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  No Longer Afraid

  by compound complex in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  greetings, dear friends and fellow survivors:.

  i am grateful to be alive and associated with like-minded people, both here on this wonderful forum and in day-to-day interaction with friends, neighbors, clients, but, sadly, few if any jehovah's witnesses.

  i have, somehow, become detached from the sadness and sorrow of the past, about which i have written on this and other ex-jw forums for some dozen-plus years.

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  compound complex

  Thank you, Awakenednow and steve2, for your posts. They are very much appreciated.
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  No Longer Afraid

  by compound complex in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  greetings, dear friends and fellow survivors:.

  i am grateful to be alive and associated with like-minded people, both here on this wonderful forum and in day-to-day interaction with friends, neighbors, clients, but, sadly, few if any jehovah's witnesses.

  i have, somehow, become detached from the sadness and sorrow of the past, about which i have written on this and other ex-jw forums for some dozen-plus years.

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  compound complex

  Greetings, dear friends and fellow survivors:

  I am grateful to be alive and associated with like-minded people, both here on this wonderful forum and in day-to-day interaction with friends, neighbors, clients, but, sadly, few if any Jehovah's Witnesses. I have, somehow, become detached from the sadness and sorrow of the past, about which I have written on this and other ex-JW forums for some dozen-plus years.

  Dunno why, but it seems to come out in rather poetic fashion, which is not everyone's cup of tea, but this manner of expression is linked to how I've survived.

  Love you all,

  Frank Carton
  

  RECENT HAPPENINGS CLOSE TO HOME bewilder me by day, terrify me by night.

  Immersed in profound waters of both doubt and despair, I struggle and gasp my way to a far-off shore encased in black mist.

  Yet, the shroud of fog does rise. I see through the windows to my soul and arrive at a calmer state of mind; tranquility replaces anxiety and confusion. Scattered pieces of life's puzzle assemble, interlocking.

  Once disconnected events -- the past flowing into my present -- form a meaningful whole. It is a continuation of life, a flowing stream whose source has bubbled forth since times unrecorded.

  In that timeless flow from then to now, I am an onshore observer, not participant. Rushing past me, in vision, are people and cities and marvels of nature and . . . The environs of childhood edge their way into my present reality. I see who I was and what I have become.
  

  Contentment and peace . . . at long last. . . .
  
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  Sneezing in the presence of non-JWs

  by compound complex in

  1. social
  2. humour

  greetings, cold and allergy sufferers:.

  i'm in good health currently, but i do sneeze quite a bit, bringing down the rafters, as one sister exclaimed at the kh.

  apart from that, no jw ever acknowledged my clearing out .

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  compound complex

  Thanks, friends, for your comments.

  I haven't sneezed all day.

  Cheers!
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  Sneezing in the presence of non-JWs

  by compound complex in

  1. social
  2. humour

  greetings, cold and allergy sufferers:.

  i'm in good health currently, but i do sneeze quite a bit, bringing down the rafters, as one sister exclaimed at the kh.

  apart from that, no jw ever acknowledged my clearing out .

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  Greetings, cold and allergy sufferers:

  I'm in good health currently, but I do sneeze quite a bit, bringing down the rafters, as one sister exclaimed at the KH. Apart from that, no JW ever acknowledged my clearing out . . . whatever.

  Now, in the presence of genteel ladies -- I am not exclusive as to the recipient of my sneezes -- I receive a kindly, "Goodness! God bless you!" after each one of my expulsions. Often, up to six. So, while in the midst of gasping for breath, the earth giving beneath my feet, I, the gentleman I am, am compelled to croak out four to six feeble thank yous.

  Don't ever sprinkle pepper on your meal if I'm within 20 feet. My last polite exclamation will be:

  Thank you . . .
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  Am I selfish?

  by Jules Saturn in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  tonight i had an argument with both my parents.

  my parents are aware of my feelings towards the organization, and it saddens them because i am their first born son.

  they had high expectations of me, my father dreamt of him and i serving together as elders.

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  Greetings, Jules, and welcome to the forum:

  We are enjoying your story and, of course, sympathize with you. As I parent who saw my first child "leave" the Truth several decades ago, I understand your parent's pain. However, I am on the other side now and my adult child and I get on fine. Sadly, I feel guilt because the other child wanted my spiritual help and guidance from early on and I failed to give it.

  We are estranged and it kills me. Yes, on either side of the fence there is pain and sorrow. I hope you will be encouraged to soldier on by what you read here; you have gotten a lot of fine counsel.

