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  A phone call from the elders.

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  2. experiences

  my husband and i left the org about 6 months ago and in voicing our views we were shunned.

  the elders who were 'friends' treated us with cold efficiency to the letter of their law.

  one older elder played 'good cop' and invited us over for a heart-to-heart.

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  Bethel moving from Brooklyn.

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  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  an old pioneer friend told me recently that the bethel is moving from brooklyn.

  she learned this at pioneer school from the cos who taught the school.

  also they warned of many changes to come.

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  A recent ex study phoned to invite me to the memorial

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  i have a friend,who i used to study with for quite a while.

  she was slowed down in her 'spiritual progress' because she had to work tuesday nights.

  so couldn't get to all the meetings.this prevented her from becoming a publisher for many years.

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  Local Needs.

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  this week, my husband and myself were the subject of local needs.

  our older children were there...we stayed away.

  reported by my sons... it started thus.."do not leave the organization!

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  Did you get to say Goodbye...?

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  i know that they are conditional friends.

  i also know i will make more friends.

  i have said goodbye to some and upset the elders by telling jw friends that i don't believe the wts any more.

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  Is it better to have loved and lost, than to never have loved at all ?

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  2. relationships

  in other words from the jw point of view, only marry another jw.

  he also quoted some anonymous person who said that.. "what is worst than being single is being married to the wrong person"....personally, my view is "it is better to have loved and lost, than to have never loved at all?"..

  the wts are allowing many, mainly sisters to live lonely lives because of this directive to only marry other jws.

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  Do the Governing body know they are being dishonest?

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  2. scandals

  i wonder if anyone has any ideas on this.

  who, what is behind the wts.

  is it just men genuinely making mistakes but are sincerely trying to serve god?

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  What do you tell the bible studies?

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  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i had a number of long term bible studies that i passed on to other jws when i stopped ministry.

  i found it very hard to explain why i could no longer study with them or support them at the meetings.

  i wonder how others managed this situation.

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  What do I tell the kids?

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  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i am quickly fading, desperate to leave.

  my children, however have been brought up jws and are used to the jw way of life and ethos.

  i have told them how i feel.

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  Too busy being JWs to be Christians!!

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  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  some jws are so busy being jws, they have forgotten how to be christians.

  the wts obsession with hours has led to the sick, elderly and depressed receiving rare visits because the time can't be counted.

  if the wt allowed the time to be counted - i wonder how many visits these ones would suddenly start receiving?

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