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  CLAM (Feb 8-14) - Are You "Reaching Out"? (15mins)

  by Nicholaus Kopernicus in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the brief outline for this item makes reference to the most recent wt on the subject of "reaching out" (sept 15 2014 - pages 3-6) if you are a jehovah's witness and thinking about becoming a ministerial servant or elder, then please consider the following information prior to attending the kh for this weeks clam.

  first - if you hope to become an elder, in the uk you will also become a charitable trustee.

  you will not be given any training for this part of your role.

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  ToesUp

  "He was trying to point out how much work the elders do, but to me it sounded like most elders hate their job."

  They DO hate their jobs, they are just told to parrott, "It's a priviledge."

  Some of the most critical Elders I have met are the ones who don't work a full 40 hour week or are retired. They seem to forget what it is like for the Elders who are maxed out. We had on Nazi Elder in our hall that was always barking, "where's Brother so and so?" but he was retired, his home paid off, his kids grown and he received not only his pension but he was retired military. Received military benefits. He was one of the biggest as**(&%s!.

  He couldn't keep his kids in the org. They left! I wonder why? (sarcasm)
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  Looking back,"That was crazy, moment"

  by MarkofCane in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i got baptized later in life.

  i was around 21, i had left and went out into the world should of listen to my gut back then, but instead i disowned myself and came back into the fold.

  before i could get baptized, the elder who studied with me said i needed to get rid of everything that was contaminated by this world: music, books & clothing,everything.

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  ToesUp

  My teenager has a fine collection of Harry Potter stuff. Purchased after we left. The crazy things they come up with! Don't they realize Mickey Mouse was part of the Sorcerer's Apprentice? I guess we should eliminate Mickey, as well. You just can't make this sh*t up!
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  Good idea or bad idea?

  by stephanie61092 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  first and foremost, thank you so much to so many of you who have reached out to me over the past few days since my post on sunday.

  i'm not totally in the best mental state, however, i do have a very small amount of people that i can lean on for support.

  i relayed my feelings to a friend (my only friend, really), who took the initiative to inform my family.

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  Don't give this cult a dime!
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  Did you get " Counseled " about the Music you Listened to While you were a JW ?

  by flipper in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  from the time i was a small boy - i loved rock n' roll music.

  beatles, rolling stones, led zeppelin, hendrix.

  i started getting slighted for the music i listened to as i lay in my bedroom listening on headphones to led zeppelin's song " black dog " at age 14 with my elder dad looking suspiciously at me as i'm rocking out .

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  My Mom hated the song Lay Down Sally by Eric Clapton. The more she complained, the louder I turned the music up! lol

  No wonder I turned out so evil!
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  Music Video: Would Jesus Wear a Rolex on JW Broadcasting? - PARODY

  by cappytan in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this took quite a while this evening.

  so worth it though.

  hope you enjoy!

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  ToesUp

  Loved it Cappy!
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  Gas Pump "Witnessing"....Is this a thing?

  by Bob Loblaw in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i've seen this twice now within a month.

  a car group hanging out at a gas station.

  one of the cult members jumps outs of their car and runs up to a "worldly" gas pumper, arm stretched out, tract in hand, and here comes the juvenile at best question.

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  This gets their time started. They couldn't give a rats ass about saving anyone, it's all about the TIME!
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  Something isnt quite right.

  by atomant in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  l was wondering if others get the feeling that the world we live in seems not quite right.l can not pin point anything specific but since childhood days l often get the feeling something isn;t correct.you know the feeling of deja vu.

  am l the only one to feel this way?ld love to hear from others and any storys they may have.having been raised in the jdubs maybe lm just suffering mild bouts of paranoia .

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  ToesUp

  "Something isn't quite right."

  This is a statement my spouse and I said for years, while we were still active JW's. Once we learned TTATT, we fully understood what the "something" was. It's funny, we don't make that statement anymore.
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  Do not Disassociate, Anull your baptism

  by jwfacts in

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  2. beliefs

  i am now a jedi, so trust me on this.. .

  why dis-associate, you are just playing by the wts rules?

  how can you dis-associate anyway, you never thought you were baptised as a watchtower society member, you thought your dedication was to god, so why formally disassociate from something you did not formally join?

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  ToesUp

  Like anything in life, it is a personal decision whether you fade or DA. Everyone has different circumstances. Some have no family that are JW's, so it may make it easier for them to leave and move one. Others have mates, children and elderly parents still in. Some have great relationships with their families, some not so much. When we were still in we hated the judgmental attitudes (it's one of the many reasons we left), so we try not to judge what someone else chooses to do in this case.

  We all have our own stories to tell and it is not our place to judge what others do or do not do. We are perfectly content with the decisions we have made, they are OUR decisions. We are happy with that.
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  Leaked Elder's Video: How to deal with a suicidal sister

  by cappytan in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this video will be played at one of the clam meetings in march 2016.. the content is kind of old news because it is a recut version of a previous video produced for the elder's school.

  however, it's still significant because it shows that the organization still has dissenting brothers in positions of leadership.. my thanks to the leaker.

  feel free to claim credit here.

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  ToesUp

  It is a very deluded video. Very unrealistic. As usual, everyone in the videos end up happily ever after. These Elders are not professionals and are not trained to handle these deep issues.

  I think it is great if they show this at the CLAM meeting. Maybe it will open even more eyes.
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  If all the world were JWs....

  by Tornintwo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  in my former indoctrinated state, i used to yearn for a time when all the world would be jws.

  but hang on minute, let's just think about what the world would be like if everyone was a jw,.

  first of all, no higher education, so no medical advances, no scientific research, no modern day medicine, infectious disease rife, no doctors, no engineers, so no modern day comforts.

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  ToesUp

  We would all be sitting around looking forward to fun and joy after we die and are resurrected. I never understood why you couldn't enjoy the life you are living NOW.