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  Best way to deal with anger at the GB while waking up?

  by CovertsadJW in

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  good morning everyone , .

  i am wondering how people have personally delt with the anger at the gb when waking up and realizing it’s a scam, lie , and it’s awfully depressing .

  i have had difficulty concentrating at work , have had an emotional roller coaster between okay days and awful days.

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  I am wondering how people have personally dealt with the anger at the GB when waking up and realizing it’s a scam, lie , and it’s awfully depressing .

  I blame myself and my mother for believing in this scam and lies coming from these so-called Faithful and Discreet Slaves. I blame my uncle who started a Bible study 50 years ago with the Jehovah's Witnesses and passing it along to his sisters (one of them was my mom). I blame my uncle and mom for never doing any research on the Jehovah's Witnesses since they came from a Catholic upbringing. They never made it past 8th grade( they were born around World War II). They weren't brought up to read or write. As a matter of fact, the only reading material they ever had was Watchtower material.

  I blame myself for believing that the Governing Body were the mouthpieces for Jesus and Jehovah. They alone could interpret the bible. I was told that we needed to study all the material they provided for my salvation. I was made to believe that the Ministry School, Watchtower Study, attending conventions, personal study, and field service was to make me a better person and follower of Jesus. All it did was make me follow a group of men from New York.

  You feel better after you find out that the Governing Body have no clothes.
  
  
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  Couple of real gems in the WT study for this upcoming weekend

  by sir82 in

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  since blondie seems to still be on sabbatical, i'll take the liberty of highlighting a couple of "gems" from this week's upcoming study, from the article "reject worldly thinking".. from paragraph 12:.

  is it true that succeeding in a secular career that offers power and prestige leads to lasting happiness?

  remember that the craving to control others and the longing to be admired are the desires that enticed satan, but he is angry, not happy.. .

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  Is it true that succeeding in a secular career that offers power and prestige leads to lasting happiness? No. Remember that the craving to control others and the longing to be admired are the desires that enticed Satan, but he is angry, not happy.

  TALK ABOUT SHOOTING YOURSELF IN THE FOOT!

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  Memories of my mom and fellow members who are no longer here

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

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  this photo makes me a little sad.

  it brings back memories of my mom who passed away last year.

  also,there are so many members who have passed away, it really hits home how life continues without this so called new system arriving ''any time soon.''.

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  This photo makes me a little sad. It brings back memories of my mom who passed away last year. Also,there are so many members who have passed away, it really hits home how life continues without this so called New System arriving ''any time soon.''

  I became inactive ten years ago and stopped attending meetings altogether the last four years . I had to be true to myself and stop pretending I was still a Jehovah's Witness. The mental anguish was too much for me to continue this farce.

  I was taken off the Ministry School, stopped field service, didn't answer at any Watchtower studies, arrived before the start of the meeting and left as soon as possible. I just knew I didn't belong there any longer.

  My mom loved being a Jehovah's Witness. It probably broke her heart to see me in this condition. She would sit in front of me and always asked me if I had the latest Watchtower magazine or Our Kingdom Ministry. I told her I did but it was the same magazine. I would hide the New Yorker magazine inside the Watchtower magazine and read the longest article. That would usually take the whole hour.

  I always had excuses on why I missed so many meetings...work...sickness...appointments for my children. I think she knew I was lying but never questioned me.

  The last three years she was so ill she only made it to 10 meetings. She was a stubborn woman. She tried to attend more meetings but couldn't walk any longer. She just sat in a chair and listened to the meetings over the phone.

  THANK YOU MOM FOR LEAVING ME ALONE AND NEVER QUESTIONING ME WHY I STOPPED ATTENDING MEETINGS! I THINK YOU KNEW BUT DIDN'T WANT TO UPSET ME AND ARGUE WITH YOUR SON. THAT IS TRUE LOVE, MOM!
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  After 10 years do they give up on you (hoping so)

  by Spiral in

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  i think i read somewhere that if you have been inactive for ten years plus, the elders will not try to meet with you and corner you to get you back "in".

  is that true?.

  i just realized that mr. spiral and i haven't gone to meetings or reported time for over ten years.

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  The elders gave up on me 10 years ago. I have been inactive the last ten years and haven't attended any meetings in seven years.

  The elders would hound me with telephone calls, bring Circuit Overseers and District Overseers when they were in town for the assemblies. Since I have over 20 Jehovah's Witnesses in my family, I always knew when they were in town. I did not answer the phone or the door. If they made a surprise visit, my wife would always answer the door and tell them I wasn't home.

  My family ( brother, aunts, uncles and cousins ) all leave me alone. They still talk to me, have me over their house and go on 2 day getaways with them. They never ask me why I don't attend any longer or if/when I'll come back.

  I do go some wake/funerals/ funeral memorials and everyone leaves me alone. The elders do shake my hand and have small talk but I leave as soon as the small talk is over.

  I did have one self-righteous asshole elder last year at my moms funeral ( she was a Jehovah's Witness for over 45 years) say to me ( with my wife standing next to me) as he was leaving the funeral home.....''If you want to see your mom in the new system, you will both need to go back to the meetings''...and walked away. THE ODDS ARE SLIM TO NONE...... !
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  Tony "Tightpants" Morris Talks Of Tight Pants AGAIN!!

  by pale.emperor in

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  again with the pants... tony, if you can't stop looking at young men in tight pants don't take it out on the rest of us.

  https://www.facebook.com/john.cedars.5/posts/868329653345317.

