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  Intro from new member

  by lespacino1 in

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  this site was recommended to me by someone on another ex-jw site i began frequenting recently.

  anyway, i am an ex-jw who has been disfellowshipped for about 7 years now.

  i was raised as a jw from the age of 4, didnt take to it until i was befriended by a pioneer who was an elder's wife, and she began a bible study with me because my mom ddnt have time to have bible studies with all of my siblings and me, there are 10 of us.

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  Mystery

  Welcome to the board. Enjoy your stay.
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  Only Jehovah's Witnesses

  by Yvonne A in

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  i'm just new to this internet stuff and am studying with the jehovah's witnesses at present.please don't take my lack of knowledge as cheek.

  i just want to know if it's meant to be only jehovah's witnesses using this site.

  i fully intend to become baptised but was wondering if there's any security to prevent people who shouldn't be using the site and are maybe abusing it from doing so.

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  Mystery

  Hi Yvonne and welcome.

  Before dedicating yourself to "Jehovah's Organization" please do your homework.

  Read up on JW's and their belief's:

  If you have children and one of them were in a life or death situation needing blood - would you deny your child a blood transfusion? If you give them life, blood, you will be disowned by these wonderful God loving people.

  If you do become baptized and your children become baptized; if at some point your child decides that they are preaching false testament and decides to stop going are you prepared to turn your back on your child due to disfellowshipment?

  Are you prepared to survive Armageddon when the only ones living will be ones that are JW?s? If your family do not participate in the ?love? and ?truth? of the JW?s are you willing to lose them due to their own religious beliefs?

  Are you ready to be told what you can and cannot read? Listen to? Attend? Type of car to drive? How to dress? If you are married and your spouse enters ?the truth? with you are you willing to let him be the head of household ? meaning everything he says goes and you do not have the right to disagree? If you have children are you ready to have them ridiculed at school for not celebrating holidays, not participating in sports, not having any friends that are not JW?s?

  Are you ready to have your life completely evolve around these people?

  Think carefully before you connect completely with this religion.

  If you have doubts about an issue you are studying about ASK ASK ASK questions. Read the scriptures they give you, read them again and read the verses surrounding the scripture.

  If you have a concern or a question Blondie ? a very knowledgeable lady on this board ? can give you the JW version and any contradiction that the Bible may have on the subject.

  And last, are you ready to give up the Internet ? in particularly this website ? due to apostasy?

  More than ever before, do your homework before committing.

  Deborah

  (Raised a JW. Will never return to JW land even at the cost of ?losing? my mom, my sister, nieces and nephew and cousins.)
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  Got An Award Today

  by Valis in

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  sincerely,.

  district overbeer "moss is gathering" class

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  Mystery

  Congratulations, Professor
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  I Got A Call From Uncle Sam The Other Day...

  by Larry in

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  i'm in the army reserves and i just got activated into full time service with the army.

  as it stands now, i'm being deployed to "germany or belgium for at least a year.

  " i wish all of your posters well and a happy new year.. peace - larry :) .

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  A 'free' year abroad at the cost of us taxpayers .

  I work for a German lady - she says there is nothing like Greek food in Germany. Of all that she misses, she says she misses that the most. let us know how it taste.

  HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

  Deborah
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  Donations in WWW box @ KH

  by meat pie in

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  i seem to remember that when there was a specific disaster, we were told we could put our donation in the world wide work box with a note attached stating it was for a particular cause (e.g.

  hurricane relief work in a specific incident ) am i right in thinking that the donations are collected out of the box and banked?

  do the notes get sent seperately to the branch offices?

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  Mystery

  I can remember in the 70's, we were told to put our money in the WWW contribution box ? same as you were Shirley - and it would get to the brothers and sisters for aid.

  (Any chance you are from East Texas?)
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  I am a newbie....

  by sistaintheback in

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  2. experiences

  i posted here a couple of months ago when the site had a little different format.

  there was an area for newbies with concerns and that's where i lurked.

  i have been in the "truth" for about 30 years.

