Posts by CD

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Do you sense the need to defeat or destroy the Watchtower lessening? I do.

by nicolaou in

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despite all the shunning crap - or perhaps because of it - i feel less inclined to take positive action against the watchtower these days.

perhaps it's just a temporary malaise or maybe it's that the organisation i looked up to for so long now seems small, petty and trivial and frankly i just don't want to waste my time and energy on it.. what do you think..

CD

Gregor " For me, on a personal level, I'm satisfied that the WTS was defeated in 1995 when they published what amounted to a retraction of the 1914 doctrine. " Excellent point. CD.

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Introduction, Body and Conclusion........sorry couldn't resist!

by Canyoncarver in

hey all,.

new member here.

i've been on the site a few times since my wife looked up a bunch of ex-j dub stuff (she's an ex herself).. anywho, my abreviated story..... born in los angeles to still active witnesses.

CD

Welcome brent to JWD.......enjoy the ride.

CD.

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My journey is reaching another level

by InquiryMan in

some four years ago, i handed in my last report in the kh.

both wanted our children to have a more mainstream life than the witnesses frame could offer.

in time, my wife and i got separated.

CD

Inquiryman - thanks very much for your experience. It is very inspiring. Wow. You sound like a great man/great father. Much success will all you do.

CD

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Lurkers: We had questions too!! See our stories, and what made us question

by Lady Liberty in

i told them i never wanted to talk about it again, to never bring it up unless i had questions for them.

i said, i have a question for you.

he knew i had been up all night.

CD

lady liberty - thank you for sharing your story - the 607 issue is one of the things that made me question this ORG, as well.

CD.

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What contributes to a "climate of fear" in the congregation?

by truthseeker in

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i was thinking about how much fear there is among jehovah's witnesses in relating to each other.. if you could read the private thoughts of jw's, you'd probably be surprised at the level of fear they have of each other.. this fear is not likely to be the morbid kind of fear, but the other kind of fear that concerns "what will people think of me?".

you watched a movie at the weekend, it was rated pg, but you are afraid to tell your friends that you went to see it.. you were only able to report 4 hours of field service that month, but you are afraid to report this number so you tweak it.. you missed several meetings due to sickness, you still feel unwell, but you fear what the congregation may think so you force yourself to go.. you went on a weekend getaway, but you are afraid to tell the friends why you were missing that weekend in case they think you put kingdom interests last.. you watched a good book, but you are afraid to talk about it to your friends because they might be stumbled.. you heard of someone who got disfellowshipped but you are afraid to ask what happened.. you were unable to take friday off for the convention, but you fear what will be said about you.. you did not auxiliary pioneer during the memorial season and you are afraid people will think of you as spiritually weak.. .

not everyone will let these things bother them, but many do.. this climate of fear and worry about what the congregation may or may not think does not contribute to a loving atmosphere.. what other things can you think of that contribute to a climate of fear?.

CD

this climate of fear is so silly & sad. the contributing factor, as mentioned earlier, is the FEAR OF MAN. Image is everything in this org..not the true essence of a person, but the IMAGE portrayed is key to the success of a JW & the ORG.

the funny thing is most Jw(s) do take part in questionable activities, but keep quiet due to this fear. this fear helps breed a cong of hypocrites...

there was an elder that use to not call me by last name, despite being baptized....& ppl would make excuses for him all the time. personally, i think it was b/c i did not kiss his butt..

CD

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After a year of enjoying reading posts I've decided to join!

by Little G in

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i'm just an average guy that been there, done that in the jw domain :) .

i reached my "zenith" lol in such domain at the early age of 20 (i'm now 29) while expanding the work in various foreign language congs as a ms with almost all elder privileges except participating in jc's...the only jc i took part was mine last year :).

by the way, my last wife, a christian, caught me several times reading your posts... she thinks that all of us (including myself) are just a bunch of frustrated individuals...oh well no wonder she left :).

CD

welcome to JWD Little G.....

enjoy the board & your freedom.

CD

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Judicial Committee Audio Recording

by Shaolu in

about a week ago i had my little meeting with "the bobs" (yuk yuk), and i got the whole thing digitally recorded.

it's available online, along with a written transcript here...

http://www.ichthusstudios.org/cults/jw/

CD

welcome 2 JWD & Thanks 4 posting your recording. very interesting. basically, come down 2 do you agree with the BORG or not. if not, they want to give you your walking papers or get you to give your walking papers..what a joke of an ORG!

CD.

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Hambeaks Extremely Heartbreaking News

by Sparkplug in

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our friend hambeak just got the most dreaded phone call from his jw child.

the news was passed on as he was asked for by name and not as"dad" and let known that "they" just called to let him know that his other son, brian, age 26, is dead.

he was in a car accident.