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  Mixed marriages - JW/non-JW - what makes you stay?

  by Nickolas in

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  i know a woman, became a wife .

  these are the very words she uses to describe her life .

  she said a good day, ain't got no rain .

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  wannaexit

  OHHHH dear Nicholas!!! my heart goes out to you. Brings me back to the years when my husband and I were in the same situation. Him, fully understanding what watchtower truly was. Me, staunch, devoted pioneer. How many times i threatened to leave him, if he became an "apostate". Being an apostate was equal to being the devil with me.

  He stuck around....he did suffer in silence and later physically too. But eventually I figured things out too. Be patient...your wife will see things for what they are.

  For now--try not focus of what could have been or should have been. Concentrate on the now and try to find something in your day to find joy. Don't let Watchtower ruin your internal joy.
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  Are we losing members quicker than the WT ??

  by wobble in

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  reading a thread from just a few months ago, made me realise that a lot of people who used to be regular contributors here no longer do so.. i know that people have always moved on, as the anger and hurt get less, as the wt mind-set totally disappears, we feel the need to come here less and less, but because of the intelligence, insight, wit and wisdom of these people, the board is somewhat impoverished each time one of these moves on.. this is a plea to all who post now, and some who still read but don't post, please do not leave us entirely, the contributions on here are literally life-saving for many.

  it is easy to get dangerously suicidal when the whole wt pack of cards falls down for you.. please do not become a stranger to us !.

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  JWD is a place of education and healing. Some move on, some stay. It's nice to see all the new posters but I also miss all the old timers.
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  I committed un-suicide yesterday

  by AlmightyDog in

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  yesterday i opened my wallet and took a long look at the (no) blood card prominently displayed inside.

  i have been convinced that this is not the truth for a couple of years now, and am trying to figure out whether to fade or da.

  it hit me hard yesterday that with this piece of paper in my wallet, i could possibly end up dying for beliefs i no longer hold.

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  Please, commit un-suicide with me.

  Yes done that a long time ago. But it is a good reminder to others that are still attending and may still be carrying one. GET RID OF IT. And please have a good chat with your doctor and inform him/her of your decision and stand.
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  Vow of Obedience

  by Marvin Shilmer in

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  vow of obedience.

  today i uploaded a document issued in year 2002 to members of the religious order of jehovahs witnesses.

  this document highlights something new watchtower began requiring of members of this order.

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  wannaexit

  WOW what a job description
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  funny times growing up a witness

  by strymeckirules in

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  i was raised from the age two as a witness by my new recruit parents in 1981. i was born in 79.. i didn't like being jw, and that didn't mean i was a saint.. and my parents were fanatical and still are.. i have an an older sister and a younger brother and we are all 2 years apart.. my brother and i were a riot.

  mischeivious, rambuctious, hyperactive and not afraid of nothing.. we had games over the years.. like singing in british accents during the songs(and during bible reading at family study) and screwing with the word just loud enough for each other to hear.. we used to have armrest battles when we sat beside eachother.

  pushing elbows until the other slipped and got in trouble.

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  Well , I was pretty tame. But I do remember positioning the watchtower or songbook upsidedown and pretend I could read it .

  I watched my own son when he was about 7-8. From the corner of my eye I could see him building up all his saliva in his mouth. When his mouth was full he just pushed out the biggest projectile wad of spit on the carpet. This was during the sunday meeting. I couldn't believe he did that. So I say to him: Did you just spit? His response? "YeaaaaaaaaaaaaH" .

  It's gross ...but poor kid I think he was so bored
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  hemoglobin sausage

  by J. Hofer in

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  since jws have been allowed blood fractions for some time now, and sice refusing a life saving blood transfusion is clearly more extreme than the original biblical nutrition commandment, i'm now planning to step into a whole new business:.

  blood fraction sausages: hemoglobin mortadella, hot albumin dogs or immunoglobulin salami.. would there be a market for that?

  would it be ok for jws to eat those?.

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  wannaexit

  Hemoglobin mortadella.........what a novel idea
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  Watchtower’s Blood Stance Exposé

  by Marvin Shilmer in

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  watchtowers blood stance expose.

  new article with images that shows the basic problem.

  available at: http://marvinshilmer.blogspot.com/2011/02/watchtowers-blood-stance-expose.html.

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  Wooow. When you see that visually, it really shows up this doctrine
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  IS THE GOVERNING BODY NOW THE FAITHFUL AND DISCREET SLAVE?

  by Vanderhoven7 in

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  i know the anointed never get consulted.

  but is it true that the governing body has modified the definition of the faithful and discreet slave to exclusively apply to themselves and to not include the thousands of other anointed..

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  I strongly believe that the governing body would like to have the title of "faithful and discreet slave"apply only to them.

  And when the rank and file speak or pray for the "anointed", you know they are referring to the governing body.

  Recently I spoke with a very devoted jw who was told at bethel by one of the bethel heavies said that there are only a few hundreds of true, genuine anointed.

  I do think that it will get to the point where the governing pompous ones will take ownership of the title "faithful and discreet slave".
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  The Pressure Is On to Pioneer in April

  by dontplaceliterature in

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  i know there have already been a couple of threads posted about this, but i thought it made since to bring it up again.

  i hadn't really heard any "oh my what a blessing, are you pioneering in april?

  " talk right after the big announcement last month.

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  ......and the push is really on to pioneer in April. The message around my parts is that the whole congregations should be pioneering.......
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  Here's an update to what has happened since I used the words, "Big News," five years ago

  by AndersonsInfo in

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  http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/scandals/103353/1/the-news-is-bigger-than-dateline-bbc-cbc-etc.

  as many of you know, i made the "big news" statement when kerry louderback-wood's scholarly article about watch tower's blood misrepresentation that was published in the journal of church and state was just about to be published.

  i was excited about it because lives were at stake and weve never had such an article before to be able to use to show how the watch tower misrepresents the blood issue through its literature and people die because of it.

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  wannaexit

  Thanks Barb. Your work is much appreciated