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  Life in Paradise

  by Sour Grapes in

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  2. friends

  so we all survive the great tribulation and now as the dead bodies of 99.9% of the world's population begin to stink up the place, the bodies become bloated and the flesh begins to fall off of the bones what happens when the elders tell us to grab a shovel and haul the corpses to a mass grave site for burial or perhaps a mass cremation and you tell them that you will not bury dead bodies.. what will the elders do?

  (i guess they are princes now since we are on the other side of the gt) will they haul the person into the back room of the candlelit kingdumb haul for a judicial meeting?

  if the person is unrepentant and doesn't follow direction from god will they be disfellowshipped or forced to move to a colony for troublemakers?

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  "what happens when the elders tell us to grab a shovel and haul the corpses to a mass grave site for burial"

  I always found this visual interesting. Did you ever notice how on the nights when your service group or book study group was assigned to swish to toilets and mop the floors of the KH bathrooms, most would disappear! The Elders would have a really long Elders meeting and the sisters would be spending a little more time gossiping! It always amazed us how MOST would just POOF, disappear! Do you honestly think our "loving" brothers and sisters would show up for a body clean up? lol
  
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  Posters You Miss

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  anyone that you miss from this site, dead or alive??.

  i miss farkel, blondie and a host of others!.

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  I miss Outlaw and Billy the Ex bethelite!!!
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  Ex-Jehovah's Witness Recovering Group 3 and This Site

  by dubstepped in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i don't remember seeing it ever really talked about here but the facebook group with the namesake of this post shut down at the end of march.

  it was archived and they weren't clear as to when or if they would come back.

  it seemed to come out of nowhere, and i know a lot of people were disappointed.

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  Thank you Simon!!!
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  Suicide note from pedophile elder's victim..

  by QuestioningEverything in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  years ago at the kh my aunt attended, there was an elder from a prominent jw family who was accused of sexual conduct with several young men in the hall.

  he was an unmarried guy in his 30's who wore a terrible hair piece/toupee.

  his sister once told me he was waiting for the new system to marry so he could have a perfect wife--isn't that funny?.

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  So we get shunned for leaving a cult and this piece of sh*t gets to be in good standing in the congregation? Only in WT could this happen!! Gulp down the camel and strain out the knat.
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  Upcoming Tidal Wave of Media Onslaught targeting Jehovah's Witnesses ahead...

  by TerryWalstrom in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  at least three media venues have undertaken the daunting task of unpacking the insidious dark side of jehovah's witnesses' organization.1.

  douglas quenqua is a writer based in new york.

  his work has appeared in the new york times, wired, redbook, and cnbc.

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  No one group deserves it more!!!
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  Receiving so much hate recently....

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  well, as you all know, my wife (unstuck) and i are not df or da.. we just stopped attending several years back after my "apostate" online activity was found by a nosey employee of ours while she was working in our office (long story if anyone wants to know - it would have to be another thread).

  we never met with any elders - no congregation judicial activity occurred (as we would never consent to do so anyway).

  so our policy has been to be the same kind, loving, normal people we have always been.

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  Sometimes we wonder if some JW's are actually envious of those who leave. How many would love to leave but have the social ties (even with their business) and family relationships that they have to maintain.

  When an ex JW exudes happiness it perplexes the still in JW. How can you be happy? You are not supposed to be. It's like the ole sayin...."misery loves company." lol
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  Receiving so much hate recently....

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  well, as you all know, my wife (unstuck) and i are not df or da.. we just stopped attending several years back after my "apostate" online activity was found by a nosey employee of ours while she was working in our office (long story if anyone wants to know - it would have to be another thread).

  we never met with any elders - no congregation judicial activity occurred (as we would never consent to do so anyway).

  so our policy has been to be the same kind, loving, normal people we have always been.

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  My spouse and I have felt some unkindness as well.

  We will only allow it to happen once and that is it. If no one wants us around, they don't deserve us. I have ZERO expectations from anyone anymore. With zero expectations, you can't be disappointed (this goes for "worldly" people as well).

  We are here if people want us and they treat us with respect, kindness and love. Otherwise, they can take a hike!

  I am sorry stuck that you and your wife have been treated this way. No one deserves that. Not very Christlike behavior for those professing to be Christians.
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  Good Advice in the August 2018 Study Edition WT

  by neat blue dog in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i've heard numerous people here say something like, 'the best revenge is living a good life'.

  well, apparently the wt agrees, in the august study edition:.

  at times, people maysay unfair or critical things about us.

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  We act over the top happy (which we are) with family that know we are out. They are perplexed. Judgmental but perplexed. lol
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  Scary Effectiveness of Assembly Videos

  by Captain Schmideo2 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  well, i got to see the final day of this years regional convention.and i saw something that disturbs me.. the final, "summing up review" video.

  it disturbs me because it was so well done.

  (i wish i could remember the title of the song), to the strains of a solo vocalist singing in a fine "irish tenor", we see the actors from the previous videos of the last few days all assembling together in a clearing.

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  "....it was terrifying." Yep, it will work GREAT on the average dubbie!!!

  Batsh*t crazy!!!
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  CO asked for everyone 20 years old & younger for a group photo

  by LevelThePlayingField in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  there was a co visit in ohio a couple weeks ago.

  when he was finishing up his sunday talk he said that he would like if "all the children that are from this congregation, not if you're just visiting, but from this congregation to come on up on the stage right after the meeting because i want to get a picture of you.".

  i thought to myself, why?

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  Yes. We had a CO do that years ago. I think they like equating themselves to Jesus. "Let all of the little children come to me. " lol

  Funny, that particular CO was a assh*le!