sosoconfused,, your dad may be on his way out. Same thing happened to my dad. Then, falling dominoes happens. He was DF'd for apostasy on this.
Posts by Gayle
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86Since Great Crowd has no mediator
by sosoconfused ini am thinking that maybe i missed this discussion or something.
now for years in the org i never ever paid attention to the article that says jesus is the mediator for the 144000 alone.
yesterday talking to my 70+ year old dad he got violently angry with me and threw his cane at me because he said i was a liar.. .
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I think a troubleshooter has been assigned to our congregation
by hoser inthis new couple moved in a couple weeks ago.
special/regular pioneers, he's an elder from bethel.
i think he might have been a co at one time.
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Another Newbie?
by DJS ini guess i'm a newbie.
i've been reading (lurking) for a looooonnnnnggggg time, but have finally joined and this is my first post.
my story is of course very similar to all the others.
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Gayle
DJS, it's great to hear from ones long time out of the organization,, moved on, yet show up here from time to time. I have been out since mid-80s, moved on,,my immediate family all out and all 5 children. But I am glad to come on here some, to add my little 2 cents worth occasionally. But the organization had a big impact to my life,, had bitter-sweet parts on leaving, but so sweet in long run. I now like being a little pro-active in the exposure of the WTS when I can; here, add to any open comments in news related articles, and a little on Facebook.
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"Change"
by earthfire inthis is vague but i was wondering if anyone has heard about the word "change" being used lately in jw circles?
my brother (an elder and devout jw) used it in an e-mail a couple of months ago and it seemed odd.
he said, "you like change".
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Gayle
Maybe many see the need for improvements,,however, the GB only re-states and re-states "wait on Jehovah." Maybe that's what many are doing.
I saw the need for many, to much more, than improvements in the '80s, glad I did not wait on men. They have to finally ask themselves, are they waiting on God - or men (the GB)? I am not so knowable about much, but clearly if "love" is not among them, then neither is God.
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Odd KH Wedding
by earthfire inmy youngest sister was married last sunday and i was actually invited.
not to the reception of course but all of us ex-jw relatives had our own party so it was still a great family reunion!
i'm one of 6 siblings (2 step siblings, 1 half, and 2 whole :-) anyway, this was not my first time going to a wedding of a sibling and being an ex-witness.
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Update on Candace Conti case...
by Newly Enlightened init looks like candce's lawyer is pulling the same thing wtbt$ does.
respondant did not file their brief on time:.
http://appellatecases.courtinfo.ca.gov/search/case/scheduledactions.cfm?dist=1&doc_id=2025979&doc_no=a136641.
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were friendships in other congregations discouraged?
by hoser ini had a good friend with a lot of common interests but he was in a congregation about 40 miles away.
we did a lot together with both of our families.
until we had a local needs part about association with ones not in our own congregation.
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2013 Baptisms @ U.S. District Conventions Reports?
by Gayle inanyone getting/hearing how baptism numbers are this summer @ conventions?
in previous years, reports showed less baptisms per attendance numbers.
overall, annual 2012 service report showed for u.s. reduction in baptisms..
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Gayle
http://www.northjersey.com/news/209617871_Clifton_residents_attend_annual_convention.html
@ Jersey City,,,, 29/3800 = .76%
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mindnumbed, thx, do you know the attendance for both years by any chance?