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  My Friend's JW Brother Died-------- To Go To KH Funeral Or Not???

  by minimus in

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  i've been grappling with going to my very good friend's brother's funeral in a nearby hall where everyone knows me.

  if i go to the service it is only to show respect to my friend and the relatives (some are jws, some not).

  my friend said that if i didn't go, he would understand but i'm torn.

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  wannaexit

  I think that you should go. Your friend will appreciate it and you will feel good too.

  wanna
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  Everyone welcome Jahs child!!!

  by mrsjones5 in

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  we are blessed to have another jw in our midst.

  he/she has jumped in and already made 2 posts.

  give jahs child a hearty howdo!

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  wannaexit

  WELCOME Jahs child

  wanna
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  Two weeks 'til DA day?

  by AuldSoul in

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  if you have been following anything about my situation (likely not), i have been baptised for 20 years.

  my profile (as of today) says:i have committed no immorality.

  i have only stopped believing that the christian congregation of jehovah's witnesses represents the interests of god in any way.

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  If you have been following anything about my situation (likely not),

  Yes I have been following.

  Keep us posted.

  regards

  wanna
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  Elders School Part 4: Beat, er, I mean shepherd the sheep

  by sir82 in

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  talk # 13: shepherd the flock of god in your care, part 1 - brother bethel-coot.

  synopsis: jesus told peter to feed his little sheep, so elders should shepherd the flock.

  elders should be sincerely concerned for flock, approachable.

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  wannaexit

  Sir,

  I enjoyed your summary of the elder school. Hubby is going soon too. He is dreading sitting and listening to all the baloney that will be spued out.

  wanna
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  Starting to write my Witness Story... anyone want to read Chapter one?

  by AK - Jeff in

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  my storychapter one - first contact

  the day was a hot one, july or august of 1959 i think.

  the three of us were out popping tar-bubbles on the street next to our home.

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  wannaexit

  I always enjoy life stories. I'll look for chapter two.

  wanna
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  ontario, canada

  by telltruth in

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  hope everyone is having a good day.

  wondering how many fellow ontarians there are here?

  please drop in and say hello, thank you.

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  wannaexit

  Fellow Ontarian here along with my husband that posts as apocalypse.

  Perhaps we will meet some day when we will openly come out of the closet.

  take care

  wanna
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  Scales falling from my eyes. (very long!)

  by PoppyR in

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  2. experiences

  hi everyone, totally new here.

  and still associating with jws... have been baptised 23 years, that was at the tender age of 13 when i had absolutely no idea what i was doing.

  i have always been considered a rebel...brought up in a family by a single parent, my two brothers are both elders, the younger being a regular pioneer, my sister a regular pioneer and serving in a foreign language congregation.

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  Hi Poppy,

  I feel for you. I was in limbo like for a couple of years. It's not a nice place to be.

  After a lifetime of Jw conditioning once we start to understand we feel as a limb has been severed.

  Don't do anything drastic. Keep coming here. Read all you can. Educate yourself. In time you will come out of the quagmire and be able to see it through.

  Take care of yourself

  wannaexit (who is still trapped and working on getting out)
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  How many here were mistreated by their "elder" fathers?

  by hubert in

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  i am starting to notice some posts about ex-j.w.

  's being mistreated, abused, by their fathers who were elders.. i wonder if this is quite common?.

  hubert

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  My father was an elder for many years. He was a very emotionally disturbed man. He yelled all the time. I was always very afraid of him as was the rest of my family.

  As a young teenager I would often ask my mother: "if Jehovah appoints the elders, then why would he appoint my father". Her answer was that in time Jehovah would see fit to remove him. Well Jehovah never removed him.

  My father had two personalities. The congregation saw the kind one and his family saw the ugly one.

  Through the years I've come to learn of many very disfunctional elders who treated their families like dirt.

  These are the men that rule over other peoples lives. Makes me shudder!

  wanna
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  Do You Think You Have A Moral Obligation To Help JWs?

  by minimus in

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  do you believe that you "should" help witnesses get out of the "truth"?

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  I believe that if we can help a JW see the light AND the Witness is so inclined---we should help them, if it's within our power.

  I will second that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! wanna(Who has already helped a few get out)
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  How many Jehovah's witnesses are there now?

  by Stan Conroy in

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  i've been asked that question, and since i've been out of it for years (and away from this forum for some time) i have no idea.

  can someone give me the latest figures?

  stan

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  wannaexit

  ........Stan, what is the matter with you. If you wouldn't sleep through the meetings so often you'd know and I wouldn't have to jab you in the ribs to wake you up..........................your wife Betty

  wannaexit (just having some fun with you)