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  New book - "Journey to Gods House" by Brock Talon

  by AnnOMaly in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  this thread's in tandem with clarity's started here in the members only section.. remember the jwn poster livingthedream from 2 years ago?

  his threads often had me in stitches and he had a real knack of hooking you into the story so that you kept reading.

  who of us could forget the account of the booming voice of 'god' ordering a double chocolate chip ice cream?

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  Dagney

  Got it. I visited twice in the 80's, staying 3 weeks total at the Standish. Look forward to reading it!
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  Fading ... Do You Owe Witness Friends An Explanation?

  by What Now? in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i'm curious about what you all think on this subject.

  when my husband and i became irregular about a year ago, and then inactive around 5 months ago, i felt that it would be hypocritical to take advantage of the social side of the witness community if we weren`t going to meetings or in service.

  we stopped entertaining (which we did quite regularly - theme parties, card parties, movie nights, big turkey dinners, breakfasts on holidays etc), and i slowly stopped accepting invitations for get togethers, playdates etc.

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  Dagney

  So the punishing begins. It's all about punishing with JW's...quite like the god they worship.

  You have the plague now, and it's highly contagious...so they must warn others to stay away.

  There may be a few friends who sincerely want to know and help if they can. But they will be required to punish you and the relationship will fade.

  I think your response was honest and good. But JW's are not about honesty...it's about appearance of attendance and numbers on a monthly slip...no matter how good of a person you are.

  We understand the social cost is quite dear...and the only solution is to get out there and start living. Do things of interest you have always wanted to do. Take chances, take trips...live fully. It's not easy at first, I still struggle with it "being okay now." Eventually, it will have a fantastic antiJW effect, and the former friends will be secretly envious as the years tick on and they hang on to the false hope of a pet tiger.

  Edited to add: No, you don't owe anybody an explanation. You can prepare several answers depending on who is asking. I told everybody I was on sabbatical. Maybe one or two I added something a bit more, like "I've taken it to Jah in prayer." You just cannot be honest about anything if you are not in good standing at the hall....it can and will be used against you, and you will be talked about. You can say the same thing if you are a seat warmer, and it will be just fine. Good luck.
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  TORONTO, ON - EXJW Meetup Aug 17th, 2013

  by slimk in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  please view the details on our meetup page:.

  http://www.meetup.com/oexjws/events/130630272/.

  or pm me.. the southern ontario area has a bunch of awesome exjw's that our group has been knitting together since early in the year, come join us for dinner!.

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  Dagney

  Toronto Apostafest was my very first meetup and it was epic.

  Have fun!
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  my latest UK car registration plates

  by bigmac in

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  Dagney

  Those are great!
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  Marathon service days before Sept 1

  by gbrn in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so my wife showed me her instagram and one of her friends posted a picture of herself and a couple other pioneers with the title "20 hours in so far on our 24 hour day of service!

  " mind you they were all sitting in starbucks.

  this just made me want to scream!!

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  Dagney

  Gettin in hours...not productive in the least. No effort to actually make human contact for their "ministry." This drives me nuts.

  Oh, and the "rural" territory. Hours spent in the car going for lunch...and they feel soooo good about their day in service. Actual contact may be less than a person who has a productive 5 hours a month, yet the low number is judged and the high number glorified.

  One of my buttons.
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  Mom & Dad (Uber Dubs) and convo about child abuse within the BORG

  by El_Guapo in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  so i tt mom and dad via skype last weekend (they live on the other part of the county) and the topic of abuse came up.

  of course they went ahead and blasted catholics for their coverups.

  i mentioned gonzalo campos, now mom and dad know this guy he went to their hall for several years in san diego.

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  Dagney

  It's such a disconnect isn't it? The JW disconnect to the human race is just sad.

  Sorry this is going on for you. But it does make some things clearer doesn't it.
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  Let's lampoon the buzzwords!!

  by ILoveTTATT in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am keeping this short because i have little time but... here are my favorite lampoons of the buzzwords:.

  watchtower - washtowel.

  conventions - con-ventions... i would invent con-men-showns.

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  Dagney

  Kind of rude but...

  witlesses

  Special Assembly Day - SAD day

  BetHELL
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  Blue Jeans BANNED by Jehovahs Witnesses Governing body

  by Watchtower-Free in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  for anybody attending a international convention .. 5 body of elders letters just leaked .

  "applicant instructions".. ********************.

  applicants must be exemplary in every respect, including dress and grooming.

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  Dagney

  I think the WT rules and regulations for most things are ridiculous and stupid.

  However I don't see what is wrong for having a dress code for being part of a delegation for an entity you are representing. Dress codes are normal for all sorts of organizations and travel. You don't wear shorts into cathedrals. You don't wear pants in Egypt or Morrocco if you are a lady.
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  LouBelle

  by Hortensia in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i notice she hasn't posted for about a month.

  she was struggling quite a bit and feeling depressed.

  has anyone heard from her or have contact info so you can check on her?.

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  Dagney

  I know I noticed myself. But yesterday or today she posted a cute picture on FB.
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  Is it just me? AAWA.co

  by bafh in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i'm curious, anyone else find the aawa.co website negative?

  heavy handed on the emotional trauma posts, and light on the informational posts?

  maybe it is just me but on top of the fact that there isn't much posting going on there, the topics were downers.

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  Dagney

  Well their focus is to address Watchtower abuses and names certain critical ones. It is clearly in their name.

  If you are looking for different that may not be the place.