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2016 annual meeting

by obarac in

just a few minutes till the start ..... we hope for a news from absalom and wifibandit very soon.. wifibandit, any tread on reddit for am?.

also there were some info about live stream.

any news about that..

ToesUp

Yes...things are quite calm in WT land. The calm before the storm.

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What's The First "Worldly" Thing You Did When You Exited The Cult?

by pale.emperor in

when you finally and officially exited the cult, whether it be by disfellowshipping, disassociating or fading - what was the first things you did that are considered "worldly"?.

for me, it was like crash landing on another planet that looked like earth but was completely different to the earth i knew.

i wanted to learn everything that i thought i already knew.. first things i did:.

Not too much here. We are pretty boring. We just continued on with our life. We enjoy life and each other. We enjoyed life prior to our exit but unloading the cult was VERY good for our emotional well being. Getting the "toxins" out of your life is a great feeling.

We have allowed our children the freedom to be "normal." Hanging out with their friends (great kids), going to supervised parties and pursuing goals and learning. Just the ordinary things, ordinary people do.

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Campaign to invite people to meetings

by StarTrekAngel in

just found out last night that our congo is starting a campaign to invite interested people to meetings.

the instructions for the campaign clear out that "interested" people are not just those whom we visit often or have bible studies with.

it includes and random stranger we may talk to and who may show a hint of interest on the religion.

ToesUp

The Kingdom Halls must be emptying out. Wait til these "interested ones" Google Jehovah's witnesses. Boy, will they get a boat load of info. Not good info either.

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Livestream! Memorial Service for JW George Kraynak - Sat 1 Oct 2016

by darkspilver in

jw
friends

this coming saturday!.

memorial service for jehovah's witness george kraynak.

being broadcast worldwide as a livestream direct from the sharon kingdom hall of jehovah's witnesses at 2885 hann hill rd, hermitage, pennsylvania usa.

ToesUp

Who?

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Counting time

by Emma in

i may not have put this in the correct spot, but i do think it's scandalous the way time gets counted now.

i've seen a cart at the edge of our farmer's market, never anyone close enough to talk.

yesterday was a drizzly day and there were two carts set up, covered in plastic, "witnessing" on their own.

ToesUp

Yes...it is the MOST important message! It is a joke! If it was so important they would have TV, Radio ads and billboards. It just goes to show you how REALLY important it is.

My parents would roll over in their graves if they could see their religion now.

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Elder's remark about contributions not being made

by Simon Templar in

i am still in and was assigned to collect the contribution after the meeting.

i checked the boxes with another brother and there was nothing inside.

no contributions were made that day.

ToesUp

Good news indeedy!

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According to one JW there can only be 1 of 3 reasons why you left.

by Bonsai in

i asked an old jw friend of mine why so many baptized individuals leave the jw religion.

"did it ever occur to you, old friend, that maybe they know something that you don't know and have valid reasons for leaving?

", i asked.. his response set me back for an answer.

ToesUp

The complete lack of love drove us out. Once we were out, we learned TTATT. So the lack of love and the hypocrisy lead us out and TTATT is keeping us out. NEVER to return!

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Who is attending the 2016 Annual Meeting this Saturday?

by Londo111 in

jw
friends

i'm curious if we will have eyewitness reporters at the stanley theater like we do every year....

ToesUp

" My mum got invited to the one were the new bibles were released and bathed in the "elite" status she had upon her return."

Oh yes...they love, love, love to come home from the meeting with new info and let all know that they attended. It makes them feel so special and they are not quiet about it. We have friends who go every year. It is quite the status symbol to come back with new info from the Golden Annual meeting. What a humble people!

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