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  Shunned by a JW leading a double life

  by misspeaches in

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  i seriously do not understand how some people reason.

  if they do reason at all.. my boyfriend has been friends with a couple of guys since highschool.

  it turns out that both these guys are jw's.

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  Well, I think he isn't necessarily snubbing you but fears that you might OUT him and just doesn't know what to say or do about his situation.

  Yeah, this was my first thought too.

  Funny story. When I was married, my wife was a healthcare recruiter. She had recruited this guy for the local hospital and he came into town for a visit. We, being inactive at the time, took him to a few local bars and he proceeded to get loaded and talk about picking up women, and how loose were the chicks in this town, etc.

  Well he took the job. A few months later, we made the Memorial (at least we still did that) and lo and behold, who was one of the ushers? This guy. He took one look at us and about dropped over from fright. He didn't say two words to us that night because I'm sure he wanted to put as much distance between his actions and us as possible.

  Basically, Richard and David are typical weak witnesses - they rationalize that anything they do is o.k., because even though they are weak they at least still believe. My friends that give me such a hard time about being an 'apostate' drink too much, have many family issues, visit strip bars, smoke pot, but they have the nerve to tell me that I'm SO WRONG!!! Typical JW hypocrisy......
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  Looking for someone...

  by TallTexan in

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  just out of curiosity, does anyone know a former sister named "jan".

  she would have lived in silver city, nm in the early 80's, and was married to a man named john e. they were divorced in 84 or 85. i think she's remarried now.

  any ideas, please pm me....

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  Sparkplug - PM......
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  That Downsizing feeling...........

  by Sunnygal41 in

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  don't know if anyone else in the 40something age bracket have experienced the need to get rid of all the "stuff" that's just superfluous in their life or not................but, thought i'd do a poll anyways.............i want to literally clean house and go as spare as i can.............i find myself being extremely drawn to the oriental or shaker style of design and life............clean lines, colors neutral except for small shots of intense color.............everything as organic as possible...........as little to tie/weigh me down as possible in life.......... terri

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  Good rule of thumb I follow - if you haven't used it in 6 months, you don't need it.
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  Mother violates privacy and gets burned!

  by Darth Yhwh in

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  i started a word document in early october regarding the failed predictions of the wbts.

  i titled it as false prophets and my intent was to have a resource for information regarding wbts publications that verified that they claimed the end of the world was happening on such and such date and they knew about it because of their privileged status of having an open frequency with the almighty itself.

  the document was basically a cut and paste from the quotes website with a little commentary from myself in-between biblical and wbts quotes.

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  Why not just let God take care of it?

  He is. He's allowing the Society's misdeeds to come to light - the UN, SilentLambs, the new info on the blood brochure. Ask her how receptive she's going to be to God's revelations about the Society?

  Do you really think he needs you to help him?

  No, you're just trying to be receptive to information he's presenting through 3rd party sources.

  Before you sit in judgment of others, try perfecting yourself.

  You don't tell other people that your word is infallible, and that if they don't accept what you say then their very salvation is at stake, even though they may admit that they are imperfect and may change their minds, er, see new light in a few years and those very beliefs may change drastically. You don't judge others by shunning them even though they are repentent of their sins.

  Accept the good in people,

  You're not criticizing them, or missing their good qualities, you are simply doing as the JW's suggest - searching out the truth and examining the scripture daily to see if these things are so.

  Especially those who try to do right in their lives because of their religious convictions.

  JW's don't accept the good in 'wordly people' even though they do right in their lives because of their religious convictions.

  Look around you, can you really say this World has a lot more to offer you and your children than God can?

  Sure God has a lot more to offer. But you're not talking about God - you're talking about a corrupt, deceitful organization.

  Do yourself and your family a favor, read only the Bible trust it as it really is the word of God.

  Exactly mom - read only the Bible, not the WT, Awake, or any Society publications and see what it REALLY has to say.

  Don’t hook up with people whose total goal is to destroy the religious freedom of anyone, including Jehovah’s Witnesses.

  The Witnesses do nothing but destroy freedom - freedom to conduct your life as you wish and answer to God personally for those choices.

  If you love me, you will drop this obsession. It is ruining our relationship!

