Magwitch

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  OMG shunning story

  by man in black in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  my wife and i went to fedex / kinko's this afternoon and ran into a girl who was df'ed several years ago, (her parents are quite the rabid jw's.).

  they have two daughters, and the younger one recently got married at the kh.. the older one who we were talking to proceeded to tell us that she decided to attend her younger sisters wedding ceremony which was fine despite the fact that nobody talked to her.. but after the wedding she was basically ushered out of the hall.

  she was not allowed to participate in any pictures, or allowed to speak to the new couple.

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  Magwitch

  It is nothing but heartbreaking.
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  My Wedding Photos are. . .

  by leavingwt in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  chock full of jehovah's witnesses.

  with the exception of my wife and my best man, they're all jws.

  jws who probably despise me.

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  Magwitch

  Happy Anniversary LeavingWT! Maybe you and your wife should renew your vows in a beautiful outdoor setting with a photographer.
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  I think I have a new label

  by truthseeker1969 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  again tonite i was visited by two elders to see what attitue i have toward the congregation.. i told them that through research i had found a number of things that i simply do not believe and was told that it was a matter for prayer and that jehovah would reveal it all to me.. good advice but what if jehovah is telling me to "get out" and is showing me that one by one he is showing people the truth as he did with ctrussell.

  what if jehovah is "spitting out" those who claim to be his slave class?.

  i was told that jehovah does not use individuals to reveal truth to, which made no sense, what about the apostle paul etc and more importantly wasn't russell an individual?.

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  Magwitch

  Yes, you do have a new label..... A
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  My encounter today.....

  by Free!! in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  let me start with: i havent been to a meeting in almost 2 years, i am "inactive" and the only contact i have w the jw is the an open minded jw friend who i talk to....since i left, i have done what i want, travel, get my nose pierced again (had it pierced before i baptized but they gave me hell for it, even thought the bible doesnt say anything bad about nose piercings) and hang out w "wordly" friends who smoke, drink and swear.... i don't smoke but lately i have been giving this friend a ride and he is a-pack a day type of guy... he left his pack in my car yesterday..... so, i am working evenings this week on a special project, and this morning i decided to run some errands.

  i was hungry so i stopped at macdonalds to grab some coffee... i placed my order thru the drive thru and pull over to the pay window, as i look for the money the drive-thru attendant says "wow, hello free!

  ", i look up and omfg one of the brothers from my congo... i acted like normal (sorry but i dont get nervous of agitated when i see a jw, i just dont give a dang) and smiled and made short conversation, while he is tellng me how much he misses seeing me at the hall, i see his eyes going between my piercing, my jet black goth hair and the pack of cigarettes on my passenger seat.... .

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  Magwitch

  i stopped at MacDonalds to grab some coffee... the drive-thru attendant ...one of the brothers from my congo..

  Is the above just plain depressing?
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  Did you fake underlining the WT?

  by shepherd in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i read on another topic " i remember when i used to carry microphones years ago in the jw cult- only about 30 % had their wt's pre-studied, the rest just wing it i truly believe" and it reminded me that people will assume you are not familiar with the material if you have not underlined, and that there will always be those who observe the lack of ink and consider you must be unprepared (and so 'weaker' than them).. many times i used to fake prestudy just for that reason.

  its easy to do, underline a random sentence or 2 in each paragraph or the sited scripture.

  you can wizz through an entire article in 3 minutes....did anyone else do that?.

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  Magwitch

  Oh Undercover, we are much alike. I just could not get my hand up - I hated answering - it all seemed so stupid. Yet, at school or in any social setting I was usually the loudest, most charismatic one.
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  Did you fake underlining the WT?

  by shepherd in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i read on another topic " i remember when i used to carry microphones years ago in the jw cult- only about 30 % had their wt's pre-studied, the rest just wing it i truly believe" and it reminded me that people will assume you are not familiar with the material if you have not underlined, and that there will always be those who observe the lack of ink and consider you must be unprepared (and so 'weaker' than them).. many times i used to fake prestudy just for that reason.

  its easy to do, underline a random sentence or 2 in each paragraph or the sited scripture.

  you can wizz through an entire article in 3 minutes....did anyone else do that?.

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  Magwitch

  I never underlined anything. My ex felt it was a form a vandalism to write in any book or magazine. He was the PO and never had a mark of any sort in his WT, even when he conducted.
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  Could you eat breakfast after watching this at Bethel?

  by Dogpatch in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this is a partial video of the morning breakfast table in brooklyn bethel in the late 80s, with lyman swingle hosting... the governing body member who at first tried to shelter ray franz from disfellowshipping, but then within a year or two his spirit was broken and he was a bitter man.. randy (i was there and it was death-dealing, like the death eaters from harry potter!).

  address of windows media file if you don't see anything:.

  http://www.randytv.com/swinglebreakfast.wmv.

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  Magwitch

  How awful to be talking about blowing your nose and using the toilet at the breakfast table.
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  "I can live with doubt and uncertainty, and not knowing."

  by leavingwt in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  richard feynman on god .

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylteym9h0x4.

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/richard_feynman.

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  Magwitch

  Loved this statement....

  I think it’s much more interesting to live not knowing than to have answers which might be wrong

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  Watchtower and Pets – a Picture

  by Marvin Shilmer in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  watchtower and pets a picture.

  watchtower and pets, an illustration that caused lots of heartache: http://marvinshilmer.blogspot.com/2011/07/watchtower-pets.html.

  marvin shilmer.

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  Magwitch

  Breakfast at my home X 3.
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  Fred Rusk life experience Oct 15 WT

  by dozy in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  formerly prominent jw gives his life experience here.. he is mentioned a few times in franz's book & used to be a gilead instructor with ed dunlap , so clearly is aware of apostate issues.

  his exceptionally rude letter on page 612 of "in search of christian freedom" to a man whose wife committed suicide betrays a lack of love & understanding for rank & file jws.. .

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  Magwitch

  His exceptionally rude letter on page 612 of "In Search Of Christian Freedom

  Dozy, can you post that letter? I would love to read it.