Magwitch

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  Nobody from her church visited her - Jan 2010 WT study experience

  by truthseeker in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i find paragraph 20 quite interesting in the jan 2010 study article.

  http://download.jw.org/files/media_magazines/w_f-st_e_20100115.pdf.

  "prove to be a real follower of christ".

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  Magwitch

  The love just oozes at the beginning of one's conversion
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  Strange cult that could be a clone of the WTS from the 1920's?

  by dissed in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  as strange and odd as this controlling cult is, it almost describes to a 't' the wts lead by judge rutherford from the 1920's.

  the wts back then, that the now jw's do not want anyone to know about.. doomsday group?

  narcistic leader?

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  Magwitch

  Interesting that they have hospice and psychological services when there are only 100 members. I believe that to be a little clue about the members.
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  Just curious... how many on here first became JW by door to door work Vs raised in?

  by Aussie Oz in

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  2. friends

  i was raised in from about 10. mum contacted by door to door work.

  oz.

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  Magwitch

  4th generation on mother's side

  3rd generation on father's side
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  Dead Relatives and the Resurrection. Why the need to See Dead People?

  by VIII in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  minimus started a thread asking why the resurrection was comforting.

  i said i would start a new thread to get more responses to *my question*:.

  why do so many people want to see dead relatives?

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  Magwitch

  I would do anything to spend 5 minutes with my beautiful, beautiful brother that was killed in the prime of his life 2 years ago. However, he is gone and has become dust. I have no fantastical ideas that he exists in another realm or that he is anything but the ashes that sit on my dresser. He had a full life when he was alive. I now read a book in his honor and have a glass a wine in his honor and appreciate my life more than I did before. I also feel 80 years will be enough for me (never could understand what was appealing about forever)
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  alcoholism a clear and present danger for JWs and XJWs?

  by quietlyleaving in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i was having an interesting discussion with an xjw recently and we both knew of elders who were alcoholic but who were allowed to keep their privileges because their condition was described as a disease.

  the elder i knew was also spotted in a drunken state on a couple of occasions.

  he kept his privileges.

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  Magwitch

  " Elders have NO training for dealing with the problem AND the organization seems generally opposed to psychiatric help and Alcoholics Anonymous. Some elders are more than just generally opposed to these things. Telling an alcoholic to go out in field service more is not going to help his or her problem." This says it all...once the drinking is a problem, there is no place to go but to the closet.
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  Children JW Rejection Statistics

  by AggieNostic in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am wondering if my family is similar to yours... i have 2 sisters and 1 brother.

  my older sister and i were 5 and 7 years old when my parents joined.

  my other sister and brother were "born in".

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  Magwitch

  100% in our family - all atheists or agnostics

  1. Nate - left in his 20's in the late 70's after being in Bethel during the big upheaval

  2. Cher - left in her 30's

  3. Derek - left in his 30's (was df'ed)

  4. Me - lasted until I was 41 and then disfellowshipped 2 years ago

  5. Ja - left right out of high school to go to college (was df'ed)

  We had 6 kids between the five of us - all born in the troof - all 6 are ACTIVE atheists!

  We are all extremely close - due to having more than the usual in common for siblings.
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  Holiday time were you sent to the library or not?

  by restrangled in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  there are many generations of xjws here.

  i'm curious as to what happened to you in school.. were you sent to the library during festivities, allowed to stay home, or allowed to participate?

  enter the years if you can and the number of jw's with you.. mine: mid 1960's to mid 70's.

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  Magwitch

  This thread brings back memories of absolute HELL! The teachers in our little town HATED us. They went out of their way to make sure we knew we were scum in their eyes. Throughout grade school my brother Derek and I would be locked in this little room that was saved for the disobedient kids. They always made sure the light was out and we were never allowed a book or anything of the sort. The teachers wanted us to know we were being punished. It seems for a few of those years there was another witness girl with us (the kind that rarely went to meetings, had terrible hygiene, but told everyone she was a JW like me and Derek).

  The Jr High years were a little easier, except for the fact that my mother made me wear a dress to school at least once a week. She told me it was because she wanted to make sure everyone knew we were different (as if that fact escaped someone)

  High School was much easier because we moved to Denver and I never told anyone I was a JW.

  1971-1983 (school years)

  Thanks Restrangled for upsetting my stomach
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  Think Of a Jehovah's Witness---What Pops Up In Your Head?

  by minimus in

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  what connection do you make?.

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  Magwitch

  In desperate need of personality lessons!
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  did you find the dubs were always late?

  by highdose in

  1. jw
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  i found the higher up the socail rank the dubs got, the more tardy they were for everything, meetings, ministry.

  and of course when you invited them round.

  so many times i can remeber the food spoiling/burning and 45mins to an hour later they would decide to finaly turn up!

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  Magwitch

  wt wizard: And, I have seen people call in 15 minutes late, needing to be picked up for field circus, and they are not ready when we get there.

  This was my ex. We pioneered together for twelve years and 90% of the time we would go back to pick him up after the meeting for field service, we would then all wait in the car an additional 20 minutes while he took a shower. His public talks always ran 15 minutes overtime and heaven forbid if he had the final sevice meeting talk - we all got an extra 10-20 minutes to sit blurry eyed and then we were treated to a 9 minute prayer.
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  The Elder Bag. Going the way of the Dodo?

  by Open mind in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  another time & place.

  20-25 years ago in a conservative "god's country" us state.

  a look around the kingdom hall could easily identify the theocratic pecking order.. .

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  Magwitch

  What was worse was when one of these "badboys" was brought door to door.

  At lease the householder was at first hopeful we were Fuller Brush salesmen.