Been inactive since '10 on account of a major burnout and the get well soon visits have tapered off to nothing, which suits me fine. Basically people would drop in while in service and check out my messy house ( used to be real tight before the burnout ) and suspect this gives them fuel for gossip. So basically the French language bros stay away from me and I view this asa positive. I'm going to a handful of English meetings on Sundays and that is all I care or am able to do at this moment. I prefer staying home and doing personal study / research. The difference in attitude I get between French / English in these parts is huge.
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Can You Really Become Inactive Instead of DA'ing and Keep Your Family
by truth-or-consequences inoz branch coordinator terrence o'brien opined a number of times at about 1:00:00 until about 1:15:00 of his testimony, that a dub does not need to da, they can become "inactive.".
i sent our beloved angus stewart my personal experience, as well as observations about official borg teachings.
(he replied in short order.).
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Yahweh's wonderful creation
by fulltimestudent inwhen i thought of myself as a christian witness of yahweh attempting to be a footstep follower of jesus, psalm 104 was one of my favourites.
if i was ever in some wonderful scenic area, psalm 104 would jump into my mind, and i'd start to praise yahweh and jesus.. but if something horrible came to mind as in the following video, i'd always think of the favourite christian escape clause, it's all because of adam's sin.
but any connection between natural animal savagery and adam's sin is never logically made in the bible.. interestingly, the supposedly inspired psalm 104 (nwt-the grey one i guess) itself says that:.
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As such the Psalm is a poetic description of the natural circle of life that includes both life and death as normal facets of creation.
Quite true CF, my take is that it's necessary for the life cycle / ecosystem to be self sustaining. The carcasses feed the bottom feeders and so on creating top soil all along the way through wastes. Think about it how else could it all hold together. Adam's sin does not have anything to do with some animals being meat eating killing machines, it's how they were designed and they seem to manage quite well with out us interfering. Of course I just pulled this out of my uneducated butt, but is my simple tradesman's slant.
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More decption in Feb 1 WT
by why144000 inhow is this for deceptive writing.
in the feb 1 2004 watchtower under the title 'how can you satisfy your spiritual needs' the artice gives three examples of professional people who have become witnesses, a doctor, a lawyer and an architect.
all come complete with two pictures each.
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I also need verification on this, remember what happens when we believe everything we read ? Goes both ways bro. I have that mag at home I'll dig it up. Don't really like going on the JW.org site. -
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Bumbling idiots..... RC & JW broadcast
by snare&racket inone of the contributing factors to me leaving was the realisation we were being led by idiots.
bethel life reinforced that, middle aged ego's trying to suck up to brooklyn.
ray franz book was a final nail for me, because he described the same incompetence along with the same ego's.
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Good post well said. Some people prefer to be led and told what to do rather than having to think for themselves. I see it all the time in business with staff, childlike. As Ray put it it's alright to be childlike in front of the Almighty God and Jesus, but in front of other men no way. -
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Woman sues JWs - Mom's inheritance, 300 000$ signed over to JWs 1 week before her death!
by StephaneLaliberte inthis article is written in french: .
http://gatineau.rougefm.ca/info-gatineau-ottawa/2015/08/08/elle-donne-son-heritage-aux-temoins-de-jehovah-sa-fille-depose-le-dossier-en-cour-superieure .
the mother, who passed away in the spring of 2015, signed a new will just one week before her death, while she was dying, in which she made the jws beneficiary of her 300 000 $ dollars inheritance.
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Right on ecan6 so happy to hear this ? Go get em girl, hope that greedy elder get his ass handed to him in court. Higher moral standard my ass, some example to the brothers. I've met many a high minded French Canadian elder but this one takes the cake. Glad to hear some in the congs. have the common sense and decency to see how horrible this is. Am still in but so gald I woke up, I run my own life. -
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Woman sues JWs - Mom's inheritance, 300 000$ signed over to JWs 1 week before her death!
by StephaneLaliberte inthis article is written in french: .
http://gatineau.rougefm.ca/info-gatineau-ottawa/2015/08/08/elle-donne-son-heritage-aux-temoins-de-jehovah-sa-fille-depose-le-dossier-en-cour-superieure .
the mother, who passed away in the spring of 2015, signed a new will just one week before her death, while she was dying, in which she made the jws beneficiary of her 300 000 $ dollars inheritance.
