Topics Started by GoneAwol

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''Spiritual high(TM)'' after an a$$emb£y anyone?
by punkofnice in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i remember having been to a convention or a$$emby for however many days and when i came back i didn't want to go back to work/school because i felt on a buzz.. what was that all about????.

any ideas?

anyone else get that?.
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Hubby and Wifey saying Hi
by free and happy in
1. jw
2. friends
so where do you start?.

i've been reading peoples experiences for several months now trying to figure out what i want to say but how do you put your whole life into a few words?.

i was a born in but have been happy and free for 5 years and luckily for me my husband felt the same way and we have freed our children from being brainwashed.
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Hi! I'm New Here
by alecholmesthedetective in
1. jw
2. friends
hi there, as was suggested to me, i'm starting this thread to say hi to everyone.. my awakening began recently, after the new light on the 'slave'.

i felt it didn't add up and went to check and found out ttatt.

for a while i tried to find evidence of whether the wt might still be god's organization, i needn't say i couldn't.. i had already resigned as a ministerial servant and a pioneer, had already had several issues with the elders and did not put up with their nonsense for a long.
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The BEST way to "wake up" a JW
by Phizzy in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
we have debated this over many years and in many threads, as all of us have family and/or former friends still in.

it seems that there is no "best" way to wake up a jw, it is as elusive as the "true" religion it seems.. but a comment made by poster "emery" on another thread stood out to me, he/she said :.

"what i have gathered is that most witnesses seem to be in it for emotional reasons.
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Anxiety Attacks At Meetings
by EmptyInside in
1. jw
2. friends
i believe i posted on this before.

but,i was recently thinking back when i was still regularly going to meetings.

and how sometimes,just the thought of having to start to get ready to go,sent me in a panic.
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Theists, why does God allow suffering..
by The Quiet One in
1. watchtower
2. bible
..specifically, the suffering of animals.

you can talk about free will/sin/people choosing to not listen to god etc to explain human suffering being allowed.. but how can you love a god that allows animals, that haven't sinned or chosen to not have anything to do with god, to have their short lives ended in often long, drawn out, painful ways.

i could list stories i've read that would probably make you feel ill, but i'm not looking to shock anyone or start an emotional debate.
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ex-jw-uk
by bigmac in
1. jw
2. friends
i'm quite new to this site, & have realised some members have a union jack symbol under their avatar.

i don't.. could we have a "show of hands" from any uk members?

i've already found several by reading older posts..
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What JW catch phrase DRIVES YOU NUTS!!!!
by megaflower in
1. jw
2. friends
"we should be mindful".

grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
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Old Convention Pictures
by Bangalore in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
old convention pictures.. .

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bangalore.
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Crazy JW chaperon Stories
by superman in
1. jw
2. friends
the jw's must not trust their members or at least don't have too much faith in them when it comes to being alone around member of the opposite sex.

i can remember one time in particular from when i was a teenager that still makes me laugh today.. when i was younger i used to go out in service on a regular basis during the week when i had summer break.

one time when i met for service there were only two other people that showed up.