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  My JW niece is getting married ... typical JW drama

  by wannabefree in

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  we received an invitation in the mail yesterday for my jw niece's wedding.. i am posting this just to add for any lurkers to see typical jw practices.. 1st - and perfectly understandable for anybody who is or was a jw.

  i'm not invited.

  :) hey, i'm really not complaining about that.

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  ToesUp

  Wow...the JW love! Gotta love it.

  Your daughter is a better person than I could be.
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  The Memorial

  by lriddle80 in

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  so, i went to the memorial to honor my mom.

  i got interested because they were going to talk about how jesus saves.

  but, they never really told anyone how to be saved.

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  Yes. It is love bombing at its best. Our family tried it as well. When you know what to expect, it makes it a little easier to figure out what they are doing.

  It is nice to feel loved and accepted. We all want that, especially from family. The problem is, if you don't do the JW tasks (field service, meeting attendance, assemblies, etc.), you will be considered "not progressing in the truth." Once they see this, the love bombing stops. It's conditional love vs. un conditional love.

  I guess we all have to realize what they do and why. It's a tough one. Hugs to you!
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  Roll Call for the benefit of Newbies and Lurkers. In One Sentence tell why you left the Org.

  by Wasanelder Once in

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  roll call for the benefit of newbies and lurkers.

  in one sentence tell why you left the org.

  not 2 sentences.

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  Left due to lack of love and hypocrisy and stayed out when we learned TTATT.
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  Lloyd’s new book

  by jwfacts in

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  2. beliefs

  i see there has already been discussion over lloyd’s new book how to leave the jehovah's witnesses.

  this includes discussion around his personality, motives and financial gains.

  i have written a foreword for this book, because it is an important topic that has not been covered in such a complete format before.

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  ToesUp

  Paul

  We just sent you a PM.
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  Is porn really such a big problem in the wt?

  by purrpurr in

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  in the most recent circuit assembly there was a lot about porn and warning against porn.

  even warning against looking at swim wear adverts!

  so i was wondering, is porn really such an issue in the wt?.

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  ToesUp

  I don't think WT has it's house in order. I mean members viewing porn, masturbating with pillows, known large consumption of alcohol and Non practicing gays (NPG) in THEIR own home. Elders have to step down because they do not have "their house in order." Shouldn't the GB step down? They don't seem to have their "house in order."
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  My personal invitation

  by Normalfulla in

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  2. experiences

  so i got a message from my auntie yesterday .

  hi normalfulla , i was hoping id see you at the memorial this saturday 😊i miss you and the family.

  please dont be one of the ones that give up right at the end.

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  ToesUp

  Fantastic response! The fear that is drilled into their heads is crazy. You handled it very well. All the JW's sound like a broken record. We get the same kind of blah, blah, blah from our family.
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  Make the Truth Your Own

  by neat blue dog in

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  this is something that hit me just relatively recently.. the phrase "make the truth your own" is a very famous catch phrase in jw culture.

  it was a pet philosophy of daniel sydlik and has been used and is used in talks, literature and song.

  every witness knows this trope.

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  If WT had the truth, I would make it my own. lol
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  Lloyd’s new book

  by jwfacts in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i see there has already been discussion over lloyd’s new book how to leave the jehovah's witnesses.

  this includes discussion around his personality, motives and financial gains.

  i have written a foreword for this book, because it is an important topic that has not been covered in such a complete format before.

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  ToesUp

  Paul...thank you for all you do. Thank you also Lloyd Evans. My spouse and I have learned a great deal from you both. We would not be where we are today without the both of you! Our family thanks you both for that!
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  W5 Investigation

  by Christian Gutierrez in

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  2. friends

  hey guys!

  i just want you guys to know that today is a really great day.

  there are so many jehovah's witnesses that saw this documentary and were disgusted by watchtowers policy.

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  ToesUp

  Great news Christian. We are soooo happy that so many JW's saw this documentary. Karma is coming for WT and I hope we are around long enough to see the repercussions of the abuse (child abuse, emotional abuse and even physical abuse). It is time WT answers for the disgusting practices that it encourages its members to join in.

  We watch your YouTube videos all the time. We enjoy how brave that you and Katja have been. Thank you for all that you do!! Hugs to you both!!!
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  Memorial.. To go or not to go

  by Emily1987 in

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  so, as some of you will know myself and my husband are in the process of fading.

  haven't been to a meeting since beginning of 2017. .

  we weren't planning on going to the memorial, but last week my mother broke down and said that we have to go to the memorial even if it's the only meeting i go to this year.

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  "When a person attends memorial it's like telling everyone "I still believe" and that is definitely not the case with me. "

  I agree. We told our family that we are not going. It does give the family hope that you will return when you attend. We know that it upset them but we are NOT going back. They need to know that.