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  Has a “brother” ever screwed you?

  by noontide in

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  i was always very cautious with worldly people but of course i trusted everyone in the congregation 100%.

  i trusted someone from the congregation with a business deal and got raked over the coals.

  its a long and frustrating story, suffice it to say it cost me a lot of anguish, time and money.

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  A good friend of mine got screwed by his
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  While being an active JW, did you throw away Watchtower literature?

  by JH in

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  i remember that magazines and books came in faster than i could read, it was accumulating fast.

  in my first years, i didn't dare throw away anything.

  even later when i was starting to cool down, i still had mountains of books, magazines and brochures.

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  I still throw it away or use it to start the fire place.
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  Since become an ex-dub

  by KW13 in

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  have you found times like christmas have lost that special feeling?.

  i watch my family and they totally get into the spirit of it and i always feel as though i am sat 'outside' of some bubble or something, i enjoy it dont get me wrong but just not as much as they do.. also, are you less inclined to believe in supernatural or strange things and look for a rational explanation?.

  i find i am slowly looking toward rational explainations for things and in the absense of them i just wait and see.

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  I wasn’t raised a JW and celebrated the holiday’s growing up. My family was really into all the holidays and birthdays but I never was into them so, when I became a JW it really was not an issue for me not to celebrate. Now that I don’t believe the WTS lies, I still don’t celebrate holidays (I’m still attending meetings for family reasons) however, I participate in activates in my work related to holidays and b-days.
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  Think Of Watchtower Article Titles You'd Like To See

  by minimus in

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  here's a few: "we apologize!

  " ..... "2014----a marked year?

  " ...... "forgiving the child molesters within us".. .

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  Sex, Lie's, and Video Tape, what really happens at Bethel
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  Instead of going to the assembly.....

  by Dawn in

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  last year i seriously thought of going to the summer district convention for a day or two just to listen to the information once again now that i've been out so long.

  i thought it would be interesting to hear it "as an outsider" - but i just could not make myself go.

  i found too many other things that i would much rather spend my time at during the summer months.. so i thought it would be fun to list a few of the things i have actually done now instead of going to assemblies, meetings, or field service:boating/water skiingfishingcampingstudy dance (i danced in my first public performance this past summer!

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  Focusing on my Career, relaxing, watch TV
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  Did you ever hear any active witness complain or criticize the Org?

  by JH in

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  it seems to me that all the jw's i knew while going to the meetings, weather they were spiritually strong or weak, never criticized.

  they were like real sheep.. i used to always bitch about the length of the meetings and the time of the meetings and so on.....when i drove the brothers back home in my car or talked to them in private.. naturally i would only say this to my closer jw friends or those i knew wouldn't squeal on me.. .

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  I know a couple of people who will complain in private. I know one Elder who will admit in private and with a few drinks "we do not have the truth" but them will say "this is the best religion out there so where am I going to go?"
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  Are some people better off staying in the WTS?

  by HalfWayThere in

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  i read this forum alot.

  though i don't post very often, i thought i would share the following thoughts.

  my mother is 70, and lives alone (my parents separated and divorced about 23 years ago).

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  I’ve felt that some people should stay Dub’s because if they left their world would crumble and they might be mentally unstable. Some people need religion or something to believe in so they can ignore the crappy situation around them. Also, some Dub’s can’t afford to leave since their employment or customers are also Dub’s. I knew a Dub whose construction business consisted of 75% customer being Dub’s. How could he afford to leave?
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  Does the GB truly beleive they are being used by God

  by sspo in

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  what do you think?.

  i have a hard time accepting the fact that intelligent men truly beleive the creator has a special arrangement with them and somehow they are being used in a special position because of one scripture about the faithful and discreet slaves.. they should all be locked up in a nut house for beleiving that.

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  QUANDRY - It's my understabding his assigment is to review DF letters and related appeals. He's told me some interesting stories. Keep in mind, he has NO ideal I'm on this message board or my feelings on the FAKE WTS. Maybe one day I'll share some of his stoires.
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  Does the GB truly beleive they are being used by God

  by sspo in

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  what do you think?.

  i have a hard time accepting the fact that intelligent men truly beleive the creator has a special arrangement with them and somehow they are being used in a special position because of one scripture about the faithful and discreet slaves.. they should all be locked up in a nut house for beleiving that.

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  Having talked with a couple people at the Corp. Office (Bethel), they are rude. A friend of mine works Bethel and reviews DF letter sent from the Cong. and appeals. I asked him if a DF had ever been overturned on appeal and he said "never". How can Elder be right 100% of the time?????
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  This is just so sad

  by troubled mind in

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  since we have faded from the hall most everyone avoids us except for a couple of young ones that will stop by for a visit .

  last night a young woman in her twenties came over we talked about several things, and she brought up that a while back she had seriously thought of suicide .

  i asked if there were reasons as to why ?

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  Listen to her and continue to be a friend. Politics in the KH happen all the time and she needs to understand that. Discourage her from talking with the Elders about this since they will not help.