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  Ready to step my apostate game up...

  by Joliette in

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  just dont know when i'm gonna be able to do that.. right now, i am working full time, i go to school part time, etc.

  i want to start traveling more, doing more activist work, visiting more apostate friends, and helping to get people out of this 'so called religion.'.

  in other words, i want to start going to un-preach where the need is great.

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  twice shy

  J- un-preach where the need is great.

  Some of us have already joined you in that new christian ministry.

  It's defintely not what they sold me on
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  Ready to step my apostate game up...

  by Joliette in

  1. jw
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  just dont know when i'm gonna be able to do that.. right now, i am working full time, i go to school part time, etc.

  i want to start traveling more, doing more activist work, visiting more apostate friends, and helping to get people out of this 'so called religion.'.

  in other words, i want to start going to un-preach where the need is great.

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  twice shy

  Some of us have already joined you in that new christian ministry.

  It's defintely not what they sold me on
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  A serving elder's take on the new "tithing" arrangement

  by TTATTelder in

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  the gb can kiss my ass.. i'm writing "0" on the little slip of paper they pass out.. hey here's a thought:.

  you know that "widow's might" stuff they're always talking about?

  well i'm pretty dang sure that the lady was giving from the heart not because she filled out some dumba$$ piece of paper pledging two small coins several months previous!.

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  twice shy

  longhairgal- You are probably right that they'll say it's "voluntary" but if somebody didn't comply they would not be viewed in good standing.

  There was a talk and watchtower a few months back that said you basically have to be worthy and in decent standing for your donations to be acceptable. Since we are all sinners.....This might be a nice loophole to slide through.

  Just don't forget to ask for forgiveness after they collect the forms back to be turned in. LOL
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  Visitors

  by twice shy in

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  before i stopped attending i noticed that several members left our hall.

  i also noticed that when family members gave talks there was an infux of visitors too support their relative.

  still i noticed, that our meeting attendance would go way down then all of a sudden our hall would be full of people we'd never seen before.. is this the new thing...the elders sending their families and ms servants to other halls to make it appear there is a lot of new members when the co comes to visit or when certain talks are given?.

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  twice shy

  Perhaps I should of named this thread

  Recycling Members

  If you pay a litle attention you may notice how or if it's being done before your exit or fade.
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  They are going to charge members monthly fees now! Society Tyranny

  by MysticMage in

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  well there you have it folks.

  they have passed around pieces of paper for each publisher to write.

  down how much they are willing to give the society every month for their entire lives!.

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  twice shy

  They say we have 170 publishers are month end says we receive about $1100 if you do the math thats about $6 per publisher. So it looks like the donations have been trying up for a while. Especially if you look at the few publishers that give $100 or more at one time.

  It looks like the Elders have been absorbing the extra costs for some time. So in a sense they've been paying dues already.
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  Visitors

  by twice shy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  before i stopped attending i noticed that several members left our hall.

  i also noticed that when family members gave talks there was an infux of visitors too support their relative.

  still i noticed, that our meeting attendance would go way down then all of a sudden our hall would be full of people we'd never seen before.. is this the new thing...the elders sending their families and ms servants to other halls to make it appear there is a lot of new members when the co comes to visit or when certain talks are given?.

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  twice shy

  Before I stopped attending I noticed that several members left our hall. I also noticed that when family members gave talks there was an infux of visitors too support their relative.

  Still I noticed, that our meeting attendance would go way down then all of a sudden our hall would be full of people we'd never seen before.

  Is this the new thing...the elders sending their families and MS servants to other halls to make it appear there is a lot of new members when the CO comes to visit or when certain talks are given?

  Has anyone else noticed this too?
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  Looking at the McDonald's Real Estate Model

  by OnTheWayOut in

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  when you think of mcdonalds (mcd), you typically think of the worlds biggest hamburger distributor, but they are also the worlds biggest toy distributor with their happy meals.

  mcd also has one of the world's best real estate portfolios.

  mcd owns much of the best commercial property all over the world.. mcd earns revenue as an investor in properties, a franchiser of restaurants, and an operator of restaurants.

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  twice shy

  Hmmm. As always, there is a method to their madness.
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  That does it ! I'm leaving ! ! !

  by Billy the Ex-Bethelite in

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  leaving the university with my degree!.

  exams are finished and it's just a matter of days before i walk.. i was certainly stressed about doing this.

  i'm older than my classmates and armageddon was sooooo close!

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  twice shy

  Dude, you ROCK!!!!!!!!!!!!! Gone with yo bad self.
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  "I no longer want to be 'Bloodguilty'"

  by stuckinarut2 in

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  i have been thinking of a simple one liner to use when challenged as to why i dont seem to be an "active / good" witness.... "i no longer wish to be considered as 'bloodguilty' thanks" and leave it at that.. if said in a dignified, (not in a smart arse way), then i think this may make people see that my desicion is a sound one based on logic and not emotion..... thoughts?.

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  twice shy

  you say any one of those statements you want have to worry about any standing with being a witness
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  Feeling disloyal

  by stirred but not shaken in

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  i've been visiting here for about a year or so, but didn't really feel compelled to participate other than reading the various posts that interested me.. there's been that uncomfortable feeling of being disloyal to god, the organization, many friends and relatives.. i've been associated since birth.

  after 65 + years of service within this organization and actually enjoying that time, it troubled me to find myself wanting to express feelings that were contrary to all that time of "faithfulness".

  those years were filled with progressive "privileges and responsibilities" even at a high level, and there was considerable success in our evangelizing activity.

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  twice shy

  @ stirred not shaken; welcome. Spiritually weak in the society, yet so much stronger in your relationship with Jehovah and Jesus Christ. I don't know how it was for you, but for me, Jehovah was/is answering my prayers to draw closer to him by guiding me to the TRUTH. His truth.

  I hope that realism is a part of your family's reality.