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  So many newbies lately. What drove you to finally post?

  by OnTheWayOut in

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  there are so many newbies in the last month or so.

  it's like spring cleaning.

  at the old wts, time to push out the doubters and apostates.

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  What drove me to post finally? The good news that my brilliant child will be going to college where I'm hoping she will begin to ask the tough questions that no one at the Kingdom Hall will be able to answer. Then they will begin to label her as spiritually weak, and she will be able to see that there is no love in the Watchtower organization.

  I have a long and winding story to tell. For now, suffice it to say, I am liberating myself from Watchtower control one day at a time. The Internet is Public Enemy #1 to the Watchtower, but a Knight in Shining Armor to us one-time-deluded ones. PRAISE THE UNIVERSAL SOVEREIGN!!!

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  Time to make my thoughts known......

  by R.F. in

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  i have lurked around here for a little while and i've finally seen the need to post.

  i'm 22 years old and a ministerial servant and pioneer in my congregation.

  i'm not really here to knock the organization, but i must admit that there are some things(ex.

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  It would be nice if we could talk freely and discuss anything at the Kingdom Hall. As you grow older and get tired of trying to please everybody, it becomes much easier for you to state your opinions on matters. I am inactive and haven't been to a meeting since 2005. My daughter still attends; she hasn't gone out in field service this morning as she is studying for final IB exams. My prayers are that she will begin to research the Society's teachings on her own and realize the contrast between manmade teachings and those of the Holy Scriptures. Come to think of it, those are my prayers for all who are still in the Watchtower organization.

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  Snowbird Again

  by snowbird in

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  it's me (snowbird) again.

  thank you all for your hearty welcome!

  to answer a few questions about myself.

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  Yes, Hortensia, you are spot on. Gee's Bend, the place where those awesome quilts originated, is right across the Alabama River from where I grew up.

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  Time to make my thoughts known......

  by R.F. in

  1. watchtower
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  i have lurked around here for a little while and i've finally seen the need to post.

  i'm 22 years old and a ministerial servant and pioneer in my congregation.

  i'm not really here to knock the organization, but i must admit that there are some things(ex.

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  May I add my widow's mite to the discussion? I also researched the Society's literature, the New World Translation, and read the Aid to Bible Understanding from Aaron to Zuzim! The clincher for me was the rendering of ego eimi as I Have Been. Now mind you, I don't pretend to be a Greek scholar, but there is no other way of translating that statement but I AM. I was sick to my stomach when I realized how the so-called Translating Committee had twisted the plain truth of God's Word. Another thing was how the organization was always pushed to the fore. Where does Jesus Christ fit into the picture? Questions, questions, but no answers forthcoming from the Society. I am kissing them goodbye in the very near future. My conscience will not allow me to continue. Also, after reading Crisis of Conscience, everything fell into place. Watch out for yourself and keep seeking. Oh, and I suppose I can say Welcome to the Board also. Can I???

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  Im pissed off

  by nubiana in

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  sellin the property in bklyn!!

  yeah right.

  yall just sellin out period .. i was done with yall when i couldnt wear a fuckin afro to the hall back in the day.

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  I feel you pissed off. I, too, suffered through all the talks about the folly of obtaining a higher education. I used to think the Society was especially insensitive to the plight of African-American youth, but I squelched my unease and went along with the flow. I should have spoken up. I have a lifelong love of learning. I was valedictorian of my graduating class. My teachers loooved me. I possessed an eidetic memory at the time, and was the envy of many a classmate. Do not give up! Go back to school. I plan on finishing my degree in History as soon as my baby girl graduates. I will turn 54 in November of this year, but I refuse to allow a misguided organization to have any more control of my life.

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  lurker for seven years

  by snowbird in

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  i am new here so please bear with me.

  i have been a lurker for the past seven years.

  i am waiting until.

