Laika

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  Finally sending a letter to the elders today

  by Suraj Khan in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  figured i'd give them a shot to explain why i was expelled from the congregation 23 years ago without counsel or a jc.

  dear sirs:.

  i attended the xxxx congregation in the mid-1980s as a teenaged unbaptized publisher.

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  Laika

  I've seen the reply, it goes like this:
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  Christadelphians (Christ brothers/Sisters)

  by Rip in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  in my plan to exit the jw i thought it would be good if i adhere to another faith group, not cultish as the jw but non trinitarian.. this is decided for the sake of my children (two sons)'s spritual safety.

  i researched the internet and in the non trinitarian groups i found these christadelphian.

  any idea about this group?.

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  Check out testimonies from former members, that's always a reliable guide.
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  SFPW basically just outed himself to me

  by ShirleyW in

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  2. friends

  he suggested that i another board member here should have more conversations, so you would have to be quite familiar with the goings on here if he remembers that !.

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  Theocratic Sedition, you've had your fun, aren't you bored yet? Time to move on, be your true self!
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  Praying in your Heart vs. Out Load

  by bruh in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  if i'm not mistaken- are there more "out loud" prayers in the bible than.

  in your heart prayers ??

  does the bible say which is more acceptable??.

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  Laika

  Try Genesis 24:45 and Psalms 139:1-4.

  Anyway that makes you comfortable will work. :)
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  Thinking of going back

  by Laika in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  someone talk some sense into me ffs..

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  Laika

  Some great responses here guys.

  Finkelstein, this one particularly hurt because it was from a JW who was probably my closest friend and had promised to stay in touch and had done so regularly, but last weekend some other JWs told him they were stumbled by our friendship and he said he had to take their feelings into account too. He told me to give it time but I doubt there'll ever be a time when they're not stumbled anymore. It caught me by surprise and I felt pretty low.
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  Thinking of going back

  by Laika in

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  2. friends

  someone talk some sense into me ffs..

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  Laika

  I'm not actually going back guys, I just needed a thread where people validated my choices and set me straight. My internal conversations can be a little messy.

  Thanks for the reality check.
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  Thinking of going back

  by Laika in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  someone talk some sense into me ffs..

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  Laika

  Kate - I left because dishonesty drives me mad.
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  Thinking of going back

  by Laika in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  someone talk some sense into me ffs..

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  Laika

  So take a step back and think about where you want to be in - let's say - 5 years

  Good advice.

  Maybe I'm just impatient, making friends is easier said than done. And I care about those JWs even if they don't deserve it.

  I'm not trying to defend myself here, I know it's not rational.
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  Thinking of going back

  by Laika in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  someone talk some sense into me ffs..

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  Laika

  It's not like a constant feeling, just fleeting ideas until I bring myself back to sanity, but they seem to be growing more persistent.
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  Thinking of going back

  by Laika in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  someone talk some sense into me ffs..

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  Laika

  I don't know, loneliness maybe. Another JW friend just told me we can't be friends anymore.