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resigned from the cult in 1974
i'm interested to know the age demographics here.
it must be significantly different to other exjw forums.
it would be a damning report for watchtower if most of us appear to have left for decades.. you don't have to mention your exact age, you could always say "in my 50s".. i am in my 70s.
76
resigned from the cult in 1974
awake 1976 - should a pocket calculator be in your pocket?.
somehow this totally zany 'bible based' article passed me by first time around!.
anyone remember it?.
back in the early 70s--i bought my devout dub wife a basic calculator for her wedding anniversary present. It was one that plugged into a mains converter. She wasnt best pleased Lol. Cost me about £50 .
after a jehovah's witness secretly confronted a foster child, eunice spry was jailed for torturing three children; she is now set to be released from prison and re-homed near her victims.
uk.
(warning - graphic pictures and story).
i'm in the UK--and have never heard anything of this.
i think someone else noticed this here recently.
i wondered when i signed on today july 9, 2024, that even the avatars were missing.
does simon know?
no avatars even now--on my laptop, but working ok on my i phone
i found a very interesting video by a jewish biblical scholar about how to correctly pronounce jehovah.
it's not yahweh as other scholars claim.. https://youtu.be/4vgxmmbst8w?si=yq7ggwstkpnd3f18.
Huweee
the watchtower—study edition | august 2024. help for those who are removed from the congregation.
14 does what we have considered mean that we would completely ignore a person who has been removed from the congregation?
not necessarily.
/\/\ i get that. It was announced i couldnt be d/f--as i wasnt now a JW ( i resigned years earlier ) but i was now deemed to be apostate because of my conduct and treated the same as d/f.
I never got any sort of notification--either a phone call or letter. I found out because one young member told my wife what was announced.
This was over 40 years ago.
there was a knock at my door and i thought it was my take-away being delivered.. long story short, it was 2 elders calling to see me.
i guess to re-activate me.
once they said who they were i recognised them.
i couldnt imagine in my wildest nightmare attending a meeting once a year: someone might think i was still a JW.
attended the friday sesson of the 2024 summer convention.. july 5, 2024 summer convention crowd photo; they invited quite a lot of empty chairs.. .
the facility usually has 5500-6500. they spun it saying that fewer congregations were assigned.
there were 6 of the smaller, more distant sections blocked off with tarps to lessen cleaning, which i understand.
why on earth would you want to attend an assembly ? No one will know if youre not there.
the watchtower—study edition | august 2024. help for those who are removed from the congregation.
14 does what we have considered mean that we would completely ignore a person who has been removed from the congregation?
not necessarily.
RandomUserName3500
how do you know if some sort of ""no longer a jw" announcement had been made--or not?
so as the title suggests i wrote a book why is lloyd to thank?
first let's rewind a little.
when i was a teenager i was a pretty gifted writer and was put in academic and ap classes for english/lit classes.
yes--is it on Amazon ?