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  Faith in God should not be weak because of a wicked organization?!

  by Mr Fool in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i feel it strange that many here is here because of the wt organizations lies, contradictions etc (?!).

  a deep and personal belief in god should not stand or fall because of a wicked organization that manipulate people.

  i have a feeling that other christians in other organizations are more stable in their belief.

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  Doc hit the nail on the head, especially for me as a born-in. I have tried to go to other churches after leaving but they were so demonized to me as a kid, it's very difficult and I've been out for a while.
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  Announcement: Schools for Couples and Single Brothers replaced by School for 'everyone'

  by dropoffyourkeylee in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i know this was noted earlier:.

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/266186/3/the-big-announcement-this-week#.uoaoe_yo5dg.

  but it was officially announced today that the school for couples and the school for single brothers were being combined with the new twist that single sisters would be allowed also.

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  How long before they allow sisters to have leadership positions in the congregation?
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  Planting Seeds--Plants Do Not Grow Overnight

  by blondie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i see some post here that want family and friends to see ttatt immediately.. i'm a gardener, a serious one.

  we make sure we put in an area that gets sun, check the soil each year, put in compost and other amendments, make sure we plant seeds compatible with the ones next to them, plant far enough apart, proper amount of water.

  everything can be perfect but when i go out the day after planting...nothing has broken through yet.

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  Great post, Blondie (as usual).

  To IloveTTATT-my dad was the first one to awaken in my family and he tried to show me ttatt but I was like your mom. I was actually relieved when he died because I felt like Jehovah would forgive his apostasy and resurrect him. However, after he died, little by little the things he shared with me started to sink in and my own awakening happened. That was 16 years ago.

  My brother is the only other one in my family that listened to my dad (actually he started leaving before my dad). My husbands whole family are still die-hard JWs who are saddened by our leaving. I don't even try to talk to them anymore about ttatt. After a while, you build a life outside of the organization and the freedom that you feel outweighs the sadness. I love my family but I don't have anything in common with them anymore.
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  Interesting TED talk

  by TweetieBird in

  1. social
  2. humour

  even though this is primarily about coming out of the gay closet - it can also apply to coming out of the "apostacy" closet.. http://www.upworthy.com/a-4-year-old-girl-asked-a-lesbian-if-shes-a-boy-she-responded-the-awesomest-way-possible.

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  Even though this is primarily about coming out of the gay closet - it can also apply to coming out of the "apostacy" closet.

  http://www.upworthy.com/a-4-year-old-girl-asked-a-lesbian-if-shes-a-boy-she-responded-the-awesomest-way-possible
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  "Take Me As I Am" (a song by Rumer)

  by Rufus T. Firefly in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was deeply touched by a story titled i escaped a cult, and it ruined my life by rachel mirante saavedr which she posted on facebook.

  in it she makes the point that, to jws, "love is absolutely conditional.

  " it was my experience, too, that the concept of unconditional love is totally rejected by jws, and, thinking back, that may well have been the very first discrepancy i perceived between the christ-like personality and what i observed within the jw culture.

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  I just discovered her recently while watching, "Live from Daryl's House". She has a beautiful voice. She did this song on the show.

  Here is the link, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqgmTGQ8MIU

  But what really blew me away was her doing this song, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5hzeKlRYNM
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  Has the organization changed their policy toward inactive ones?

  by TweetieBird in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  for the past few years, family members and long time friends have pretty much ignored us because we don't go to meetings.

  recently, my sister (a regular pioneer) asked me to friend her on facebook, my mother-in-law (a regular pioneer) actually visited us and stayed in our home and another friend that i haven't heard from in years just asked me to friend her on facebook.

  just curious..

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  I was just curious. I finally got to the point where having my family and close friends ignore me didn't bother me and now they are back in my life.
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  Has the organization changed their policy toward inactive ones?

  by TweetieBird in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  for the past few years, family members and long time friends have pretty much ignored us because we don't go to meetings.

  recently, my sister (a regular pioneer) asked me to friend her on facebook, my mother-in-law (a regular pioneer) actually visited us and stayed in our home and another friend that i haven't heard from in years just asked me to friend her on facebook.

  just curious..

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  For the past few years, family members and long time friends have pretty much ignored us because we don't go to meetings. Recently, my sister (a regular pioneer) asked me to friend her on facebook, my mother-in-law (a regular pioneer) actually visited us and stayed in our home and another friend that I haven't heard from in years just asked me to friend her on facebook. Just curious.
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  Former Longtime Elder- Met up with a Former CO,DO

  by James Jackson in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  at a convention recently, i met with don wallace, a former co and do.

  he told me he came off the road 6 years ago and is living in scottsboro al.

  him and his wife are in their late 70's.

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  Funny story about Don Wallace...I had him as a CO way back when everyone was afraid of buying things at a garage sale for fear of the demons. He bought pretty much everything second hand and one of the sisters asked, "Brother Wallace, aren't you afraid of the demons?" His response was, "NO, let them get their own stuff." He was actually a pretty entertaining fellow.
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  Question for the married guys

  by TweetieBird in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  is it possible to be friends with a woman, text her, call her, etc and not be physically attracted to her?.

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  Is it possible to be friends with a woman, text her, call her, etc and not be physically attracted to her?
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  Amazing Video, A must watch for every JW

  by His Excellency in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jespkydgizu.

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  Funny stuff! Seriously, I was born in and didn't know half of that crap.