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  So I'm

  by lola28 in

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  going to the convention this weekend for the first time in about three years...will i survive?.

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  lola.

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  You could wear slacks and the convention badge and see what kind of looks you get.
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  June 12th is tomorrow, are you ready for armageddon?

  by dawg in

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  isn't tomorrow armageddon?

  i think i'll sleep late just in case... an elder called my friends house and said that armageddon was almost certain to come this year; an urban myth stated that it would be tomorrow.

  i guess i'll wait to make that car payment.

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  I forgot about the "Peace and Security" thing. I guess they read that scripture wrong. Also, aren't all the Witnesses supposed to be persecuted and tortured like never before and then Armegeddon will come? Maybe they read that scripture wrong too. Oh and don't forget the good news is supposed to be preached to every single person on earth so they can make their choice? I guess they'd better hurry up with those invitations to the District Conventions. I know my mom is doing her part!
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  Miranda for the fader

  by changeling in

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  there 's been a lot said on this board lately about revealing our feelings and doubts to friends, family, and that "reasonable elder".

  well, i just wanted to share something with you guys.. a while back, i had what i thought was an innocent conversation with someone very near and dear to me.

  all was calm and rational, questions were asked in a spirit of wanting to understand.

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  Remember that old KH song "Let's watch how we walk and watch how we talk"? You have to always be aware that you're being watched and judged.
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  It's Official

  by done4good in

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  "this is to inform the congregation that done4good is no longer one of jehovah's witnesses".

  that announcement was made last thursday after i sent my d/a letter in.

  they boe wasted no time.

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  38 Years

  Congrats! Go out and celebrate!
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  If Armageddon Is Soooooo Close, Why Does The Society Spend $$$ On Buildings

  by minimus in

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  and assembly halls and expansion??

  seems like a waste to me!

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  This is exactly one of my explanations I would give the Elders when I wanted to move out of my parent's house, go to college, travel and anything else they decided to bother me about. With the time they wasted trying to figure out an answer, I had already walked away.
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  Long Beach Convention weekend is over!

  by Highlander in

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  this weekend was my wife's convention.

  i attended with her on friday morning.

  she attended alone during the afternoon as i had some clients to meet with for my business.

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  Long Beach Convention weekend is over!

  by Highlander in

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  this weekend was my wife's convention.

  i attended with her on friday morning.

  she attended alone during the afternoon as i had some clients to meet with for my business.

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  Really, What's So Wrong With The Jehovah's Witness Religion To You?

  by minimus in

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  is it that bad??

  is it worse than fundamentalists of every other sort?

  are jws worse than radical muslims?

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  38 Years

  The religion of Jehovah's Witnesses will own you and make you afraid to leave. They have something to say about everything. There are few subjects they don't have a rule for. If there isn't a rule, there's a strong opinion. You have to do it their way, or you will be thrown out. Forgiveness is not an option unless you do it on their terms. It may not look like a cult, but if you're lucky to get out, you will look back and see how controlled you were.
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  The Day Has Arrived

  by concerned x in

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  two months ago i stepped down as an elder in the cong, it was a tremdous relief although a shock to the cong.

  two and a half days ago i sent in a letter of explaination concerning why i wanted to step down and why i will be absent from the kh.

  it only took two and a half days for the accusation of apostasy to be made against me.

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  Welcome. It's good that you have support from your children. In time, your wife may see through the lies from the GB and leave also. I look forward to reading your story.
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  What was your WORST Field Service encounter???

  by TheCoolerKing in

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  someone mentioned to me the other day about going door to door back when i was a jw.

  "weren't you scared to do something like that, knock on a stranger's door?

  actually it's been so long that i had almost forgotten.

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  Aside from the usual householder threats and foul language, there are a few that stand out:

  Standing at the front door, hearing noise inside and seeing an angry dog run out of the back door and chase us half-way down the street.

  Getting cursed out by a mean elderly lady, then she threw a shovel at me as I was walking down the driveway away from her house.

  While working by myself (there was an uneven car group), I went inside a house with two very nice, very interested ladies. After I got in, they pummeled me with questions about the Bible and then tryed to exorcise the demons out of me. They blocked my way out of the door. I got nasty with them and told them they had "problems", then I pushed through both of them and got out of the door.