Topics Started by wizedup

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Another Elder Called My Mom To Find Out About Us.....
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
he called for her "time" and then began asking questions.

he wanted to know where my daughter lived, what her married last name was now, how the family was doing, etc.

he asked her if she thought my not attending anymore had to do with the fact that i had a business and now i'm "materialistic".
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I THREW A TANTRUM.......did you?!
by wizedup in
1. jw
2. friends
when i realized, i needed to debunk the wts, i threw a tantrum.. the society's appointed elders were responsible for going to court and reversing a restraining order my husband had for sole custody of his children.

his x-wife threatened to kill them.

he had a psychiatrist's paper work that she needed mental help.
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jw meetings and obedience to the society
by boy@crossroads in
1. jw
2. friends
in what ways does each of the jw meetings play a part in instilling obedience to the mother organization?

or maybe put another way, how does each weekly jw meeting contribute to the overall jw mindset?.

this thought came to me whilst drifting in and out of the watchtower study this morning.. ministry school: helps jws strengthen their speaking skills for better defending their beliefs.
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How many of you still hope to live forever?and where,? based on what?
by ko38 in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
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call me crazy but from reading the bible ,assuming one believs it its pretty plain at least the earth will stand to times indefinate.please if you have an opinion please give the support to it.. thanks in advance.. i dont know nuttin.
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What is your most ridiculous example of being shunned?
by formerout in
1. jw
2. experiences
i was just having lunch in a wendy's near my house an hour ago.

an elder and his wife entered and got in line to order without seeing me seated in the eating area.

after a minute the wife turned and saw me.
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Every year that passes by should be a SLAP in the face for the Watchtower
by JH in
1. jw
2. friends
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every year, a new jw calendar comes out, and i say to myself, the watchtower should feel more and more stupid each year knowing that what they prophesized didn't happen once more.. i wonder what will be this year's theme written on the calendar?.

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Cute but very disturbing... Send your kid a letter from Santa...
by Elsewhere in
1. jw
2. friends
i love to get into the whole christmas spirit thing, but i never take it to the point of lying to or deceiving children about it.

i try to teach kids that it is the spirit of christmas that matters... then i saw this thing.

parents are actively trying to deceive their kids by offering them "proof" that santa is real.
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WILL THE WT APOLOGIZE- LIKE THE CATHOLIC DID???
by JT in
1. jw
2. friends
last evening we went out with 2 other former jw couples a couple of guys and their wives i knew from the old days of bethel.

we were discussing the public apology that the catholic church just authorized to be made to the child abuse victims for their cases being mishandled as well as that $100 million dollar check they just cut.. .

and i will ask you all the same question .
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Comments You Will Not Hear at the 12-5-04 WT Study--Abbreviated
by blondie in
1. watchtower
2. bible
they are actually the happiest group of people on earth.

can you go just to god for forgiveness?.

?ezekiel 9:4-6.. the paragraph concludes:.
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I am moved
by rune in
1. jw
2. friends
i stayed up all night to see it... the buildings out the windows of my apartment shimmer in the distance as a wave of golden light rises from the horizon, painting the sky glorious shades of blue, violet and orange.

the darkness recedes, creeping through the forests before the city.

light, especially a sunrise, holds a special place in my heart.... what moves you?