Thank you everyone, sorry it took so long to say that - lots of visitors at home and no time to do anything but entertain!
Of course now we have to get planning....
frogonmytoe
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So I got engaged...
by frogonmytoe in...to my boyfriend, we're going to have one of those weddings ('gay' weddings to the straights).. although my jw family know i'm gay, and not going to meetings, only one of my sisters has sussed the situation.
but i think after 3 years it's about time i told them.
especially if sometime in the future i'll turn up with a (gay) wedding ring.
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So I got engaged...
by frogonmytoe in...to my boyfriend, we're going to have one of those weddings ('gay' weddings to the straights).. although my jw family know i'm gay, and not going to meetings, only one of my sisters has sussed the situation.
but i think after 3 years it's about time i told them.
especially if sometime in the future i'll turn up with a (gay) wedding ring.
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...to my boyfriend, we're going to have one of those weddings ('gay' weddings to the straights).
Although my JW family know I'm gay, and not going to meetings, only one of my sisters has sussed the situation. But I think after 3 years it's about time I told them. Especially if sometime in the future I'll turn up with a (gay) wedding ring. But also because getting married is such a hefty decision (a bit like a baptism, only generally done when above the age of majority), I feel like I have to choose which master I am slaving for (clearly Dorothy).
Funny, because I never thought marriage (gay or otherwise) was particularly important, perhaps it's my subconcious forcing me to make a decision to leave the witnesses once and for all...
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The reason behind why the ex-JW community can never match Jehovah's Witnesses' success.
by Stand for Pure Worship inan average of five kingdom halls being constructed daily, almost 8 million brothers and sisters, dissemination of bible literature in 595 languages, 111,795 congregations worldwide, distribution of 179 million bibles available in 116 languages, 239 countries where jehovah's witnesses have a presence, etc.. need i go on?.
on the other hand........... crisis of conscience, freeminds, the awaa, jw.net, ummmmmm........hmmm........idk six screens or something?
not exactly working out for you guys.
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Why are we feeding the troll people?!
Either SFPW is genuine and is a 'faithful' witness (who has ignored the counsel about apostate sites and doubts his god's ability to deal with us without his (SPFW's) help)
OR they are mischief-making and/or attention seeking. Either way, we should probably just ignore them.
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A House Divided Against Itself Falls-Luke 11:17
by Stand for Pure Worship inthat text reminds me of one of a handful of problems peculiar to the ex-jw community.
second only to the wild beast's internal divisions, is the divided makeup of the ex-jw populace.
you know the one thing that indicates jehovah's blessing upon the worldwide association of kingdom proclaimers, is not only the continued success of the preaching work, but along with it the unity and love amongst the brothers and sisters.
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frogonmytoe
You're all united? Like in the have-nothing-to-do-with-apostates sense of united?
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My introduction
by zakharijah inok i think its time i introduce myself... and sorry, its going to be verrry long.. .
i am 32, married, 2 children.
i am french but i live in scotland.. .
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frogonmytoe
Bienvenue!
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I'am in the Penalty Box! I asked the Circuit Overseer "Who Donates Blood For Jehovah's Witnesses Blood Fragments".
by AuntConnie intold my husband to put a muzzle on my mouth over the blood dogma.
we all were driving around in field service when the topic of "which fragments would you take if you were in a car accident or cut yourself badly".
said his choice is a personal one, another sister with chronic health problems said she had no problem with the governing body's new light on taking various fragments.
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Kudos to you Aunt Connie! Very brave.
In the UK, where I was brought up, as a gay man I was prohibited from giving blood anyway, with or without the needed tests, so this never really occurred to me! I may use it myself.
This reminds me of when there was talk (not sure if it was based on a magazine) about Dubs not being policemen or firemen because it was putting our own lives at risk (for worldlies I guess) even my sister pointed out that we had absolutely no right to call them to help if we refused to be them.
I wonder how many witness firemen and police there actually are, and how many give blood!!
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Hello everyone....another newbie here
by KWJoe ini made my first post yesterday on an earlier topic about celebrating holidays.
just lois invited me to introduce myself.....hi jl.
where to start?
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frogonmytoe
Welcome KWJoe,
"Celibacy was not my strong suit", - HA! Mine neither, especially when I passed a cruising ground on my way to work every morning, and again on the way home.
Enjoy the site.
frogonmytoe
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The rise and rise of Paul Gillies?
by JWB inthe rise and rise of paul gillies?.
here are a view details about the 57-year-old paul stuart gillies.. .
2011: appointed as a director of international bible students association (ibsa) on 2 november having resigned as a director of watch tower bible and tract society of britain on the same day.
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frogonmytoe
OK, just watched the video. Actually taking the bible into the BBC studio?? Talk about not helping the viewers change their minds about dubs being overzealous bible-bashers.
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The rise and rise of Paul Gillies?
by JWB inthe rise and rise of paul gillies?.
here are a view details about the 57-year-old paul stuart gillies.. .
2011: appointed as a director of international bible students association (ibsa) on 2 november having resigned as a director of watch tower bible and tract society of britain on the same day.
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frogonmytoe
His Mum and Dad were in my old congregation, although I never met him, he was brought up in conversation enough to make me feel as though I had.
If what is said here about him and his brother I can confirm he must take after his mother, whilst Gordon is probably more his father's son.Dour is not the word....
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Gay MS??
by andysmiles inabout me, i am being raised in a jw family.
all of my family expect for one aunt, who had left but not disfellowedshiped thankly, are in jw.
my father is an elder and so is my grandfather.
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frogonmytoe
Hi Andysmiles, Welcome! We had a gay stand in CO once. He LOVED the single MS and pioneers in the hall...(although I fancied none of them) I too am gay, have left (although not DF'd)and I don't regret it at all. Leaving because I fell in love with my partner was the start of my looking for and finding the truth about the truth (TTATT) and although I am still growing and searching for answers, sometimes down a dead-end, I do not regret for one minute being true to myself and my sexual orientation. Prayer doesn't work. The spirit does not appoint anyone. If you need professional help, a good counsellor will do you no end of good. Feel free to PM if you'd like to chat more. frogonmytoe