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  Sam's watch

  by Slidin Fast in

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  2. friends

  i just started to watch the february broadcast when i noticed a metallic rattle over the drone of sam's voice.

  (does that man speak with a mouth full of chowin' tobacco or is he choking on the rubbish he reads off the autocue?).

  yep it's his rolex.

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  ToesUp

  Maybe Sammy and Geoffrey will pawn their watches to help the ones who were just "released" from Bethel! I guess that would be presumptuous of us huh? lol
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  Building Work

  by truthlover in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  has there been anything in writing sent out to the elders, co's re the stopping of the "ww building work yet?.

  no one has mentioned anything at cong level but it has been mentioned about the bethelites being sent tot the field as of january - canadian bethel is being reduced by 40% and the ones remaining have been told they will have to do work themselves, i.e.

  food and cleaning.... .

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  Crazyguy

  Yes you are correct. The WT doesn't want the Rank and file to know any of the bad stuff, only good. Otherwise, they would have told everyone about the Australian Royal Commission. Why not let everyone know the truth? What do they have to hide? Hmmm!
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  Money woes show it ain't the truth

  by OnTheWayOut in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  jehovahs people do not beg for money.

  [...] we have never considered it proper to solicit money for the lords cause, after the common custom .

  it is our judgment that money raised by the various begging devices in the name of our lord is offensive, unacceptable to him, and does not bring his blessing either upon the givers or the work accomplished.

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  Oh they don't beg and solicit for money, that is all apostate driven lies (sarcasm). lol
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  Tough Day & wanting to escape

  by Olivia Wilde in

  1. social
  2. family

  so today after my workout at the gym, i was driving away from the parking lot, notice 2 witnesses on the sidewalk with their witness cart, one older man with a young female, related?

  not sure but as i drove away it finally hit me, all this buildup & staying strong since my awakening finally hit me .... just crying & saw my life flashing before my eyes just couldn't keep myself strong anymore, especially thinking of my child & other things happening in my life currently, which are hitting reality...... i came home & had a conversation with my son about our weekly mtgs, we have missed the ms mtgs for a few times/days in a row now, does anyone check on us?

  ... anyway i finally told him that for the time being mommy needs to figure out some things with god & jesus first & for the time being won't be making the ms mtgs & will be doing our bible study at home... thankfully he understands & just told him that god understands how i feel & is ok with it.... it's difficult to feel alone in this, i feel broken with the other things happening in my life, not wt or jw related, & just want to escape & run away, i don't have many friends & my non jw family is not a close family, we were never close, & i feel like i don't have anyone to talk to.... people that know me & interact with me have no clue the turmoil i'm going thru inside, i pretend like nothing is wrong with my life .

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  Olivia

  The hardest thing for me was coming to the realization that all of these people (so called friends and family) were all conditional. Even the ones who have more problems than I do have not called, texted or written since we left (almost 3 years). The most difficult thing I had to face was knowing these people really didn't care about me and my family. Once I faced that head on, I was able to move forward. Keep yourself busy, find something you like to do and focus on that. Try making some new friends (non JW's). You will be surprised how many people will be kind and actually like you for who you really are not just because you belong to "the club."

  Time heals. Hang in there and hugs to you.
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  Double Standards in the JW world

  by nevaagain in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  no other organization has so many written and unwritten rules like the jws.

  so it comes to no suprise that there are a lot of double standards.. even though the end is "near", wt is building new and bigger offices.

  while the small jw should live in a closet and should make plans to have a bigger house in the new world.

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  Something clicked in me when I watched one of the Elders get up on the stage and read the anti education Watchtower a few years ago. His children are all in college. I had a WTF moment and that is when something changed in me. I have nothing against education (I am all for it) but the double standards are just incredible!
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  We missed you at the meetings

  by punkofnice in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a vomit inducing comment.. i asked why do they have to specify 'meetings'?

  they never miss us in tesco or the showcase cinema bar.. in their defence, a friend of mine said: 'that's because the meeting is where they normally would see you.'.

  well, if they want to see you they can arrange a meal out or something.

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  They are just empty words. I think the JW's have a book of canned things to say. I think you are spot on...." we're at the meeting because we're spiritually strong and you're not as good as we are!" Like my spouse said the other day, where else can you be a window washer/janitor by day and the pope at night?
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  oh dear....

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bhhs5lhr00.

  words.....just cant find the words......

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  Oh wow! Speechless.
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  How was it when you were a JW as a kid?

  by nevaagain in

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  whats worse than being an adult jw?

  when i was a kid i always had a bad concience all the time.

  i believed i would not survive armageddon for the fact that i didn't like going to service and i didnt like going to the meetings.

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  I wanted OUT at age 14. I wasn't "allowed" to no longer attend (dad was an Elder).

  The way I was treated in the congregation as a young person was despicable. The way I was treated has affected me to this day. I don't trust too many people (actually, only my spouse) . I was treated better by my "worldly" friends at school.

  The only good that came out of being a JW, is I met my spouse and now have our wonderful kids. Now we are all FREE!
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  An incident was reported to me at a cong near me.

  by poopie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this df persons walks up to the cood and says i would like to give you my reinstatement letter because i have been attending meetings here ,the cood says do not give me that letter i need to observe you first then you can rurn in letter i ask my friend is that something new?

  the person only wants to return because they want to speak to there mother and father and siblings so thats the resl reason but now they have to sit and wait for this elder to observe them what hypocrites.

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  Oh those crazy "loving shepherds!"
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  Nice moment today

  by Theburstbubble in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so it's been a few months since i last went to a meeting but i've still had lots of guilty feelings about leaving, such as am i doing the right thing, thinking about friends and family, where do i go from here etc etc.

  but i think once you stop believing you can't go back.. anyway, today i had a very nice experience.

  my daughter had been to nursery today and when she got home i asked her what she had done and she excitedly told me they had been doing pumpkins.

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  Theburstbubble....I know how you feel...normal. lol