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  Disfellowshipped in Absentia

  by HereIgo in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i have heard of this happening before, but how often?

  its pretty rare it seems.

  i have often wondered if the elders would go this route with me since they knew i was actively sinning, but as far as i know, no jc was ever formed.

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  Magwitch

  I was disfellowshipped in absentia.....

  I had moved to another city and had not been to a meeting in a couple of years and they still hunted me down like a wild animal. The elders in my original congregation kept sending me certified letters that I refused to sign for. They would leave messages on my phone of dates and times of committee meetings that they said they would be in attendance of whether I showed or not. I heard through the grape vine that it went through three separate committees and two congregations before they gave up and just read the announcement that I was Df'ed. They then hunted down my elderly parent's congregation, yet in another city to get the news to me through my parents that I had gotten the axe.

  ....And all I wanted was just to be left alone. Which I eventually achieved.
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  Today's Text - Justifying The Increase Of Annointed Ones!

  by Divergent in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  thursday, august 31. jehovah knows those who belong to him.—2 tim.

  2:19.. in recent years, we have seen an increase in the number of those partaking at the memorial of christ’s death.

  that trend contrasts with the decrease in the number of partakers that we saw for many decades.

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  Magwitch

  Listener...they are either attracting mentally ill people or producing them

  So spot on and hilarious!
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  Going Through A Box Of Old Photo's. Found This...

  by pale.emperor in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  jw wedding early 1980s and where they are now.... .

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  Magwitch

  Fascinating picture. Please tell me what PIMO means.....
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  Why Do People Become JWs?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was born in the religion but why on earth do people join this religion?

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  Magwitch

  Another Poster on here posted these three a number of years back. I think this covers all JW members.......

  1. Bat sh** crazy

  2. Recently went through a traumatic experience and is looking for comfort

  3. Born Ins
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  Share, Please: Pictures of Your Garden

  by compound complex in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  paradise regained, at home:.

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  Complete this sentence with only one word: THE TIME REMAINING IS...

  by steve2 in

  1. social
  2. humour

  the time remaining is... elastic.. .

  stash: /intesoft-inc.appspot.com/post/f0315d7a1cdf4d6498064881689ea032.html

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  Magwitch

  Irrelevant
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  We are becoming champions of grief. We lost twin B.

  by Darkknight757 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  last week we had a reassurance ultrasound with our ob.

  she was just supposed to check heartbeats on the two little ones and they were going strong!

  but because she had extra time and she can be quite anal about her work (which is a good thing) she decided to take some measurements.

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  Magwitch

  So tragic for you and your wife. Love to both of you
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  How many in your generation are still JW???

  by Christian Gutierrez in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  how many in your age group are still jehovahs witnesses?

  from where we are at, there aren't many left.

  each year it gets smaller and smaller haha .

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  Magwitch

  I have a hard time finding any active JW's of my age group (50's). Especially if they were raised by two active JW parents. A few that were raised by a zealot of a mother and a "worldly" father still attend, but not the ones that were raised in a strict two parent household (We apparently all evolved)
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  Why more highly educated people are less into conspiracy theories

  by Mickey mouse in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've seen discussions here about how jehovah's witnesses seem to be prone to believing conspiracy theories... https://digest.bps.org.uk/2017/04/05/why-more-highly-educated-people-are-less-into-conspiracy-theories/.

  this last paragraph seems particularly relevant:.

  importantly, van prooijen said his findings help make sense of why education can contribute to “a less paranoid society” even when conspiracy theories are not explicitly challenged.

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  Magwitch

  Thanks Mickey Mouse - very interesting article. Good to see you here! I miss seeing your posts :)
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  Were You Ever Disfellowshipped or Judicially Reproved?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i never got into trouble with the elders.

  i served on judicial committees too many times.

  i am happy that i no longer have to "judge" whether someone is a "sinner" any longer!

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  Magwitch

  Village Idiot
  I was disfellowshipped in absentia

  Me too V.I. .... Only happens to the best of us :)