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  My 8 year old daughter tells me she is an atheist...???

  by sosoconfused in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so since we have not been to a meeting in 6 months or so, i decided to ask my daughter (on the way home from cheerleading practice - yeah i can't believe i am letting her engage in such a worldly activity lol) if she misses going to the kingdom hall.

  she says sometimes because she can't see her friend - but she has made new friends so it doesn't bother her too much.

  so i ask her, "well, what about learning about jehovah?

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  My 7 yr old son recently asked us how old god was, and when was his birthday. lol
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  Who I really am, my story on YOUTUBE!

  by Gojira_101 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the death of a jw and the birth of me the apostate.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2lwgowdpj8.

  a huge thanks to my friend ray publisher (jwstruggle) for posting my video for me.

  now that i am no longer held prisoner from the fear of watchtower, i can now help others!.

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  innerpeace

  Great video, thanks for sharing. It amazes me how some witnesses will shun family and friends when they're not even disfellowshipped. Crazy.

  Like your tatoo by the way. :)
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  My First Birthday!!!!!

  by Gojira_101 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my birthday isn't until the end of july but yesterday i got my first birthday gift in the mail.

  my best friend (stubborn disbeliever) sent me my gift early.

  i know what it is, but seeing it all wrapped up and knowing on my birthday i can open it...it really struck a cord with me.

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  innerpeace

  Happy birthday, hope you have a great one!

  It took me a little while to get over that feeling that I was doing something bad by celebrating my birthday. Now I don't even give it a second thought, and I enjoy my kids' birthdays now. Man-made rules full of nonsense.
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  at the DC right now,disgusting talk

  by losingit in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  tortured by this talk where they are attempting to legitimize the division/ separation of family.. "sadly friends some will refuse to have courage in this matter.is it not in our best interests to abide the arrangements of the christian congregation as set by jehovah?

  accept the torture stake involved in confessing union with christ.

  then they cite the example of a brother who is thankful to his wife for persisting in preaching to him.. now they are talking about disfellowshipping, lay serious guilt trip .the brother talking about his baby sister getting disfellowshipped, how his father cried for the first time.

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  innerpeace

  Makes me sad my family will be listening to this crap next week-end.
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  Smurf WArs

  by snare&racket in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  growing up in the uk we didnt hear any stories about smurfs being demonic or evil etc, i watched the smurfs without a bad consciense.. what were the stories?

  the rules and the reasons why?

  how widespread was this crazy idea?.

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  innerpeace

  I watched the Smurfs in the 80's it was one of my favorites as a kid, and I had a smurf t-shirt and the little figurines. Of course till the society said they were demonized. I remember a few yrs ago when they made a comeback with the new version of the movie, my son got a smurf toy in his happy meal and my mom said 'remember what the society has said about them, you should throw it away'. I said 'yeah that's stupid'. And she replied 'that's apostate thinking!'

  The society is doing the very same thing with the likes of Sparlock, just trying to put a modern spin on it with the dvds and stuff. Makes me so angry that they are making such a fuss over things like toys and putting fear into the kids' minds. And I do remember them specifically naming bands at assemblies, my brother had to throw away his Van Halen album.
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  I don't get it ... 80% of people in Oklahoma DON'T have a Tornado Shelter. Are they nuts ????

  by RubaDub in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i really don't understand.

  how can any homeowner in his right mind, not have a tornado shelter ???

  i understand that some people live in apartments and condos, but someone with any size yard (even a driveway) could have a shelter.. to me it's a no-brainer.

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  My family is in Oklahoma, my parents had a 'safe room' built in the garage, I believe that is what parakeet might have been talking about. If Im correct it has steel beams that go about 6 feet into the ground and can withstand up to an F4 but not an F5. We've had to get in there a good number of times during warnings. I know they're expensive but I do believe that they were able to get a good part of it back from the government, this was maybe 9 yrs ago so I don't know if they would still have such a program in place. They really need to build shelters in the schools, that should be priority.
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  HI! im new here...

  by outofthelionsden in

  1. forum
  2. tech-support

  i have been reading post on this forum for many months and i wanted to thank you all for all the great posts and comments that have really helped me get through this hard year of fading.

  my husband and i where born in jdubs and almost 1 year ago we started to fade , now that we think about it has been a few years that we were suffering from cognitive dissonance without knowing it.

  we feel that finally we have our life back , a life that is just starting.

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  Welcome, sorry your family is shunning you esp. since you aren't DF'd, is this an unwritten rule now or something? Take comfort that you and your husband are on the same page and lean on eachother for support. Looking forward to hearing your story.
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  WT August 15, 2013 QFR - Sitting next to a disfellowshipped child at meetings

  by Designer Stubble in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  page 8 of the latest wt (insider version) has a whole page dedicated to the question whether it is appropriate to sit next to a disfellowshipped child at meetings.. not sure how to paste this in, but check jw.org.

  perhaps someone can do this for me.. horrible, no words really on how pharisee like their cult grip and control has become!.

  first of all, without any shame they are talking about disfellowshipped minors.

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  Weird how they said 'this magazine' a couple times. It's like you better listen to 'this magazine' or else!
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  Joel Osteen...come again?

  by SophieG in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  alright then!.

  http://joelosteenministries.wordpress.com/2013/04/05/joel-osteen-resigns-cites-lack-of-faith-leaves-christianity/.

  i don't know how to make the link clickable.

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  innerpeace

  very interesting, I hope they let him leave peacefully if that's what he wants
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  Confused about Satan's plan according to WTS

  by new22day in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  my rudimentary understanding of jw beliefs is that satan is leading traditional christian religions and the wild beast of the un is his tool.

  is the wts concept that the un will eventually ban all religion and this will start the big a?

  wouldn't satan be working at cross purposes if 'he' is leading the false religions too??

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  innerpeace

  Do they still believe in the peace and security cry? I remember in the 90's that was all the talk, how the nations would declare peace and security and then the tribulation would start. If I remember correctly, they were still talking that way just a few years ago at one of the last meetings I went to, but maybe Im wrong and out of the loop now.