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  To Ak - Jeff, Asleif, Arthur, BizzyBee, Black Sheep, BluesBrother, Compound Complex, Crumpet, DJK, Drew Sagan, ex-nj-jw, Free2Think, Handsome Dan, Junction Guy, juni, Leslie V, LongHairGal, mimimimi, mouthy, nvrgnbk Open Mind, OnTheWayOut, Quandry, Skeeter1, Stealth453, The Listener, tsof, unique1, warlock, zagor:

  Here's hoping I didn't leave anyone out. Thanks for all your lovely posts. I feel that I "know" most of you already. No, I don't attend meetings anymore. Haven't been since 2005. I had a nervous breakdown in that year because of taking care of my invalid mother and trying to meet all the demands of meeting attendance and field activities. No one, and I repeat, NO ONE offered any assistance during those times. After my life returned to some semblance of normalcy, I was like the Chrysler Corporation after they recovered from bankruptcy in 1979. I questioned everything and came to the conclusion that Jesus Christ was no part of that heartless organization. My daughter still attends, however, and is semi-shunning me. I was expecting opposition from the elders over her decision to go to the university, but I was well-prepared for them. They must have smelled the rat because so far none have come a-calling. That's all for now. Gotta run and pick up a grandaughter from school. It feels so good just having someone to "talk" to. Thank you all again.
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  lurker for seven years

  by snowbird in

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  i am new here so please bear with me.

  i have been a lurker for the past seven years.

  i am waiting until.

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  Please forgive me as I inadvertently started a new topic when I should have simply replied. Thank all of you for your welcoming remarks. I am from the Black Belt of Alabama. I grew up right across the

  Alabama River from Gee's Bend. I moved to a larger city in Alabama in 1972 and met the Witnesses there. I am twice married (currently separated). I have two daughters--ages are 33 and 17.

  As I mentioned in my first post, I plan on leaving the Witnesses as soon as my baby daughter is graduated from high school. I can't take the hypocrisy and deceit any longer. One thing in particular has been troubling me. Does anyone think the Society's no-blood doctrine may have evolved out of the fear that a White person could possibly receive the blood of a Black person? I ask that because I have researched their history and found them to be unbelievably racist.

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  Snowbird Again

  by snowbird in

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  it's me (snowbird) again.

  thank you all for your hearty welcome!

  to answer a few questions about myself.

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  Hi everybody

  It's me (snowbird) again. Thank you all for your hearty welcome! To answer a few questions about myself. No, I am not from a Northern state. I am from the Deep South--an Alabama Black Belt county as a matter of fact.

  Snowbird is my childhood nickname. I grew up right across the Alabama River from the world-famous

  Gee's Bend. We referred to the people of Gee's Bend as the "Over the River Folks."

  I moved to a larger city in Alabama and met the Witnesses in 1972.
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  lurker for seven years

  by snowbird in

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  i am new here so please bear with me.

  i have been a lurker for the past seven years.

  i am waiting until.

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  Thanks mimimimi

  Yes, on to college. She has a full scholarship and is a National Merit finalist.
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  lurker for seven years

  by snowbird in

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  i am new here so please bear with me.

  i have been a lurker for the past seven years.

  i am waiting until.

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  hello everybody

  I am new here so please bear with me. I have been a lurker for the past seven years. I am waiting until

  my daughter graduates from high school before I decide to do something about my status as a Jehovah's Witness. I was baptized in 1974 and believed with all my heart that I was doing God's will.

  However I began to have serious doubts around the mid 1980's. I grew increasingly displeased at the

  diminishing role the Watchtower Society assigned to Jesus Christ. I thought something was wrong with

  me. How happy I was to find out that others felt the same way! I am not crazy after all

  Anyway I just decided to let y'all know how grateful I am for this forum. You have been such a help

  to me as I try to come to grips with the the difficulties of parting company with this organization.

  By the way, my daughter graduates on May 25, 2007... number 2 out of 750. I am so proud of her