Posts by Magwitch

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Shunning: Extreme apathy!

by StephaneLaliberte in

i thought i'd share this one with the group.

many years ago, my mom was disfellowshipped.

then, my sister passed away in a car accident, she was fairly young, as she was in her early 20s.

Magwitch

I cannot even fathom such ignorance and cruelty. I am so sorry StephaneLaliberte

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October 1, 2017 TO ALL BOE IN NIGERIA Re: Local Needs For the Week of October 16-22

by wifibandit in

october 1, 2017 to all bodies of elders in nigeria re: local needs for the week of october 16-22.

Magwitch

Highlights for Sir82..... Brothers in Nigeria need to get off their lazy ass and start sending money to the GB ASAP

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How Often Do You Come Here?

by minimus in

jw
friends

i regularly check in to see what's happening but i'm not here like i used to be.. are you here every day?

are you here as much as before?.

I no longer need the therapy and camaraderie like I did when I first left. However, I still check in here everyday to see what is happening in JW land and to see if my favorite posters have posted. This is a hard site to quit.

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Special Talks now via video

by AverageJoe1 in

tired of listening to your local elders giving the "special" talk ever year after the memorial?

well don't worry, as of next year we will be spicing things up for your enjoyment.. not only will we be having the talk before the memorial (i know, wild huh), but we will be treating you to the talk via video starring our famous speakers from bethel so you can see how a talk should be given (after all bethel does boast the best speakers in any country, right?!).

here's a copy of the text from our latest letter as i'm sure that with so much excitement you won't believe it at first!.

Magwitch

Wakanda - I so agree with you!

A lot of people who visit the KH for a meeting are very often "one and done". It seems bringing your bible student to the special talk before the Memorial could really hurt the 2018 Memorial attendance.

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Disfellowshipped in Absentia

by HereIgo in

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.

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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