Welcome Kaltas, you've had a rough ride so far, ease off the throttle a bit and enjoy life and plan carefully your freedom
happy@last
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so now what?
by Kaltas1 ini don't really know what to say i'm a bit nervous.
but i am new here and i want to say thank you all for these forums and the many contributions people have made.. for about 9 months i been frequenting here and other places on the net while i have undergone an in depth bible analysis.
after finding that my bible is not consistant with the more favorable options of translating greek words especially in key doctinal areas, i have concluded the great unlikelyhood of jehovah's witnesses having god's blessing and approval.. not just that though.
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Could my wife be awakening???
by nolongerconfused inso i have followed all of your advise as far as not talking religion, just showing love etc.... she has missed the last 3 meetings and i have not said anything like "are you going?
" etc.... she's a born in/active and our relationship has gotten so much better after i faded completely...no guilt trip/pressure about preparing for meetings as a family, service, etc.... tuesday was a huge sign for me...she has meetings tuesday nights and she was planning on going, but, her coworker called her offering 2 tickets to go see our local baseball mlb team and guess what?....she told me lets go!!!
i was like wtf?...in my mind i was like wow, you're gonna miss your 3rd meeting in a row!
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happy@last
Great news, looks like she's thinking of life outside the borg. As has already been said, let her work it out herself, and remember she might feel a bit of guilt towards them, assure her of your love.
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THE ........... CROODS !!!!!
by *lost* inyes i took the kids to see it too.
brilliant fun and yes, i too when i was wathching it found myself thinking how much it's like the wt way of life.. control.. fear.. lack of knowledge / learning.. existing not living.. .
great film.
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happy@last
I took my kids, I had a great sleep!
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How many ways....
by Lady Lee in... can you name that the wts hurts people?.
two big ones for me:.
it pushes people to the edge and when they commit suicide they say: "well he wasn't really a jw anyways soit has nothing to do with us".. it pushes people so much to do more and more and more that they get depressed, and physically sick.
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happy@last
It protects the pedophile and not the victim.
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been a while, it has
by chickpea insoooo i fired up the interwebs to come looking for the date of the memorial, as a dear friend who stood by me through those crazy and sadly wasted years in dub-dumb mentioned she had seen a still faithful member at the library... she said he invited her to "the world wide memorial" .... and i was pretty sure that there had been a full moon yada yada and the memorial had come and gone.... .
i ended up coming back here to verify and realized she must have been asked to that lame ass event where "the same talk is given from every platform" and ooooh how fired up can you be about virtually nothing?
anyway, nice to see the place is still rockin' and that there is a continuity of personnel (that means old timers!
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happy@last
Thanks for dropping by, it sounds an exciting time in your life, and it is just that, your life.
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I'm new here
by WrongweektostopsniffingGlue ini haven't got much of a story.
i'm in my late teens, grew up in it, and got out of the society's regime by the skin of my teeth.
nearly go baptized because i firmly did believe it was the "truth" but because of a gut feeling that held me back, that i almost ignored, i didn't sign my blood to big brother.
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happy@last
Welcome, glad you went with your instinct, I wish I had gone with mine in my teens
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Our family wishes to extend our sympathies to Gregg [Greybeard from JWStruggle]...
by Newly Enlightened ingregg, we are deeply sorry for your loss.
you will be with us in our thoughts & prayers.
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happy@last
So sorry to hear of your and your children's loss. You've had a pretty rough time, hang in there.
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Did you work hard to get privileges within the Jehovah's Witnesses Organization...? Did you ever wanted to be a CO, DO or marry a CO or DO?
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happy@last
I never worked hard for privileges, I just worked hard because that's the type of person I am, and I was given them as a consequence, each time I was surprised.
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Must Read, Sticky Topics
by konceptual99 inhaving just found this gem with leolaia's superb post with 18 reasons the flood of noah's day is a myth..... http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/222593/1/did-the-global-flood-of-the-bible-really-happen-please-give-evidence.
... i wondered what topics going back through the archives should be must reads for anyone coming to jwn?
what topics/posts should be made sticky (if that ever where to be a possibility)?.
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happy@last
Marking for later
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Hello
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happy@last
Welcome here, I agree it is a great place. I hope you find peace in your situation, many find the mental turmoil too much to keep going. It's great you have interests and a life away from the 'religion'.