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  The Circuit Overseer Visit

  by garyneal in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  last week, the circuit overseer came to visit my wifes congregation and as usual their patterns change somewhat during this week.

  from my perspective, the meetings are held on tuesday and thursday instead of the normal wednesday night during this week and they are more eager to go out in field service.

  sunday came and my wife wanted us to attend the meeting.

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  kairos

  Incredible.

  How do they keep these secrets so well hidden?
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  Welcome Newbies & New Posters ! How has this Board Assisted You ?

  by flipper in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it's nice to have you here !

  i found that this board was very supportive when i first got on it over 4 years ago .

  i still find it supportive !

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  kairos

  I have found the topics discussed to be very helpful in solidifying that my decision to leave was the correct one.
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  how is it that some fade out of the org and others seem to be pushed?

  by sowhatnow in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i cant figure out how some persons like my husband and son, simply got too 'busy' and gradually stopped going to meetings, and were totally left alone, and yet some persons.

  seem to indicate that people were constantly in persuit of them, for a way to disfellowship them.. the ones who fade never get 'disfellowshiped' unless they write a letter formally requesting thier name be of the membership.. just like the jw org tells people who get baptised to do to thier former church,.

  i havent been to a meeting in a few months however it is also under a 'remodel' im sure im not missed.

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  kairos

  To fade is to disappear from sight and mind of others.

  You can't "check in" from time to time.

  It's all on the sly...

  You have to become forgotten.

  As soon as I quit going, I was immediately forgotten, so, it was pretty easy.
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  Disfellowed on 7/16/14 for sending a letter to my former congregation

  by spbondgirl007 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it's been quite a while since i lasted posted anything on jwn.

  i was in hiding previously, but only because i wanted to avoid the shun gun until i had the opportunity to tell my former congregation what i think about the org./gb.

  i last attended a meeting over 2.5 years ago but it wasn't until june--when i earned my bachelor's degree--that i finally had the time to collect my thoughts and get them down on paper...i decided to write my letter in a style i felt would be most appealing to my target audience--jw's still under gb mind control --in the hope that at least a few would read it and actually "think".

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  kairos

  Also hoping to read some texts and responses.
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  JW's just called at my door, simply handed me the JW.ORG tract and left! JW's now mere leaflet distributors.

  by yadda yadda 2 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm off work today and its a monday morning.

  a male and female jw just knocked on my door, i opened it, the guy just handed me their latest website promoting tract saying "hi, were just leaving these with people today", and then he made to leave.

  i looked at the tract and then looked at him as he was turning to walk away and said to him "ok, thanks, but ummm you could've just left it in my letterbox.".

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  I remember leaving the tracts/invites on the front porch, under the door matt with a corner showing or the more extreme, sliding it into the closed door crack and into their house!

  I think they prefer to just leave a copy rather than have to explain what it is they think they are doing...

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  I can't imagine anything has changed since I was last out in service over 18 moths ago.
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  Avoid Going back to the JW's - Educate Yourself about Mind Control

  by flipper in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've talked with some good friends on the board about this before and we seem to be in agreement : one reason ( among many ) that some disfellowshipped jw's go back and return to the wt organization is because they are full of uneeded guilt or uneeded fear because they haven't educated themselves about how the wt society uses mind control tactics to deceive them into thinking they have " nowhere else to go " .

  i understand that some dfed ones may go back to the organization for family and friends- however- it's an exrecise in futility because once you learn the truth about the truth you cannot undo what you heard.

  so some may just go back and live a fake jw life to appease family- but just think of how that can damage a person's emotional and mental health playing the fake jw game the rest of their lives !

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  kairos

  Thanks for bringing this topic back to the top.

  Very useful commentary.
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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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  kairos

  I'm going to continue to do my best!

  She ( my wife ) will allow me to read to her from a variety of sources.

  We're going to start with OTWO's book today.
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  Do you ever get frustrated and feel dirty after sharing experiences on JWN?

  by BucketShopBill in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  it's a giant boil on my butt, thinking how long we all were tricked by a cult.

  reading so many of our fellows threads, it help's reinforce we made the correct choice in mentally or physically leaving the watchtower's path to truth, they never had it and nobody can prove they did!

  ray franz jr. came to that conclusion, even he had to accept "this is not the best of all relgions, in fact, it's on the bad side!

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  kairos

  I was tricked for 25 years...
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  Do you ever get frustrated and feel dirty after sharing experiences on JWN?

  by BucketShopBill in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  it's a giant boil on my butt, thinking how long we all were tricked by a cult.

  reading so many of our fellows threads, it help's reinforce we made the correct choice in mentally or physically leaving the watchtower's path to truth, they never had it and nobody can prove they did!

  ray franz jr. came to that conclusion, even he had to accept "this is not the best of all relgions, in fact, it's on the bad side!

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  kairos

  I am just starting to post here after many months of lurking.

  Many experiences to follow...
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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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  kairos

  Today was just a nice day. All one could hope for, really.

  This will take time.

  It took me nearly 4 years to be where I am right now