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  Cataloging the damage of the Watchower in my life

  by Aussie Oz in

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  1. jehovah's witnesses interferance in my parents marriage leading to mother rejecting father who could not come at the teachings.. 2. my mother taking us 500km away from father to start a new life with a much older jw man just after armageddon didnt come in 75...for teaching us that he was evil and deserved to be killed by god.. 3. bullying at school for being a jw, resulting in only one friend all through school and learning little social interaction.

  leading to leaving early with no education beyond year 10.. 4. marrying way to young for love?....

  5. making me feel like a demon for being human.. 6. rejection by all friends and wife because i couldn't stick it.. 7. not going back to wife because of rejection, nervous breakdown by freeing wife and believing i was now doomed to die.. 8. almost leaving my childrens lives by both suicide and disapearing.. 9. wifes support by wt to force me out of their lives and for coaching her to do this.

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  So sorry Aussie! You have been through a lot.

  The cult raped us all - some more than others.
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  A sure sign the End is Near....

  by King Solomon in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the end of the month, that is, and someone apparently needs to get their hours in.... this resourceful jw (in the left side of the photo) set up shop for a few hours outside a local starbucks, with a wt and awake laid out on a table.

  and i i don't think he talked to anyone the whole time he was out there (a few hours).. sure beats all that walking from door-to-door, which would likely result in a bunch of not-at-homes on a weekday: most people are at work.. (i approached him when entering, and asked him about the parable of faithful and "discreet" slave, and asked him what he thought the difference was between a parable and prophecy.

  after getting a non-answer (that basically meant he didn't know), i wished him a good morning and went on my way.... .

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  Another unenthused JW - he could well be a member on this forum :)
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  So here is a football question...

  by Glander in

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  2. physical

  last year.....after the packers / bills game, buffalo released quarterback trent edwards.

  after the packers / cowboys game, dallas fired wade phillips and most of his staff .

  after the packers / vikings game, minnesota fired brad childress and most of his staff.

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  Glander, I got all excited thinking we were really going to talk football.

  3 more days to wait...So Happy!
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  "No Other Magazine Comes Close" - Watchtower's new slogan...

  by cedars in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ...and they're clearly in the mood for pushing it on youtube.. .

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lerx3gkthxk.

  what is it with all these random youtube channels, each showing polished and highly-produced videos.

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  Great list lisaBObeesa. I especially liked the one about Michael the Archangel being the Pope of Rome. Never heard that one before.
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  New to the forum. Just wanted to say hi.

  by WalkTheWalk in

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  2. friends

  i am 45 years old and have been inactive for about 8 years or so.

  i was basically raised in the truth (sounds funny...

  truth?

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  Magwitch

  Welcome Walkthewalk!

  Glad to hear you and your wife were able to walk away together.
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  Here’s What Happened When an Elderly Woman Took It Upon Herself to Restore a Painting in a Nearby Church

  by Arcadio in

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  2. humour

  http://gawker.com/5936665/heres-what-happened-when-an-elderly-man-took-it-upon-himself-to-restore-a-painting-in-a-nearby-church.

  "we admire people who have can-do, elbow-grease-type attitudes.

  if something's broke, why not fix it?

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  I love this thread....still LOLing...Thank you Arcadio for posting this...

  I am sitting here at work in tears. My god this is good stuff!
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  My own story.

  by JoelCW in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm a long time lurker, first time poster.

  i think i have a similar story to others who were brought up in the so called "truth" but after reading so many stories i thought i'd finally get around to writing mine:.

  like i said, i was raised into it and almost my entire immediate family where (and for the most part still are) serious members.

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  Magwitch

  Thank you for sharing

  Welcome to the forum
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  The Decline of Elders and Ministerial Servants

  by Londo111 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i seem to remember somebody saying that since the 90's the number of elders has declined from 90000 to 60000. does anybody have any hard figures regarding this?.

  the organization is desperate for "qualified" men.

  but their standards are much too high, especially the monthly field service hour requirements tagged on to endless meetings and congregational busywork.

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  About 10 years back my father stepped down from being an elder because he felt he was getting too old and tired. What do they do a couple of years ago? Reappoint him. I was so angry! They told him how much they needed him and he agreed to the position. My father is well into his 80's, he shakes like a leaf, is skin and bones, has such a soft voice one can hardly hear him. They assigned him a public talk a few months ago, I did not go, but my other siblings did. My sister said he sounded like a retard. He was misquoting, getting lost, mumbling and of course shaking tremendously.

  I love my father with all my heart. He belongs on a sofa with good movie and a martini, not this crap.
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  Why Is My Sister Accusing Me Of Apostasy? (new guy here)

  by HelpMeBelieve in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  hello, maybe i am gambling by posting a thread here at your website.

  i don't know what an apostate really is and why someone is removed from the watchtower for this sin.. .

  i have a sister in visalia california who is telling all my brothers and sisters "he is an apostate, our schizophrenic brother said so!".

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  Magwitch

  Welcome Helpmebeieve...So sorry you are going through this. Family fighting is way too painful. Unfortunately there are a lot of people out there that are feeling guilty about themselves, and so they start pointing the finger at others. She is probably very insecure and unhappy. Best to take pity on her and ignore her.

  You have come to a good place. A lot of people here have been called apostates.
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  ABOUT TERRY

  by Quentin in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  terry was admitted to the hospital yesterday.

  he has a severe case of cellulites which has affected his neck glands.

  his face and neck are very swollen.

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  Magwitch

  So sorry Terry is going through this. I hope he is well soon.