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  Trieste, Italy: JW elder charged with running a brothel

  by behemot in

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  from an italian newspaper:.

  http://ilpiccolo.gelocal.it/dettaglio/tenutario-di-giorno-testimone-di-geova-di-sera/1845231.

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  anglise

  Wonder if any of the "clients" were JW's?

  Anglise
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  Conventions/Assemblies in England

  by ScottyRex in

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  does anyone remember haysbridge, crystal palace, twickenham, dorking from the 80's/90's.........so many memories there.

  the 5p lunch vouchers, the aroma of bacon rolls and hot doughnuts at twickenham, the smell of coffee as 50,000 odd opened their thermos flasks at lunchtime.

  walking around endless laps of the perimeter of the stadium at break times, watching the airplanes flying low over twickenham stadium en route to heathrow.. cinema style seats at dorking assembly hall, the baptismal pool built into the stage, flapping my hands in the water and getting told off.

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  anglise

  Got baptized at Camber about 1982 ish!!

  Shame when they aquired Hayes Bridge as the atmosphere was never the same.

  Went up for several w/end stints when HB was first refurbished to become the Ass Hall and then regularly did maintenance as other half is an engineer and so was useful!! Didnt know they had put in escalators though - when was that?

  Wobble - Knew a Vic White wonder if it was the same one as you remember (had a VERY red complexion)?

  Only did Twickers once - very big , then rebelled and went to Norwich, Plymouth or Cardiff and combined with main holiday (too sad).

  Our cong was assigned to Crystal Palace and then Brighton.

  Anglise
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  Anyone here from the North West of England!

  by losthusband in

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  as i continue my research to enable me to help my family see that they are not actually in "the truth", i am am looking to meet with a "real-life" ex jw, or at least converse with one via email etc.. it does appear that there are some differences in organisational rules/regulations/enforcement across the world, so i would like to speak to someone who is local and familiar with the uk set up.. i don't have any particular questions etc.

  at the moment, it would just be nice to have a friend who i can ask help from and maybe even offer some support myself.......maybe even buy them a pint!!!.

  cheers!

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  anglise

  Welcome LH

  Down in E Sussex but feel free to pm.

  Anglise
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  What Assembly were you baptized at...

  by vilot in

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  i was baptized at the 1976 "sacret secret" dc at inglewood ca there must have been 50,000 people there..

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  anglise

  What an interesting thread.

  Pontins, Camber Sands about 1982

  Anglise
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  District Convention at Hayesbridge, Surrey?

  by sweet pea in

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  my dad informs me that the dc this year for many is at hayesbridge assembly hall.. now that is bizarre.

  i can't imagine what everyone must be thinking?

  i think i'd have been relieved in one respect (no having to trudge over to twickenham and cope with the little ones at a stadium that is not particularly child friendly) but on the other hand there was something special about being together with such a 'great crowd of witnesses' and seeing people you hadn't seen for a long time, etc, etc.

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  anglise

  We were assigned to the Brighton Centre a fews years ago. Arent they using it this year?

  Anglise
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  Some help please- advice

  by leftbelow in

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  i have a problem.

  i knew this would come up but what has me questioning myself is where some of my resistance is coming from.. my wife and i have a baby on the way in nov. (a little girl) anyway my mom immediately started applying pressure to me to go back to meeting and of course to attend the convention.

  that is not the surprise.

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  anglise

  With respect your wife and MIL have no idea what they are really asking you to do.

  Unless someone has been a JW (not just attended meeting or collected their litterature at the door as a route call)

  you can not fully understand their tactics, power or control methods.

  I suggest that you show your wife and MIL some of the posts on this board.

  Let them read for themselves the heartbreak caused by the WTBTS.

  Show them the magazine praising DEAD children who refused blood.

  You are the only one in your family at the moment who knows the real truth about JW's.

  If you go to any meetings your risk losing everything.

  Anglise
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  Older posters check in...just post your name...we need to hear from you!

  by restrangled in

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  i am not the oldest but have 3 years here!

  restrangled.. how about you?.

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  anglise

  Hi

  still here.

  Read lots but dont post often.

  Anglise
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  Who here has just let the JW stuff go?. I NEED HELP GUYS!!!!!!!.................

  by oompa in

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  ....i am so frikkin obsessed about the jw lies and my newfound truths about them, and it is prob driving me crazy or causing depression.....if i wake up in the middle of the night, i never get back to sleep as my mind starts racing about jw crap and how it affects my marriage, and then how can i make this marriage work with her such a hardcore dub....i told my wife i now realize i am an abusive husband.....i must stop talking to her about the real truth!!

