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  LURKING JW: Thinking of leaving? Learn from my experience.

  by SnakesInTheTower in

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  "mental wondering in the wilderness"... uh oh.... it's a long post from snakes.... lol.

  yep... i think that is the best way to describe where i am at in life right now.

  if you have read my past posts (mostly in the private section) you know some of my history as a life-long (now former) witness.. i have been away from the jw religion, for all intents and purposes, since dec. 06, though it was not until sept 07 that i stopped attending meetings.

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  Ditto rubadubdub... and LisaRose.
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  Fish in the sand and dove leaving the WT

  by dissonance_resolved in

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  so i've been pondering that there must be quite a few active jws out there who are conscious/awakened/lurking, but it's so risky to ask questions to find out they are.

  i'm sure this isn't anywhere in the watchtower, but i've read that early christians had the secret symbol of the fish to help identify friends, i.e.

  drawing a fish in the sand would secretly identify someone as being a christian.

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  I like this idea. I am lonely. I use an ipad though so no watchtower to draw on.

  Lets reopen this discussion in the members area.... and come up with something easy to draw and easy to explain away....
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  BROTHERS & SISTERS - READ THE BROCHURE!

  by The Searcher in

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  2. beliefs

  jesus always used illustrations to help people reason on the import of what he was saying.

  here is an illustration followed by a reality;.

  imagine that your heart went out to all those poor people who suffered when fukushima blew up, so much so, that when an internationally renowned charity asked for donations to help those in need, you donated $5000 to the cause.

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  First of all Old Hippie, Im sure the call for money at circuit assemblies varies around the world - our assembly hall is fully paid for also but we still get the deficits announced. Have a look at an old thread called Circuit Accounts Servants Confesses how the SCAM WORKS!! It was by a poster who'd actually been on the accounts department and knows how it was all worked out. Like I said, Im sure it varies around the world somewhat, and that was an old post. No one is suggesting that these halls are free.

  In relation to the Katrina/ Insurance thing. Perhaps a more appropriate thing for the Work Crew Team leader would be to encourage the recipient of all that voluntary labour to use some or all of their insurance cheque to help the volunteers out with their expenses, rather than give the estimated cost to the WTS. Or not suggest anything at all, just know that someone who is a brother or sister will do the right thing, and let them exercise their conscience in the matter!

  Marking this thread for future reference.
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  My quick introduction

  by Adam Believed in

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  hi, all.. ive been lurking and reading for many months now.

  i have been an active member of jwrecovery for sometime now.

  its iphone friendly!

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  Welcome, great story!

  Love Sky

  Might try JWstruggle myself - i tend to do most of my reading hear at night on my iphone!
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  Newbie Here- but I've been here the whole time

  by TheDarksideHasCalledMe in

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  my wife and in-laws are now here and i'm on now.

  i'm going to copy and paste my first post from jwstruggle...... my story is, i grew up as a jw.

  my parents found out later on and didn't tell anyone.

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  Welcome Darkside, Gojira, Newly Enlighted & Brother of Hawk. So glad you all have each other here on the other side!

  Sorry to hear of your incredibly heartbreaking experience Darkside... very brave of you for sharing. I am sure others with similar experiences will appreciate it, and maybe be able to provide support and understanding where needed.

  Love Sky x
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  Has Your Personality Changed Since Leaving The Witnesses?

  by minimus in

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  i have an aquaintance that likes to say, "once an a hole always an a hole".

  i guess you could reason that whatever your religious views were, your core is you are who you are.. did your personality change for better or worse when you left the organization?.

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  Less judgemental, less strict
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  You CAN continue associating with wordly/disfellowshipped family members AND get a higher education

  by Anony Mous in

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  -- therefore, explain that a parent's decision an a child's associates would not be based on religion, but on the young one's conduct ... it will probably help if you acknowledge that this does not mean that all other youths whom your children are around in the neighborhood or at school are no good.

  some of them may be pleasant and decent, as some of your neighbors, relatives, and workmates are.

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  **WOW, just....WOW**

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  Why I Stayed Married to my "Apostate" Husband for 30 Years. Help for those whose marriages are in trouble now that you have left The Lie.

  by rubadubdub in

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  i have to say i am surprised and am quite saddened to hear how many jdub marriages fall apart when one partner becomes an "unbelieving mate" or even an "apostate.

  " i thought i might post my thoughts on my thinking process during the time my hubby, bethelyellowdollarbag, in my jdub thinking moved along the path from an "unbelieving mate" to an "apostate" over the course of 30 years before i finally woke up to ttatt.

  "-1 corinthians 10:13.. *** it-1 p. 126 apostasy ***.

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  JGNAT, i wish you lived near me or vice versa. Have read so many of your posts and I think you're a really great person, and your presence here is invaluable. ((HUGS))
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  Party at the Kingdom Hall!

  by OneDayillBeFree in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so being that once upon a time i was one of the elites, a regular pioneering, high & mighty jw, i still have the "keys to the kingdom" as i've always called them and was bored this past saturday night and had a couple non-jw friends (the real & unconditional kind) in my car.

  as we were driving around trying to find something new and exciting to do we passed by the road which leads to my kh.

  and then i thought why not go over there, show my friends what this cult looks like from the inside?.

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  wish i was one of your friends... that wouldve been fun...
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  Party at the Kingdom Hall!

  by OneDayillBeFree in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so being that once upon a time i was one of the elites, a regular pioneering, high & mighty jw, i still have the "keys to the kingdom" as i've always called them and was bored this past saturday night and had a couple non-jw friends (the real & unconditional kind) in my car.

  as we were driving around trying to find something new and exciting to do we passed by the road which leads to my kh.

  and then i thought why not go over there, show my friends what this cult looks like from the inside?.

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  lol, is this a late april fools joke!? if not, yay you. And they couldnt say you were trespassing... you have a key!