sinamongurl
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Watchtower admits, "We are like the Catholic Church"
by Juan Viejo2 incalvin rouse describes himself as "general counsel for the national organization of jehovah's witnesses out of brooklyn, new york.".
while representing one of the defendants during a trial held in san mateo county court in redwood city, california, on february 22, 2012, rouse made this amazing statement:.
"ordinarily, i wouldn't be here, but this is one our 13,000 congregations in the united states.
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Watchtower admits, "We are like the Catholic Church"
by Juan Viejo2 incalvin rouse describes himself as "general counsel for the national organization of jehovah's witnesses out of brooklyn, new york.".
while representing one of the defendants during a trial held in san mateo county court in redwood city, california, on february 22, 2012, rouse made this amazing statement:.
"ordinarily, i wouldn't be here, but this is one our 13,000 congregations in the united states.
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If you are df'd...have you.....
by sinamongurl in.
ever tried going to a kh where no one knew you and actually interacted with the congregation?.
i was thinking of doing this just to see what people would say to me and see if they would try to have a bible study with me
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sinamongurl
ever tried going to a kh where no one knew you and actually interacted with the congregation?
i was thinking of doing this just to see what people would say to me and see if they would try to have a bible study with me
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Is it just me or has there been an influx of newbies?
by jambon1 in.
i've never seen so many come on here in the one week.
be happy.
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sinamongurl
maybe theres alot more disfellowshippings lately......hmmmm (shrugs shoulders)
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Hello to all ... I've finally decided to sign up
by In Between inafter alot of time, lurking, fighting this damn inward battle i am dealing with, i've decided to join in the mix.
a little about me (i'll try not to bore you to much) ... i am a fader.
was raised jw, was even a m.s.
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sinamongurl
welcome "in between" u r definitely an asset here
The fear of getting killed at Armageddon still persists. I can't D.A. while my parents are alive ... but today, even though I've been fading for awhile, was the last straw. I need to move on. Now I'm left with the simple question ... now what? Thank you for your time ... I hope to be a positive addition to this board ...
i have been df'd for 5 years now and still have the fear of armageddon inside me...the intensity of it fades but i still i have my good days and bad days wondering if somehow what the jws have taught is true....but as u mentioned, i agree that something just doesnt add up....u r considered a friend until u make a "mistake"
there is no rooms for mistakes or being urself.....u have to fit in....and if u question ur own beliefs...."look out" u r all of a sudden an apostate
i have found that i have better and more loyal friends out in the "world" than i did in the "truth"
so keep reading and posting and u will find comfort
Sin
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sinamongurl
jus t look at the number of children that the GB have fathered.
is that true.....and illegitimate ones? if anyone can answer please email me....ty
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Do you still have trouble shedding the 'watchtower filters' at times?
by AK - Jeff ini have fully rejected the false religion of jehovah's witnesses - after 43 years a believer in the nonsense.
now though, i often find that i still filter the world thru watchtower spectacles, even after almost three years out.
i don't do it on purpose, in fact i defy the wt doctrine whenever i can and work hard to change my mindset to more 'moderate christian' thinking.
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Flag salute - voting - politics - friendships - grooming - view of sex and marriage - movie ratings - various holidays. On and On. Not that I still follow the Wt thinking - I don't. But I still have it weighing heavily on the scale when I think of how to handle certain matters or situations in life.
ALL THE TIME!!!!
although it gets less and less and times goes on.....i still have guilt over certain things at times....lol
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Took my mom to lunch the other day...
by tall penguin inif you've read my previous posts you'll know that my relationship with my mom has had its ups and downs since i left the org.
while my parents (both jw) still speak to me, the relationship has been strained.
well, this past week i got up the courage to call her and invite her to lunch, something we haven't done since i da'd last august.
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sinamongurl
this is so nice to hear
do u have periods with her that she is hot and cold?.....i have a friend is df'd and her mother is still quite active and goes thru bouts where she will share stuff and then all of a sudden get cold and will stop and this is a never-ending thing with her.....i dont have the same thing with mother cuz she is severely inactive....just wanted to know cuz this could get quite frustrating i would think
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Governing Body and their sins
by moanzy ini was just reminiscing about things i remember being said to me by elders about disfellowshipping.
a person can be disfellowshipped because of gross sin(could mean anything), being unrepentant etc.
an elder said to me that a person may be disfellowshipped even though he is repentant if it is gross sin and his sin widely known.. so my question is why doesn't this also apply to the governing body?
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sinamongurl
?(com'on Govnerning Body, even the regular witness wouldn't sign up for the YMC)
lmao.....do as i say not as i do
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As a Dub, did you read the magazines to understand the Bible, or......
by AK - Jeff indid you use the bible to support the magazines?.
it was only in the last year or so before i 'saw the light' that it dawned on me.
i knew co's who could quote wt texts, page and line, but almost never really used the bible.
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sinamongurl
i guess in all honesty it was in support of the magazines even though in my head i was sincere about reading them to understanding the bible....i mean how often did we get counsel to read read read the magazines as if they were more important than the bible anyway