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first time post
by zanex in
1. jw
2. experiences
wow...i am floored...it has been damn good to read some of the posts..i never thought there were so many people with the same prob's.

been df'd for a few years and still have an elder dad and a very devout mom who constantly make me feel like i am a "stain" if not for my "worldly" wife i dont think i wud be here to make this post...
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They shun you--Do you love them?
by ashitaka in
1. jw
2. friends
for all who have, are, or will be shunned (which should pretty much be all of us), do you still have a deep love for those who now shun you...now, not familial love, but an active love that yearns for that person's companionship?.

i have several regrets; one of them is the friends that i've lost.

how about you guys?.
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Never, Ever Believe A Thing They Tell You.
by Englishman in
1. jw
2. friends
my son and daughter from my previous marriage have just been kicked in the teeth by witness teaching.

they have never ever been jws, which makes it worse imo.. they have just been dumped by their jw grandfather, dumped by their uncle, dumped by their aunt.

when my dfd ex-wife lost her mother a couple of years back, her jw sisters and brother decided to put a stop to my exs alienation.
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first time post
by amazed in
1. jw
2. experiences
just nice to know that i'm not alone.

i'm truly amazed and had no idea unitil yesterday surfing on a whim i decided to confront my past.

it's a blessing for me and i feel another turning point in my life because now i have lots of people to talk to and i know now that i wasn't and i'm not going crazy and that it's not just me.
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Do You Still Believe a God Cares for You?
by JosephAlward in
1. jw
2. friends
i've been a part of this forum for about one month, and during that time i've been struck by the willingness of many so former jehovah witnesses either to ridicule the bible, or to stand by while it's being ridiculed.

so, i'm wondering how many of them while witnesses suffered through experiences so searing that they no longer believe in the god of the old testament.. who among you still believe that underneath the layers of contradictions, inconsistencies, and errors in the bible there may be found the words of a god who created the universe, and who also cares about you, personally?.

joseph f. alward.
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Shunning of Witnesses
by ItsJustMe in
1. jw
2. experiences
i know that we hear a lot about disfellowshipping - but how many families were shown simliar treatment by their relatives when they became witnesses?.

while we still had contact with my parents' families, there was definetely a line drawn.

i remember one time when i was about eight i called my aunt's house.
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"I can't find my car..."
by teejay in
1. jw
2. friends
one of my closest friends in all the world is someone i'll call m. m is in her mid-thirties and was raised a jw from infancy but is one no longer.

her parents are still very jw... her dad is a very high profile, respected elder in a large american city.

they are both cool people... i've sat and had long talks with both of them about subjects having nothing to do with 'the truth.
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Greetings from Newbie
by c5 in
1. jw
2. experiences
my name is cari.

i am fairly new here.

here is my story.. i was "raised in the truth".
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Where were you in 1975?
by dins in
1. jw
2. friends
i have a vivid memory of 1975 even though i was only 6 years old.

i remember the whispers and the fervor surrounding the year.

i even had an uncle who marked his calendar every day with big red xs proclaiming that he couldn't wait for "this evil system of things to end.".
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Song 113 - "We are Jehovah's Witnesses"
by Simon in
1. jw
2. friends
song 113 - "we are jehovah's witnesses".

i've seen pics of sharon stone.

celebreties i'd love to bone.