Magwitch

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  Instruction manual for life

  by cantleave in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i am sure this brilliant video has been posted here before, but for those who have not seen it i am reposting....... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaiprrzvnjg.

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  Magwitch

  So excellent! I had not seen this before - thank you for posting it
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  Former Long Time Elder, New Member

  by James Jackson in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have served 20 years as an elder, 5 years as an ms. was on the district committee in 2010, held various positions on the district , circuit, and rbc level.

  probably been on more than 100 judicial committees and even an appeals committee.

  was the coordinator in our congregation and deleted because adult child was df ( i kicked him out at the time of his wrongdoing, but that wasn't enough for thr brothers).

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  Magwitch

  So glad you are here!!
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  Cowboys, Armageddon, and The Truth

  by Scott Terry in

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  Magwitch

  I just read this book and it is absolutely a must read. I could not put it down.
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  I think that I could get my husband Df'd

  by ingimar in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  there are some things that i wish the local congregation knew about my husband but i am not sure how to inform them.. my husband was a jw in a previous marriage but none of his family are jw's except for one half sister who he recently met for the first time.

  his ex wife is no longer a believer either and their three adult kids want nothing to do with the jw's.. i met my husband 8 years ago on eharmony.

  i should have been leary when he stated his religion as "christian".

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  Magwitch

  Nothing makes a JW more zealous than persecution. Do not try to make trouble for him in the congregation, it will only backfire on you.
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  Life after DF/divorce

  by Freeof1914 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i am just wondering how many here have gone through the experience of being disfellowshipped and divorced?

  i am currently in that situation and sometimes i am afraid of what to expect.

  thankfully i have a good core of friends, but nonetheless i still find myself somewhat nervous of what to expect in my new life.

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  Magwitch

  Seven years ago I filed for divorce after being married 20 years (10 of that in full time service together). I also was Df'ed. There has never, ever been one day that I regret my decision.

  My advice is this...

  • Do not be in a hurry to get into another relationship.
  • Learn to enjoy being alone
  • When you do start dating, contrary to Watchtower beleif, you do not have to jump in bed on the first date.
  • There are a lot of wonderful women out there. You are no longer confined to the small JW pool of desperate sisters.
  • There are going to be days that you will be blue - do not self medicate.

  Life outside of the JW world is beautiful - Go embrace and enjoy!!
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  JW teens and "scouting" for prom dates? 70's & 80's

  by sir82 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  posted this on the "school and jws" brochure, which got buried pretty quickly, but i wanted to see if anyone else remembers this, from the 70's & 80's, so i'll start a new topic on it.. .

  that ("school and jws") brochure put the kibosh on high school proms in the usa.. in our area at least, going to prom was perfectly fine - as long as you went with a fellow jw.

  children of elders, pioneers, etc.

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  Magwitch

  Prom was absolutely forbidden - it did not matter if I was going with a JW. It was a worldy event run by Satan and anyone that went to prom would get drunk, take drugs, engage in an orgy and ultimately become pregnant, disfellowshipped and lose out on everlasting life.
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  Hello

  by ctrwtf in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i thought it was time for a formal introduction.

  i've lurked here for literally years, sometimes posting sometimes not.

  but i've never told my story and now seems as good a time as any.

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  Magwitch

  Lovely to have you on board CTRWTF!
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  British zone visit from David Splane - a report from the special meeting in Glasgow

  by slimboyfat in

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  2. friends

  well i went to a "special meeting" in the armadillo today where a 2 & 1/2 hour programme was relayed from london at 1pm.

  apparently the letters of invitation only went out a month or so ago and not all congregations were invited.

  there were 2,900 of us from around scotland.

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  Magwitch

  When children sit at the KH they learn to tune out, day dream, fantasize - anything to pass the time. Unfortunately a lot of high school can be quite similar. However, once you enter a University the days of tuning out are over. You must learn to think and reason - make sense of things - figure things out on your own, as in doing your own research and study. Critical thinking skills naturally develop...and WHA LA...."The troof" all of a sudden becomes such a silly little insignificant religion that can be summed up in a few humorous sentences.

  I can absolutely see why this religion wants no part of higher learning. Their motto should be..." Keep them at home. Keep them at the KH. Keep them dumb."
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  The Story of Joe

  by dozy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  when i was a young pioneer , over the years i had built up a route call and every wednesday afternoon myself and a couple of the other pioneers would walk ( or if adverse weather , drive ) around the streets of our town and the surrounding villages distributing the magazines.

  most houses were empty , which didnt really matter - it was a pleasant diversion from what was generally quite a harsh unfruitful territory to work.

  we would talk about the things young ones talk about girls , football , tv and , er , girls chewing the fat over the latest gossip.. in our congregation , joe , a retired brother in his 70s lived with his non-jw worldly ( but very pleasant and hospitable ) wife , jean.

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  Magwitch

  Thank you Dozy! Very Sad
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  Safety Annoucement on SCAMS

  by free2beme in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i work in a line of work where i have to help people who have suffered from scams a lot.

  so i thought i would pass on some thoughts to people here, to maybe prevent you from having these scams take money or time from you.

  oh, and as much as some of these seem obvious ... people fall for them daily and constantly.. 1. an american citizen can not win a foriegn lottery.

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  Magwitch

  There was a scam brought to light on the local news a few months ago that I actually thought was pretty funny. An email was sent out to anyone and everyone stating ... "we have knowlege that you have been viewing child porn...Send $500 if you do not want us to notify authorities and employers."

  Whoever was running the scam was making a killing