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  by Kool Jo in

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  My story :)

  by Matsimus in

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  i was born into a family already some generations into jehovah's organization.

  from the time i was four years old i can remember my birthday being no more significant than me turning four years old.

  later i saw the significanse of it when my classmates had their birthdays, but i knew it was wrong.

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  Welcome aboard!
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  My story. not that interesting but, I want to tell it.

  by crystlew123 in

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  hi my name is crystle.

  ( i dont care if my congregation finds out what i am posting.

  i havent been "in" for ten years and i have already told severl members what i think and where they can shove it...:/) i am 27 years old, and a single mother of a wonderful 6 year old.

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  Welcome aboard...I'm sorry to hear about your experiences during your youth and hope things will get better for you as time goes by....

  Peace

  Kool Jo
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  They will be DFing me soon for apostasy...

  by RayPublisher in

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  well i figured i should give you all an update.

  they will be dfing me soon for apostasy.

  it is not a huge surprise and i am not afraid nor "shaking in my boots", however i will admit it is stressful right now.

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  Stay strong....i wish you all the best with your endeavors!!!
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  new here, my story

  by doingwell in

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  i'm not sure why i felt a need to find this site and write my story about my experiences with the jw religion.

  it's been pretty far in my past, but it still had an impact, and maybe i'm just being a bit reflective, having past 40 years of age and expecting my 2nd child next year.

  maybe also being reflective having just attended a catholic babtism for my wife's cousin's daughter and seeing organized religion in action again.. my mom became a jw long before i was born - she's in her 80's now.

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  Welcome & glad to know that you moved on with your life...so sorry to hear about your mum's medical condition.

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  New to the forum. Just wanted to say hi.

  by WalkTheWalk in

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  i am 45 years old and have been inactive for about 8 years or so.

  i was basically raised in the truth (sounds funny...

  truth?

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  Welcome aboard...you may have lost "friends" in the WTBS, but here you'll meet some great folks and gain lots more knowledge and also share your thoughts!

  Peace

  Kool Jo
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  My own story.

  by JoelCW in

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  i'm a long time lurker, first time poster.

  i think i have a similar story to others who were brought up in the so called "truth" but after reading so many stories i thought i'd finally get around to writing mine:.

  like i said, i was raised into it and almost my entire immediate family where (and for the most part still are) serious members.

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  Kool Jo

  Welcome and glad you found your way out the WTBS.....really impressed that at an young age you questioned things
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  New to the site.

  by ?evrything in

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  finally opened my eyes about a month ago.. born in male from texas.

  mid 20's.

  suffered/suffer from general anxiety which i feel is a direct result from my childhood and teenage years in the org.

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  Welcome aboard! Glad you're awakened about the WTBS...feel comfortable around here to ask and learn as much

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  ABOUT TERRY

  by Quentin in

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  terry was admitted to the hospital yesterday.

  he has a severe case of cellulites which has affected his neck glands.

  his face and neck are very swollen.

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  This is sad news....hope he pulls through....really appreciated his articles on JWN

  Peace

  Kool Jo
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  The Decline of Elders and Ministerial Servants

  by Londo111 in

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  i seem to remember somebody saying that since the 90's the number of elders has declined from 90000 to 60000. does anybody have any hard figures regarding this?.

  the organization is desperate for "qualified" men.

  but their standards are much too high, especially the monthly field service hour requirements tagged on to endless meetings and congregational busywork.

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  There's a push in some congregation by the CO's to appoint MS, Elders ect...as was said, it can vary from congregation to congregation...i've been to halls where persons don't meet the FS hours requirements, but are appointed because the congregation doesn't have any other options...so if you're an average joe...you can be recommended. Some congregations are in a bad shape and thus the push for appointments...