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  Last Night I was surrounded by Jehovah's Witnesses . . .

  by Terry in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  last night was the "body viewing" at the funeral home for the jw whose friendship and influence resulted in my getting baptised in 1963. we weren't just friends.

  we had a david & jonathan bromance :) no seriously, we loved each other dearly.. it's only in the last 2 years he shunned me.

  before that, he would sneak behind the curtain of stealth, so to speak, and we'd sit for hours each and every week chatting, reminiscing and sometimes arguing about the truth about the "truth.".

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  kairos

  I'm glad you kept it together. I know myself well enough.
  

  I will attend no JW functions... anywhere.

  Glad you are getting closure.
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  Banned from the second school!

  by purrpurr in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've been told by a jw friend that when her hall recently had a refurb that big changes were made to the second school.. one, a large sign has been placed on the door telling people not to use it and to sit in the main hall itself.. two,that all the chairs which used to face the large windows looking into the main hall are now side on to the window facing the wall instead.. this is because "so many people were sitting out in there!

  people were finding all manner of exhuses to sit-in there and the brothers want us to all be together in the main hall!

  " she said.. of course i didn't tell her what i really thought of this but seriously?

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  kairos

  @KiddingMe-

  That description about the restrictions on the call-in features sounds just like what I experienced in Napa, Ca. Are you sure we weren't in the same hall?
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  Banned from the second school!

  by purrpurr in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've been told by a jw friend that when her hall recently had a refurb that big changes were made to the second school.. one, a large sign has been placed on the door telling people not to use it and to sit in the main hall itself.. two,that all the chairs which used to face the large windows looking into the main hall are now side on to the window facing the wall instead.. this is because "so many people were sitting out in there!

  people were finding all manner of exhuses to sit-in there and the brothers want us to all be together in the main hall!

  " she said.. of course i didn't tell her what i really thought of this but seriously?

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  kairos

  The sign should read:
  "DF'd and future DF'd only"

  Now that I think about it, I was coming in latte and leaving right after the prayer just before I made my final exit. ( staged my exit from the back hall )

  This is likely not a new tactic, fade from the main auditorium, then the back hall... Then, "where'd he go? Oh well?"

  The elders must know this process, as they are seeing it everywhere and are trying to knock down the first step towards our freedom. Very ugly.
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  The JW FUNERAL experience

  by Terry in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  my best buddy is gone.

  i attended his funeral this morning.. on thursday evening, i went to the body "viewing" and it was "family only.

  " i am part of the family (through marriage) so, i was there.. i was welcomed with joy and enthusiasm like a long lost (prodigal) sheep.

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  kairos

  The only JW funeral I could ever see atteneding would be for my wife.

  At this point in my life, I would pass.

  Having a small gathering with my actual friends that cared about me, my wife and my life as opposed to a bunch of people I 'used to' know that would be questioning in their minds why I would even bother.

  Disgusting and painful.

  I'm sorry they stole your friendship from Johnny, Terry.
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  Amazing Growth! Jehovah Is Blessing The Preaching Work!

  by Divergent in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  today's text:.

  saturday, april 2. the little one will become a thousand.—isa.

  60:22.. perhaps we live in an area where there are few witnesses or where we do not see a lot of immediate results in our preaching work.

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  kairos

  Didn't the branch just reduce the scope of the work in India?

  Hmmmm...
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  You Can Be Happy As A JW If...

  by JW_Rogue in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  you are delusional.

  meaning that you believe everything that the wt says 100% without questioning it all.

  you believe there is no other source of truth or valid view points.

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  kairos

  All true, yet somehow any active JW would disagree with you on all points.
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  A mistake we did ...

  by Absolutesbeginners in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  hello girls !.

  i ve been reading you all many times , and from many years ..... i am sure my english is getting better and better because of you !

  i am from france, no sorry , from "small brittany " ...so what ?

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  kairos

  I'm afraid that pretending or blocking out our time as a JW is impossible.

  Try not to beat yourself up over the mental abuse you were subjected to.
  It hurts to feel that we were not able to protect ourselves from an organization that promised us so much, but turned out to be in it for the money. Ouch!

  Welcome to the forum and feel free to vent openly.
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  Child Abuse In This Weeks Meeting Part

  by thedepressedsoul in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i was sitting at the meeting this week and the "apply yourself to the field ministry" part started.

  it was the first part under, "the initial call".

  they read from the "good news" brochure and ask a question on it.

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  kairos

  This could be big.

  Thanks for the heads up on this.
  At tonight's meeting, yeah?
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  Update on fade. Elders finally are interested on my "welfare"

  by StarTrekAngel in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so since the last time i posted regarding my fade, you all learned that i was having some health issues.

  that came along just right to quit going to meeting without raising much suspicion.

  somehow everyone at the hall seemed ready to tell my wife they missed me but attended the memorial and no one bothered to take the initiative to back those words with actions.. i guess that having seen me at the memorial they at least felt bad because last night i got a call from one of the elders telling me they want to come today and visit with me.

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  kairos

  Ask for just one of them to visit you, not two.

  Ask them to explain the 'overlapping generation' change using just the bible, as, 'you are confused'.

  That may be the last time they call you...
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  The Judge

  by New day in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  genuine question here.

  a lot has been said on this site about how judge rutherford responded to events in his day by 'revealing' the great crowd of earthly subjects of the kingdom.

  it was always portrayed to me as a reaction from the ground up of those who didn't want to go to heaven.

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  kairos

  If there is *any* shred of truth regarding Jesus Christ and any plan of God's, Rutherford may very well be the largest Apostate in the Org's entire history.

  He taught them to reject Christ and made up a cover story to sell the books he would later write under claimed inspiration.

  The history of JWs is a very sad one indeed.
  So many lies.