Topics Started by SPAZnik

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Why should I have to sign a letter saying I want to disassociate ?
by troubled mind in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i don't understand why the elders want this letter so badly ....for one i don't remember signing a contract to become a jehovah's witness ,why do i need to resign ?.

also i was baptised in 1978 before the baptism questions changed , i dedicated myself to god not an organization .

my vow was to follow the direction by holy spirit as revealed to me through the bible, not the watchtower ...... if i belonged to the luthern church and quit going after three yrs they drop your name off the member list ........but if i chose to come to easter or christmas service everyonre would still talk to me i just wouldn't be a member any more .. .
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Comment on Loneliness
by jgnat in
1. jw
2. friends
one of the great lessons this board gave me is the cruelty of shunning by the jehovah's witnesses.

it is inhuman.

the toll it takes on a person cannot be underestimated.
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When you were a loyal dub, did you ever turn down sexual advances?
by asilentone in
1. jw
2. experiences
when i was a loyal dub, i have turned down some gorgeous women.

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If You're Single What's Your View Of Dating For Mostly A "Booty Call"?
by minimus in
1. social
2. relationships
i have a female friend who has dated a guy for over a year simply for the sex.. a lot of people i know have zero desire to get married or to be in a very serious relationship but of course, they still want sex.. what do you think of this?.
12
Finally feeling it. Anger.
by SPAZnik in
1. jw
2. friends
anger.

i'm finally feeling it.

yay!!
12
Have you ever used the C-word in front of an Elder?
by Think About It in
1. jw
2. friends
have you ever refered to the jw's as a cult in front of an elder?

what was their reaction?.

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Help please - my wife wants a divorce
by IMHO in
1. social
2. relationships
i've read some old posts and they don't really fit my situation.. my wife just told me she wants a divorce and that's it after nearly 20 years., she doesn't want to try to work on it.. other posts talk about friends and family.

i have no family and no friends (due to a lot of traveling).. i went back to my hometown a year ago (after many years away) and even then old friends treated me as a stranger, like they've moved on.. i've had a lot of emotional / mental problems, basically a breakdown so have found it impossible to fulfill my role as a husband for many years, emotionally and physically and she said she's had enough, although she's never talked about it before.. she went out and had an unplanned one-night-stand.

i forgive me but she says she doesn't love me anymore.. we both find it very difficult to communicate our feelings.
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A relationship question for middle aged men
by Magwitch in
1. social
2. relationships
my dilemma...i have enjoyed a very fun and active dating life these last four years of freedom.

most dates end by me moving on (always another fish out there).

last fall i started dating someone i really like (as in i would like a commitment).
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Funerals and Disfellowshipped Individuals
by lepermessiah in
1. jw
2. friends
not to "hijack" dogpatch's recent thread, but the experience he relayed in the above topic struck a nerve and i was curious for more input.. http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/188715/1/my-aunts-funeral-at-the-kingdom-hall.

if there is ever a time when a shred of human dignity and compassion is deserved, it is at a funeral.. i am appalled by the way disfellowshipped individuals are treated, but especially at witness funerals.. the flesh and blood relatives have the right to be there if they choose.

if you are a witness and you are offended by a disfellowshipped person attending, dont let the door hit you in the @$$ on the way out.
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You KNOW your next laptop will be like this.
by kurtbethel in
1. jw
2. friends
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=7h0k1k54t6a.