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  Could it be that Jehovah is punishing me for leaving his religion?

  by Julia Orwell in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i know it's a completely absurd thing to say, but something happened to me today that triggered the old cult reaction.

  my mind instantly lapsed back into that of a jw and for a split second i thought that because i wasn't doing jehovah things that jehovah's blessing had been removed from me and this is why my life seems to be running into so many dead-ends.

  as a jw i attributed anything good happening to me to being the result of my being a good jw and dutifully doing everything the borg teaches.

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  SHIT happens! We make our own way. Stay positive and keep looking up, it will get better.
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  Hello

  by lurkernomore in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i thought it was high time to introduce myself (without my name of course).

  as my name would suggest i have been reading your intriguing post, thoughts and discussions for some time now.

  around 3/4 months to be exact.. i guess to start with it would seem fitting to give a little background on my current situation.. i'm a born-in, but have over the last few years found that through a number of varying occurences, (some of which i may discuss in future posts) that my 'zeal' has gone from regular field service and meetings to no service in over a year and very sporadic meeting attendance.

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  ducatijoe

  Welcome! The two of you now have your life to live, explore and enjoy!
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  Wow! What a day...

  by kairos in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  had a pretty deep conversation with my 'still-in' wife.. came home from some business, read some more in c.of c.. then my wife is sick and will not make the meeting tonight.... .

  so we're are both home listening in to the meeting on the phone together.. it's been about a year since i've been to/listened to anything.. .

  so weird.. and i'm posting here with it on in the background.. .

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  ducatijoe

  Let it go ...
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  Said from the platform: "You are not surviving Armaggedon if you are spiritually weak"

  by Daniel1555 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  today i was at the meeting (i go there about once a month now).

  in the service meeting they had a part where they interviewed the secretary of the congregation.. so one question was: "why are the service reports so important?".

  our secretary explained that the reports are important, because the elders can see, who is spiritually weak.

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  I am not certain about much... But I can say for sure that NO One can say who or who will not survive! NO ONE
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  Who Really Profits from the WTBTS?

  by Freedom77 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  like they say in the movies, "follow the money.

  " the thought occurred to me the other day - the wt scam rakes in billions of dollars, and yeah some of that goes to operations and equipment.

  but bethelites at farm and factory get only a bare little dorm room and a monthly pittance.

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  ducatijoe

  You really call that living the American Dream?

  Those of us who are out are living the American Dream!!!
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  DF=death

  by doneandout in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  our last midweek meeting was going along as planed, then after the last talk, an elder was called up to say: member x is no longer a jw, please sing.... after the song it was silent (compared to todays were people started talk right away) and the father had his head down with someones hand on his back.

  i didn't catch what they were saying, but the pose said: i'm sorry for your loss.. it was a weird night thinking how leaving a religion could couse such sadnness.. jw.org.

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  I remember when I was anounced... I spent that night wandering around in a Walmart just so I would not blow my brains out!

  After being reinstated 18 months later , I looked at it all differant.

  I now have left on my own... What a wonderful freedom!

  No more FEAR!
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  The two elders want to visit my sister the next saturday (this is the third visit)

  by opusdei1972 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i phoned my sister and she told me that the elders called her to visit her again the next saturday morning.

  you can read the issues discussed in the past two visits:.

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/medical/281372/1/elders-answer-questions-about-the-changes-of-the-blood-ban#.u9e2dnlyops.

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  Two Elders can not DF her. If she is done ... then just blow them off. Why bother.
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  WTBTS continues to move to paperless

  by pronomono in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  during my last meeting i was approached to see if i would be willing to switch to the electronic version of the km/watchtower.

  i thought to myself "i'm way ahead of you here, buddy.

  been doing it for almost a year.

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  Heads up... I left on my own.. Not DRed..

  After being an Elder for so many years and my chosing to no longer be part of Jehovah's Wittnesses... they do not talk to me anyway!

  I still love them and have willed my assets to them. I completely understand .. I raised them in the JWs.

  But any who think they can fade away and start living a life outside the organinzation and all will be tne same with family and friends....Well, ,,,may not work out that way.
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  Crazy things JW inlaws said

  by Bye bye birdie in

  1. social
  2. family

  here is one... my mil told me according to a co talk that she heard jehovah could strike you dead when he is executing judgement based on the clothing you are wearing.

  she was mad at the moment of skirts that were above the knee on me and her friend.. i said to her two things:.

  1) i hope i am not in the tub during this predicament.. 2) i thought jehovah read hearts?.

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  Well if I can be struck dead for wearing the wrong cloths would one of you sent me a text when it the end comes

  so I can be sure to undress first!

  Makes sence.... we will all need to be naked like Adam and Eve!
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  Weird crazy rules imposed by your local Elders.

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  we all know the sort of thing..... in many congregations, specific "rules" creep in...introduced by the local elders that become set in stone.. years ago, i heard of a congregation that sat down during the first song of the evening but stood for all others (the co changed that very soon after).

  then there were the older accounts of congs that had rules to make the public speakers wear only white shirts.... in one cong now, i heard that brothers can only be used for sound or microphones if they do a minimum of 5 hours per month in the ministry!.

  another cong has ruled that all appointed men must pioneer for at least one month each year in order to remain qualified.. .

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  ducatijoe

  No running in the pool area

  No jumping in the pool.

  No diving in the pool.

  No float devices in the pool.

  No glass containers in the pool area

  I HATE RULES...