  !..........it is killing her inside and we have had soooo many bad discussions that turn into arguments......on top of that she says she is now closer to jah and the org than at any other time in her life, that now that she has no positive direction from me, she relies totally on jehovah and prays to him more than ever..... we talked about separation, and that i was going to lose her over our religious differences........i feel so sorry for what i have put her through, and i know that if i can not really shut up with my ohsohelpful comments of truths about this truth she will leave me due to "spiritual endangerment".......and she said she is damm close to that happening.....i told her i knew it to and would so hate to lose her due to our religious differences.

  at my recent shepherding call, they said to try and stop focusing on the negatives i have found in jw, and focus on the good things...and that is not a bad idea even if i never go back to meetings....there are good things about dubs....the efforts at ending racism and at least for me, some really good lifelong friends.......even their hope for the future was pretty good to me, even though it is a bunch of crap and i no longer believe the bible is gods word or inspired.....it does have some good suggestions for a happy life and ideas as to how to treat others........but so do just about every holy book of other faiths........ i had plans to start going to some meetings with my wife, but today, after a sleepless night i told her i just dont think i can do it, and just as she strongly believes it is the truth, i do not, and that i think the guys on the gb are not led by holy spirit cause if she will read the proclaimers book, she will see we have never gotten a single bible inerpretation of prophecy correct.......so she says "so what is there?

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  anglise

  With respect I think it is all to easy to lose site of the fact that the JW's are not just another religion.

  Each and every baptized, blood card carrying JW is expected to be willing to die for their beliefs.

  All those in divided homes know this and are afraid.

  I can only hope that the O P has success in getting his wife away from the WTBTS.

  Anglise
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  Who here has just let the JW stuff go?. I NEED HELP GUYS!!!!!!!.................

  by oompa in

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  ....i am so frikkin obsessed about the jw lies and my newfound truths about them, and it is prob driving me crazy or causing depression.....if i wake up in the middle of the night, i never get back to sleep as my mind starts racing about jw crap and how it affects my marriage, and then how can i make this marriage work with her such a hardcore dub....i told my wife i now realize i am an abusive husband.....i must stop talking to her about the real truth!!

  !..........it is killing her inside and we have had soooo many bad discussions that turn into arguments......on top of that she says she is now closer to jah and the org than at any other time in her life, that now that she has no positive direction from me, she relies totally on jehovah and prays to him more than ever..... we talked about separation, and that i was going to lose her over our religious differences........i feel so sorry for what i have put her through, and i know that if i can not really shut up with my ohsohelpful comments of truths about this truth she will leave me due to "spiritual endangerment".......and she said she is damm close to that happening.....i told her i knew it to and would so hate to lose her due to our religious differences.

  at my recent shepherding call, they said to try and stop focusing on the negatives i have found in jw, and focus on the good things...and that is not a bad idea even if i never go back to meetings....there are good things about dubs....the efforts at ending racism and at least for me, some really good lifelong friends.......even their hope for the future was pretty good to me, even though it is a bunch of crap and i no longer believe the bible is gods word or inspired.....it does have some good suggestions for a happy life and ideas as to how to treat others........but so do just about every holy book of other faiths........ i had plans to start going to some meetings with my wife, but today, after a sleepless night i told her i just dont think i can do it, and just as she strongly believes it is the truth, i do not, and that i think the guys on the gb are not led by holy spirit cause if she will read the proclaimers book, she will see we have never gotten a single bible inerpretation of prophecy correct.......so she says "so what is there?

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  anglise

  Sorry oompa

  no real great ideas other than has she any other passions/hobbies aside from the JW's that you could nuture and share. Maybe build on these positive things together.

  Anglise
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  We Don't Want to Know Why You're Leaving

  by passwordprotected in

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  our exit from the watch tower society was fairly speedy.

  within about 3 months, we'd ceased attending meetings and lost all of our friends (apart from hobo ken and his wife).. what was shocking - and only confirmed that we were right to leave - was how our decision was met by our so-called friends.. we were leaving behind people whom we'd enjoyed friendship for over 20 years.

  we were leaving behind friends who were closer to us than our own families were.

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  anglise

  Hi Password

  good analogy. Can relate to all you are saying.

  We left after about 18 years (came in as adults) in.

  For a second time we have had to start again with friends etc. NOT EASY.

  Like you we thought we had some true friends in the cong but no one speaks anymore.

  As far as we know we are not DF and have never DA'd ourselves.

  I wish you well in your journey

  Anglise