyone else) in regards to the several emails ive sent.
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hamptonite21
Ive also emailed him with several questions. Telling him my idenity, with no response. I think he was in britian thou. Give him a couple of days. Im sure he will respond.
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I need help with a dub who is leaving
by Nowhere ini have a problem..... ok, i'm almost finished... but... what now?
how can that person begin to live a normal life, and don't feel so guilty all the time?
what's the next step.
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hamptonite21
Time will heal. Your friend my gain benefit by chatting on the boards with other exjws. That is how I have coped. Good luck!
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Does God still exist for you?
by nakedmvistar ini'm quite new to this forum (only a handful of posts).
but from what i've read up to now, it seems apparent that some of you have abandoned your belief in a god.
is this because of trauma brought about by the jw religion?
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hamptonite21
You dont need a organized religion run by men to worship god. I Believe in Jehovah and his promises, the bible etc. As far as the WTBTS I'd rather celebrate birthdays and sleep in on sundays, I'm sure god will still love me just fine!
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Okay here goes....My Story. Long but true.
by Lin inplease bear with me through this, this could likely become lengthy.
i feel it's time for me to give you my story as a dub.
i was born and raised in an extremely "hardcore", strict witness home.
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hamptonite21
thank you for sharing your story.
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hamptonite21
billy Joels family are jehovahs witnesses. they go to the port jefferson cong. I have never met him but I have seen his ex wife in town
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MAJOR NEWS- VICKI BOER TRIAL/Canadian Press/Sep 12
by hawkaw inhttp://ca.news.yahoo.com/020912/6/owki.html
http://www.canoe.ca/nationalticker/canoe-wire.jehovah-lawsuit.html
thursday september 12 5:32 pm est .
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hamptonite21
thanks for the updates hawk
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Help me SAVE my family
by hamptonite21 inin 1989 i was in my freshman year of high school.
i became interested in the girl who was a jw.
basically you can tell what happen from here.
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hamptonite21
In 1989 I was in my freshman year of high school. I became interested in the girl who was a JW. Basically you can tell what happen from here. She began to talk to me about her faith and at the encouragement of a neighbor (also a JW), I began to study to learn more about what she believed. By my sophomore yr of high school I believed I had found the truth. By then she was no longer an interest. I was taught that this was Satans world and that soon those who practiced Jw religion would be saved at Armageddon then Jehovah would make it a paradise. In 1993 I was baptized. I had different goals then what my parents had set out for me. I was going to enter the full time ministry and work partime secularly to support my self. This obviously upset my parents, they expected me to go to college or leave the house. They were Catholic and if I wasnt going to practice that then I needed to leave. Immediately in the Congregation I was offered several places to live. I ended up with a family of a very close friend. My congregation looked to me as an example and was put on a pedestal for everyone. Here is this 17yr old whose family kicks him out for becoming a JW and he stands up for what he believes and becomes a pioneer. With in no time I had several bible studies and most were attending meetings.
During this time I became so fanatical, My Bs was getting baptized and some had followed in my footsteps and pioneered. I was on assembly parts and programs. My head would only get bigger after being appointed a Ministerial servant at 19. I used every opportunity to witness to my family. I would pray constantly to get help from J to preach to them. Doing everything to be an example to them. By 1997 the unthinkable happen, My Aunt started studying and my mom had become a return visit of a pioneer sister in the cong. "J had finally answered my prayers." My aunt would eventually get baptized and so did my cousins.
Internally thou I was not happy. My worldly friends were graduating college and here I was working at a part time job with a beat up car. I felt like a loser. I wasnt going anywhere. A wt article had came out about college, I quess you could have called it a new light. This was my opportunity! The elders in the cong told me that I should put Jah first and material needs would follow. I was determined to go to college. I reasoned that I had nothing to offer a Christian women and I wanted to prepare my self to find a suitable mate "to be honest the only way I was going to get laid was if I got married." I decided to start taking classes at college as the WT recommended. To support myself better to serve Jah"
College opened up a whole new life and way of thinking. The attention that I was receiving from girls was overwhelming. Suddenly I was no longer interested in pioneering and meetings. In 1998 my mom was diagnosed with Cancer. As she became sicker I stepped down as a MS and stopped pioneering. I was feeling guilty, was this because I had stopped pioneering; maybe I wasnt being blessed because I had started to develop friends outside the religion. The elder who made the announcement that I was no longer a MS or pioneer did so in such a tone that the cong thought I had done something wrong. "I had no time to prepare all this parts with taking care of mom, college and work" I would explain. I was labeled and unspiritual in the cong. People started spreading rumors about me. Telling others I was bad association. I felt like my world was crumpling. Here was my dying Mother telling to continue to serve Jehovah---- (she never got baptized) and at this point that was the last thing I wanted to due. As my meeting attendance declined my association with my new friends filled my time.
My new friends introduced me to the NY club scene. I began dating this girl who introduced me to drugs and sex. I was feeling tremendous guilt and confusion. Did I really like my new life, was I cut out to be in the world. I decided to rest my conscious and went to an elder. This brother was always like a father to me, the elders counseled me, I accepted, and was privately reproved. I decided I needed to drop out of college and focus on serving Jehovah where I thought I was happiest. But the meeting were a chore. I had already had a taste of the "other side" I felt like I couldnt do this anymore. Word got around that I had gotten in trouble; no one was associating with me an I was marked in the cong. I needed association. "Didnt they know that my Mom was dying?" My rebound to spiritual recovery was short lived, as I found my self questioning things in the organization. I realized you loyalty was only as good as your title and field service hours. How fake were these people. By nov 1999 I was inactive. The elders visited my at my apartment, they accused me on having relations and that a brother had seen a girl leaving my house in the morning. I wouldnt offer them the satisfaction of the truth. I wanted to stay in the org because I knew that is what my mom wanted for me If I was df'd that would kill her. She finished studying by this time, Unable to make progression due to the cancer treatments. But basically accepted this as her religion. The elders questioned my employment as a bouncer in a nightclub. They stated that this conduct was unbecoming of a Christian, and since I had errored in this environment before, I was unrepentant to the counsel I received before. I was disfellowshipped.
Mom died in June of 2000. The funeral home was filled with witnesses. Why were they here? this was my time with her! I remember her telling me that I should continue to serve Jehovah. This really hurts! It has taken me a long time to deprogram my self. I still bout with feelings of quilt. The boards and websites have really helped me to affirm that staying out of the WTBS is the best way of living. I only wish she was here today so that I could witness to her the real truth. I have decided to turn my anger and embarrassment at being such and idiot and simpleton in accepting the Jw dogma, and rather turn it to a positive energy and save those from the WT that I love. I want to be effective- but I dont want to close doors.
My aunt has been pretty great about talking to me especially since my Mom died. What advice can you give to help me SAVE her and my cousins? TEACH THE TRUTH- THE REAL TRUTH
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Should I have a Christmas tree?
by scuba99 inhi folks,.
i'm rather new here, only posted a couple of times.
although i have been visiting the site daily for a good 2 months now.
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hamptonite21
When you are having one of your sleepless nights because of the tree, try praying----------------------------THAT IT SNOWS ON CHRISTMAS BECAUSE IT IS A BEAUTIFUL THING! If you are approached on this you can explain that the tree is hers, not yours and she has every right to put one up in her home. Good luck and Merry christmas.