I was disfellowshipped in absentia in 1975. I don't remember if I was even invited to meet with them. They called me on the phone on a Sunday morning and told me it was going to be announced at the meeting that morning, which seems strange now because aren't those announcements usually made after the Service Meeting?
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Serious advice needed... being df'd without the brothers hearing my side???
by edlewiese inok i have asked several of my friends and they have never heard of being chased by a committee before.
so i am hoping someone has some insight.. .
i'll give you background and yes i am not innocent in the situation but what i was raised to believe is being contradicted by the actions of the elders.. .
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Why Would Someone Like me Leave the "Truth"? Part 1
by cantleave inthe title of this series of threads is rhetorical.
i am going to answer it with my own experience.
before i do that, i want to discuss what we are told through the literature and the instruction that is given during meetings, assemblies and conventions, for the reasons why people leave the truth.. the watchtower of 15 november 2008, in the article help them return without delay indicates people leave because of the following:.
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As A Witness Did You Typically Feel Guilty?
by minimus ini believe the way the organization keeps many people in its clutches is by means of guilt.
no one can adhere to all of the theocratic rules of the organization and they know that.
i believe jws do things to ease their consciences.
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I had/having an affair with Tiger
by horrible life inall of these women coming forward saying they had an affair with tiger, got my sub-conscience working, and i am pretty sure i had an affair with him too.
proof you ask???
there is a golf club in the garage.
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replacement pets and relationships....is there a rule?...
by oompa ini love how on seinfeld the always had funny "rules" for everything....esp sex, dating, relationships...... i had a friend tell me the other day she always thought it stupid that people say not to run out and get another pet if one you love dies...that it makes you feel better and can save a rescued animal and give it a loving home....so why wait?.
radio psyche dr laura says wait two years after a big relationship before starting another which i think is way too long...but i get her drift and no i am not a fan of hers but drive a lot and do catch here sometimes.
then another friend told me that the best way to get over a girl/guy is to get under one!....lol...........so i guess everybody is really different and has their take on this..............oompa.
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Did You Personally Know Any JWs That Were Sexually Molested By Other JWs?
by minimus ini knew of a handful (which is too many) that were molested by a jehovah's witness.
it was not typical in my experience.
what about you???.
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Yes, same girl, quite beautiful girl in her early teens, first fondled by an elder, then her stepfather tried to rape her one night, but she was able to make enough noise to get her mother out of bed and deter him. She ended up going to live with a previous stepfather and her brothers and her mother was the one counseled by the elders, not the stepfather who tried to rape her. She told me this herself. There are others I heard about secondhand.
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Man Vs. Woman---The Organization's View
by minimus inwomen in the "truth" are considered lower than men or even male children!
for years, females couldn't give talks in the ministry school.
now, interperters who are female must wear a head covering as if they were teaching, mot merely repeating for fear they might offend the angels!.
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mimimimi
Atalaya,
I have not read all the posts in this thread because I don't have time right now, but I just saw that you are a male. No wonder you think the Watchtower organization treats women just fine. You are not a woman and do not know what it is like to be on the receiving end of their misogyny. You are a blind fool.
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mimimimi
In our town, the trick or treaters are only allowed to go to your house if you have your porch light on. If you don't have it on, that means you do not want trick or treaters. Lots of people do not have their lights on.
Most people around here take their children only to homes of families or friends for trick or treat, or they go to nursing homes or places like that. There is a lot of worry about what your children may get from people they don't know; i.e. razor blades or needles put in candy, etc.
So here it is not a big deal if you do not want trick or treaters.