FayeDunaway

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  "Evidence" of a "smokelike pall"... This was the last straw for me back in 2008. Fade began with this:

  by DarioKehl in

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  from that nutty red book of insanity, the grand climax at hand book, chapter 22, paragraphs 7 & 8. .

  i had my doubts since childhood.

  i went along with it to please people.

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  I remember that! People cut out those KM updates and taped them over the old sentences in their revelation books. How must that have looked to newcomers?? What a bunch of nut jobs, changing their beliefs so quickly they need to paste in revisions before the next edition comes out. And that quote above...(gasp!) I had forgotten how very insane that book really was.

  I did prefer it tho to the United in worship book, which took forever to get through each time we did it for book study. But the worst of all were the interminable Isaiah books. Don't think I've ever heard '1919' so often. Whoever wrote them was absolutely obsessed with 1919. I remember being so depressed every time I remembered that it said vol. 1 on the cover...knowing there would be a vol. 2!!
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  Kind of looking for a quick update

  by free2beme in

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  i have been out of the religion since 1996. i used to come to former witness boards a lot in the distant past, and then i lost interest in the subject.

  however, with a couple relatives still in and passing the 1914 one hundred year mark, i find myself looking to see what a modern jehovah's witness is believing.

  could i get kind of an update on some things.

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  FayeDunaway

  Free, I came here for the exact same reason, wondered what the new stance was on 1914 and if the disfellowshipping policy was changing! And then I got addicted....

  Im faded so I'm hoping there's not much truth in the 'treat faded as df'd' thing...but come to think of it, my family doesn't see me or talk to me unless something big happens...so maybe it's already happened and they just didn't tell me!
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  Seriously condsidering disasscoiating

  by Ashley L. in

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  i am seriously considering disassociating myself.

  i want to do this because i no longer consider myself one of jehovah's witnesses.

  i no longer consider jehovah as my god and i am in a new religion now.

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  FayeDunaway

  A DA letter can not be undone. It is unlikely you will ever have a relationship with your family again, and you will be considered a hateful apostate.

  If you fade, they still won't talk to you much, and there will be things you can never tell them, but at least you can see them sometimes.

  and like freeemind said, you can be a secret Wiccan! Wiccans were always good at being secret anyway ;).
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  100 Years Ago, 1.5 Million Christian Armenians Were Systematically Killed. Today, It's Still Not A 'Genocide'

  by fulltimestudent in

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  whatever the reasons, whatever the excuses, whatever the denials - its still a tragedy:.

  100 years ago, 1.5 million christian armenians were systematically killed.

  today, it's still not a 'genocide'.

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  FayeDunaway

  A friend of mine is Armenian and always wearing tshirts about this genocide. 1.5 million, it is huge. Maybe most of the world was distracted with WWI at the time, it didn't receive the media attention it should have. It's time to recognize this as a genocide and remember all the people who were lost, innocent lives destroyed.
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  The poor and deprived life of JW children.

  by Esse quam videri in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i find it hard to believe that adults on this forum make such a big deal about not celebrating birthdays, x-mas, easter, halloween, etc, etc, etc.

  i grew up as a jw kid and it actually made me feel good, being different from the other kids in school.

  we went to meetings.

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  And guilting people into not celebrating a natural family event is unnatural as well! Birthdays have nothing to do with false gods. Just a nice little display of love for someone who was born that day.
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  CO says "WE ARE NOW AT THE THRESHOLD OF THE THE GREAT TRIBULATION!"

  by nowwhat? in

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  2. beliefs

  40-50 years after saying "armegeddon is right around the corner" we are now making progress!!!.

  gotta have a sense of humor to deal with this stuff..

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  FayeDunaway

  Sports Illustrated....'the World (has ended) Series'

  Good Paradisekeeping

  Time....'Elder of the Year'

  National Geographic....the Legacies of Armageddon
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  Stress on young ones

  by LHS123 in

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  i had a horrible conversation with my 14 year old last night which i regret.

  im still in but doubting more and more every day.. she is recently baptized.

  she is outgoing and gorgeous and make friends easily, although not so much with the sisters in our hall, who pick her up and drop her again regularly , leaving her out of parties etc but then bringing her back into the circle, dropping her again...and so on.

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  You need to be there for your daughter. Don't increase her anxiety. Show her that it is her choice and you will be on her side no matter what. Just as you are also on your sons' side! I hope you are encouraging him to do his best at school and head to college after...despite him 'going off the rails.' Show him that he can be whatever he wants to be, but it will take effort.

  LHS I did not abandon faith and you don't have to either. But do more research on witness doctrine using outside info. The doubts you are having are showing you that they're wrong. It's not the way it should be.

  Start letting go of this hanging on to appearances and witness social circles. It's all superficial. Start building other friendships.
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  "Your good example is much needed for the young ones the congregation."

  by Yondaime in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  hey guys n gals, sorry its been such a long time since i've posted.

  lately i've been very busy balancing between my school work and cult activities.

  since i've been doing pretty well "spiritually"(enough field-circus hours, attending meetings, underlining my literatrash, reading, praying and serving as the mic-master) my coordinator grabbed me to the side after a meeting and talked to me for twenty minutes straight congratulating me about how good i am doing.. then he paused for a good five seconds and got all serious.. then he proceeded to tell me that the young ones in the hall aren't doing too well.

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  FayeDunaway

  Yep my friends brother got thrown out of the house at 16 by his presiding overseer father.

  Yondaime, bide your time. Work your ass off and save money for college and independence.

  And good luck.
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  They might be driving me nuts

  by stillin in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  the "boasting session" last night included forcing the congregation to watch that stupid witnessing cart video.

  then the brother handling the part discusses what a "powerful witness" is being given each time those carts roll out into public view.. experiences: had a nice conversation with a young man.

  a woman took a tract.

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  FayeDunaway

  I'm just so, so glad I never have to roll one of those around and stand by it. I left just in time!!!
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  Governing Body Public Address - today!

  by diamondblue1974 in

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  2. friends

  any ideas what this is about?

  - apparently a three hour public address through each kingdumb hell from the gb.

  anyone heard anything about this?.

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  FayeDunaway

  Paradise beauty, just come here when you're curious! People here know the news before the average pub does!!