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  Judicial committee letter to elders

  by Israel Ricky Gonzales in

  1. jw
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  warning: this is rather lengthy.

  i thought i would post this information that i took with me to my judicial committee.

  the elders promised that we would talk about everything that was bothering me, yet, we ended up talking about less than 10% of it.

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  Getting it out of my system, a VERY long introduction/outpouring..

  by adimmedlight in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  warning, novel ahead:.

  after a few months of lurking on this site, i've decided to take the plunge...i don't really care so much about introducing myself, but somehow there is some relief in the thought of getting my little story out there, just getting it out of my system.

  i am the oldest of 5 kids.

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  @ adimmedlight - I'm so sorry to hear about your plight. By becoming part of this forum you will make genuine friends based on real feelings and emotions. Not your "instant" friends that are so prevalent in KHalls around the world. You will be able to speak your mind and have unguarded moments for as long as you'd like. No more "I better not say this" or "I can't say this" crap that is again so common in JW land.

  There are many sincere true people in this forum who like you have gone through the same exact thing and sometimes worse.

  You are now experiencing the world with no blinders and it will take some getting used to. The fact of the matter is the GB with all their rules and policies have usurped the place that rightfully belongs to Jesus and Jehovah God. The reason Jesus is not mentioned much is the GB wants people to put faith in them (they subtly identify themselves as God's spokesperson therefore they are practically God's prophets which is total bull****).

  If you ever have second thoughts about leaving the Witnesses always remember that they are false prophets and Jehovah God advises us not to fear them...Deuteronomy 18:20-22. There are numerous quotes throughout the years where they claim exclusivity in being God's Earthly Channel of Communication. And then there are the numerous failed prophetic statements and dates that have failed time and time again.

  No matter what relatives, friends, and other brothers and sisters say, they cannot refute this fact set in stone. And if God is telling us to not fear these prophets/organizations/persons who are we to say otherwise?

  Then again you may be told that the JW organization is the only organization where they teach the biblical truths and that's where you learned the truth. If so, why does the Apostle Paul specifically speak out against this sort of mentality in 1 Corinthians 1:10-17.

  Stay close to Jehovah God in prayer and study by reading the Bible daily and asking everything in Jesus' name.

  I don't believe we have entered the "last days" just yet and we are still waiting on Jehovah to reveal "the lawless one" which is the WTS.
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  What went wrong in your congregation?

  by The Rebel in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the target is converts.. why does it seem such an outrageous aim for a congregation to recruit new converts?.

  in my old congregation, the enthusiasm was there but the knocking on doors produced zero " baptisms" in my final years.. a) why so little interests?.

  b) was it the internet ?.

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  When I was a teen FS was very productive. Back then you could already see the small cliques and smugness and haughtiness of the elders with many trying to position themselves for privileges.

  Yet, brothers and sisters were more caring and sincere with the congregation working in unison when required without complaints.

  Today it's a much different picture with much backbiting, backstabbing, gossip (VERY BIG), ass kissing (HUGE), cliques (YOU DON'T JOIN WE ASK YOU), shunning weak ones, and the mother-lode of all, appointed men especially elders, behaving as if they are better more spiritual than you.

  And just add all of this the fact that with the advent of the internet people in general are starting to uncover *hit that you could only know by buying old literature or an old Witness awakening. The WTS sure did help in this department though by digitizing everything.

  It's very eerie how the Apostle Peter specifically mentions these hard times in 2 Peter 2:1-3.

  I honestly do not believe that if the WTS could do it all over again, they would digitize all of the old literature for all to see. But in an effort to save money (their second most cherished prize, power being # 1), they did it.

  Jehovah God is now bringing the hammer down on these hypocrites false prophets and I for one am dancing jig.
  
