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  Finally got asked "THE Question"

  by TweetieBird in

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  i don't post too often here but have been coming here for a few years now.

  i have been successfully fading for the past 10 years (so i thought) but went to visit jw family members last week and the matriarch of the family asked us if we still believed it was jehovah's organization.

  after avoiding a direct answer and trying to skirt the issue for a while, finally the hubby said, "no, we don't believe it's jehovah's organization".

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  mentalclearness...you have no idea! They are so indoctrinated that they can't even take a crap without consulting the governing body to see if they are sitting on the toilet the proper way.

  satanus...if she could be an elder, she would.
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  Finally got asked "THE Question"

  by TweetieBird in

  1. jw
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  i don't post too often here but have been coming here for a few years now.

  i have been successfully fading for the past 10 years (so i thought) but went to visit jw family members last week and the matriarch of the family asked us if we still believed it was jehovah's organization.

  after avoiding a direct answer and trying to skirt the issue for a while, finally the hubby said, "no, we don't believe it's jehovah's organization".

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  I'm really okay with it, now I won't have to listen to all of her field service experiences, explain why we didn't make it to the district convention, etc. Fortunately, none of my kids embraced "the truth" so I don't have to worry about losing my kids to the cult for which I am truly grateful. Moving away from there was the best thing we ever did. It would be more difficult if we still lived there and had to run into family all of the time. Most of my lifelong JW friends were not really true friends so that's not a loss either.

  I learned a long time ago that love from JW's is conditional, as long as you are attending every meeting and going in field service, you are loved. Stop and it's all over.
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  Finally got asked "THE Question"

  by TweetieBird in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i don't post too often here but have been coming here for a few years now.

  i have been successfully fading for the past 10 years (so i thought) but went to visit jw family members last week and the matriarch of the family asked us if we still believed it was jehovah's organization.

  after avoiding a direct answer and trying to skirt the issue for a while, finally the hubby said, "no, we don't believe it's jehovah's organization".

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  I don't post too often here but have been coming here for a few years now. I have been successfully fading for the past 10 years (so I thought) but went to visit JW family members last week and the matriarch of the family asked us if we still believed it was Jehovah's organization. After avoiding a direct answer and trying to skirt the issue for a while, finally the hubby said, "NO, we don't believe it's Jehovah's organization".

  She said that she would inform the family that we were no longer Jehovah's Witnesses. Fortunately, she had to leave for field service and we left for home. Found out later that she did call everyone in the family and told them about it and that future association with us was over. So I guess we have been disfellowshipped from the family.

  I had been trying to avoid that day for so long but there's something freeing about not having to pretend anymore.

  Happy New Year!
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  Anybody here from Florida? Daytona Beach- Sanford areas?

  by Cindi_67 in

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  is there anybody here from areas between daytona beach and sanford in florida?

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  I used to live in Daytona but fortunately got out of there.
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  Eat, Pray, Love

  by changeling in

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  anybody read this book?.

  my sister in law recommended it to me after reading some of my essays.. i was hesitant because of the "pray" part.

  i'm currently very anti-religion.. well, i heard oprah (my hero) was featuring the book and the author on today's show.

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  I know this topic was started months ago. I heard about this book a while back and refused to read it. Well, I watched Oprah the other day and saw the author on it so I went out and got the book. I really enjoyed reading it and couldn't put it down. I too am anti-religious but consider myself a spiritual person. I don't know that it would appeal to any men or very few men, but I definitely would recommend it to all of my girlfriends.
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  My conversation with Jesus

  by Gregor in

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  many times when i am troubled or confused, i find comfort in sitting in my back yard and having a jack daniel's on the rocks, along with a quiet conversation with jesus.

  this happened to me again after a particularly difficult day.

  i said, "jesus, why do i work so hard?

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  Good one!
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  What song describes your state of mind at this point in your life?

  by restrangled in

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  mine is the verve /bitter sweet symphony...... what's yours?

  icanchange, icanchange, icanchange....nonono!.

  r..

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  I'm Moving On by Rascal Flatts

  I've dealt with my ghosts and I've faced all my demons
  Finally content with a past I regret
  I've found you find strength in your moments of weakness
  For once I'm at peace with myself
  I've been burdened with blame, trapped in the past for too long
  I'm movin' on
  
  I've lived in this place and I know all the faces
  Each one is different but they're always the same
  They mean me no harm but it's time that I face it
  They'll never allow me to change
  But I never dreamed home would end up where I don't belong
  I'm movin' on
  
  I'm movin' on
  At last I can see life has been patiently waiting for me
  And I know there's no guarantees, but I'm not alone
  There comes a time in everyone's life
  When all you can see are the years passing by
  And I have made up my mind that those days are gone
  
  I sold what I could and packed what I couldn't
  Stopped to fill up on my way out of town
  I've loved like I should but lived like I shouldn't
  I had to lose everything to find out
  Maybe forgiveness will find me somewhere down this road
  I'm movin' on
  
  I'm movin' on
  I'm movin' on
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  Did you feel like this toward the end? Brothers/Sisters & worldly people

  by jambon1 in

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  i can remember about 2 years before i exited the org i had a terrible dilema which didn't really have anything to do with my doubts in relation to doctrine.. the problem was hearing over and over and over about the fact that being in the org was 'the best place to be'.

  that the brothers were 'true friends'.

  didn't they have a video out called 'ypa - how can i make real friends?'.

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  CONDITIONAL LOVE - that is what the organization is made up of. I have seen it with my own family. They love you as long as you are attending every meeting, going in service, blah, blah, blah. The minute you slack off, you are treated like you have a plague. Jaguarbass, you left when it was still more like a real brotherhood, at least for me anyway. I have fond memories of growing up in the organization, non JWs were not regarded as filth like they are now. And yes, I always got tired of hearing the bashing of non-jw's as the "worldly" people I knew seemed to have more morals than a lot of the witnesses I knew.
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  Need some info

  by TweetieBird in

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  i haven't been to a meeting in a couple of years but getting ready to visit witness relatives and will have to go to meetings.

  can someone fill me in on what they are studying at the book study and anything else that might be new or different the past 2 years?

  thanks!

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  I haven't been to a meeting in a couple of years but getting ready to visit Witness relatives and will have to go to meetings. Can someone fill me in on what they are studying at the book study and anything else that might be new or different the past 2 years? Thanks!
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  Have You Ever Met A "Celebrity" or Actually See One Face To Face?

  by minimus in

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  while i was in new york i walked by two men and one looked like the comedian jackie mason whom i adore.

  i looked at him and said, "i just wanted to say how much i enjoy your shows.

  i've seen you perform a number of times".

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  I was at a party once and met Branscombe Richmond (Bobby Sixkiller) from Renegade. He was a really nice guy.