"How is your spiritual health?" = "how much witness activity are you engaged in. It's all about external appearances"
stuckinarut2
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How to reply when someone asks about your spiritual health
by RodrigoGuerreiro infirst of all, sorry if i cannot correctly express the original expression used in my native language to ask for the "spiritual condition".. a few years ago some member of the family asks my wife directly how is her "spiritual health" (for me it's one of the many strange vocabulary used by jw like "the slave says...").
she was catched by surprise with the direct question and says that everything is ok... and luckily someone call them for lunch.. my question is: do you have any good answers for that question?
you can be ironic/use some humor because the question is a little bit anecdotical .
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Hello
by midnight inhi i am posting for the first time although i've been looking for a few years , i was born into a witness family left when i was 12 with my parents went back at 22 pioneered became ms started to have major doubts around 2002 when there was a lot of talk about blood fractions etc have been hit and miss since i'm extremely mentally confused as to wether or not this really is jehovah's earthly organisation , i find life hard facing up to mortality etc not having the new system hope , what nailed your decision to leave ?
how did you cope with world problems on news etc ?
how did you fill the void ?
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stuckinarut2
Welcome, and sincere love to you on your journey.
This is a safe place, with people who have travelled a similar path.
Rather than allowing it to be overwhelming, view this stage of life as a chance to really grow and develop as a genuine person, not just a clone of the society.
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Giving money is thrilling?
by punkofnice inwatchtower study edition nov 16 pg 19. classic............................ .
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stuckinarut2
"How THRILLING to donate money that is used to settle multiple court cases and damages payouts for the countless child abuse cases!"
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How to reply when someone asks about your spiritual health
by RodrigoGuerreiro infirst of all, sorry if i cannot correctly express the original expression used in my native language to ask for the "spiritual condition".. a few years ago some member of the family asks my wife directly how is her "spiritual health" (for me it's one of the many strange vocabulary used by jw like "the slave says...").
she was catched by surprise with the direct question and says that everything is ok... and luckily someone call them for lunch.. my question is: do you have any good answers for that question?
you can be ironic/use some humor because the question is a little bit anecdotical .
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stuckinarut2
"I'm doing very well thanks. How are YOU though?"
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Mexico branch......Now closing!!!
by krismalone ina circuit overseer friend of mine serving in latin america called me today to say hi.
i asked him what's new and he dropped the news that they have received notification that the branch in mexico will be closing!!
this branch also called the central american branch (although located in mexico) oversees all of mexico's 800,000+ publishers plus all 7 countries of central america of over 100,000 publishers.
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stuckinarut2
Need more proof please....
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RC 2017
by wifibandit indue to last years success, i will post everything related to the 2017 regional convention in this thread.. to start us off.... thanks to exjw reddit user ich3b we have advance notice of the theme (this is not a joke!).
the theme for the 2017 regional convention is: "don’t give up!” .
as always, if you have access to confidential materials you would like to leak but need to protect your identity, pm me or email me: wifibandit1 (at) gmail.
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stuckinarut2
How desperate!
Wow.....they are truly dumbing down things now days...and that does not even keep people in!
How is "Don't give up!" supposed to prevent those who have educated themselves to TTATT (the truth about the truth) from leaving?
Seriously, can you imagine someone who has learned all number of disturbing facts about the society being swayed to stay after that convention theme?
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FWD: let's get JW's propaganda out of Disneyland
by jacobm innot sure if this has already been submitted, but we need exjws to mobilize on this.. from: https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/5kzyfn/lets_get_jws_propaganda_out_of_disneyland/.
posted by: sweetpotatopeachtree .
i submitted the following on the disneyland facebook page (link below) on december 19th after seeing jws peddling their cult propaganda at downtown disney in anaheim, ca.
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stuckinarut2
Hypocrisy at its finest!
The society condemned going to these theme parks instead of bethel.....
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2 bilion income from selling HQ now
by Gorbatchov inthe wts has a tax free income of 2 bilion dollar now by selling the brooklyn hq (beside other recent money schemes).
were has the money gone?.
it must be somewere.. g..
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stuckinarut2
Oh I know! It is being used to "promote kingdom activity worldwide"
Is that not the answer witnesses will be given?
But, if a witness asks to see the balance sheets or accounting of the society, they will never be given access to it!
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WT Quote: Is It Wrong to Change Religions?
by Sanchy inis it wrong to change religions?w59 5/15 305-307 (bold mine):.
chances are you did not choose the religion you profess but you inherited it from your parents.
comparatively few persons actually make their own choice of a form of worship.
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stuckinarut2
Also of value is:
Awake 1970 April 22, Page 8: (note the irony for witnesses and "New Light")
"Why is there a decline in religion? One reason is that people are disturbed by what is happening in their churches. Yes millions of persons have been shocked to learn that the things they were taught as being vital for salvation are now considered by their church to be wrong. Have you too felt discouragement or even despair because of what is happening in your church? A businessman in Medellin Columbia expressed the effect the changes have had on many: "tell me" he asked, "how can I have confidence in anything? How can I believe in the bible, in God, or have faith? Just ten years ago we Catholics had the absolute truth, we put our faith in this. Now the pope and our priests are telling us this is not the way to believe any more, but we are to believe 'new things'. How do I know the 'new things' will be 'truth' in five years?"
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WT Quote: Is It Wrong to Change Religions?
by Sanchy inis it wrong to change religions?w59 5/15 305-307 (bold mine):.
chances are you did not choose the religion you profess but you inherited it from your parents.
comparatively few persons actually make their own choice of a form of worship.
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stuckinarut2
Yep! Great quote.
If the WT published that NOW, there would be a mass exodus of born-ins!
It basically gives permission to question everything!