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Reminds me of Earle Jones, guy used to stalk old folks homes to offer financial 'advice' to his 'clients'
Pretty horrible tale, one fairly common in French Canada within bickering families, but first time I've read of an unrelated elder wielding his so called 'authority' to step in, make himself executor and grab funds. Read like they threatened to DF the older dying naïve sister if she kept talking to her 'worldly' daughter as it's not clear if the daughter was was a JW or not. Whole thing reeks of dishonesty and greed and I do hope the daughter gets her inheritance back.
Dirty pool.
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I met Nestor Kuilan
by outofthebox inhey guys.. long time no see.
i have been away from the forum for a while.
i have being busy with my ex-ex-jw life and not caring much about what happens in wtland :) i have been very, very happy now that i am out of the wt control and hope many of you are too.. but, guess what?
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Thanks for posting the link as I love Bethel stories of any kind, so entertaining ! As is often said you can't make this stuff up. -
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They know the RC is going to be an issue: August Broadcast talk with Tony
by leavingonthenextplane inthey are told that persecution is coming and that all will see it.. they are told that there will be lies in the media about us.. they even give the old brother king interview about brothers being jailed.
the last sentence tony the tiger damn near screams at the camera to stay faithful you integrity keepers... he knows your fathers and husbands may be going to jail.
this talk is all about damage control.. .
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Funny how he mentions that no matter what they do people will always point things out. Well sorry pal but that's what you get for broaching the human hot dogs / lotta dead bodies talk. That was plain over the top, hope they learnt from that. -
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Are You Raising An Introvert?
by darth frosty inits not easy being an introvert in an extrovert worldespecially when youre a kid.
it is even more difficult if none of the adults in the kids life recognize that the child is an introvert.
this doesnt happen only when the childs parents are extroverts, but also with introverted parents who have never understood their own introverted nature.. .
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Hehehe, good thread ditto on most points. Being in a car group is the worst for me, I prefer going as a pair with lots of walking regardless of the weather. That and getting me to sit still for long periods of times at assemblies is lethal. This summer during the RC I got a bad case of panic attack and wondered if I was even going to make it out of the auditorium. Major cognitive dissonance when I heard the prepared unnatural contrived question / repeat part. I'm sort of like a wild animal in that I need freedom to roam, restrict me for any length of time around people and it's not gonna go too well someone going to get a knuckle sandwich eventually. Country boy through and through. I left one cong for another over ten years ago when some bully elder was pushing my buttons, my exit caused quite a stir.
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Just wrote my DA letter....
by dubstepped inmy wife and i planned on fading but the elders now want a shepherding call and we are just done.
i know that many play the game to try to stay in, but i'm not a game player and neither is my wife.
our families already shun us because we reached out to a disfellowshipped family member.
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DubStepped I went through same as I have a measure of OCD as well. I sent in a letter of DA stating I was going over to the Bible Students but then then retracted the next day, kind of impulsive and too much too soon as I needed time for more research. Often it's best to do nothing and refuse to be affected by others wants, needs and agendas. Live your own life on your owns terms. In my case the Kingdom basics are always there as is Scripture but no longer buy into their legalistic corporate policies. I just do what I can and if that's not suitable then it's not my problem.
I do get less hung up about stuff as time goes on as time is the best healer. I also have trouble with the duality aspect of being in and out at the same time. If I do stay in longer term I'll avoid what upsets me which is the indoctrination assemblies and such. As well I think this RC on abuse thing is going to wake up lots of people.