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  How can I ever leave this cult?

  by Julia Orwell in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've been out nearly two years but it's not out of me.

  i am on school holidays now til february so i thought without work to worry about i can come off my medication.

  i phased it slowly, starting in early november to avoid the physical side effects of coming down.

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  mgmelkat

  I had the same problem. could not make close friends And never thought I'd trust anyone to get close to again. But over the past two years I've managed to make two close friends and we talk about everything and I've told them of my JW past and they've been a great support for me and they've proved themselves to be true friends. They've helped me heal. And helped me to have enough confidence to stand on my own, seperate from JWism. JWism no longer cripples me with fear. I admit I do get moments of anxiety and stress regarding JWs, especially as my parents are in but it's slowly dissipating. I know I'm right in leaving that religion.

  I used to be on medications too- Effexor and Epilim for a mood disorder. It caused my daughter to be born with a disability. I refused to take them ever again But I've not been as bad as I was prior to having children. I still suffer bouts of depression and struggle but that's when my friends and my mum comes and helps me.
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  Why isn't the story of SAMPSON quickly and clearly regarded a myth?

  by Terry in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  judges chapter 15:.

  14 when he came to lehi, the philistines shouted triumphantly at meeting him.

  then jehovahs spirit empowered him,+ and the ropes on his arms became like linen threads that were scorched with fire, and his fetters melted off his hands.+ 15 he now found a fresh jawbone of a male donkey; he reached out and grabbed it and struck down 1,000 men with it.+ 16 then samson said: with the jawbone of a donkeyone heap, two heaps!

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  mgmelkat

  This is interesting reading regarding long hair.....

  http://www.sott.net/article/234783-The-Truth-About-Hair-and-Why-Indians-Would-Keep-Their-Hair-Long
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  Best scriptures for countering TOMO III's comment about "inactive ones"??

  by DATA-DOG in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  what do you say, bible gurus???

  a relative asked me what i thought of the zone visit.

  i am in the process of gathering my thoughts.

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  What about Romans 14?

  Accept the one whose faith is weak, without quarreling over disputable matters. One person’s faith allows them to eat anything, but another, whose faith is weak, eats only vegetables. The one who eats everything must not treat with contempt the one who does not, and the one who does not eat everything must not judge the one who does, for God has accepted them. Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To their own master, servants stand or fall. And they will stand, for the Lord is able to make them stand. (‭Romans‬ ‭14‬:‭1-4‬ NIV)
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  Interesting Religious Conversation with my Daughter...

  by garyneal in

  1. social
  2. family

  yesterday, my wife was getting ready for the kh and told the kids that they had to get ready too.

  i figured, oh well, they're heading to the hall at least i can get the time i need to catch up on some house work and what not.

  before i know it, the wife gave up and allowed the kids to stay.

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  mgmelkat

  I teach my children in the same way! I explain how different people believe and worship in different ways and that we should respect that. They can also decide for themselves what they believe and what makes sense to them!
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  What is your GOAL ?

  by new hope and happiness in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi everyone.. i think this is a big question.

  but how would you answer it in the simpliest of terms?.

  in simple terms my " goals " are :-.

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  Goals? goals help me achieve my purpose. In my home based business for example I've been meaning to set up a website for a while now. But because I've set a goal to have it done this financial year I've gone and done it. Otherwise like all the years before I would never have done it And thus my business would still be in the same rut Of not moving forward.

  My General goal in life is to be a good person and to do the right thing by others. to be reasonable and to be good.
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  Heading to Melbourne International Convention right NOW Regular updates live here!

  by Witness 007 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  9.10 am on the train heading in..how late am i?

  train is full of witnesses and comic book characters...they have a comic convention.

  they seem to be having more fun.. .

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  Heading to Melbourne International Convention right NOW Regular updates live here!

  by Witness 007 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  9.10 am on the train heading in..how late am i?

  train is full of witnesses and comic book characters...they have a comic convention.

  they seem to be having more fun.. .

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  The press also says their are 20million members worldwide??????

  http://mobile.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/international-convention-of-jehovahs-witnesses-descends-on-melbourne-people-everywhere/story-fniym3t1-1227094524517

  "With 20 million members worldwide, Jehovah’s Witnesses exist in every one of the world’s 195 countries. 64,000 of them are reported to reside in Australia.

  Meanwhile, a whopping 8 million are registered to doorknock homes across the world."
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  I put the kingdom first! Now look what happened...

  by Julia Orwell in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  i put the kingdom first - by sheree stokell.

  so they dunked me in a pool.

  armageddon would be here soon.

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  mgmelkat

  Very powerful and well written!!!!
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  My JW friend turned down the "privilege" of working the literature table at the park. Why?

  by MissFit in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i have written before about my jw friend that plays hookie with me on sundays.

  we skip the meeting and go straight to lunch and margaritas.

  she converted later in life and has been a jw for over 25 years.. she is in her late 70's and has had heart problems.

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  mgmelkat

  They could give out iPads in return for an agreed payment, no, "donation", to be paid monthly for the rest of their lives!!,
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  Could it be that Jehovah is punishing me for leaving his religion?

  by Julia Orwell in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i know it's a completely absurd thing to say, but something happened to me today that triggered the old cult reaction.

  my mind instantly lapsed back into that of a jw and for a split second i thought that because i wasn't doing jehovah things that jehovah's blessing had been removed from me and this is why my life seems to be running into so many dead-ends.

  as a jw i attributed anything good happening to me to being the result of my being a good jw and dutifully doing everything the borg teaches.

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  mgmelkat

  When God closes one door, he opens another!! 😊