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  undercover
  That WT graphic of two elders talking to the young guy in a hipsteresque suit (stylish for his age and size, not so much for us old guys), what publication/magazine was that from?

  
  

  
  

  The Watchtower—Study Edition | June 2016

  12 Holy spirit is able to mold us in a number of ways. For instance, it can help us to develop a Christlike personality, which is characterized by the fruitage of God’s spirit. (Gal. 5:22, 23) An aspect of that fruitage is love. We love God and want to obey him and be molded by him, recognizing that his commandments are not burdensome. Holy spirit can also give us the strength to resist the molding influence of the world and its bad spirit. (Eph. 2:2) The apostle Paul, who as a young man was deeply influenced by the proud spirit of Jewish religious leaders, could later write: “For all things I have the strength through the one who gives me power.” (Phil. 4:13) So let us, like Paul, keep on asking for holy spirit. Jehovah will not ignore the sincere petitions of the meek.—Ps. 10:17.

  

  Jehovah uses Christian elders to mold us, but we must do our part (See paragraphs 12, 13)
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  Tony "Tightpants" Morris Talks Of Tight Pants AGAIN!!

  by pale.emperor in

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  again with the pants... tony, if you can't stop looking at young men in tight pants don't take it out on the rest of us.

  https://www.facebook.com/john.cedars.5/posts/868329653345317.

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  Bethel family : Please join us on January 31,2017 at 8:00 p.m. at our beautiful Warwick Studios where Governing Member Anthony Morris will try out some comedy material before he departs on a comedy tour of the U.S.
  Some of these following jokes will have you in literal stitches :

  They got a lot of kids now whose uniforms are so tight, especially the pants, that they cannot bend over to pick up ground balls. This guy has been sitting in a bar all night, staring at a girl wearing the tightest pants he's ever seen. Finally his curiosity gets the best of him, so he walks over and asks: "How do you get into those pants?". The young woman looks him over and replies: "Well, you could start by buying me a drink...".
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  Tony "Tightpants" Morris Talks Of Tight Pants AGAIN!!

  by pale.emperor in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  again with the pants... tony, if you can't stop looking at young men in tight pants don't take it out on the rest of us.

  https://www.facebook.com/john.cedars.5/posts/868329653345317.

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  What is today's most pressing issue for the WTBTS?

  TIGHT PANTS

  
  
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  Are you affected by Seasonal Affective Disorder?

  by compound complex in

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  as i intimate in the words below, i like autumn and winter, but there's a downward spiral in my emotions.

  i'm in control, yet, .

  rain, at long last, has touched both our land and my soul.

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  I live in the Midwest... Illinois.The winter months are really bad for me. It starts in November and finally ends in early April. My brain needs sunlight.

  I take a 10 day vacation in the winter in sunny Florida or go on cruises to the Bahama's/Caribbean. This lifts my depression as soon as I land and see the sun. As soon as I get back home it starts up all over again.

  My job is working outdoors from early March to middle of November. Rainy days make make really depressed. As soon as the sun comes out I feel much better.

  With S.A.D,I gain weight in the winter months, have no desire to exert myself to do anything, go to bed earlier, and live in a fog until April comes around.

  There are Light therapy boxes you can use but have never tried one. The only solution is to move to a location that has sunny days and no snow.
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  Leaked 2018 Elders Training Video RE: Elders Reviewing Pionieers

  by pale.emperor in

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhq5viughny&feature=youtu.be.

  quite frankly im disturbed at the lack of love and compassion.

  especially for the first sister they talk about!.

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  '' Eljeddiah, I know you wish to be the 13th. disciple. You have left your family, quit your work, followed me from the beginning and have great knowledge of the scriptures. But, I have noticed that your field service hours aren't close to the monthly average as the other 12 men. I have prayed over your situation and have come to the conclusion ...to dismiss you from following me and to take your title ''Disciple'' from you.''
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  Leaked 2018 Elders Training Video RE: Elders Reviewing Pionieers

  by pale.emperor in

  1. watchtower
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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhq5viughny&feature=youtu.be.

  quite frankly im disturbed at the lack of love and compassion.

  especially for the first sister they talk about!.

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  Matthew 6:1-4

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  6 “Take care not to practice your righteousness in front of men to be noticed by them;a otherwise you will have no reward with your Father who is in the heavens. 2 So when you make gifts of mercy,b do not blow a trumpet ahead of you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be glorified by men.c Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full. 3 But you, when making gifts of mercy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4 so that your gifts of mercy may be in secret. Then your Father who looks on in secret will repay you.

  
  

  Elder Jeff : '' Well Sarah is 34 and she's been pioneering for eight years so she's not old by any means and eight years as a pioneer ..it's not an exceptionally long time.''

  
  

  In Jehovah's Watchtower Land, Sarah is not carrying her weight. She's trying but seems a little tired out. She's not meeting the high standards that are required for the title of ''Pioneer.'' We can show her scriptures on other men of the Bible couldn't carry their weight any longer. Sarah did pioneer for ''only'' eight years and that isn't breaking any records. She's only spent 6400 hours as a Pioneer in the last 8 years and now that she spends only 600 hours per year, we need to inform her that the title ''Pioneer'' needs to be pulled.

  My question is: Why does anyone pioneer? How did 80 hours a month in service make you a better Jehovah's Witness than if you did 10 hours a month of field? If you never had to fill out a form with the knowledge of the the Elders and the congregation members that you were a '' Pioneer,'' would you still do it?