Karios .Well done. Enjoy your life
ducatijoe
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Reflecting on my Disfellowshipping
by kairos intoday is the day.. i was baptized as one of jehovah's witnesses on march 25th 1989.disfellowshipped for admitted apostasy today, september 10th 2015.. what an amazing story we all share.
how did we get involved with this group and think this was the best way of life?.
i asked my wife to stay home from the meeting tonight and spend the evening with me.she is.... we celebrated our 19th wedding anniversary this past monday.. i must admit, i never saw any of this coming, but it couldn't have come sooner.i'm free of all the fake friendships.
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Are you angry for having been a JW?
by Half banana ini remember seeing the ex-jws parading around outside the assembly like lepers holding placards of hate.
we were the righteous and enlightened ones... and they were lost in outer darkness.
just dont look at them was the standard response to their unwelcome presence..
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ducatijoe
No,I am not. all is good now.... but out . Love being out
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Killer raised a JW
by ducatijoe inshooter in virginia of live news crew was raised a jw.
wonder if the borg will post anything about that?
doubt it
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ducatijoe
Shooter in Virginia of live news crew was raised a JW. Wonder if the Borg will post anything about that? Doubt it -
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My 67 Year Old Elder Brother Is Depressed Because The Younger Elders Are Taking Over
by minimus inhe was the school overseer but they relieved him of that to allow younger elders the privilege of the job.
now he is depressed and actually shed tears, believing his worth has diminished.
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ducatijoe
I have seen this many times. Some Elders live for position.
It is a man made, man run organization. Older men and any woman are thought of less.
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Thought only JWs were doing the preaching work world wide?
by ducatijoe inas one of jehovah's witnesses for over 40 years, i was always taught that we were the only ones who went door to door, preached world wide, built our own buildings and so on.. however in the past year living in the south, not 1 jw has knocked on my door.
yet 4 various people from local churches have.. tonight i meet a young man who is preaching with a group in china (baptist) a block away i watched a congregation build their own church.. i could go on all night with the thing i have found to be un true with the org.. glad i'm out.
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ducatijoe
As one of Jehovah's Witnesses for over 40 years, I was always taught that we were the only ones who went door to door, preached world wide, built our own buildings and so on.
However in the past year living in the south, not 1 JW has knocked on my door. Yet 4 various people from local churches have.
Tonight I meet a young man who is preaching with a group in China (Baptist) A block away I watched a congregation build their own church.
I could go on all night with the thing I have found to be un true with the Org.
Glad I'm out
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We Lost Our Preaching MOJO, how do we get it back?
by skepticSam indoes anyone have any theories why our territory that's be reduced six or seven times over the last twenty years is not covered anymore?
we use to cover our area in less than six months and now nobody really keeps track of how the preaching work by territory is going.
is the advent of the mobile-literature machine why we don't see a zealous preaching spirit?
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ducatijoe
I moved 6 moths ago and have been visited 4 times by people from churches. None were JWs. This is in a southern town.
Hell... If I knew it was to become that EZ to be an active Jobi Dobi in the "Last Days" ...I may have hung around....
NNAAAAAHHHH... Then I could not have rejoiced in all of the Supreme Court decisions this week.
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I disfellowshipped my parents this week..
by fulano ini just wrote them a mail, telling them to not contact me any more under any circumstances, illness or death (79 and 83 years old).
unless they leave the cult and would apologize for our f*'.ed-up upbringing which ruined our whole life.
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ducatijoe
Harsh... I too was raised JW. I am 60 now. I left a few years ago , on my own accord and am doing great.
I would never be so harsh with my 85 year old mother for staying in.
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Why did the org "forgive" KH mortgages?
by Magnum ini know this has been discussed, but i think it's good that topics like this get brought back up from time to time for the sake of newbies and lurkers, plus, i have a question (related at end of post).. the org brags about "forgiving" kh mortgages as if it's so loving and giving.
i put the word in quotation marks because most of us realize it wasn't forgiving anything.
the new arrangement should actually bring it far more money.. for example, suppose there are twenty congregations total.
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ducatijoe
Dodd-Frank mortgage rules went into effect in 2014 -
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big accident at Warwick construction site
by oppostate inthe wt society is fond of using the tilt-up method of construction where a network of rebar is made on the ground, concrete poured on it and allowed to cure, then the whole thing is tilted up and voila' you've got yourself a massive big-ass wall ready made.
these walls for several stories-high buildings are indeed massive and weighty so you need a heavy-duty crane to raise into position.. i just heard from an eye-witness ldc volunteer that while there a few weeks ago they had an enormous accident.
the crane tilted and crashed, the only one hurt was its operator.
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ducatijoe
So sad to hear about anyone being hurt on a job site. The Society does own cranes. Their operators a very skilled.
Too bad though so many are there working for free. They feel it is a privilege to be there. I did.... Oh well
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How Do You Feel About All The Time You Wasted Being. A Jehovah's Witness?
by minimus inall that i can say is....what a shame!
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ducatijoe
I am now out and glad to be. However, I do not regret being born in to JWs for most of my life. Brought my good values , became a better speaker and lost my fear of approaching people.
Also I grew up without racial prejudice.