Sanchy, can you tell us what the congregation members have been saying about the GB videos and songs and other new stuff? Have you ever heard or had discussions on the overlapping generation teaching? I always love to hear firsthand news of congregation members thoughts about things.
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Walking a thin line - Resigning Elder
by Sanchy inwarning of a long boring post ahead.
i feel like i need to vent my story out, as i feel quite helpless at the moment.. i'm 31 year old, married, father of toddler with another one on the way, due later this month.
i've been serving as elder for about 4 years now in a south florida congregation.
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Walking a thin line - Resigning Elder
by Sanchy inwarning of a long boring post ahead.
i feel like i need to vent my story out, as i feel quite helpless at the moment.. i'm 31 year old, married, father of toddler with another one on the way, due later this month.
i've been serving as elder for about 4 years now in a south florida congregation.
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TheListener
Sanchy welcome! Your situation is so similar to mine a few years ago, especially this part:
I know my wife will cut off "spiritual conversations" with me and so also will be gone my chances at trying to open her eyes. With my second child on the way, my wife has told me that if I am to leave the truth, she will teach it to them, regardless of my spiritual position. She also told me that I've made her life so much more difficult now, as she married me, knowing that I was a spiritual man; she never thought she would have to deal with this. Needless to say, this breaks my heart. I love her very much, and do not want to cause her, or anyone else pain.
My wife and I are still together and mostly doing well, we have the same problems other married couples have, but I know she's very unhappy I'm not the spiritual man she married; all my kids are out of the witnesses. My wife took them to meetings for years without me and taught them to be witnesses. I worked my tail off to teach them to be good, honesty and kind people who are not witnesses. My effort and the goofy doctrine of the witnesses and what my kids consider "weird and creepy" videos turned them off the witnesses.
Good luck Sanchy!
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Jehovah's Witnesses Latest Music video advice picking a marriage mate
by Watchtower-Free inhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ay5of0nxm44.
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In the real world of JWs the girl would be dating the man in the wheelchair. And be happy. -
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Jehovah's Witnesses Latest Music video advice picking a marriage mate
by Watchtower-Free inhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ay5of0nxm44.
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My wife married what she thought was a spiritual man....now look at me! There are no guarantees in life. -
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You Are All Pieces of Garbage
by berrygerry inalthough tomo's human hotdogs was as low as an alleged human could verbally go, tomo's fear-mongering was not an official video.. i'm wagering that the feb 2016 video will be pulled or adjusted.. what do you think, trash?.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m68pcx7ztac.
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OMG they are unbelievable! He actually said that people get discarded like pieces of garbage. What a dumb video to release. -
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Jehovah's Witnesses Latest Music video advice picking a marriage mate
by Watchtower-Free inhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ay5of0nxm44.
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Am I mistaken or is the girl wearing pants while preaching in the park? It's about the 2:30 mark. -
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another hello from Cleveland area
by 08out inlurker since 2008 when i walked out as an elder ,had all the politics i could take ,noticed a few from my area so i finally joined
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Welcome 08out. Glad you posted. Would love to hear your story. -
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Hey from Ohio
by sissyb inhello all - i most likely won't post too often but want to introduce myself.
i've read this board for a long time and feel like i know some of you!
i was a third gen born-in (ne ohio), and half-heartedly believed until i was in middle school.
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TheListener
Welcome SissyB! Glad you joined and posted. Can't wait to hear some of your teen stories from the borg. -
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Stepping out of the shadows
by contramundum ini have been lurking on the site for a few months and thought it about time i plucked up the courage to step out of the shadows and say hello.. i am in the process of fading after realizing all is not right with the organization i had trusted implicitly for over 40 years.
there have always been 'truths' i have struggled to accept entirely, even as a child, but was confident that trusting in jehovah, building my faith and remaining patient would be enough to settle any nagging doubts that remained, so i pushed any inconsistencies to the back of my mind and concentrated on being the best witness that i could be.. over the last few years, however, i have been preoccupied with a number of crises in my family and stepping back slightly from 'theocratic' activity has allowed me to re evaluate a number of concerns and research sources other than the sanitized wt publications.. my eyes are now wide open - i found things which have appalled me and left me feeling extremely let down and disappointed by people i had really trusted.. i tried gently raising a few subjects with my mum (who was baptized early '70s and still remains a staunch wt supporter) but she will hear no criticism of the organization.
i understand this because the best part of her life has been invested in the religion and to acknowledge it may have got things wrong would be to recognize the last 40 years have been a vain waste.
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Welcome Contra. I'm glad you posted. Its great to see that people really are lurking and reading the board. I wish you the best of luck on your fade. I'm also glad your life seems to be in a good position otherwise. -
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Some thoughts on the new midweek meeting
by Saltheart Foamfollower inthe new midweek meeting has been running for a month now.
here are my thoughts on how it is going so far:.
1) elders are looking frazzled from being on virtually every meeting and having to prepare unfamiliar formats for items.
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Nicholaus, did he really say this from the platform?:
Don't worry, there's only one more
That is so unbelievable; not only that he said it but that he felt comfortable saying it to the congregation from the platform.