Posts by Lynnie

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How Many Here Have Ever Been Reproved or DFd?

by minimus in

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so far, not me.....

When a Jehovah's Witness asks "When are you coming back to the Truth"

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apostate & ex-jehovalarious meme collection.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/jwmeme/.

Lynnie

I tell my mother and uber elder cousin, "I'll come back when women are allowed to wear pants to the meetings." HA! Never get a reply on that one!

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Couples School?

by Lynnie in

has anyone heard about "couples school" at their local kh?

is that like marriage counseling?

my elder cousin was apparently teaching it?.

Lynnie

Has anyone heard about "Couples School" at their local KH? Is that like marriage counseling? My elder cousin was apparently teaching it?

Wonder what it really is?

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Double standard of JWs

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jws shun many practices like birthday citing their pagan/evil-spirit connection.

if they are honest with their claim, they wil have to leave this world altogether:.

1) in their bethels, brothers should compulsorily wear a neck-tie, which is actually a phallic symbol!.

I like how my uber edler cousin can justify in his own mind traveling and socializing with his very inactive sister and her husband who is a deacon in the local Anglican church. Seems to me that's a "bad association" but of course no consequences ever happen to him.

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For those who still attend- When was the last time you had a Congregation Picnic or Get together?

by BU2B in

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it seems that in my neck of the woods there is no social interaction between jws outisde of fs and the kh.

the last get together was 3 summers ago.

other than that there is no bond.

Lynnie

Here in Seattle the 30 something age group seems to have a lot of parties and picnics but I think they are under the radar or they are the cool kids and

no one will mess with them since there are a couple of elder's kids in the group. Seems there is always some event, concert or cocktail hour they are going to.

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Has anyone accidentally stumbled across someone they knew on here?

by SecretHeart11 in

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i keep hoping and doing searches on the site for people in my area.

so far no one i recognize.

i have a few df'd friends that i lost touch with long before they were out (two who were elders actually when they got the boot) and would love to find out they were on here, but don't know if they plan on coming back.

Lynnie

I have too. Got reunited with some folks from my local hall that of course I didn't realize were out. We are in constant contact now.

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Do You Honestly Believe That You Would Have Officially Left The JW Religion If They Didn't Shun You?

by minimus in

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i left as an inactive person.

i pretty much have been left alone by the elders and witnesses, as far as being hounded.. i know of many that either disassociated or got disfellowshipped.. i'm wondering if you think you would have remained a jw, in name only, if the religion (cult) didn't shun and penalize as they do..

Lynnie

I left because I didn't want to go door to door anymore and that was pretty much required in my extended family. However I thought I could just leave

who knew that two years later they would be hunting me down (with my mother's help, she gave them my address) to find any goods on me. Funny how

my cousin told me I could leave at any time, she left successfully, married a non JW and is still very much accepting in the JW part of the family. Of course they had much more money than my mom so I guess I was much more expendable.

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Qualifications for Elders & MS

by snakeface in

we all know that elders and ministerials are appointed by holy spirit.

i was in the organization for about 25 years and was in 4 different congregations over the years.. in one congregration there was a sister in her mid-50's with an unbelieving husband.

he did not attend meetings.

Lynnie

Yeah I know snakeface, it's all very interesting how it depends on WHO you are as opposed to what your "good works" are.

Now this same elder's daughter has decided to join back up but has been "studying" for about two years now and does not

go door to door (and has no intention I believe) but it's a great way to belong to the "social club" and be accepted by her

family and lots of friends. The love bombing is of giant proportions too. But no requirement of an elder's daughter to be an

UBP unlike the rest of the rank and file so far. And she can probably go for years like this on the fence.

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Qualifications for Elders & MS

by snakeface in

we all know that elders and ministerials are appointed by holy spirit.

i was in the organization for about 25 years and was in 4 different congregations over the years.. in one congregration there was a sister in her mid-50's with an unbelieving husband.

he did not attend meetings.

Lynnie

My cousin is an uber elder and was appointed very young, probably at 30 or so and has been one ever since. Interesting that

he had a rebellious daughter and she didn't go for the JW thing and even ran away a couple of times but he was never

removed for not having his family under control like it happens to others. I think it was because his rich mother donated lots to the KH.

No holy spirit there either!!

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for the DF'd: did you confess or were you ratted out?

by kid-A in

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looking back at the 10 or so cases of disfellowshipping i recall, i think only 1 was due to the orwellian borg spy system.

he was ratted out.. all the other cases were actually "confessions" by people that otherwise would have gotten away with it.

i am wondering is these percentages.

Lynnie

My dear mother ratted me out. I had been gone for 2 years and she gave the elders my address

so they could come unannounced and get the goods on me. It worked, I lived in a communal house at

the time and we were having a big party when they showed up. No JC for me, I guess they felt they

had enough evidence against me! HA! and of course to this day my mother will say, well it was

YOUR decision to get DF'd and she had nothing to do with it! Really???