Posts by BlackPearl

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bye bye

by Devilsnok in

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its time for me to move on.. some of you will know that recently ive really messed my life up.

i met a lurker on a dub site and while we started off as just friends we became a lot more.

over 3 months we hurt both our partners and ourselves and in the end she ended up running back to her rich boyfriend and cut me off completely.. ok i know that some of you embittered bible bashers just cant wait to reach for your keyboards and start condemning me save it!

BlackPearl

Wait, wait, wait a minute. You can't just up and decide to leave, WE need you too much! I know I'm a newbie, but I'm going through the same things, being a JW for my whole life. You're still going to run into dubs here and there and be reminded of them, you won't be able to escape it. So...I suggest you lick your wounds, learn from them, and stick around. Time heals many things, maybe you should give yourself some time, that's what you really need.

For me the relationship wasn’t about the sex, it was about belonging again, it was about being with someone that grew up the same way as me, about being with someone who thought like me and who felt like me. It was about being with “my people” again rather than my “worldly” girlfriend

Sometimes, in life, we don't get to belong to anything. This is primarily why I left the org., I just never felt that I "fit in" or "belonged", I always felt like the odd man out. So I got just used to just being satisfied with who I was, friends or no friends, fitting in or no fitting in, belong or not belonging, it didn't matter as long as I knew who I was, and that I had worth to me.

You know the old saying, "It's darkest just before dawn", stick around here, get your bearings, and move on with your life. You haven't wasted anything, you've just learned something valuable that you can hold onto for the rest of your life.

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As time goes by, will there be "less" disfellowshipping?

by JH in

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if i compare the congregation i attended 20 years ago, and the same one today, it would seem that it's just the core that's left.

many left or got df'd years ago.. and those that are left, are either ms, elders, or former ones.

and then there's the kids who grew up.. i wonder if the congregation is getting more and more refined as people are df'd?.

BlackPearl

Many yutes (youths-from "My Cousing Vinny") are simply refusing to get baptized, because they can see down the road that it's the only way to avoid a DF'g. Smart kids.

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Holy Cow! Scans of all the old literature. Here is the Holy Grail

by BlackPearl in

actual scans for almost any old document you may be looking for!!!

what a find indeed!!!!.

thanks lady liberty.

BlackPearl

Actual scans for almost any old document you may be looking for!!! What a find indeed!!!!

Thanks Lady Liberty

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Publications_of_Jehovah's_Witnesses#Magazines

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Internet Service Provided By The Society

by BlackPearl in

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there's been speculation about how the society could make wt cd's with "site monitoring" software on them, how about internet service provided by the society?

this way you'd feel like you have the freedom to surf the net but all the "bad" stuff would be blocked out.

they'd have total control over what the surfer sees.

BlackPearl

There's been speculation about how the Society could make WT CD's with "site monitoring" software on them, how about internet service provided by the Society? This way you'd feel like you have the freedom to surf the net but all the "bad" stuff would be blocked out. They'd have total control over what the surfer sees. They could charge $16.95 per month for six million witnesses. Hmmm.....let's see.... 6,000,000 X $16.95 = $101,700,000.00 in new revenues per month. Whew! That would fix a few cash flow problems. Don't know if they've thought of this yet, hope I didn't let the cat out of the bag.

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The Internet: A greater threat to the WTS than we ever dreamed

by Elsewhere in

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change "politician" to "watchtower leadership" and "voter" to "jehover's witness".

http://reuters.myway.com/article/20061004/2006-10-04t005304z_01_l03419567_rtridst_0_news-google-politicians-dc.html.

google boss warns politicians about internet power.

BlackPearl

Or internet service provided by the Society? That way you'd feel you have the freedom to surf the net but all the "bad" stuff would be blocked out. They'd have total control over what the surfer sees. They could charge $16.95 per month for six million witnesses. Hmmm.....let's see.... 6,000,000 X $16.95 = $101,700,000.00 in new revenues per month. Whew! That would fix a few cash flow problems. Don't know if they've thought of this yet, hope I didn't let the cat out of the bag. I think I might start a thread with this. Hehehe

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What Emotion Do You Have Now Because You Were One Of Jehovah's Witnesses?

by minimus in

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are you angry that you ever got involved in this religion??

depressed??

confused??

BlackPearl

"I don't want to spend the rest of my life not being true to myself. I don't want to waste any more time."

Amen, Becca. The idea, is NOT to continue on angry, rather, live your life being true to yourself and don't waste any more TIME being angry. Being angry, and stewing on what we've lost will yeild absolutely nothing. Nothing, but more wasted time.

Also, I like what the a previous poster wrote, "The greatest revenge is being happy" or something to that effect.

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Special Assembly 2-Day 2,000 delegates and TWO baptisms!

by MinisterAmos in

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just got back from the special one day assembly and had to share this important info.

only two baptisms today; two girls about 15-16 out of 2,000 attendees.. i stumbled more than two with my anti-witnessing.

i posted un expose material in the bathrooms along with pre and post nov 1995 1914 generation belief.. incidentally, attendance was down almost 25% over last year as well.

BlackPearl

The next generation may receive some New Light..... Tithing is a biblical arrangement after all.

And in order for you to tithe greater and greater amounts, we need you to get better jobs that pay more money!

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What Emotion Do You Have Now Because You Were One Of Jehovah's Witnesses?

by minimus in

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friends

are you angry that you ever got involved in this religion??

depressed??

confused??

BlackPearl

I feel like I've just driven through a patch of dirt road and the dust behind me is soo heavy I can't see beyond it. The problem is... the dust never settles, so I can't exactly make out what I've left behind, all I know is, I don't care to stick around long enough to wait for the dust to settle. I'm just moving on, no fear, no sadness, no remorse, no nothing. It's actually a little strange, I have no sense of anger or anything, just want to move on. Kinda like going to a bad movie, you just can't wait till it's over, so you can leave. Well....the movie is over.

BP

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New Tract link?

by jeeprube in

does anyone actually have a copy of the new tract scanned?

i'd love to see it before monday.

BlackPearl

Blondie, thanks for the link, but I'm a bit shocked! The org. has in fact done or engaged in all of the things they say they despise. Pedophillia, Homosexuality, the UN, False doctrine, and the list is too long to go on. Amazing! Simply amazing! Isn't this the "Pot calling the Kettle black?" I'm just glad I'm out!

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An Elder...No longer serving as an Elder.

by xjwms in

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my wife was at the meeting last night, ... and she told me this morning that an announcement was made that.

one of the elders decided to step aside.

he was so hard core it made me sick.

BlackPearl

If elders are really appointed by Holy Spirit, can mere men "unappoint" them?

Or perhaps the bigger questions is...If you are appointed by holy spirit, then can you "un-appoint" yourself or "step aside"? If, in theory, Jehovah is the one to appoint you, does'nt he have to be the one to un-appoint you?