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  Looking for Truth with a capital "T"?

  by Terry in

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  stop begging for crumbs like a pigeon in the park!.

  nobody anywhere has truth tied up with a red ribbon to hand to you so you.

  can go skipping down the road with a smile!.

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  I was invited to the Kingdom Hall and nobody greeted after five meetings

  by Trailer Park Pioneer in

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  "i felt like it was "bait and switch", no "loving brotherhood :(?".

  interesting question posted on yahoo, the problem is witnesses are not telling the truth.

  how many times did you experience people not saying anything after some prolonged illness or separation from the kingdom hall for work reasons?

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  It's standard protocol to avoid those people who have been absent regardless of why. 

  In ANY congregation you will usually find the different set of crews:

  1. Ass Kissing Crew

  2. Gossip Crew

  3. Spiritual Crew

  4. Hateful Crew

  5. Backstabbing Crew

  6. Snobby Crew

  In the end, they are all cut from the same stupid cloth.
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  Post 7: Hopefully the last letter I recieve

  by sosoconfused in

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  i think my mother has lost it.

  i really do and i am in fear that she is literally losing touch with reality to some degree.. even my father is telling me that her responses to me are growing weirded:.

  the scriptures tell us that we can be wrathful.......but don't sin.

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  Tenacious

  I'm sorry that we, that have seen the reality of the WTS, still have to suffer the consequences and negative behavior of family members who still believe the bull.

  I hope you can find comfort and love within your own immediate family such as your spouse and children.
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  Negative forum behavior

  by Simon in

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  2. suggestions

  another good codinghorror blog entry perfectly describes some people's online behaviour and an approach to handling it.

  i'll post part of it below but to summarize, these tend to be behaviours that don't violate any specific rules as such as the people doing it try to carefully skate just up to the line but they are nevertheless disruptive and we're not going to tolerate them on this site.

  if you are here to do these things then this isn't the site for you - move along, find someplace else on the internet to inhabit.. hate is easy to recognize.

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  Simon, I appreciate your approach to this pervasive problem that has brought down other forums.

  I just hope you find the time to moderate and apply these rules where applicable regardless of seniority or personal connection.

  Best. T
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  Do You Consider Jehovah's Witnesses A Boring Group of People???

  by minimus in

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  i think they are the most boring people on earth.

  they are about as exciting as a dead ant..

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  Tenacious

  Boring, yes.

  Stupid, double yes.
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  Governing Body courageously 'Admit their mistakes'

  by LogCon in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  march 2015 study article learn from the illustration of the talents.

  brothers and sisters worldwide will be overjoyed to know that the governing body finally has the.

  courage to admit their mistakes .

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  Bottom line is, if the GB is not clear on how to interpret a doctrine, don't presume to know and foolishly print it. Be humble and wait it out.

  Otherwise, no scripture in the Bible including Proverbs 4:18, will allow you to claim to be the sole channel on earth representing Jesus with Jehovah's blessing. Sorry but you will be ridicule by those that can think clearly, think objectively, think critically. Which is why the WTS resorts to mind controlling techniques in their magazines, talks, meetings, and assemblies.
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  Governing Body new Branch letter begging for donations !

  by ToesUp in

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  2. friends

  i just want the governing body to know how "happified" i am today.

  keep sending those branch letters to the congregation(s) about sending your donations in.

  not only did you humiliate the rank and file with your tony morris tight pants talk but now you are begging the same people you humiliated for money.

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  All of you lurkers...WAKE UP! Ask yourself...why is a one day assembly, on a paid off assembly hall, costing us thousands of dollars per day. Is tolit paper going up in price?

  I posed this same question to my spouse a while back, and she knows how I feel about the WTS although I still accompany her to the Hall from time to time. As I asked her this, we both gave each other that same WTF look . It was hilarious.
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  Governing Body at Bethel and their daily routine

  by Tenacious in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i never had the privilege to serve at bethel .. therefore, community help is greatly appreciated friends.. do the gb members have their own living quarters separate from the average jw?.

  does their "busy" schedule permit field service, if yes, how many hours a month?.

  how long are their weekly wednesday meetings?.

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  Thanks for the info BB.
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  A Recovering JW

  by mtwtf in

  1. watchtower
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  a recovering jw.

  recovering.

  previously i have vented here about anomalies that stood out in wts /jw.org literature and meetings.

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  While I can sympathize with you and having to be right back where you started, the reality is much more sinister and twisted.

  Let me first explain why the push is now geared towards the younger generation, adolescents, the preteens, and teens. Considering the way things are shaping up with the generational teaching coming and going, the anointed number increasing, etc. The WTS is now trying to play catch-up with the technological advances, marketing, and the ever increasing independent thinking. The last Sunday talk I attended was all about parents and their children and how they should be respected, not spanked at the hall, yadadadada.

  The WTS is trying to indoctrinate the young as early as possible in an effort to stave off what is all but inevitable and that is a decline in membership due to the availability of information thanks largely in part to the proliferation of the internet.

  When I came into the WTS, I wasn't given a choice. I was brought up in it and expected to respect and obey my parent’s decisions. Recently I asked mom if she ever researched the WTS prior to accepting it as "truth." The answer was obvious, as she is also now doubting so much of the crap that comes out of Brooklyn. If you were born and brought up in the WTS then you were doomed from the start.

  The reality is that the GB is not in it for the money or accommodations. It's about power, prestige, and control. Their twisted logic is similar to that of the rich and wealthy and that is we, as mere servants, cannot be trusted to make good decisions of our own. Therefore, we need to relinquish our minds, thoughts, emotions, and decisions to them, the WTS, in order to be saved from the big 'A'.

  The power and prestige is more than intoxicating. To that end, they use it in congregations by continually applauding and announcing accomplishments. At assemblies and special meetings it's always about titles, titles, titles. Ever notice why the WTS finds it necessary to announce each speakers' CV before their speech? How about the announcement of anyone who is pioneering or has been approved to be a regular pioneer? How about those congregation party's for pioneers? The magazines, articles, books, talks, ministry school assignments, are all laden with loaded language, reverse psychology, and various other control techniques.

  When I found myself back at the realization that the WTS indeed had been teaching many Biblical truths, I had to ask myself the obvious question.

  Why does the WTS teach Biblical truths while corrupting and misinterpreting other scriptures?

  The means does not, I repeat, does not justify the ends. When an organization does not allow you to leave of your own volition, it becomes a cult.

  The WTS has become corrupted from within and while they may sincerely believe they are doing Jehovah's will, they are not.

  This is completely obvious from the snakes, abusers, and corrupt elders and appointed men that can be found in any of the over 111k congregations worldwide. Not to mention how they are blatant in their covering up for pedophiles all the while destroying evidence.

  You may think you are a recovering JW but in the reality is you find it difficult to accept what is plainly obvious. You are unable to function normally outside of the influence of the WTS. Seek professional help.
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  Governing Body at Bethel and their daily routine

  by Tenacious in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i never had the privilege to serve at bethel .. therefore, community help is greatly appreciated friends.. do the gb members have their own living quarters separate from the average jw?.

  does their "busy" schedule permit field service, if yes, how many hours a month?.

  how long are their weekly wednesday meetings?.

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  Tenacious

  I never had the privilege to serve at Bethel .

  Therefore, community help is greatly appreciated friends.

  Do the GB members have their own living quarters separate from the average JW?

  Does their "busy" schedule permit field service, if yes, how many hours a month?

  How long are their weekly Wednesday meetings?

  Are they accorded any special privileges?

  Any other pertinent information would be greatly appreciated.

  Thanks!