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  How do you Spell Disfellowshipped?

  by RayPublisher in

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  the reason i ask, is that if you search the wt publications, you will see that it is spelled with only one "p" over 600 times, but also spelled with two "p"s 600 times.. .

  very confusing!

  any linguistic experts out there that know which it should be?.

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  AnneB

  D oomed by self-appointed representatives of the God of love, Jehovah
  I nvalidated by the rules of a man-made organization
  S isters won't talk to you, brothers won't either
  F riends abandon you without hearing both sides of the issue
  E veryone connected with WT acts as though you were dead
  L ove is replaced by disapproval
  L oyalty to WT is put before family or friends
  O pportunity opens to discover a more genuine way of living
  W orthwhile people begin to appear in your life
  S ooner or later you realize there may be more to living than you'd been led to believe
  H ope begins to take root
  I nstead of conditional love you begin to experience the real thing
  P eople who comprehend what you are suffering go out of their way to assist
  P utting the past behind you becomes easier every day
  E nd result is a healthier outlook and a stronger sense of self-identity
  D oubt and fear disappear, replaced by a happier and more peaceful lifestyle. You made it!
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  Please! I need a plausible excuse for getting out of going to the memorial!

  by Inisc in

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  i have been thinking about this for weeks!.

  nothing short of death will be acceptable to my mother!.

  i thought of saying i will go to another cong but my parents know people there so that won't work.. help!.

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  AnneB

  "I don't want to" sounds plausible to me. Let the chips fall where they may.
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  has anyone tried to "study" and get baptized again in a far away congregation?

  by Sofi in

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  2. experiences

  ....so you didn't have to go through the process of being reinstated?

  please, share your experiences!

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  AnneB

  People who were JW's in the early '80's may have heard this "experience" at a Circuit Assembly:

  Guy studies with JW's, gets baptized. Guy suffers a severe head trauma and drifts away from the congregation. Many years later someone from that congregation sees a familiar face at a Quick Build and inquires of the local congregation. He's told they don't know much about him, he showed up at the KH with amnesia, but studied and qualified for baptism. The same guy studied and got baptized twice!

  That's when the C.O. added his own comment: Isn't it wonderful, brothers! This man couldn't remember anything about his past but he recognized The Truth!

  Moral of the story: Someone is going to recognize you sooner or later.
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  has anyone tried to "study" and get baptized again in a far away congregation?

  by Sofi in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  ....so you didn't have to go through the process of being reinstated?

  please, share your experiences!

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  AnneB

  When my ex was DF'd, one of the brothers on his committee actually suggested that; go to another congregation, start another study, and get rebaptized. Really. I didn't think a brother (elder!) would ever say that, but one did.
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  School is for fools!

  by BreathoftheIndianNose in

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  so i'm looking to go to university, as is the norm.

  what are the most important things to consider choosing a school and location to study?

  and what would you say are the most important things to do in order to benefit from that education and succeed in that field?

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  AnneB

  never mind. :)
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  Photo ID Badges for Quick Builds

  by metaspy in

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  2. friends

  hey guys, sorry i haven't been on here much lately.. i just thought i would drop by and let you know of something i received.. from when i was 12 until i was 25, i worked on quick builds.. i started out just helping out wherever they would put me - then joined an actual crew: attendants.

  i used to flag for forklifts.

  then i asked if i could learn how to be an electrician because the flagging was about as boring as watching grass grow.. i only worked on electric crew 1 year, back in 2006.. i just got an email from my attendant crew overseer saying that i need to submit a photo for my id badge so that i can go to quickbuilds.

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  AnneB

  I'd want to be really sure it was WTBTS that required the photo ID. Maybe it's just some local who has decided to play cop. Information gathering is a lucrative business; I wouldn't be too quick to comply..and I'd be asking questions of higher-ups (like the Service Desk at WT HQ).
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  CRAZINESS!!! I'M BEING 'MARKED' FOR GOING TO COLLEGE!!!

  by MsGrowingGirl20 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  ohmygosh!!!

  one of my friends who is a ms told me today that the elders have 'marked' me because i'm a reg.pioneer and i've decided to go to college next semester???!

  he said he can't tell me anymore but to be careful---what the hell does 'mark' mean?

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  AnneB

  "Consider it all joy when you meet with varous trials..." because you'll see that "Marking" can work to your benefit. You'll get to see who your real friends (if any) are. You'll get to see who thinks for him- or herself, and who follows the leader mindlessly. You'll learn who the gossips are and who has access to "elder information", they'll be the ones spreading the rumors!

  Marking is usually private, that is, not announced, so you won't be shamed. At worst someone will give a talk on your particular brand of deviance and then you'll be left to your own devices.
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  Dealing with elders during my mom's surgery

  by noni1974 in

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  2. friends

  my mother has been working forwell over a year to have a gastric bypass and she finally got the ok from her doctor and insurance.

  the date is set for this coming friday.

  although, i'm not 100% sure this will happen because she was diagnosed with pneumonia and a partially collapsed lung this past week.

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  AnneB

  Any word on whether your mom will have surgery this week? Is everything calm with the elders?
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  Have you ever played the lottery? Do you still do it?

  by Iamallcool in

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  i have never purchased lottery tickets in my life, but i have picked lottery numbers with someone in the past only one time.

  he agreed to split the winnings if we win, but we didn't.

  i am thinking about buying some lottery tickets, hopefully i will get very lucky.

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  AnneB

  It would be rendering Caesar's things to Caesar, wouldn't it? Seems OK to me!
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  Are JW`s really bible based ? Can they really claim that ? In all honesty ?

  by smiddy in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the religion of jehovah`s witnesses is not bible based , their beleifs are not based on what the bible says.. the bible doesnt keep changing its words , it`s basically the same today as it was centuries ago.. what the jw`s taught quoting a bible scripture in years gone by is not the same thing being taught today using the same scripture and no doubt wont be the same thing taught using the same scriptures in the future.. their beleifs are based on what interpretation the governing body gives scriptures at any given time and every time they re-interpret the scriptures everybody follows suite.the writings of russell,rutherford,knorr,franz,etc bear testimony to that fact.. the bible hasn`t changed but the teachings of jehovah`s witnesses is in a constant state of change.. so at what stage is the religion of jehovah`s witnesses" the truth" ?.

  if what they taught yesteryear is not what they teach today then they have never had the truth.. if what they teach today is the truth then they never had it previously.

  and one thing you can be certain of what they teach today wont be what they teach in the near future.

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  AnneB

  When something is "based" it only means that was the starting point; where it goes after that is up to the arranger. Sure JW's are "Bible based"; they started out using The Bible and ran with it. Where they are now is definitely not where they started, nor does it have to be, but they can still eithically make the claim. After all, they didn't begin with some other Holy Book then make a switch! They're "honest", they're just making more intelligent use of language than most of their critics and/or adherents.

  Smiddy, my suggestion is that you work really hard to break the mental link between "Bible" and "scripture". Once that's accomplished there will be more work to do on "scripture", but it won't be truly productive until you really grasp that WT/JW's have (either artfully or ignorantly) combined two different constructs into one web of "Truth".

  Sincere best wishes,

  AB