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  Did you choose your religion, or did someone else choose it for you?

  by jwleaks in

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  Mother picked for me my grandfather for my mother
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  Lot's of talk on the July Watchtower?

  by noonehome in

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  so i've heard lots of talk from within about the 'new light' in this watchtower...i'm yet to look at it in any detail.

  i'm kind of surprised actually...i first heard about it here before it was even available but close to the time it did come out people started bringing it up - even our co.. some say things like "have you heard about this?

  " or "big changes," or "allot of things they said we believed, i didn't realize,"(lots of that) or "brain-overload" or " too much information, but i've never felt more pumped up" or "it's soo exciting to see jehovah's spirit lead his organization..." or "it requires time to sink in, but it's a good feeling!

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  I was told you have to attend all the meetings befor it makes sense.
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  Apostacitis

  by Rufus T. Firefly in

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  apostacitis is a term denoting a condition with which the watchtower society has become thoroughly infected, particularly since the year 1981 when sincere christians who merely resigned from the organization over principled differences in belief became viewed the same as unrepentant wrongdoers (1 cor.

  5:11) and as those rejecting the good news about the christ (2 john 9-11).

  there was a time when news of one becoming an apostate was so rare among witnesses that it sent shockwaves throughout the organization.

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  Apostacitis and shun gun go hand in hand. These two topics are right in line with what I told my husband today. If JWs werent so fast to df and shun that wouldnt have so many apostates to worry about.

  Rufus T. Firefly WELCOME Gma-tired2
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  Your worst convention experience.

  by zeb in

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  by a split second rescuing our handicapped son from being pushed down the stairs by a flood of sisters rushing out to see as the drama had started.. the main offender being a special pioneer..

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  Any assembly at Dodger Stadium

  RoseBowl 8 days in 1963

  Enough said
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  25 YEARS of compiled yearbook statistics

  by 88JM in

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  hello again folks - as promised in my last thread here, i've been working on turning yearbook statistics into excel spreadsheets.. coincidentally, today is my 25th birthday (spare a thought for a fader).. i've now updated the spreadsheet with yearbook data all the way back to 1988 (the year i was born), therefore it now contains 25 years of statistics.. there were a lot of countries changing around and for some it was possible to create a continuation of data.

  some are a simple change of name like south-west africa to namibia.

  others, for example - in 1993 with czechoslovakia splitting into two countries (czech republic and slovakia) i have added an extra row that provides a continuation of the data, combining czech republic and slovakia back together as if they were still one country.

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  Happy Birthday 88JM

  Slimboy Happy Birthday

  Both of you have a long happy life ahead.
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  Who Are Your Past Circuit Overseers? It's a small world..

  by mentallyfree31 in

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  who were your past circuit overseers?

  i'm sure a lot of us actually know mutual people, as the co's relocate all over the country.. here's a few from the southeast us: (let me know if you recognize any names and post yours too please...).

  ellwood johnson (new york/philadelphia area for several years also).

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  Danny boy mentioned WayneKnott, I knew him when I was still in my teens. Nice guy back then but definetly not a CO. I remember Kite and Roth
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  Clawing out of poverty via (E)ducation, not education

  by MTSman in

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  okay, so i've been what i believe is called a, "lurker", on this site for about four years.

  i honestly don't remember how i stumbled on to it, but i totally get everyone here.

  i'm a, "born in", pinoneered for like six-teen years, servered where the need is great several times, and even went to the, as the name alludes to, mts before it became a watered down theocratic ministry school.

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  Welcome MTSman. at least you are learning while still young many are in our senior years. Good luck with your studies. Educaional Studies
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  RIP Annette Funicello

  by Dagney in

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  the cutest mouseketeer and beach party girl ever.. .

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  A sad day. I knew her husbands sister. My heart goes out to the eentire family. It was sais she always was a very loving, kind woman. RIP
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  Did reading Jwfacts help you? Please take a moment to say thanks..

  by The Quiet One in

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  it seems as though so many of the stories of people who are now mentally free that i read on here involved reading jwfacts.com at some point along the way.. he basically saved my sanity (questionable, i know!

  ), and was never as sensational and garish as other sites which immediately scared me away.

  why not take a minute out of your day to say thanks for any difference that jwfacts made to your life, and tell us what it was that helped you?...

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  JWfacts very informative spent time reading today. Thank You!!
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  Disfellowshipped from Bethel??

  by gma-tired2 in

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  2. beliefs

  my question is it harder to be reinstated if you were disfellowshipped while at bethel.

  i have someone who i worry about because of fear what he might do?

  he has been denied at least twice even though he goes to all meeting and has tried so hard..

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  drewcoul 2 years ago. spoke to his mom today she says he has started school, started making a couple of friends and has a fear of even asking elders for reinstement. Parents spoke to local elders about what problem for reinstament (more family members) Its the bethel elders preventing it.We are glad he is now beginning to start a life again