Well I watched the video. Guess you can clap when someone is reinstated now ! What a total controlled society. Yeah....they always show her in the back of the hall. If my family is waiting for me to come back , they will never see me again. That is their choice, not mine. I chose to no longer be part of this cult. I was born into it as they all were. That does not make it the "Truth"
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New Announcement At The 2017 - DF'd People To Sit At The Back Of The Hall
by pale.emperor inhas anyone else heard this?
a poster on another thread said it's a new rule brought in at this years convention.. last year they were told to shun even non df people and now this?
a religion cant force someone where to plonk their ass surely?.
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New Announcement At The 2017 - DF'd People To Sit At The Back Of The Hall
by pale.emperor inhas anyone else heard this?
a poster on another thread said it's a new rule brought in at this years convention.. last year they were told to shun even non df people and now this?
a religion cant force someone where to plonk their ass surely?.
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ducatijoe
Why would anyone want to sit anywhere in the Kingdom Hall anyway! The kicked you out.... Run!
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Striking Out On My Own
by Saethydd inthose of you who know my story are aware that i'm currently disfellowshipped and living with my parents.
up until now, my plan has been to be reinstated and then fade, but recently my plans have changed.
in a conversation with my mother a few days ago and she made it clear that she would not be okay with me getting reinstated with the purpose of going inactive.
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ducatijoe
Bravo! "Worldly" friends are true friends. They got me through the hardest time I will ever face.
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How Long Before This Video Disappears?
by breakfast of champions inhttps://www.jw.org/en/news/releases/by-region/united-states/video-jehovahs-witnesses-sale-brooklyn-move/.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jklprjx5j-i.
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ducatijoe
Bla Bla Bla
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Did anyone vote yet?
by NewYork44M ini voted today in nyc.
a well organized process.
very busy and most of the people voting were african american.
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ducatijoe
Yes. I voted BLUE
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Another "good" elder might be getting the axe....
by humblepotato inso our congregation is full of hardliner elders, 3 of them, who are not gentle, kind or loving.. people have either moved away or quit trying because one elder inparticular was going to drive them crazy with all his rules and nit picking and being righteous over much.
(and he is pissed that he hasn't been accepted to the school.
hmmm, i wonder why!).
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ducatijoe
I never understood this. JWs believe Satin is one of Jehovah's children and he never removed himself when Satin rebelled.
Oh well... guess that is part of why I don't want to be part of the Borg anymore.
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Successes you enjoyed since leaving the Org
by Tallon inthought i would start a discussion, and hopefully a positive one, on what successes you’ve enjoyed since leaving the org.. each of us is different as people, in life experiences etc.
however we all share one common factor in that we have all experienced the negativity, to a greater or lesser degree, of being a jw and the org.. each success is worth celebrating so i invite you to share some of your achievements.
it does not matter how ‘big or small’ it is, share it with us.. my achievement means a great deal to me both personally and professionally.
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ducatijoe
Life is better than I would have ever thought. After over 45 years as a JW , being out is wonderful. New friends, no judgement, involved in helping others and truly happy.
So glad I didn't jump off a bridge during the couple of years it took to clear my mind.
I would like to tell any of you who are feeling down and all along after leaving..... It will pass, look ahead.....It is worth it!
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What is the biggest hypocrisy you have seen as a witness?
by HereIgo ini have far too many to name, but ill start with obscene music, gambling and cussing like a sailor.
all the while preaching to "worldly people" about their impending death at armageddon.
thoughts?.
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ducatijoe
Me.
While directing DC Dramas, being MS Overseer, sitting on judicial committees I was having affairs.
When I was found out I thought my life was over.
Now I am no longer having an affair, no need to lie about anything and no longer believe in the JW bull.
Life has turned out great.
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To all former Elders – what are your thoughts
by Tallon inif you were part of a judicial committee, and knowing what you know now, what was it like for you to sit on jc’s?
how did you feel if someone was reproved or df’d?
were you ever on a jc and you disagreed with someone being reproved or df’d and were overruled – how did you feel?
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ducatijoe
Yes. One time while serving on an appeal committee we discovered that the original committee DFed the husband based on what 2 sisters said they heard him say while on the stand in court.
The Brother tried to dispute what they were saying by asking the committee to read the court transcript. They refused and DFed him.
I must say... this guy was an ass. However, in this case he was right. We as a CO appointed appeal committee,
explained that the court record showed that the 2 sisters were wrong in what they recalled.
We overturned the decision and the Elders from the original committee were pissed.
Other times I have seen politics as well as family favors in committee meetings .
As Warren Zevon sang...and should be a Kingdom Song.. "MY shits fucked up"
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Did you participate in a Drama?
by Hecce ini am bringing this up because even it was a lot of work, for the majority of the friends this was a rewarding experience.
camaraderie, joking, costumes, props and when the time came the celebrity status of being in the drama.. back in the 50s and 60s, conventions could be as long as 8 days and from about 1966 the dramas became an integral part of the program.
we had one per day and the brothers looked forward to their presentation.
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ducatijoe
Yes, I directed 4 dramas. They were very time consuming however I did enjoy the experience.
Thinking back though I will say it was more about my ego than anything else, as are many of the parts on a DC level.
Very happy to be done with all that.