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  New to the site

  by LexIsFree in

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  2. friends

  my name is alex.

  i have been a reader/lurker of this site for over a year now.

  first time i am posting.

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  TheListener

  Welcome LexIsFree. I am really glad you made it here and posted. I wish you all the best on your journey.
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  The "Final Push" before the GT!!! I think they REALLY believe it!

  by DATA-DOG in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i don't know if i have shared this with everyone, but there seems to be a new theocratic term, at least in my circuit.. the term is "final push.

  " wtf does it mean?

  well, an eldub said that the gb are "all in" with warwick and they might spend all their money on the project.

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  I wonder how long each dub will be able to maintain the final push before giving out in exhaustion and frustration?
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  Was it worth it?

  by John Aquila in

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  2. experiences

  for those of you who left family and friends and had to start over from scratch just to get out of the organization, was it worth it?.

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  TheListener

  10000000% yes
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  Well....the wife and I are going back to the Kingdom Hall.

  by jimbob in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  before i explain why, i've never really given anyone a background on myself, even though i've been a member here for 2 1/2 years.

  so i'll try and make this quick.. i was raised a jw my whole life.

  i know many jw's in the seattle area and eastside.

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  sorry to hear the sad news. I also went to the KH for the memorial of a dear friend and loved one. I was really disappointed that 90%-95% or more of the memorial talk was about the new system and how to become a strong servant of Jehovah and 5%-10% about the actual person we all cared so much about.
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  It Is Official, Just as Predicted on this Site... Local Cong Donates all Monies on Deposit with You Know Who!

  by RichardHaley in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  my local cong just donated all money (4k +) on deposit with you know who to, you know who.

  "since the society forgave all kingdom hall loans the boe felt it only appropriate to forgive the society of our loan to them.

  " is exactly how it was presented to the r&f.

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  Morpheus, I'm not sure the org has the resources to centralize all the billing for so many kingdom halls local bills? I'm not sure.. Plus, why would the society want to pay for the local bills from their funds when they can get the contributions from the local congregations and have the local hall pay their own bills on top of it. That lets the society keep more of their money.
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  Young Girl Exposes Jehovah's Witnesses at school video goes VIRAL last 2 days 273,000 views

  by Watchtower-Free in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  original thread here.

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/291080001/brave-high-school-student-exposes-abuse-corruption-within-jehovahs-witnesses.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdvt_gyq-ls.

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  Wannabefree, thanks for posting that second link. Fantastic young lady!!!
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  2015 Convention Releases

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  http://www.jw.org/en/publications/jw-convention-releases-2015/.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gc7cyswlvwg.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfmuamqiv4k.

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  Will they play the true love video at the convention or at the kingdom halls during the school and service meeting? Or are dubs just supposed to download it and watch it at home?
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  Young Girl Exposes Jehovah's Witnesses at school video goes VIRAL last 2 days 273,000 views

  by Watchtower-Free in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  original thread here.

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/291080001/brave-high-school-student-exposes-abuse-corruption-within-jehovahs-witnesses.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdvt_gyq-ls.

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  We must get this video to Ellen Degeneres.
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  Brave high school student exposes abuse and corruption within Jehovahs witnesses

  by Watchtower-Free in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdvt_gyq-ls&feature=youtu.be.

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  We must get this to Ellen Degeneres. This seems like just the kind of person she'd love to have on her show!
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  help catagorize my wife: I truely believe she suffers from cognitive dissonance and other things this stupid cult causes.

  by goingthruthemotions in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i find it hard sometimes to get a good idea has to how to communicate with my wife when it come to this stupid cult.. she is born in and stopped attending for many years and got baptized later in life.

  i truely believe she suffers from cognitive dissonance and other things this stupid cult causes.. here is a breakdown of what i gather to be where she is mentally.. * she calls the borg her faith.

  here are actions that she does that go against her thoughts:.

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  I love my wife and want her to be happy - and free. I can't stand seeing her in mental anguish that she can't do enough to satisfy Jehovah and his organization. I can't stand knowing that she has to deal with the thought of her family dying at armageddon. I hate the fact that she and I can't or won't talk about certain taboo subjects because they may bring up too much emotional pain or touch on a subject that will unleash a torrent of emotion that's difficult to control and can cause lasting damage to a relationship. I am sad and hurt that we can't go to a marriage counselor to help us work through these problems because she has refused to go - since they can't make me do what I need to do - go back to the organization.