Topics Started by the comet

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To all anointed wannabe losers, DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT, OR ELSE!!!!!
by DATA-DOG in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
once again the beloved and loving governing body are demonstrating their utmost disdain for the rank and file members of the jehovah church.

let us review this interesting trend, starting with some facts!

yay, facts!!!
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a situation I know of and the mind set of the elders.
by joe134cd in
1. jw
2. experiences
ok here's the situation i know of.. a women was in a situation where she was forced to reveal a hidden sin and was given a private reproof for it.

before this she had an other wise clean slate.

btw the reproof was for an unrelated matter and had nothing to do with apostasy.
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Jdub Growth In USA?
by freein2004 in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
does anybody have any information on recent growth in the jdub religion?

other than their own reports?

or, can you point me to the right post here?
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Pick your belief system
by Giordano in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i think we've all noticed a ton of newbe's these past months.

one part of escaping or thinking about escaping the jw's is coming to terms with what you believe now and/or what direction you are leaning towards.. here is a site that has a quick quiz that may be of some worth or just for fun.

i took it when i first signed on here and the results surprised me because it was pretty accurate.. you don't have to sign up for anything and when you finish you will get a percentage answer on 20 major belief systems.
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New JW Bible at the used book store already
by jws in
1. jw
2. friends
couple of months ago, just after christmas, i was browsing the religion section at one of the local used bookstores.

i kind of keep my eye out for some of those embarrassing jw gems.

i've found a mint condition green bible there before.
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A Question for Underground Apostates, How Many Are There?
by Village Idiot in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
when i first came to this forum i was of the belief that those of us who were still in due to family reasons were few in numbers perhaps one in a thousand in the jws.

soon i came to the realization that there were many more.

we have dozens of posters here who are mentally out but still in.
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CO Visit this week
by Tech49 in
1. jw
2. friends
so this week is our co visit, the first with the new arrangement where the second mid-week meeting has been deleted.

so only 1 "service talk" by the co.. this time, i decided to listen with a different focus.

listen like it was a sales meeting (i have been to many, and hated them all).. ok, so we go thru the obligatory theocratic ministry school, blah blah blah, so wonderful.
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New "donation" arrangement begins to FAIL
by Tech49 in
1. jw
2. friends
so here we are, almost a year into the "new" congregation donation arrangement.

and its beginning, as was predicted, to fail miserably, and to have direct negative consequences on the poor sheep.. let me give you a little experience, directly from our congregation of about 80 publishers.

back in may, after reading the letter about the "new" arrangement, the elder body decided to "donate" the extra funds on hand to wt, as directed.
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Long Time Lurker
by the comet in
1. jw
2. friends
it took a few years but i finally decided to join yesterday.

my background, born-in, still go to meetings for family reasons, i am inactive however.

if you were to ask when i first woke up i would say 2010 with the overlapping generation garbage.
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Who Are Your Past Circuit Overseers? It's a small world..
by mentallyfree31 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
who were your past circuit overseers?

i'm sure a lot of us actually know mutual people, as the co's relocate all over the country.. here's a few from the southeast us: (let me know if you recognize any names and post yours too please...).

ellwood johnson (new york/philadelphia area for several years also).