I remember sitting there alone, listening to the boring dribble coming from the stage and I said to myself. "That's it". And I just got up and left in the middle of the assembly. Never went back to a meeting again.
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25The Worst Watchtower I've Ever Read
by MungoBaobab init wasn't the straw that broke the camel's back.
that back had already broken.
it was more of the last nail in the coffin for my allegiance to the wts.
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Does dying scare you?
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as jw dubs, we were sure we would live forever.
when we left the organization, probably we all started to accept that paradise wouldn't be around the corner, and that we would probably die like everyone else around us.. how do you deal with the fact that you will one day die?
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I ran for life twice in my whole life (at least that was my impression at the time) and got beaten up by a gang three times. It was then that dying reaaaally scared me.
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Like the Indy Colts - WTBTS has not defense but keeps on going downfield!
by AK - Jeff ina strong offense can make it possible to do things you should only be able to do with a defense - .
i think that is the strategy of the wtbts - they just keep moving the ball and keeping the other side (the sane ones) off balance.
they never feel inclined to 'defend' themselves since all the r&f will just swallow it all hook line and sinker - in short many like the show.
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Many in the R&F are so baffled by the constant shifts at the line that they have no time to react to the dangerous tricks being played on them.
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How rebellious did you get after leaving?
by JH inafter leaving a controlling sect, it?s normal to want to live ?freedom?.
what did you do to show that you were no longer under the influence of the watchtower?
did you grow a beard, start having sex with whoever, start drinking, start gambling?
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No beard--physically incapable
Well Blondie, modern pharmacology may help you adjust your looks to match your preferences.
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How rebellious did you get after leaving?
by JH inafter leaving a controlling sect, it?s normal to want to live ?freedom?.
what did you do to show that you were no longer under the influence of the watchtower?
did you grow a beard, start having sex with whoever, start drinking, start gambling?
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I commit spiritual adultery on a daily basis.
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return to the Soviet Union?
by fleaman uk inopposition ready to hold talks .
supporters of opposition leader viktor yushchenko rally in kiev
an ally of presidential candidate viktor yushchenko said that the opposition is ready to hold talks with president leonid kuchma - but only about the peaceful transfer of power to yushchenko.
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Pole
How did I miss this thread?
Things have cleared up a bit since you posted this. I was truly impressed to see just how peacefully the average Ukrainians manifested their disagreement with the election scam. And they seem to have won a lot.
The stakes in the game are high. Ukraine under Yankukovitch will only continue to be a parody of democracy. Poland was naturally involved in the whole negotiation process alongside Lithuania and the EU. Looks like not too many folks in Western Europe realized or were interested in the importance of those events.
What I liked was the bad cop/good cop game played by the US and the EU/Poland/Lithuania . The US said it didn't recognise the results of the election right away. Europe sent Solana, Kwasniewski and Adamkus to help negotiate. Now isn't it the way things should work in this "civilised" part of the world?
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Say Something Jehovah's Witnessy........
by minimus ini know there's no such word as "witnessy" but this can be a fun thread.
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How grateful we are for Jehovah's timely reminders!
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What Was Your General Impression of Elders?
by minimus indid you like them?
hate them?
fear them?
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I always viewed them as honorable men who will one day become Mighty Princes of the New World!
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New Provision to Assist Us to Abstain From Blood - Dec KM
by truthseeker inif you wondered whether the society would print blood cards this year, they won't.
blood cards are out.. consider the box found on the december km, entitled "new provision to assist us to abstain from blood".
the governing body has approved combining the essential elements of the durable power of attorney (dpa) document and the advance.
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Are the GB gradually diminishing the importance of blood?
That's one possible interpretation. Also they may want to create the impression that JWs have a "holistic" approach to health/deathbed issues and that the blood issue is only one of the many arrangements they make. I guess it sounds more acceptable in this way. Spin doctors...
Another really strange thing is that unlike the blood doctrine, those medical directives cannot be derived from the bible (even assuming that the blood doctrine can be). By combining them with the blood cards, the WTS makes the whole package "bible-based". It's just sick how they not only control people's lives but their deaths too. -
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Jan 15th WT - Quiet desperation from the Governing Body
by truthseeker inthe january 15th wt, "can you control your future" is the prelude to the feb 1st watchtower that contains the 2004 annual service report statistics.. .
in the second study article (pages 15-20), the gb acknowledge the fact that people aren't paying attention to their waffle.. .
there are some surprising statements in the last paragraph, but first, let's highlight some points in this article.... .
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Pole
8.Perhaps some have found certain information published by the "faithful and discreet slave" hard to grasp.
made my day....