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  To all JW lurkers

  by Junction-Guy in

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  perhaps you have been reading this board for awhile, and you may believe some of the things we have been saying, however you are still gripped in fear of armageddon.. .

  the wt society has been predicting armageddon for well over 100 years, and when the prophecies fail, they blame you and say "we never said that".

  if i can impart any words of wisdom to you, it's just this:.

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  I'm a lurker, have been for a while. Still a witness who attends the meetings. But mentally and emotionall far removed from it. The propaganda bounces off me like bullets on a tank.

  Trust me, there are many who KNOW that its all wrong, 4 people in my congregation alone are closet "apostates".I even know of a presiding overseer who thinks that 1914 is a joke but his family are all witnesses, so ............

  I see things polarizing even further, just you wait till 2008 when the witness only mags come out. I think they are in trouble and they know it.

  Regards
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  Who wants to see this year's DC invitation?

  by sir82 in

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  if someone is willing to host them, send me your e-mail address in a pm.

  i will send you 4 scanned jpg files, of the invitation & boe letters associated with it.. .

  teaser: there are some brand-new, unprecedented features to this year's dc!.

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  Thanks for that

  TEASER: There are some brand-new, unprecedented features to this year's DC! - what are they ?
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  Who wants to see this year's DC invitation?

  by sir82 in

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  if someone is willing to host them, send me your e-mail address in a pm.

  i will send you 4 scanned jpg files, of the invitation & boe letters associated with it.. .

  teaser: there are some brand-new, unprecedented features to this year's dc!.

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  Can some one please host them

  Many Thanks
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  Lost

  by youcanhaveago in

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  haven't been on here for months and months .. .

  completely lost and screwed up.. please don't be offended but some stuff on here does my head in .... .

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  Hi youcanhaveago,

  Just try and relax for now and enjoy your freedom, all is not lost. Keep digging for truth.

  I'm sure you'll find what you need in the end. Plenty of people here can help you.

  Best wishes.
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  Are any of you aposates?

  by KCM in

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  i don't think i am an apostate, but do feel like one for being on these boards as we were always warned not to at the meetings etc.. i disagree with so many things they teach, the main thing is the blood issue....being a new auntie, i love my niece soooo much and if i were the only person that could save her, how on earth could i not?

  i'd be blood guilty for not saving her!!!!!

  that in my books, would be murder.. however, may be it's because i've only been away from the mtgs for a year, but i still think of it most days and although i feel i've made the right decision as nothing was making me happy in it, and obvioulsy my ex beating me and getting away with it.....i still feel a certain pull towards it and a kind of insane loyalty???.

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  Hey KCM, hello again, I just posted on your other thread.

  No I'm not an apostate, I still go to the meetings for the sake of my wife and to help others I see struggling. I still believe in Jehovah God and Christ and what the bible says. But the organisation is in deep trouble. It's very apparent from the gross lack of love permeating the congregations. (Maybe it's the society that is apostate?)

  You'll still feel a certain amount loyalty to the society after all the years of indoctrination you've had, but try and see beyond that.

  All the best in your journey, I hope you find comfort and hope in you're new course.

  Love, The Chuffster
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  Question for faders (past and present)

  by IsaacJS2 in

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  i was just wondering why people fade instead of just quitting right away.

  going inactive isn't enough to get dfed, is it?

  i was never dfed, though my meeting attendance had been on again off again for months before hand.

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  I think it also depends on your body of elders. With the reduction in numbers of elders, no new ones coming through, the increased workload on existing ones they are less likely to spot you are in trouble. I still go to the meetings, but can come and go or pick and choose as I please which to go to. Honeslty as long as I don't ruffle any feathers the elders couldn't care less. Fading is definitely the best option if you have family you want to keep. Friends in the organisation are mostly superficial and will drop you quicker than you can say 'bad assocation' if they deem it necessary.
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  Confused!!

  by KCM in

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  have only just started posting on here.

  read everyone elses though ... :-).

  as some of you may know, i've just got my divorce through.

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  Hi KCM,

  Very sorry to hear about your situation, sadly it's all too familiar a story. I went through a divorce myself some time ago.

  I too experienced the 'love' of the congregation , friends that stab you in the back and elders that couldn't careless about

  your well being. Unfortunately unless you are a mean keen preaching machine, the society has little value for you. Please

  don't let this hurt or surprise you. You are still a worthwhile and valuable person !. I found great comfort from reading Ezekiel 34

  and Jeremiah 23. I still go to the meetings for various reasons, but I can really empathise with your situation.

  All the best with your recovery.

  Mr Chuffster
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  1874 change to 1914 Publication

  by mrchuffster in

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  does anyone know the publication in which they made the change from 1874 to 1914 being the beginnning of the last days?.

  or was it a gradual thing?.

  thanks.

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  Some one asked me to find out for them, Thank you.
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  1874 change to 1914 Publication

  by mrchuffster in

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  does anyone know the publication in which they made the change from 1874 to 1914 being the beginnning of the last days?.

  or was it a gradual thing?.

  thanks.

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  Does anyone know the publication in which they made the change from 1874 to 1914 being the beginnning of the last days?

  Or was it a gradual thing?

  Thanks
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  Divorced, treated like crap from local Hall. Looking for new faith.

  by magdalenefan in

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  i am looking for a new belief.

  i was going through a divorce my hall treated me like doo doo.

  i was broke and a nervous breakdown, and they shunned me.

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  Hey magdalenefan , big hugs, i know exactly what your going through, been there myself.

  Its like the hyenas are out and the vultures are circling, I really don't know why they encourage people to come along when they treat you like this.

  Trust me the pain will ease with time and knowledge, build your esteem back and try and put their attitude behind you.

  Just know that you are a worthwhile person, we all make mistakes even self righteous witnesses.

  Love and Warmth coming your way.

  mr chuffster