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  I can't let go of this obsession...

  by juandefiero in

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  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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  Juan - you're not alone! There's a great crowd of us folks - both in and out - who feel like screaming at our loved ones "why won't you just look at the evidence."

  Just hang in there and be gentle with your family. The carrot is more successful than the stick. Try to ask them thought-stirring questions, rather than telling them things - things which they really don't want to hear or discuss!

  I'll bet the Corporation's propaganda is already making them privately concerned!

  Barely There - It's normal to feel so many different emotions when confronted with TTATT, but look at it as a new start, a new way of life. Then start to walk slowly along your new road. It really does get better as you go on.
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  Are G.B. Members Too Scared to Visit the U.K. ?

  by The Searcher in

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  ... in case the u.k. charities commission summons them - like the australian royal commission snared mr. jackson?

  why else would they be sending two of their personal boot-lickers?.

  credit to wifibandit for this post.. http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5658621048258560/boe-2016-01-13-britain-branch-visit-2016-01-18-correct-use-jw-org-inboxes.

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  STEVE2 - G.J.'s father died pretty soon after, I heard.
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  Im sick of my life

  by BlackWolf in

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  sorry but i really feel like i need to rant right now.

  recently my dad was made an elder so my family has been doing a lot more "theocratic" activities lately.

  every morning i wake up and put on my itchy dress and stupid makeup and heels and then pretend that i love what i'm doing and that everybody is my friend when in reality i feel horrible and all the other teenage girls at my hall hate me for some reason.

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  Finkelstein's words are spot on, I think - "play along until you can move out on your own when you can. Pretentious as it may be, its really your only choice for now ."

  You can prepare to walk through a minefield by learning how others have managed to survive their experience.

  Don't tell anyone your specific concerns about the Corporation - especially your parents! Simply tell them that you have personal issues which you are dealing with in prayer, and that you are grateful for their concern.

  Rinse & repeat. Stick with this "firewall" and you will give no one anything to pin on you. Give them any "excuses", and the wolves will smell blood - yours!

  Never forget - no one can force you to tell them your private & personal thoughts.

  If anyone pushes you, (especially the elders) ask them if they'd tell you their deepest & most private thoughts!

  I wish you peace and success.
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  Conclusion

  by Esmeralda001 in

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  i decided to put an end to my affiliation with the jws for good.

  this decision is not the result of an irrational impulse.

  it is quite the contrary.

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  Full of admiration for you. Leaving the "Hotel California" isn't so easy for many of us.

  I truly wish you a life of peace and happiness!
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  New here

  by MarkofCane in

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  hello and thanks to everyone for participating on this forum it has really been of much value, for those of you that post here know that your words are not lost you never know who is reading your expressions, lives are being changed and nonsense challenged.

  i’m not much of a writer so excuse my untrained writing style and grammar but i want to share my story to help anyone who is visiting here to see that we are real people, fathers, mothers, sons and daughters who have come here for answers, there is no agenda, just searching for truth.

  i hope my story will help others as so many here have helped me..

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  Welcome MoC. Your story will have touched many here!
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  Are G.B. Members Too Scared to Visit the U.K. ?

  by The Searcher in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  ... in case the u.k. charities commission summons them - like the australian royal commission snared mr. jackson?

  why else would they be sending two of their personal boot-lickers?.

  credit to wifibandit for this post.. http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5658621048258560/boe-2016-01-13-britain-branch-visit-2016-01-18-correct-use-jw-org-inboxes.

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  ... in case the U.K. Charities Commission summons them - like the Australian Royal Commission snared Mr. Jackson? Why else would they be sending two of their personal boot-lickers?

  Credit to WiFiBandit for this post.

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5658621048258560/boe-2016-01-13-britain-branch-visit-2016-01-18-correct-use-jw-org-inboxes
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  Youtube video: Amazing Sermon ....Love Identifies The True Christian Congregation

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

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  i just came across a video on youtube.com.highlighted in yellow is what was written about this video.i could only watch the first couple of minutes!.bring out your puke bags or hit yourself in the head with a hammer after reading this grand,blown out of proportion discription of this talk!

  if someone can imbed this video i would appreciate it!.

  published on feb 15, 2014. in this lecture here "love identifies the true christian congregation", a dynamic and wise christian elder discusses the gospel of john, christian love and unity, the book of acts, 1st corinthians, philippians, the first-century true christian congregation, and the new covenant witnesses of the most high today.

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmWg4ECUTVA&feature=youtu.be
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  First time here

  by BarelyThere in

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  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.

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  The Searcher

  Welcome BarelyThere. I hope you can find comfort/companionship here via the freedom to discuss anything you feel like talking about - unlike the situation within the "spiritual paradise!"
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  BOE 2016-01-13 Britain Branch Visit & 2016-01-18 Correct Use of jw.org Inboxes

  by wifibandit in

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  2016-01-13 re: visit of headquarters representatives .

  as part of their visit, a special three-hour programme will be broadcast to all congregationsin britain, ireland and the falkland islands.

  the programme will be streamed from bethel, and will be available from saturday afternoon, april 30, at 1:00 p.m.. 2016-01-18 re:correct use of jw.org inboxes.

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  Thanks WiFiBandit for your "food at the proper time."
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  No more reporting time for field service!!!

  by Khaleesi in

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  so at last i am in my next step of my fade, this month is the first month i did not turned in any hours.

  i received a text from our group leader an ms & i told him i didn't have any to report, then of course it got bumped up to the elder & i text him back i have no hours to report for december.

  i came to this decision when reading many posters here about the yearbook stats, i do not want & refused to contribute to this organization "boosting" numbers for their glorious purposes, after the rc in australia they do not deserve for me to give them a "production" report of what i do for god, no more.

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  The Searcher

  Congrats Khaleesi. Tailor your fade to suit your own needs. Life can only get better now.