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Alert: My wife (who is an active Jehovah's Witness) has said that she wants to read this thread, so please bear that in mind when replying. I just got home from the shops to find 2 elders had 'popped...
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I've been kept busy at home this past week with my visiting aunt (my jdub dad's youngest non-jdub sister) and her adorable little grandson who will be 4 in February ... so my apologies for not being...
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Hey Mak, My heart goes out to you, this can't be an easy time. Dunno if Mrs. Mak will be reading any more of this thread, I applaud her for reading any of it at all as I doubt I would have...
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Mrs. Mak, Just to let you know, I never told my kids that Jehovah was going to kill everyone at A. Maybe I said the bad people, I don't remember, but I told them, like you said, that Jehovah knows...
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Thank you very much for the response mrs mak, lots of things you said reminded me of how i felt in "the truth", i was a more liberal jw as well, i always emphasized Love as a quality of Jehovah and...
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Thanks again for all these comments and your good wishes - it really means a lot. @dude - nicely put. I like the brains falling out bit. lol. I too used to be terrified of 'demons' as a child -...
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Sugar wrote:As Eddie wrote: "I know that now they will often say "well we are only imperfect men", but witnesses are required to accept and obey all that comes from these imperfect men." This was the...
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Mrs Mak Firstly I would like to say thank you for replying, and I would like to say to you that even though we, here on this forum, disagree with the WTS none of us seek to sway you one way or the...
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144k you've got me fillin' up again! Mrs Mak got a reply from the elder to her question about why they are pursuing me, but as the email was confidential she has asked me not to publish it. So all I...
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Firstly Mrs Mak, I must say what a brave woman and loving wife you are to post here - somewhere that does not sit comfortably with you........Thankyou for your reply, and I hope you will believe me...
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Hi Mrs. Mak, However, at this point, I cannot leave a religion I mostly agree with based on this one (admittedly major) problem. I would rather 'wait on Jehovah'; I believe he exists, and whether this...
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Oh boy, it just keeps going on.. I'm so sorry to hear of your trouble Maksutov. You said your wife wanted to know of other similar experiences. Firstly though I would like to say that I hope, if she...
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Yes, it wasn't until after I left that I discovered the stance on disfellowshipping had been relaxed a little in the August 1st 1974 Watchtower ("Maintaining a Balanced Viewpoint Toward...
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Thank you for that information Maksutov, I had forgotten the times and details of it all. I truly hope all goes well for you and your wife, please keep us updated, everyone here is so concerned for...
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Ohhh these are all such emotional stories, I too, am filling up again.If she keeps reading this thread, I would like to also thank Bride O'Mac for coming here and responding to all of us emotional...
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Dear Mrs Mak, you are a brave lady for posting your reply here and i thank you for doing so. I also agree that you should not act rashly., there is so much at stake. I too have been moved by the...
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I was also struck by what shelfshifter said about how her husband was treated. Some years later, I can not remember exactly when, there were a couple of more moderate brothers on the governing body...
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I have been reading this thread with interest. Mak my heart goes out to you both. Mrs Mak you have my admiration for your support considering how torn you must feel. Mrs Mak, I would like to share a...
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Those JW bully elders are something arent they. You are obviously a good husband trying to protect your wife and realising she is brainwashed and would not intentionally harm you. When I was reading...
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hurt wrote:realising she is brainwashed I know you meant well, but that really wasn't helpful! Mrs Mak is feeling rather stressed and confused at the moment and has decided (wisely I think) to stop...
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