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  "But WHY would you want to know those things??"

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i ran into an older sister who has always been very sweet.. it was a friendly chat...yet she pushed for a reason why my family have been missing from meetings for some time.

  the question was deflected, until it just had to be said: "well, there have been some troubling and disturbing issues about the society especially the way things were handled during the royal commission, as well as many other issues".. she quickly cut in and said "but why would you want to know these things?

  its best not to research and look at those sort of things - so we don't get upset!".

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  Kairos, I love the comment you made.
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  Trying To Leave - Im Going Crazy

  by pale.emperor in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  this is my first post.

  i really feel i need to leave the jw's rather than go along pretending everything is perfect etc.

  no friends, me at work.

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  The old "even if it isn't the truth...." bullcrap. I spouted it myself years ago. In my opinion you can only say that and mean it when you totally believe it's the truth or are trying to convince yourself it's the truth. Once you know it's all crap that statement just doesn't ring true.
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  Memorial Audience Filled with Unbelieving Mates and Other Miserable Relatives

  by xjwsrock in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i looked around my hall and saw so many miserable unbelieving mates and relatives it was actually funny.

  they were in a glazed-over stupor.

  they looked liked children forced to go to an opera.

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  Thanks Diogenesister.
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  Despite a 'number' of similar projects being pulled, the Chelmsford Project will continue...

  by NeverKnew in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this article suggests that there are projects being halted, but chelmsford isn't one of them.

  can someone from the uk tell me if this article was written by a reputable and known publisher?

  plans for huge jehovah's witnesses hq continues.

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  Wouldn't a bunker be proof that they don't trust in J? I find it hard to believe that they'd create bunkers. That's not their style.
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  Update on my current life

  by umadevi in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm visiting this site after few years here and it's feels like coming home!

  just a recap on my past visits here ... i was a confused single jw mom with a 9 year old son in 2011. some friends here sent me soft copies of coc and few other ebooks which gave me the courage and strength to exit from wt society.

  best ever decision i made!

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  Awesome update Umadevi!!! Thanks for making my day. I am so happy for you and those others that have left too.
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  How much do you think GB enjoy their lives?

  by elbib in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  many who have watched the gb know that they seem to be desperate to be admired, to be looked up to…….

  now the question arises—do they really enjoy their lives?

  does their superiority complex make them feel good?.

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  TheListener

  They live the good life. If they are true believers they have no fear of death and in the meantime they are at the top of the heap and everyone listens to every word they say. The only downside could be if they are humble, which I don't actually think they are, they may be burdened with concern for the rank and file witnesses and the tough life most of them live.
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  Memorial Audience Filled with Unbelieving Mates and Other Miserable Relatives

  by xjwsrock in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i looked around my hall and saw so many miserable unbelieving mates and relatives it was actually funny.

  they were in a glazed-over stupor.

  they looked liked children forced to go to an opera.

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  A few days ago my kids and I discussed the memorial. My kids said I looked like a kidnap victim and laughed at me. I said they did too and laughed at them. Then we all laughed together at the absurdity of the entire evening.....My wife has no idea what we were laughing about.

  It feels good to have saved my kids. I worked hard and sacrificed a lot to try and save them.
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  "Special" has lost its' special meaning

  by stillin in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  today is the day of the annual "special talk.

  " it took me all of two years to realize not to get my hopes up for anything special.. then came the special assembly day.

  sad.

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  TheListener

  It was today? My wife didn't attend or try to do the phone connection. I thought it was next Sunday.

  Thanks for the information.
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  Memorial Audience Filled with Unbelieving Mates and Other Miserable Relatives

  by xjwsrock in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i looked around my hall and saw so many miserable unbelieving mates and relatives it was actually funny.

  they were in a glazed-over stupor.

  they looked liked children forced to go to an opera.

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  TheListener

  Jookbeard, we wear the ill fitting suit once a year not every ten years
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  BOE: 2016-03-21 Re: Donations to “Jehovah’s Witnesses of India”

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  march 21, 2016 to all bodies of elders in the united states branch territory re: donations to “jehovah’s witnesses of india”

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  I wonder how many Indian witnesses there are in the US. I wonder if the WTS will send a similar letter to the elders in other industrialized nations as well.