Posts by ToesUp

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WT study 8 December

by road to nowhere in

had to look.

first paragraph mentions that most of were probably born after 1914. most?

i bet the dubs 105 and older can be counted on your fingers..

ToesUp

Wash, rinse, repeat! Like the little boy who cried "wolf."

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Cart Witnessing....They deserve the same ''cold shoulder''

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

here is a man named jerry.

on a public sidewalk, he asks attendees leaving a jehovah's witness convention in san diego a simple question, ''do jehovah's witnesses have the truth.

not one person acknowledges him.

I'm sure we have all heard the "some JW's loose their family, once they start studying with the witnesses." Oh, they don't like it when it's done to them but they have no problem treating others the way they don't like. THEY ARE THE BIGGEST HYPOCRITES WALKING THE PLANTET!

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Lack of zeal

by road to nowhere in

i hear rumbling about the rank and file not having the same zeal they had when new.. lets see: door to door at the time least likely to find someone.

waste of a whole morning.

isolated.

ToesUp

"I would say it did begin to fizzle when I was leaving at the time of the new light(tm) overlapping generations(tm)."

Same here Punk! The overlapping generation was the nail in the coffin for us. What a bogus way to move the goal posts. Who came up with that one? lol

16

Question for Current and Ex Elders

by Iamallcool in

jw
friends

have you ever reinstate somebody even if they are not that repentant?.

ToesUp

I actually think some of the Elders "get off" punishing others. I had a Elder come after us, during our fade. He was relentless. Was gonna get us DF'd if it was the last thing he ever did.

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Lack of zeal

by road to nowhere in

i hear rumbling about the rank and file not having the same zeal they had when new.. lets see: door to door at the time least likely to find someone.

waste of a whole morning.

isolated.

ToesUp

We can see it in our very own family. No retirement, no savings, some family members never married or had children. Health problems and financial problems. Lack of education left them in low paying jobs that they are still working well into their 60's and 70's. They are tired. They won't admit it but they have been duped. We know it and we have said it but they won't admit it. There is one problem....we can see it all over their faces.

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Pioneering, and LDC work!

by DwainBowman in

my brother in law, eldub, ldc big shot, and regular pioneer.

he's out in service twice a month for a couple hours each time.

he get's to count his ldc time as pioneering time!!!!.

ToesUp

"His eldu brother threatened me and another family member over this issue!!!"

I had something similar done to me and my spouse during our fade several years ago. We called his bluff and went head to head with him. He didn't know what to do. At that point and time we didn't care if they DF'd us (they had no grounds). They don't know what to do when you challenge their fictitous authority. They are not the cops or the IRS they are little men who have a WT badge and cap. lol

Not sure what your situation is but I'd take that little sh*t to task and run all over his head. lol
It was actually fun to do and watch their faces.

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Disability Discontinued for Lifting Religious Pamphlets!

by Atlantis in

jw
friends

disability discontinued for lifting suitcase of pamphlets!.

https://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20191202/news08/912331976/disability-discontinued-for-man-caught-lifting-religious-pamphlets .

petra!

ToesUp

Yeah....WT will be there for him! NOT!!! The money only flows one way....THE WATCHTOWER WAY!!!

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How Many of you Remember Mr. Rogers Neighborhood?

by Sea Breeze in

just saw the movie "a beautiful day in the neighborhood" with tom hanks as fred rogers.

excellent acting and story-line.

it brought back many fond memories as a child.

ToesUp

My spouse and I saw the movie last night. It was very good. Not what we expected. The first thing that came in my mind is, this is the way all JW's should treat others. He was a kind and caring man, who judged no one. He made an impact on others lives.

20

My first encounter

by SB10 in

i don’t know if the woman i met yesterday will ever see this.

but i will forever remember that day for the rest of my life.

my grandfather has been in icu for the past 3 days.

ToesUp

I am so sorry for all that you are going through. Loosing someone we love is difficult. There are many good hearted people in the world (Jehovah's Witnesses and non Jehovah's witnesses). I have met many!

My spouse and I have been born into the religion of Jehovah's Witnesses but left the religion 6 plus years ago, along with our children. We have lost all of our JW "friends" and my two best friends will no longer have contact with me. Our families have also distanced themselves from us. We are the same wonderful people we were when we were part of the religion. The only difference, is our belief system has changed. The JW's will love you, as long as you become a JW or they can recruit you into the religion. They study with you and try and get you baptized. Once you are baptized, you are locked in. If you decide to leave, they want nothing to do with you. Trust me, it happened to us. This is a cult that's only agenda is to get you into the religion. Who walks away from life long friendships and who walks away from their own children, grandchildren or parents? Who does this? I can attest that they do and it is disturbing, abusive and just plain inhumane. If I can give you any advise, stay away from these people. Enjoy and love the people who WANT you in their lives because they truly love you for WHO you are. Hugs to you.

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What Did You Do With All Your Meeting Clothes?

by minimus in

jw
friends

i literally had dozens of suits.

i still have more dress clothes than anyone i know.

i did give some suits and clothing away and to be honest, i still like wearing a nice suit.. brothers and sisters, are all your “ meeting clothes” still in your closet?

ToesUp

Goodwill!!!