Topics Started by Nellie

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Mind Numbing stupidity are some current JW's that are on this board.
by skyman in
1. jw
2. friends
i have had a rash of jws on this board leaving comments in my inbox telling me how mislead i am.

but what amazes me not one of them yet will analyze the facts with me.

a real discussion means nothing to them.
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Seeker4's 500th Post - My letter to the Elders (2nd Posting)
by Seeker4 in
1. jw
2. friends
here's the letter i wrote to the body of elders i served with for decades, when they invited me to a judicial committee meeting two months ago.

i have not heard a word from them since i wrote this.

i posted this monday night (may 30, 2005) to celebrate my 500th post, but it ended up in the "heated debates" section, when i intended it to go in this area.
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Compiling List-Trivial Items People Are Counseled Against
by love2Bworldly in
1. jw
2. friends
i hope this is not a repeat of past threads and i hope to get a lot of response.

i am compiling info of how people are treated within the wts.

i just read the post about a person being counseled for having baby shower games.
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My JW neighbor's birthday
by bebu in
1. jw
2. friends
as i was headed home the other day, it occurred to me that it was my jw neighbor's birthday.

i remembered this as i realized that she would be at my home in about 20 minutes so that i could help her with something.

so, i quickly stopped at a store and got her a gift, and had it gift-wrapped.
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JW peer pressure
by ljwtiamb in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
there seems to be a common theme going on in the jw community.

at the first sign of a possible committment, every jw rushes you (with guilt) to show that you are serious.then, at the first sign of trouble everyone wants you to shoulder your responsibilities.finally, they damn/shun you if you can't handle things or choose/decide to quit.. i've seen this scenario played out with: interested couples rushed to engagement.dating couple rushed into marriage.bible studies & young persons rushed into baptism.any jw with 'free' time (meaning non-wt activities) rushed into pioneer service.young pioneer brothers rushed into bethel.. have you seen the same in your areas?

can you think of other scenarios?
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How many of you are still in?
by IP_SEC in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
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i just thought i'td be neet to get a poll of how many people on this board are still meeting attending, time reporting publishers, who believe the wts is all crap?.
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Who Was Shocked By the Watchtower UN NGO Scandal?
by AlanF in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
.

i'd like to get comments from people about whether and how much they were shocked, surprised, or otherwise bothered by the watchtower society's becoming an associated non-governmental organization (ngo).. note that i'd like to see these comments because they might lead to some interesting publicity, so please comment accordingly.. alanf
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What do I tell my children?
by Nellie in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i have four kids - ages 18, 13, 10 and 6. .

first some clarification: i have been in the "truth" for 35 years, and although i have never been particularly active in the ministry .

for example: my 18 year old son really wants his ear pierced.
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Do you think of yourself as an apostate
by barbar in
1. jw
2. experiences
many of the people on this site say that they are apostates.

but that is not the way i feel about myself.. i am not angry with the "witnesses" or the organisation, i don't feel that i wasted my life.

i just think that i was stupid to believe it for 30 years (well sort of believe it, i did have severe doubts on and off).
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Going out with a bang
by LittleToe in
1. jw
2. friends
after much deliberation, i decided to go "out" at the end of a public talk.

it didn't go down too well, but at least i was able to give some of my reasons for leaving.. i've put some of the details on my homepage.

i'll update it more when i get the time and the strength.