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  I finally told my parents

  by nolongerconfused in

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  so as some of you already may know, i have stopped going to meetings for good and have nothing to do with wbts anymore...did not write a letter of disassociation because i dont believe an organization should spiritually execute me for rejecting men's tradition and false doctrine...some of you may recall i spoke to my wife and are in good terms, even though she's still an active jw.

  my parents are both active jw's...when i visited them yesterday, they clearly did not expect me to tell them i had left the "org"...to my huge surprise, after i explained to them i had found ttatt (truth about the truth) and gave compelling evidence of my reasoning, and using the scriptures, they totally sided with me...i was dumbfounded...one of my parents even brought up ray franz and his book coc....i was like wtf??.

  they told me all of these years they never had the guts to say anything about the hypocrisy in this org and they were glad that i as their son was able to step up and believe what is right and what is on the bible...they re-assured their love to me and they were happy i had found happiness in jesus christ and the need to have a personal relationship with him and not through a man made organization.... i totally did not expect this response from my parents...but it just leaves me to think that there are thousands of active jw's out there feeling the same way and don't have the courage to step up to the org...still don't know what they are going to do, but i got the feeling they will do the same eventually and move on from the wbts.... have a great week everyone.

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  Newly Enlightened

  Awesome! So happy for your NLC. Peace be with you on your journey.
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  Came clean to the wife and all is good!

  by Comatose in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have been reading steven hassan's books as well studying like never before.

  my wife has seen the amount studying i am doing, just hasnt known what all subjects instudy.

  over the last few weeks i've slowly shared certain things.

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  Newly Enlightened

  So happy to hear that your wife has seen the real truth. Peace to you both.
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  Gentile Times Reconsidered - Download the Book

  by VM44 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  commentary press has made the book "the gentile times reconsidered" available to download.. visit this page for the download location.. [link deleted by request of poster].

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  Newly Enlightened

  Scribd has the book to read on-line for free. Or you can purchase a digital copy

  http://www.scribd.com/doc/40379838/The-Gentile-Times-Reconsidered
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  Fantasy "Forbidden Fruit" Ex-Witness Party

  by CaptainSchmideo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  if you could get all willing participants on this board together in one area for a party, and told them to bring favorite music, food, movies, and dressed in certain fashion, all of which has been discouraged or outright banned either by the wts or by their flunkies (do, co, elders, busybodies in the hall, etc.

  ), what would you bring?.

  i would bring:.

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  Newly Enlightened

  Awesome all of you. I can tell Gojira is MY kid, she's got my warped sense of humor. I love KISS & Godsmack.
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  Watch Out For This Leaven in 2 Week's Time!!

  by The Searcher in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  in the watchtower study article (par.

  2) being discussed in two week's time, this divisive and false teaching is being shovelled down our throats again, being portrayed as 'spiritual food';.

  "of course, no matter where we reside, foreigners live among us.

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  Newly Enlightened

  Sounds like the R&F/ordinary JW's just got knocked down again! Why the publishers cannot see any of this is mystifying. it truly is severe mind control.
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  Publications pdf request

  by trackregister99 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i collecting many pdf of watchtower publications.

  and i get some by archive.org, but i found that other missing are in this forum.

  but i found that many of senspace links are dead.

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  Newly Enlightened

  If anyone knows how to copy an older WT library program I have to make it available to everyone. Please let me know and I will gladly get anything anyone needs. Thanks
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  Question about unbaptised publishers

  by XPeterX in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  jws are over 7.5 million.do they count unbaptised publishers as jws?do we know how many baptised jws are there today?.

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  Newly Enlightened

  I believe they count unbaptized publishers as well.
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  Newbie - I need advice!

  by awakening in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  well here it is, my first post!

  it feels like a huge step like the point of no return.

  i am a born in, still in wanting to get out ms. i have refused eldership, used to pioneer and have sooo many stories.

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  Newly Enlightened

  Hi Awakening....WELCOME. You are starting on a journey that will be difficult at times but once you start learning about the real truth you will feel freer and your mind more clearer that it ever was as a JW. When it comes to your wife, the thing that we have discovered that helps is you have to fight fire with fire. If they like the preaching work then kindly and calmly tell them that householders are stumping JW's at the door and putting it on Youtube to teach people how to humiliate Witnesses. Then show her the Reasoning book pg 89. The WTS quotes there from the Imperial Bible dictionary. The [...] is some missing information and they end it with '...to have been an upright pole'. {Period] when the ACTUAL book has a [,] and continues to say "and this always remained the more prominant part." [Meaning not the only part] Imperial Bible Dictionary pg 376 Under subheading 'Cross, crux" http://archive.org/stream/theimperialbible01unknuoft#page/376/mode/1up Then ask them, your own Reasoning book quotes from this book, but they leave some information out, so they are actually MISQUOTING this book. How would you deal with that if a householder does this? Peace on your journey.
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  New Girl

  by excitesinceredetermination in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  hello to everyone :) i wanted to introduce myself as a newbie.

  i was raised in and i am currently on active status due to most of my family being very much in, but i am so ready to be done and have felt that way for quite some time.

  internally i know this is not the right religion without a doubt.

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  Newly Enlightened

  Welcome. Don't be afraid to learn and research The truth will stand up to scrutiny but a lie will always fail. It will be difficult but I honestly feel that Jesus is calling his sheep out of organized religions.

  Peace on your journey.
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  Funny JW photos & cartoons

  by sacolton in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  please share funny jw cartoons and photos.

  i would love to see what you have..

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  Newly Enlightened

  I think this one is one of my favorites, JW's are at the bottom with Mormon's:

  http://www.holytaco.com/flowchart-determine-what-religion-you-should-follow/