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  Mystery

  I am glad you found this forum. As everyone else has stated; sit back, read a little, and think. Chose for yourself.

  Crisis of the Conscience (CoC) is an eye opener. I had to order the book, due to no one in my area carrying it. My husband (whose has never been a JW - but has seen me falling apart at times due to the teachings and my JW family) ask me after getting the book if i was going to find time for him again? I could not put it down! Every emotion imaginable went thru me.

  But the main thing that i kept asking myself was "how could my father, as smart as he was, actually believe this!!??!!?? and teach me and my brother and sister to believe it as well!!??" I was/am so angry at him! He was phenomenal in mathematics. He could calculate equations in his head that it would take a typical person 5 or 10 minutes to do on paper. After reading CoC how could he have still believed in ?the truth?? How could he keep beating this in our minds? Simply the mathematics of the WBTS are so out of whack that it is almost impossible not to ?see? that they are full of lies and deceit.

  You said that your mom was the ?Queen? ? my dad was the ?King? (elder and all). He died in 2000. It was hard ?going against? his wishes; but you know I am a much happier, warmer person being the way I am now.

  And I am no longer afraid of Armageddon being ?right around the corner?. My heart went out to Tsunami, Armageddon never crossed my mind.

  (I have been on here awhile - and still can't master the format! can't change the size of the font above)
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  A "Sobering" idea for New Years: to benefit Asian Tsunami Victims/Survivors

  by Fleur in

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  i just had a rare moment of clarity and i wanted to share this idea with you all.

  i plan to pass it along to everyone i know, hoping that it might, just might, catch on.

  i am proposing a totally painless way for people to reach into their hearts, and wallets, to help those so desperate for aid following this weekend's tragedy in asia.

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  Frankly, I think we would be much more successful if we put out a public appeal to the 269 billionaires living in America (not to mention the other hundred and something living around the world) to donate just a million dollars of their fortune to help those people. With the stroke of a pen half a billion dollars could be on its way. I really dont understand the rich at all.

  Flower are you volunteering to head this up?

  I agree with Fleur in her response of

  You are a great mother, I can tell, to be raising such a thoughtful son.

  Let us know of how many billionaires agree with your proposal.

  Fleur - Sorry but i won't give up my champagne on the 1st..... but I will match what i spend to what i send to the relief effort. And i hope, that is as much as i can do, that the money will benefit the ones of need.

  it is a great proposal.

  Take Care -

  Deborah
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  Mario Utopian Reformist isn't responding to phone calls. Pls help find him.

  by hubert in

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  2. child-abuse

  does anyone here know how i can find mario?

  he is not responding to my phone calls.

  the last i heard from him was wednesday night, around 6 p.m. or so, dec.22, 04. .

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  Hubert -

  any news on Mario?

  Have you talked to LDH? If not - PM her.
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  If you love me, wish me a HAPPY BIRTHDAY

  by LDH in

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  i have a picture but i don't know how to post it?!?!?.

  my hubby and daughter bought me great gifts, and the three year old helped me blow out the candles and open the packages.. i am eating dicicco's pizza, my b'day dinner of choice!.

  lisa

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  Mystery

  HAPPY BIRTHDAY FROM ALABAMA.

  I don't know how to do pictures either so all i can send is clipart.
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  I Need Some Serious Help Please !!!!!!

  by Peterpanippleskin in

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  first of all, i am not a jw and i never will be, for my own reasons that i need not discuss further.

  however, i have a brother who is a jw and there is a serious problem that he is struggling with, which pertains to his horrible marriage, abusive wife, divorce and being "kicked out" of jw as a member... or whatever jw's call it.

  he has been married to a woman for 22 years.

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  Mystery

  Hal -

  Concerning your niece - could you or would you let her stay with you for a while. At 18, she is an "adult" and can leave home. Can you give her a place to stay while she arranges her thoughts of where she goes from here?

  You may or may not be able to get your brother "out". Your niece may need you to reach out your hand to her, why don't you ask her?

  Deborah