  Blessings and peace,
  

  CoCo
  
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  Why Are More JWs Claiming to be Anointed?

  by Ding in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  most jws i know claim they are happy being in the great crowd.

  they'd rather live on a paradise earth and pet lions than go to heaven.. heaven is a place they can't relate to, a place where they don't expect their friends and loved ones to be.. so why are more and more jws claiming to be of the anointed?.

  aren't they looked down upon as if they are crazy, proud, ignorant, or engaging in apostate thinking?.

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  Bethel was a breeding ground for anointed wannabes. I talked to FWF about my sense of being anointed, asking him questions about one's knowing.

  His answer, as I recall, was straightforward: If you have to ask, you most likely aren't.

  I resumed my earth-bound goal, but other young guys persisted in their spiritual anointing.
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  How does the WTS explain away THIS scripture?

  by Searching in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i'm honestly in awe about this particular scripture (and honestly i can't keep thanking jwfacts enough for providing biblical contradictions to the jw doctrine!).

  "john said to him: "teacher, we saw a certain man expelling demons by the use of your name and we tried to prevent him, because he was not accompanying us.

  " but jesus said: "do not try to prevent him, for there is no one that will do a powerful work on the basis of my name that will quickly be able to revile me; for he that is not against us is for us.

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  The WT's explanation is: "The Christian congregation had not yet been set up, so his not being part of their group did not mean that he was of a separate congregation." February 15, 1988 WT, p. 8. -- Ding

  In line with the above, in 1967, an anointed brother explained that, initially, the arrangement was in flux, but as time progressed the structure of the congregation became tighter and, as a consequence, more restrictive. He quoted Matthew 12:30:

  "Whoever is not on my side is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters."

  Of course, what he told me doesn't address the variables inherent in such a simplistic explanation. I was yet an unbaptized student and that answer sufficed.
  
  
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  Russell's Pyramidology Originated In Edinburgh Scotland

  by cofty in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the edinburgh city observatory sits atop calton hill at the east end of the city centre adjacent to burn's monument, scotland's national monument modelled on the parthenon, and nelson's monument with the time ball that falls at 1pm every day except sundays.. .

  the second astronomer royal of edinburgh was charles piazzi smyth (jan. 1819 - feb. 1900).

  smyth was a man of many and varied interests including meteorology, producing weather observations that still form an important part of uk climate records to this day.. building on the work of james taylor, smyth became fascinated by the great pyramid of egypt at giza.

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  Vidiot:

  So, "pyramidology" originated in Scotland?

  Where there aren't even any pyramids???

  Please Google the following:

  The Story of Princess Scota – Princess Meritaten
  
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  Russell's Pyramidology Originated In Edinburgh Scotland

  by cofty in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the edinburgh city observatory sits atop calton hill at the east end of the city centre adjacent to burn's monument, scotland's national monument modelled on the parthenon, and nelson's monument with the time ball that falls at 1pm every day except sundays.. .

  the second astronomer royal of edinburgh was charles piazzi smyth (jan. 1819 - feb. 1900).

  smyth was a man of many and varied interests including meteorology, producing weather observations that still form an important part of uk climate records to this day.. building on the work of james taylor, smyth became fascinated by the great pyramid of egypt at giza.

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  AT THE GRAVE

  [. . .] One last lingering look upon the scene recalled the peaceful manner of our Pastor's "passing beyond the vail (sic)." Brother Rutherford's words came to mind: [. . .]

  http://www.encyclopedia.com/humanities/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/beyond-veil

  Beyond the veil in [is] the unknown state of being after death; the phrase is originally a figurative reference to the veil which in the Jewish Temple separated the main body of the Temple from the tabernacle, and derives particularly from Tyndale's translation of the Bible.
  
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  Land of the living dead

  by hoser in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  one of my children got disfellowshipped recently.

  i was worried about that some of my jw friends and jw relatives would mention it to me and it would make for awkward conversation as i am glad that he is out.

  i went to a jw family gathering.

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  compound complex

  Thank you, hoser, for sharing this news.

  Now, on the other side of the fence, we are not devastated by this so-called death of a loved one. As far as your family's and friends' non-mention of the disfellowshipping, are they all aware of it?

  Of course, I don't know them, but I sometimes have wondered about such a silence, initially attributing it to a callous disregard of my feelings. When, in fact, the reality was they didn't know or were in a quandary as to what to say, a sort of embarrassed silence.

  We're so accustomed to the published WT stories of the devoted JW family abandoned by the brazen wrongdoer who has no concern for Jehovah, Bible principles, and the poor Christian family left in the dust.

  I hope it all turns out well for you and your child.

  Love,

  CoCo