  I hate to hear that mom. I certainly don't have any hard feelings towards you, why do you feel negatively towards me for searching out the truth?
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  Looking for someone...

  by TallTexan in

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  just out of curiosity, does anyone know a former sister named "jan".

  she would have lived in silver city, nm in the early 80's, and was married to a man named john e. they were divorced in 84 or 85. i think she's remarried now.

  any ideas, please pm me....

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  TallTexan

  Just out of curiosity, does anyone know a former sister named "Jan". She would have lived in Silver City, NM in the early 80's, and was married to a man named John E. They were divorced in 84 or 85. I think she's remarried now. Any ideas, please PM me....
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  What is a crackpot?

  by Vormek2.8 in

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  one who believes that thousands of intelligent, informed, educated, credentialed scientists from a multitude of backgrounds and belief systems, working all over the world, holding tenure at hundreds of major universities, publishing their findings in peer-reviewed journals, and winning awards and research grants from both government and private industry are wrong, but that a single individual with access to a computer and an internet account has miraculously stumbled upon the truth.

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  ummmm....o.k.....would you like to be a LITTLE more specific.....
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  Were you persecuted while in the WTS?

  by greendawn in

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  during your stint in the wts were there any jws that would regularly harass and persecute you because of jealousy or sheer malice rather than due to any "apopstate ideas?

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  I dealt with more backstabbing, lying, snooping, one-upsmanship, criticism, self-righteousness, and injustice while in the borg than I ever have in my employment life - and I've worked in sales...lol. I don't know if you call that persecution, but it's a fact. And for those reading this that think "oh, he's just bitter" - well, yeah. When you, your family, and your friends are regularly turned on and slandered by those from the platform claiming love and shepherding of the flock, maybe you'll be a little bitter too.....
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  Question on downsizing

  by Champion in

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  if that is true what will seriously happen to those at bethel?

  how many people are there and what ages?

  i was telling my husband about it and he said they are just so pathetic!

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  "you walked and sat with kings."

  That's revolting...

  Good post, though, Darth....
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  How much time does the WTBT$$ have left?

  by TallTexan in

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  obviously, there is no answer to this, i just think it's an interesting ??.

  my personal opinion is that within 10 years, the wts will be a shell of it's current (and especially former) self.

  it may not even take that long.

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  Those are some excellent thoughts. I especially appreciated Gary's input. And I think he's right. If the stigma of 'wordly association' were removed, and people could have associates outside of the borg, how many more people would gradually fall away. I know so many people who disguise their need for association with a 'love for the truth'. You know, those peopl who make 3 or 4 meetings a month but make EVERY single get-together....

  I don't think they will ever totally disappear. They have large financial holdings in the form of stock and real estate, and there will always be die-hards. But history has shown over and over again that religions come and go, especially fringe religions. That's why I stated that I thought they would be a 'shell' of their former self.

  I see a large snowball effect. Some of the posts talked about people like 'their parents' who would NEVER consider leaving. I know several people who have had those 'die hard' parents who eventually left because of the inconsistencies and lies.

  Like I said, I don't think there is any answer to this, I just thought it was an interesting discussion. Thanks.
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  How much time does the WTBT$$ have left?

  by TallTexan in

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  obviously, there is no answer to this, i just think it's an interesting ??.

  my personal opinion is that within 10 years, the wts will be a shell of it's current (and especially former) self.

  it may not even take that long.

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  Obviously, there is no answer to this, I just think it's an interesting ??. My personal opinion is that within 10 years, the WTS will be a shell of it's current (and especially former) self. It may not even take that long.

  We know that growth in the 'advanced' nations is either negative or at a standstill. How long until the REAL information about the WT gets to the developing countries? The fact is that most of the $$ to support the growth has always come from the developed nations. As that starts to dry up, it doesn't really matter how many converts they make in 3rd world countries, without that heavy financial support from the 'big boys', they won't be able to afford to do business.

  In the past, in developed nations, many of the 'newly baptized' have been children who have been raised in the truth. Now that those kids spend so much time on the internet, how long until that is no longer a source of membership? I think the Internet, the UN, sex abuse scandals - all of the last few years, have already taken a heavy toll. Given another decade, how much more severe will the damage be?

  Anyone have any thoughts on this?