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  Recommended Reading

  by sweet pea in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  what would be your top list of books that have influenced you to be at the point where you now are in your life?

  for me so far it would have to be awaken the giant within by anthony robbins, crisis of conscience/in search of christian freedom by ray franz and understanding cults and mind control by steve hassan.

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  One To Get Them Thinking...

  by sweet pea in

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  2. friends

  besty and i told my best friend last night we had decided to stop going to the meetings (mainly due to exhaustion/heart not in it/few organsiational issues in the news had bothered us etc, etc).

  she was disappointed but felt that we should do what's right for us - she would only have a problem with us if we went down the 'apostate route'!

  further into the brief discussion we had besty asked her a classic "how would you know if jehovah's spirit had been withdrawn from the organisation" - she thought about it for a moment and concluded that zero growth would possible be a sign - we didn't have the heart to tell her that taking into account the drop out rate/population growth that that is precisely where the borg is right now!!

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  Elders and their wives/families

  by sweet pea in

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  2. friends

  i used to wonder just how did elders and wives cope with all that the borg demanded from them (late meetings after the meetings, shepherding, attending/items at assemblies, ministry etc, etc)- did you guys ever feel resentful or sad that you weren't spending more time with your soul mate/family?

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  What Do You Call God?

  by sweet pea in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  having prayed to 'jehovah' all my life i feel a little strange right now as whenever i use that name i think of being a witness and i don't really want to have those associations.

  also it seems that friends and family think its a big deal that the borg has taught us god's name and we ought to be eternally grateful to them for that alone!

  however, i have suddenly realised that even though my mother has a 'name' i always call her mum and would never dream of calling her by her 'name' as i wouldn't feel as close to her, so i starting to just call my creator my heavenly father - i do know a christian who calls god 'daddy' but that is just a step too far for me just now.... thoughts?

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  Shunning Policy

  by sweet pea in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a little bird told me that some members of the governing body are unhappy with the shunning policy and want it changed (presumably due to the bad press from sites like these).

  apparently they were overruled.

  is this yet another policy that will start to be diluted and eventually dropped altogether or what and can anyone back up the rumour?

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  The Kindest Most Effective Words

  by sweet pea in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  suggestions please on the kindest and most effective (i.e.

  they might stop and seriously think about why) to say to very special close friends that we will no longer be attending the meetings.

  i spoke to the first of a few friends today and could tell they were deeply upset - their first reaction was "but there is no where else to go?!

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  Had The Chat With My Mother

  by sweet pea in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  spilled the beans yesterday.

  told her i was never going to another meeting again.

  knew it wouldn't be too hard going as she's always had a few doubts herself, what i didn't appreciate was just how many she had and how hard she was finding it as she is developing a great social life with 'wordly' friends!!

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  Anyone know where she is?

  by sweet pea in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i would love to get in contact with lauren welsh who used to be in redhill congregation, surrey, england - anyone know her?

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  BOILING UP

  by sweet pea in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i feel like i am about to explode!

  having spent the last few days immersed in this site, reading all your wonderful, funny, strange, thought provoking posts, together with all the experiences on www.silentlambs.com i just cannot believe what i have been a part of all these years.

  i am so angry inside - i am never, ever going to another meeting again but and want to tell all my closest friends (genuinely lovely non-muppet witnesses, although i am not naive in understanding how the mind controlling cult will influence their reactions and subsequent actions?

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  Freedom

  by sweet pea in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  what a rollercoaster the last couple of days has been.

  having been prompted gently and lovingly by husband 'besty' i have examined my faith, sorry the organisation, and finally realised that he has been right all along in his reservations.

  i feel all sorts of emotions, mainly happiness at finally feeling free - no more meetings (i never could see why we had to attend 3 a week and always felt stressed about taking the babies along when they should be in bed!

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