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Joy Or Sorrow When You First Found Out It Was False?
by serotonin_wraith in
1. jw
2. friends
for me, it was joy.

i was raised in the religion, and i always figured i'd be dying along with 6 billion others because i hated the meetings, the preaching work and the rules, morality and threats of 'jehovah'.

i did not want it to be true.. for others here, finding out it was false was a hard time to go through.. as well as asking which feelings you had at first (joy/sorrow/or add your own) i have a follow up question for those who found it hard- what was it that made the impending deaths of 6 billion people okay for you?
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Longtime JWD posters/professional lurkers with low post counts
by Black Man in
1. jw
2. friends
hey all,.

just checkin' in.

been here since '01, but don't even have 500 posts.
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Conversation with street witnessor (?) becomes elder infused
by AuldSoul in
1. jw
2. experiences
yesterday, thursday, july 26, 2007, a conversation with a street witnessor (isn't that what you would call someone involved in street witnessing?

) got joined by a walk-up elder turned into a great opportunity to witness to several bystanders (who even joined in the conversation).. i began by declining to accept the offer from the elderly woman who held up a "what does god require of us?

i said, "but, verne, you aren't going to the bible.
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Conversation with a Pioneer and............
by Save My Soul in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i had a conversation with a pioneer at yosemite national park recently.

she was aware that i do not attend the meetings anymore.

in the past she did not speak to me, but now she did.
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Witnessing at the WalMart in Evansville, Indiana(pics)
by Jourles in
1. jw
2. friends
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for your viewing, uh, pleasure?
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When Did You Start To S L O W Down In The "Truth"???
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
when you look back at it, what got you to slow down?

?
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Why Goatlike Ones Fail to Inherit the Kingdom
by Rooster in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
what disposition, however, is to be made of those people of "all the nations" who are likened to "goats" and who are separated to the kings left hand?

jesus continues on in his parable of the sheep and the goats to say: "then he will say, in turn, to those on his left, be on your way from me, you who have been cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels.

for i became hungry, but you gave me nothing to eat, and i got thirsty, but you gave me nothing to drink.
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THE NEWS IS BIGGER THAN DATELINE, BBC, CBC, ETC.
by AndersonsInfo in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
if i told you that something bigger is on the horizon than dateline, bbc, cbc, sunday (australia), and all other tv programs which exposed the sexual child abuse cover-up by watchtower in 2002-2003, would you believe me?

have i ever misled you?

i'll answer that--no!
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"It is finished"; Now What is no longer one of Jehovah's Witnesses
by Now What? in
1. jw
2. friends
just thought that i would hop on real quick to share the news.

my fade was going very well, but i decided to end the charade.

i started feeling deceptive, letting them think i was still a good dub when i didn't believe anymore, so i decided to initiate a meeting with the elders.
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I may have sealed my fate.....
by atypical in
1. jw
2. friends
well, i have been trying to fade peacefully for months, for the sake of my wife and family.

to do this, i have had to hold my tongue about most of what i know, and i have done a good job of it until now.

the other day, i was hanging out with my buddy who misses most meetings, but still believes it's the truth.