getting tiresome now Macca, do you read the responses to your stuff?
jookbeard
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Ex Jehovah Witness Christian Fellowship
by maccauk inplease feel free to come and share your testimony, hopes, fears and stories in your walk of faith.
in this group you can share freely without condemnation, silly name calling.
its a new group and we welcome those who have left of thinking of leaving.
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Listening to the meetings from the perspective of a "newly interested" person?
by stuckinarut2 injust wondering how many others (when you were still in the org) would try and listen to the meeting programmes from the perspective of a newly interested person visiting for the first time?.
i know that i did this, and most times i did, i found it disturbing!
it was not just the "in-house" language and terminology that was odd, but also the actual doctrines, and method of 'teaching' that was odd!.
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jookbeard
I used to cringe when newly interested ones came in, we had a guy converted as an adult very intelligent,a graduate with a very good job, gave it all up to pioneer, he invited his folks one time to listen to his first public talk they were both doctors, they never came again, I said hi etc before the meeting started I felt ashamed and embarrassed afterwards for them.
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Jehovah’s Witnesses and “the Friends”
by minimus ini never understood why many jehovah’s witnesses will say “the friends”.
it seems so mormon like..
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jookbeard
never used the term in the UK
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Explanation please on the change of the term "worldly"
by careful ini've picked up from several replies to posts here that the org has stopped using the term "worldly" as it applies to people.
this must have happened after i left.
would someone be so kind as to explain the "rationale" behind this shift?
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jookbeard
never knew that, was there direction for them to stop using it? its such an intrinsic part of their speech its surprising they've dropped it.
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Are any of the 1st Cnetury Apostles Still Alive Today ?
by maccauk inthe second coming was in the 1st century all things have been fulfilled because jesus told them some would still be alive when he returned.
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jookbeard
Macca I sense as the days/weeks/months/years pass by and your awaiting of this fictional tale of some messiah that is meant to be returning you will end up disillusioned and disappointed, put it to bed buddy, no one is returning, there is no rapture, no launch pad to the heavens, no angles or cherubs, no celestial throne with hoards of angelic beings alongside the messiah and god looking down on us waiting to save us, you'll save yourself so much energy and heartache in the meantime.
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My friend the 'Super-Dub.'
by joey jojo ini speak semi-regularly to an old friend of mine who i would describe as a super-dub.. he knows i am inactive but over the years i have peppered him with a lot of questions about the org.
that i hoped would make him at least pause and think somewhat rationally about the reality of being a jw in this brave new- post gb 2.0 world.. we have discussed everything from the generation changes, to the u.n. , failed prophecy, flip flops, the reduction in size of the wt magazine, the closing/ consolidation of bethels including lay-offs, jw broadcasting, cart witnessing- etc, etc.. what do i mean by super-dub?
he is a born-in, has missionary parents, he reg.
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jookbeard
its not a full proof insurance policy though the "questioning the GB is questioning jeehovah himself" line, and even the R&F probably know deep down the stupidity of that statement hence the hoards that are leaving each year, the local KH is really a social club to them.
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Went to a sunday meeting Waterbury, Connecticut, yawnfest x100
by Brokeback Watchtower inwell went on a vacation cross country for 10 days to see relatives, and so decided to drop in on my old kingdom hall to get a look at some old friends i haven't seen in more the 27 years.. came in around 1:15 pm middle of the public talk wearing tight fitting jeans and an old sweat shirt, and sat down in front of person i served with as an elder.
the talks was so boring i can't remember a word of it, i can only recall that it was very disjointed with tremendous leaps in logic, so that my mind could not and would not follow the speaker.
watchtower study was a complete brain shrinking repeat of putting on the new personality or something, with the conductor fishing for baby food comments where none of the 3 or 4 young ones gave any comments only the hard core braindead were answering.
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jookbeard
did you answer up BbW?
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Whatever happened to them??
by jeffory1 injust talking to someone recently about former co's in our area.
it went as follows,,,,george cook,saw that he was now in princes congregation or should say the former prince.. brother gwaltney,,nw usa area now drives a school bus his wife sold cosmetics at a nordstrom.
brother spangenberg had to leave co work as his wife was sick ,,went to low paying menial job.. brother ---- cant remember his name but he is now working a a waiter in a italian restaurant,,singing as requested by customers.
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jookbeard
jeffory, just one thing none of them are your brother.
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"Deficit" at JW Assembly
by cookiemaster ini've recently been at an assembly here in romania and there was an announced they were running a 10,000 euro deficit and urging all attendees to donate more money besides the already 5k has was donated during that day.
i really don't understand these things.
it's their own assembly hall.
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jookbeard
who is the football coach Cookiemaster?
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My Ex CO in Texas was 25 years old.
by Iamallcool inhe became co when he was 23. i was wondering is he the youngest co ever?
his name is jonathan smith.
he is from south dakota.
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jookbeard
my old PO was a CO at a very young age, early 20's I think, became a special pioneer at 18 , left school at a ridiculously young age as well, didn't make him a very decent person though, he was a power mad idiot in all the years I knew him, a dangerous slimy snake.