My son and I always came into meetings and sat alone while the cliques all socialized.It's funny,the things they do are just the opposite of what they are suppose to be studying about.(Agape love,kindness towards widows and orphans).The kingdom hall was the coldest place I had ever been in my life.We finally got tired of all the hypocrisy and got out of there.They talk about what a wonderful place the new world is going to be but who wants to live in a world with a bunch of snobs?I'd rather die now if that's the case.
Posts by dsgal
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24Did you experience favouritism at meetings?
by haujobbz in.
as former jw i did witness favouritism towards elders and circuit overseers and also noticed how low status j-dubs actually lined up to speak to the circuit/overseers wife.even outside association seemed to be confined to say elders associating with elders etc.
i remember when even a sister gave a glass of water to a coughing circuit.overseer but i noticed she never did this to others in the hall.. then for instance how many at the hall formed groupies after meetings not making any effort to gell with others,i felt so sorry for those just sitting on there own.. so why do they act like this, it beats me because a lot of literature and talks focused on not being impartial to others,were they really taking it in or was it a question of congregation status or favouritism towards others.. also outside the meetings association didnt seem to exist and only confined to a certain favoured individuals.
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Favorite Elvis Song
by ThiChi inelvis is the king baby!
it is hard to believe that 25 years have passed since elvis' death.
most his songs are "dated" imho, however, his "style" truly lives on.
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dsgal
loving you
i can't help falling in love with you
if i can dream
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Witnesses attacked by demons!
by dsgal indoes anybody remember all those stories in the awake!
magazines about witnesses being attacked by demons?
i wonder why they never print anything of this nature anymore?
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dsgal
Does anybody remember all those stories in the Awake! magazines about witnesses being attacked by demons? I wonder why they never print anything of this nature anymore?
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The "Friends"
by El Kabong inok, i've been out of the <ahem> "truth" for some time now.
but, someone asked me a question the other day that i really don't know or remember the answer to.
why do jw's refer to each other as "the friends".
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dsgal
I don't know why they say "the friends" because I sure never had any friends there.
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No hope for shy ones?
by dsgal ini knew a very nice person who was also very shy.she would sweat bullets just thinking about joining the tms or commenting at meetings.yet she was the sweetest person at the kh.she confided to someone she thought she could trust and was told she didn't have jehovah's spirit if she couldn't do these things that were required of her.also that she might not make it into the new world because romans 10;10 says clearly "public declaration by mouth means your salvation".i don't get it.god doesn't love shy people?but he created shy animals!
needless to say,this woman does not attend meetings anymore because she thinks there is no hope for her anyway.funny,i have never heard anyone in another religion say you were doomed because of shyness.
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dsgal
I knew a very nice person who was also very shy.She would sweat bullets just thinking about joining the TMS or commenting at meetings.Yet she was the sweetest person at the kh.She confided to someone she thought she could trust and was told she didn't have Jehovah's spirit if she couldn't do these things that were required of her.Also that she might not make it into the new world because Romans 10;10 says clearly "Public declaration by mouth means your salvation".I don't get it.God doesn't love shy people?But he created shy animals! Needless to say,this woman does not attend meetings anymore because she thinks there is no hope for her anyway.Funny,I have never heard anyone in another religion say you were doomed because of shyness.
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Ferocious large waves pics battering Porthleven
by Celtic inthese are some pictures from a particularly bad storm we had that raged at hurricane strength for 20 hours or so.
shows you the enormous potential for damage from the waves.
pictured is the village of porthleven within mounts bay in the far west of the county of cornwall uk, the waves were measured at over 95' high coming in at over 40mph.. during the storm i was stood in the clocktower doorway as the waves swept over the top of the building within which there is a snooker table full size with a couple of guys playing peacefully away as if nothing was happening on the outside.. .
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dsgal
This would have scared the pants off me in 1975.
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Are you good enoughto attend?
by eyeslice inare you good enough to attend an international 2003 district conventions?.
other threads have brought up the subject of the planned 2003 district conventions ( http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.asp?id=34494&site=3 ), but do you qualify to attend a convention in another land?.
according to the official letter, no one is to make private travel arrangements but must go through the official channels.
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dsgal
No,I do not qualify to attend an IC but they are at my door at least once a month wanting me to come back to meetings.
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1975---- DID IT REALLY BOTHER YOU?
by minimus inon the net you see many talk about 1975 and how it affected so many.
obviously, some left the organization when nothing happened in 1975. were you personally affected by 1975?
has the fixing of dates been a major reason for your disappointment with the witnesses?
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dsgal
I had married an unbeliever when 1975 rolled around and was not attending meetings.Let me tell you, I got scared every time there was a thunderstorm.I was glad when that year passed.Sounds silly,huh?
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Is Goal Setting Good Or Bad?
by larc inis goal setting good or bad?
sounds like the title of an awake!
goal setting can be very good in that it gives direction, purpose and accomplishment in a person's life.
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dsgal
My mother and I were discussing this very topic just today.We were mostly ignored by the witnesses when my dad died .If you weren't in the clique no one cared if you had a death in the family and needed them to show some kindness.My brother's church was right there at the funeral home paying respects and taking food to his house.We were actually ashamed of the way the jws avoided us and we had to try to explain it to relatives who asked where they all were.It was actually embarrassing.My dad was not baptized but my mother and I were.This is a hurt we still haven't gotten over after 12 years.I tried to go back once but was treated even more coldly the second time.They study about love but it takes a backseat to getting in your time,preparing meeting parts and so on.I imagine the WTBS gets a lot of complaints about this sort of thing or they wouldn't have had to come out with the brochure "when someone you love dies".It seems to me it's only human nature to show kindness at a time like that,but they lose all humanness after a while.
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Dinosaurs
by finnrot ini left after '75 and i haven't touched a bible since, so i'm really not sure as to the answer to this.
when i was a kid, i seem to remember dinosaurs on the inside cover of my bible.
am i remembering correctly?
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dsgal
I always thought they were put here by God to fertilize the earth in preparation for man.Can you imagine how much good just one turd would do?