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  My New Found Patriotism

  by pale.emperor in

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  i'm not entirely sure where this has come from, but these past few months i've found myself gradually becoming more and more involved politically and identifying myself differently.

  we all remember what it was like as jws, no political involvement whatsoever, no national pride, no singing the national anthem or saluting the flag etc.

  the watchtower literature always shown artists renditions of nationalism or politics like this:.

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  Well said Simon, the UK has some amazing history to research especially from the 15th - 19th centuries. Who knows what the country would be like now if those brave men hadn't fought for our freedom during world war l and ll.
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  What is the Pillow Gate Videos?

  by new boy in

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  also does any have any information about a primary school instructor name wilkinson at bethel .

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  It's certainly a unique religion!

  P.e - you need to think on it a bit more and stretch your imagination a little further 😉 or write to bethel and ask how they do it!
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  J.W.`s and Paradise and the Reality of it.

  by smiddy3 in

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  when god created adam and eve and put them in the garden of eden it was then up to them to cultivate and take care of it ,god had no further hand in it .the responsibility rested with adam/eve and their offspring.. the same would be true in the paradise to come ,god gets rid of all of us wicked people ,but then it is up to j.w.~s who are left on this earth to restore such a paradise.?

  without god`s intervention.. think of it , this system is gone with all its infrastructure.. 8 million + j.w.`s scattered throughout the earth with.

  no communication systems operating .

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  I don't know how it doesn't disturb them that over 7 billion people have to die to make way for their paradise
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  PIMO to POMO

  by MaybeSo in

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  ok i'm ready for the transition.

  i am not writing anything to anyone or writing some dumb letter.

  the calls and visits trying to get me to come back will soon follow, the family guilt trips will intensify, loss of friends- really more like cult member associates, how the hell am i supposed to do this?

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  Pimo- physically in mentally out (physically you're going to the meetings but mentally you don't believe any of it).

  Pomo- physically out mentally out (you've left).
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  PIMO to POMO

  by MaybeSo in

  1. jw
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  ok i'm ready for the transition.

  i am not writing anything to anyone or writing some dumb letter.

  the calls and visits trying to get me to come back will soon follow, the family guilt trips will intensify, loss of friends- really more like cult member associates, how the hell am i supposed to do this?

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  I had planned on fading but couldn't be bothered with the harassment so I disassociated.

  I still got harassed a lot between the day I handed my letter to the elders and when it was announced from the platform nearly 2 weeks later.

  I've been free for almost a year now and I'm loving my freedom and my life, I have lots of new friends and my children are happy and looking forward to Christmas!

  There's no easy way to leave so you have to do what works best for you. I hope it goes well!
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  Convention statistic

  by dothemath in

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  2. beliefs

  the wife got back from the convention, and mentioned one point from the co talk.. he gave the statistic that on average, there are about 780 people baptized every day in the world!

  everyone was amazed.. i broke it to her that there used to be a lot more.

  i recall giving a talk and at that time there were around 1200/day.

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  Wish we could get some inside information on the true current statistics
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  Convention statistic

  by dothemath in

  1. watchtower
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  the wife got back from the convention, and mentioned one point from the co talk.. he gave the statistic that on average, there are about 780 people baptized every day in the world!

  everyone was amazed.. i broke it to her that there used to be a lot more.

  i recall giving a talk and at that time there were around 1200/day.

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  Most of those baptised at the assemblies/conventions in the last 10 years I was in were teenagers. It was rare to see someone above 25 being baptised.

  I was baptised at 23 and out of 21 of us baptised there was only 1 person older than me and the rest were years younger including a 10yr old. I wonder if that 10yr old who will now be 22/23 Is still in or if they woke up and are now living their life.
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  Bro. Geoff in September 2018 Broadcast vs Serena Williams

  by NeedToKnow in

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  the september broadcast opens up with a story of 80 yr old brother geoff who gave up been in a band all them years ago.

  fast forward to 2018 and we have a world renown tennis player and jw as far as we’re told.. so where some are encouraged to leave the world and it’s futile pursuits of fame and fortune, others are not.

  or even punished for their behaviour on court or for been photographed with their country’s flag where others have been executed for refusing to salute flags.

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  Doubter - I don't think you realise how dumb you come across in your posts, on this thread and other ones. You don't look at all the facts and you pick and choose which bits of information you want to believe or twist it to what you want.

  If you were a true jw you would not be on apostate (aka - people who know the truth about "the truth") websites.

  You're obviously having big doubts about the organisation yourself otherwise you wouldn't be here and you also wouldn't be clutching at straws to defend the watchtowers teachings/rules which are blatantly incorrect, which just makes your answers come across as dumb because they have no foundation. Most of us here will have done the same whilst we were still in, to some degree!
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  Chat Sites to Meet Witnesses?

  by JWTom in

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  i heard this site used to have a chat feature.

  i go to chatstep.com and will meet a witness there sometimes.

  does anyone know other chat sites that are good for meeting witnesses?

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  Jwtom - you should visit jwfacts it's one of the best sites around 😊
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  Dealing with nightmares

  by Freedom rocks in

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  i had some terrible dark nightmares when i was studying which disappeared once i got baptised.

  i think it was psychological based on the fact i believed jehovah was protecting me after i was baptised.

  i had a nightmare tonight after just under a year of being out of the borg and woke up feeling a bit lost because in the past i'd have prayed and then gone back into a peaceful sleep but since i don't pray anymore i wasn't sure how to comfort myself to go back to sleep.

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  I had some terrible dark nightmares when I was studying which disappeared once I got baptised. I think it was psychological based on the fact I believed Jehovah was protecting me after I was baptised.

  I had a nightmare tonight after just under a year of being out of the borg and woke up feeling a bit lost because in the past I'd have prayed and then gone back into a peaceful sleep but since I don't pray anymore I wasn't sure how to comfort myself to go back to sleep.

  Has anyone else experienced this and what did you do?