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  Local Congregation Takes Away My Dad's Phone Hook-Up (HE'S 85 YRS. OLD)

  by NoMoreHustle in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  this happened about 6 months ago, didn't really have an opportunity to post about it (been busy), but they still haven't given back his password for the phone hook-up.

  they say that this is direction from the "branch office".

  i think it's complete bs, the real reason why they are doing this is to punish me & my family because i am basically a ghost when it comes to meetings & any type of activity.

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  Simple. Give them a formal warning that you will be writing to the Branch Office and advising them of their actions.
  
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  VA shooting suspect was raised a JW! He mentions it on his Twitter account

  by WingCommander in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  anyone in the usa following this morning's shooting "on-air" live tv will know what i'm talking about.

  bryce williams (not real name, but on-air name) shot and killed 2 people on live television this morning in roanoke, va. he was wearing a go-pro camera, and uploaded his first-person video onto his social media accounts.

  i've seen his twitter feed (before it was taken down), and not very far down he mentions being raised a jw.

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  Okay, this has gone from WTF to Oh *hit!
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  My 67 Year Old Elder Brother Is Depressed Because The Younger Elders Are Taking Over

  by minimus in

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  he was the school overseer but they relieved him of that to allow younger elders the privilege of the job.

  now he is depressed and actually shed tears, believing his worth has diminished.

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  @ minimus - I'm sorry to hear about your brother. I can certainly understand that feeling of worthlessness by this organization.

  It seems that your brother bought in completely to the edicts by the WTS.

  This is a classic example of how they simply remove and replace people at will not taking into account any hurt feelings. The WTS could care less how your brother feels. What a loving organization
  
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  NWT is soooo inaccurate....

  by iwasblind in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  hi this is for the lurkers.. please start reading from another translation and use tools like www.biblehub.com to verify the differences you find.. biblehub has an interlinear and a strongs concordance and heaps of dictionaries and commentaries.. you don't have to be a translator but you can clearly see how the watchtower bible and tract society has changed the bible to devalue jesus, to support their idea of a paradise earth hope for christians and many other false doctrines.. i could never understand why the jw's where attacked when they chose to translate the bible - now i know.. seriously people, there are a lot smarter people than me on this forum and heaps of research.

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  don't be afraid of the truth!.

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  You don't have to be a translator but you can clearly see how the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society has changed the bible to devalue Jesus
  

  This is very true. It's interesting that the Bible is full of statements of having "faith in Jesus" even Christ says it on multiple occasions yet the Governing Bitches refuse to acknowledge this.

  Again, these Bitches don't want to detract from their worship luster as acting in the capacity of Jesus and speaking for Jehovah.
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  What woke you up?

  by Israel Ricky Gonzales in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  in march of 2014, i was a very active jw, a ministerial servant, gave a public talk, was an attendant for the memorial, and one of 4 cleaning captains for an international convention of 40,000+ attendees.

  so what woke me up?

  an innocent comment from a co-worker about the candice conti court case rang a bell that could not be unrung.

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  My semi-awakening moment was when I found out the elders had a secret book. Thereafter, I slowly questioned thinks that just didn't fit.

  It did take some years until I started to fully realize how manipulated we were.
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  New convention theme

  by StarTrekAngel in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  just wanted to post here real quick, as many have joked about it.

  we had an announcement in our cong last week about the upcoming one day assembly.

  the title of the assembly is "imitate jehovah".

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  The WT does not wish for the brothers to imitate Jesus and thereby taking their Jehovah luster away.

  They want brothers to think of them as Jesus and Jehovah all rolled into one. Kinda like an all in-one printer.

  The Governing Bitches want the rank and file to worship them and nothing else.
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  My yoke is easy and my burden is light, unless you're a JW than you will have many strange complicated rules

  by adjusted knowledge in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  there is this jw husband and wife i knew from the 80's when i was a child.

  they got a divorce a few years ago and never remarried.

  they are older now and unable to afford to live on their own.

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  Incredible situation! Here they dedicated their entire lives to the WT and have nothing to show for it but their home.

  The backroom boys strike again!