Posts by boyzone

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If you felt/feel that you had/have good, close "friends" in the org, how did/does it feel to just give them up?

by Crisis of Conscience in

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this is my biggest dilema.

although mentally i really feel i could walk away from the org right now, i still have genuine love for the people i have come to know over the years.

i love people!.

boyzone

Beautiful words Terry. Sums up how I feel too.

Sometimes I think I pine for my former friends. I miss them, the cameraderie, being part of their lives, having shared goals and beliefs etc. But in reality they weren't my friends, and I wasn't theirs. If I'm honest with myself, if it was one of them that'd left, I would have treated them in the same conditional manner they've treated me, because thats how we're all taught to behave.

So I can't blame them even though its easy to allow myself to feel the hurt they cause. But now I am free, I can pity them.

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DF'd and struggling....LONG POST........my story.

by confuzzled777 in

how do i make a long story short?

i am fully aware that if anyone in my area were to read this that they will know who i am.

i was disfellowshipped on january 28th 2010 after an "interview" about an evening of bowling with friends and family back in november 2009. i was among 4 who were disfellowshipped and 6 who were publicly reproved.

boyzone

Giving you lots of hugs and wishing you well. It takes time to heal so please TAKE THE TIME! Don't feel you have to rush to be reinstated, YOU DID NOTHING WRONG. What is wrong is the Pharasaical Judicial process you were subject to.

Its hurts to be treated unjustly and the natural outcome of injustice is anger. If you feel angry, you have a right to be!

Wishing you all the best in your life

love BZ

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Crap my District Overseer says

by easyreader1970 in

here are some things that came from the mouth of the district overseer over the course of the two days.

1. the recession isn't going to end.

things are screwed because the demons are controlling the world.

boyzone

CoCo - Good observation by Ray Franz, thanks for posting.

So recreation is being dumped on again? I guess the placements are down and there's a backlog in the printery that needs shifting.

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Me 1st post

by shadowolf in

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i am new here this is my first post but ive been looking at some of the topics here for 2 or 3 months.

well i guess i should give yall a backround of myself.

i am a teenager, so i cant tell my family(mostly jws) how i feel.

boyzone

Hi Shadowolf, and welcome to the real world! If you want to read more, then try Captives of a Concept by Don Cameron or Crisis of Conscience by Ray Franz. Chapter 1 can be read here.

http://www.commentarypress.net/cpn-essays/English/F9C115BD-1D29-47FE-AB95-FDCFEC726B0A.html

Don't put off going to college if you possibly can. Many JW parents can be persuaded to let you go and it'll help you secure a better financial beginning for when you move out. Plan carefully for your full exit now and you'll gain both your self-respect, your freedom and the relationship with your parents.

Good luck!

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Blondie's Comments You Will Not Hear at the 08-22-10 WT Study (SPEECH)

by blondie in

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speech?.

does not mean never expressing oneself.. it means speaking with graciousness,.

using gracious speech within the family.

boyzone

Yeah I'd like to know what caused the worldly man to be angry too. Maybe he was "under pressure, fearful, not feeling well or struggling with some external or internal problem" as para 20 says. Or does that only apply to angry JW's?

Thanks Blondie

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It's official, got DF'ed last night

by notverylikely in

i'm out.

free at last, free at last..

boyzone

Congratulations!!!! You stood for what is right in the face of religious bigotry and abuse of authority. That took courage - alot of courage. Kudos to you my friend, a very hearty WELL DONE indeed!!!

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WHO ARE THE FALSE PROPHETS TODAY?

by Dogpatch in

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who are the false prophets today.

by barbara anderson.

in 1991, one of the watch tower societys senior writers, colin quackenbush, told me in the privacy of his office about letters which the society had received from prominent and credible elders, not apostates (thats exactly what he said), who were concerned about the increase in accusations saying that jehovahs witnesses were false prophets.

boyzone

Reniaa?? Is that you honey? Can't you just leave like you said you would?

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Are we in danger WT sept 1,2010

by bobld in

page 11 quote 'humans,were not created with the ability to determine for themselves what is right and what is wrong'.

so i say satan had to tell them what to do..right or wrong.. let me fill in bold some details on the 2nd qoute.

'what a delusion to believe that the right to choose(select) between good(apples) and bad(rotten apples) means the right to determine(decide) what is good (apples) and what is bad(apples).. i believe these writers are a few bricks short of a full load.. b. .

boyzone

Shhhh - you're not supposed to notice.

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Are we in danger WT sept 1,2010

by bobld in

page 11 quote 'humans,were not created with the ability to determine for themselves what is right and what is wrong'.

so i say satan had to tell them what to do..right or wrong.. let me fill in bold some details on the 2nd qoute.

'what a delusion to believe that the right to choose(select) between good(apples) and bad(rotten apples) means the right to determine(decide) what is good (apples) and what is bad(apples).. i believe these writers are a few bricks short of a full load.. b. .

boyzone

Bobold

Page 11 Quote 'humans,were not created with the ability to determine for themselves what is right and what is wrong'

This is a common WT fallacy because it totally misses the point of Hebrews 5 v 13 and 14 which says;

"For everyone that partakes of milk is unaquainted with the word of righteousness, for he is a babe. But solid food belongs to mature people, to those who through use have their perceptive powers trained to distinguish both right and wrong."

The Society misuse the scriptures so that they keep the faithful dependent on them as little children and unable to think for themselves like adults. Its a control technique.

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Definitely getting DF'ed now

by notverylikely in

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friends

came out as an apostate to the wife, came out about the depression, anger at being second fiddle in her life to 9 old guys in brooklyn, came out about having turned atheist, came out about the indiscrections, the tobacco use, everything.. fuck.

me..

boyzone

Sorry to hear of this crap you're going through for you. Just love those kids of yours and keep reassuring them

(((((NVL))))