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  Did you ever hear ".... we are here to Educate the Sheep, not Entertain the Goats"

  by Lostandfound in

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  2. beliefs

  and what other verbal nonsense did you ever hear as a one-liner to defend / promote 'the truth'.

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  ToesUp

  Oh the JW's have such snappy comebacks. They are adorable!
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  My return to the WT...a terrible mistake

  by JustHuman14 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i haven't posted for quite a bit, decided to share my thoughts on this one, so it is a reference topic for anyone who decides to return back to the org, knowing all about the tatt.

  being way for quite long for almost 15 years and all wt's activities, i have missed quite a lot including the "new light" latest updates, i found it quite hard to follow up what was going on to the meetings.

  new songs, wt broadcast, videos, internet (so wt now is in favor of the internet) cartoons, and everything seemed completely new and weird to me.. reason for going back it was the severe pressure from close family members to return back to the "truth".

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  ToesUp

  Once you know TTATT you can NEVER go back!
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  JWs MUST Accept The Watchtower Teachings EVEN When They Are Wrong!

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  isn't it unbelievable that a jehovah's witness must accept whatever the organization says or they can be disfellowshipped??

  unless they tell you that their understanding has changed, you cannot believe anything unless they say it's ok. .

  many years ago i questioned them about their ridiculous view that whenever the word "heart" was mentioned, it was a literal blood filled organ.

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  ToesUp

  A true sign of a cult!
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  Oh this stoopid shunning thing!!

  by Unstuck in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  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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  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.