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  Did You Really Understand What You Were Getting Into When You Got Baptized?

  by minimus in

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  the majority of people who become jehovah's witnesses, really have no idea what they've gotten themselves into.

  did you truly understand those baptismal vows that you made?

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  When you left the JW's

  by freedom96 in

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  when you left, or were planning to leave, did you plan your exit?

  for myself, i had created a life outside the organization.

  new friends, etc, so when i did the fade away, it was not as harsh as it has been for others.

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  How Much Does a Tattoo Hurt?

  by Scarlet in

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  i am thinking about getting a tattoo of a yellow flower on my lower back.

  this tattoo artist is really good.

  (http://www.avalontattoo.com/steve.htm).

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  My father is dead

  by cruzanheart in

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  today i found out that my dad committed suicide, probably on sunday sometime.

  his body was found today and the plano police department called me.

  i am numb and grieving, kind of relieved for a lot of reasons, and very very sad.

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  'tis been a while

  by praying_mantis in

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  i think it has been two years since i posted.

  my mom, however, has been dropping hints that i need to get "right with jehovah".

  this of course terrifies me, considering world events, and of course i always end up here when i need a little reassurance.. anyways, i have a question: i live in texas...1500 miles from home.

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  Want to help my JW friend

  by wannahelp in

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  i'm new here, and i want to make it clear upfront that i am not, nor have i ever been a jw.

  in fact, until recently i didn't know much about jw's.

  but i do have a question that i hope both jw's and ex-jw's will try and answer for me... about 10 months ago, i hired a 20 year old to work for me.. i hired him because he seemed very loyal, ethical, sincere, hardworking and honest.

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  Logic and Reasoning

  by dutyfree in

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  i have several questions, the first of which concerns the blood issue.. i am a bit puzzled as to why jws insist on refusing to accept blood, even if it means the difference between life and death.. in the bible it says,'... you should abstain from blood...'.

  how are we to interpret that?

  well, bearing in mind that it was written several thousand years ago, it would seem logical to assume that the writer's intended meaning was to persuade the people living in that time not to drink blood.

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  Question from a newly DF'd chick...

  by praying_mantis in

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  hello again...now that i am officially a horrible, unrepentant sinner (in the eyes of a polyester slack wearing, mini van driving, anal retentive man whore), i have a question (actually several, but i will start with one!

  ) brace yourselves: it is about 1975!.

  where in the wt was the "prophecy" made?

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  Newly DF'd/DA'd

  by praying_mantis in

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  over a year ago i divorced my husband.

  he is the son of an elder, was addicted to pornography, and started doing drugs before i called it quits.

  since then, i have met someone else.

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  Did the elders keep secret files on us?

  by XJWBill in

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  howdy all,.

  i've recently discovered all the great ex-jw sites on the internet, and i've enjoyed reading other people's stories.

  but a few passing comments in some stories have made me wonder: do or did the elders keep files on individuals in each congregation?

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