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  Oh this stoopid shunning thing!!

  by Unstuck in

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  warning - vent ahead....... so, my father (still very much in jw but who has at least had the decency to still keep in contact with me and hubby and to show interest in why we aren't attending and respect where we are at) is in intensive care at a local hospital and is intubated and sedated with some serious health issues.

  i'm next of kin so i get all the phone calls from the hospital.. so, the rest of the "family" has cut me off because we are inactive and because the ever-active jw gossip grapevine has rumoured with a sibilant slithy hissy voice: "apossstassssy" is the cause of our inactivity.. whatever.. but now i've had to contact said "family" with the news about my father and what is going on....... so, dad's sisters answer my calls and manage to act and conduct themselves with a degree of decorum.. my sister on the other hand - well, she doesn't deign to answer my calls and texts for most of the day.

  i push the issue tonight and insist on speaking to her when my brother-in-law answers the call.

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  ToesUp

  Unstuck

  I hope that one day my children will take care of me in the same manner you are looking out for your Dad. I hope he appreciates you. It says so much about you as a person.

  As for your sister....well, I have a family member that treats me the same exact way. The best way to treat her is to just smile and seem as happy as you have ever been. They hate that. Honestly, I would like to put my foot where the sun don't shine but I smile and act happy because I know she hates it. lol

  Keep up the good work and I hope your Dad will be ok. Hugs to you!
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  Question...

  by ironsnake656 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  when you were an active member in the jwland, did you expect to receive any kind of help from a brother/sister, but they did not help you?

  when i was in the jwland, i expected and was my belief that any brother/sister will help you in time of need, distress or trouble, because we were part of a "lovely organization".

  but countless of times when i needed and asked for help, nobody from the org helped me.

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  ToesUp

  When I was out of work, we couldn't even get the Elders to ask if our family was doing ok. Not even a kind or encouraging word. We never expected anyone to give us money, maybe just a kind word or smile. We received NOTHING. I am grateful for that now. It was the beginning of the end for us. We exited due to lack of love, learned TTATT and realized that we were raised in a cult. So actually, the lack of love is what initially got us out. THANK YOU WATCHTOWER AND THE CONGREGATION, YOU DID US A HUGH FAVOR. NEVER HAPPIER!
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  Jah Jireh Care Homes

  by pale.emperor in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  http://www.jah-jireh.org/.

  they have care homes in england and wales: wigan, leyland, blackpool, methyr.and one in canada http://www.jah-jireh.on.ca/.

  these are not funded or subsidized by watchtower.

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  ToesUp

  Another get rich quick company conjured up by some rich JW. It looks good on the outside ("oh look how the nice JW's take such good care of the elderly") but the reality is what is on the inside. "Whitewashed graves full of dead mens bones."
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  1 hour 14 minute ph call from coordinator last night ?

  by Chook in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i didn't recognise his number , cordial talk for 2 minutes then what can i say , the chook rose to the occasion.

  i will relay main points but the order is not necessarily correct.

  he wants to visit with an other elder ( i live in two states 2/3 of time in a new house in their territory, but they don't know address yet ).

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  ToesUp

  You did great but you are right, they will cook you up and gladly serve you up. At least you had your say. Sometimes ya just gotta go kicking and screaming. I know how you feel. Great job!
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  "You should worry when we stop knocking."

  by Zoos in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  what an arrogant thing to say.. "you shouldn't complain about us knocking on your door.

  you should worry when we stop.".

  wish i had a snappy response to shove up their pompous ass every time i hear a jw spew this..

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  ToesUp

  Years ago WT and JW's kept their mouths shut. Not anymore. They are the most pompous and arrogant bunch. You can just see the change in everyone's demeanor. I guess that is their message of judgement. Lol
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  Just when you thought things couldn't get any lower ...

  by Tallon in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  now they are really scraping the barrel.

  check out this discussion on exjw reddit .... https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/6v85y9/pioneer_school_today/?st=j6nwx7ny&sh=136a59c9.

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  ToesUp

  I saw this this morning. The cult is turning ugly and hateful. Give it time, it's catching up with Watchtower. You don't sell Kingdom Halls when the numbers are increasing. So many new ones are joining these forums on a daily basis. I joke with my husband all the time, "it's not only loosers like us leaving, it's the Uber's too. Elders, pioneers, circuit overseers oh my. Hang in there everyone and be patient, we believe there is soooo much more coming and we want a front row seat.
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  Great video to watch. (for our newer forum members)

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  some of our newer forum members may not have had the chance to see the great videos from theramintrees.

  enjoy.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewehb4qm1hg.

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  ToesUp

  Great post. Thank you for sharing. I found it interesting how he spoke about the JW's dehumanizing. What a great word to describe it.
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  Relaxed rules toward oral sex?

  by Socrateswannabe in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  these people won't state anything definitively, but here's an excerpt from the study article entitled "making christian marriage a success", in the august, 2016 watchtower.

  it does make me wonder.. although the bible does not provide specific rules about the kinds and limits of love play that might be associated with natural, sexual intimacy, it mentions displays of affection.

  (song of solomon 1:2; 2:6) christian marriage partners should treat each other with tenderness.

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  ToesUp

  Silentbuddha - LOL. The wife and I are dying with laughter!
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  Forced to Choose Between Beliefs and Family

  by Roger Kirkpatrick in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  [please feel free to share.].

  forced to choose between beliefs and family.

  “no one should be forced to worship in a way that he finds objectionable or be made to choose between his beliefs and his family.” that statement appeared in an article entitled “is it wrong to change your religion?” in the july 2009 awake magazine, published and distributed widely by jehovah’s witnesses.. nearly everyone reading that statement would consider it to be mere common sense.

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  ToesUp

  "No one should be forced to worship in a way that he finds objectionable or be made to choose between his beliefs and his family.” That statement appeared in an article entitled “Is It Wrong to Change Your Religion?” in the July 2009 Awake magazine, published and distributed widely by Jehovah’s Witnesses."

  What was WT thinking when it put this in the ragazine? It just goes to show you how they talk out of both sides of their mouths! Idiots! And we are supposed to try and use logic with these people? NOT!
  
  
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  After all these years, I finally made it to Brooklyn Bethel!

  by dubstepped in

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  ToesUp

  Good for you Dub!

  It's funny you ran into someone that studied and felt something was off. I spent my entire JW life feeling that "something just isn't right." I used to tell my spouse that on a daily basis. "Something is just not right" is a true understatement. So happy to free!