Mrs. Fiorini

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  The End Of The World is SOO VERY CLOSE!!

  by megs in

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  here is an interesting article in the bbc on the end of the world, with specific mention of the jw's eschatology.. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7600966.stm .

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  Mrs. Fiorini

  Megs, I tried but couldn't get the link to go through.
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  new tract campaign next year for the memorial

  by bereanbiblestudent in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  just heard that there will be another tract campaign next year to invite people for the memorial.

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  Mrs. Fiorini

  And what an impressive meeting that is for interested persons too. Who wouldn't want to be part of an organization that passes around the bread and wine while nobody partakes? That meeting alone should cause a massive influx of new followers.
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  HELLO, I'M NEW AND.........

  by billie jean in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i never believed a word of any of it !.

  raised a j.w from birth, i'd sit in the meetings and at conventions wondering what the hell it was all about and that it was all one big joke and imagine that they''d all suddenly turn around laughing and pointing at me !!

  saying something like "haha the joke's on you".

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  Mrs. Fiorini

  WELCOME!! Thanks for sharing your story. I hope you find this board useful and helpful.
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  What If: The UN actually DOES "turn on" and destroy religion?

  by inkling in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so it stuck me the other day that modern jw prophecy is notnearly as bizarrely cocky as such past gems like the "house ofprinces" (1925?

  ) or even the 1975 fiasco.

  i would seem thatthey have learned the value of the vague.

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  Mrs. Fiorini

  The following information may shed light on the likelihood of the United Nations destroying religion: In 1948 The United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which says in Article 18, "Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance." And Article 20 further states that, "Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association." Additionally, the UN created the International Covenant of Civil and Political Rights in 1966 which also guarantees freedom of religion. While a few individual countries don't honor these, the UN as an organization believes and promotes it. Ironically some Jehovah's Witnesses have appealed to the UN through it's High Commissioner for Human Rights when they were being persecuted by their home countries. A recent example is from South Korea where JW's were being arrested and sentenced to prison for refusing to submit to a military draft. The UN sided with the JW's. You can find related info about this on the UN's website, the website of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, or by Googling Jehovah's Witnesses UNHCHR. You can see copies of the two treaties mentioned above by Googling Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and International Covenant of Civil and Political Rights.
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  I wonder if there is a way to register to vote without anybody knowing.

  by easyreader1970 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  after i have mentally fallen away from the wbts, i no longer feel that waiting for some sky god to do something is an appropriate response to dissatisfaction.

  but since i am still in the organization in body, i can't really do anything openly.

  i was in the library yesterday and i was tempted to register to vote but i am not sure if it can be done in a way that my wife could never find out.

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  Mrs. Fiorini

  I disagree with those who say our vote doesn't count. Look at the difference between countries that are democracies and those that aren't. For all it's flaws, citizen participation in democracy provides the best government the world has. Democracy can only function and be effective if citizens vote. The WTS wants their members to abstain from voting because they want to run their little dictatorship without interference from followers who think they should have a voice in either the world at large or the Kingdom Hall. When I left the WT, registering to vote was one of the first things I did. I hope you are able to exercise this fundamental right for yourself, no matter who you support.
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  It's my birthday today!!!!!

  by LunaFing in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  today i turn 25!

  my friends are throwing me a party.

  this is the first time that anyone has thrown me a party.

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  Mrs. Fiorini

  Happy, Happy Birthday!! I hope you really enjoy your special day as you celebrate the gift of your life!
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  How Were "Sisters" Treated In Your Hall?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  in my hall, there were a number of females who were more qualified to run a hall than were some of the elders.

  certain elders expressed their intimidation of these females by picking on them, to correct them, if they possibly could.

  as long as a "sister" was "submissive", she was wonderful!

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  I don't remember being treated badly because I was a woman in any of the halls I was in, however, a couple sisters I knew that had been in other halls had been, and complained to me about it. One even said she had to tell a brother, "You are not my husband, therefore you are not my head!"
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  The Fine Art of Saying "I'm Sorry".

  by BabaYaga in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  is it almost a lost art?

  could you say it while you were a jehovah's witness?

  i will tell you this: it took me many, many years of being out of the organization before i could learn how to say "i'm sorry" and truly mean it.

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  Mrs. Fiorini

  I've been enjoying the various postings on this thread. It seems to me that it takes a certain level of psychological health and confidence in oneself both to be able to admit when you're wrong as well as to stand up for yourself when you are wronged. I think the common denominator is leaving the WT. For me it was only then that I was able to become emotionally healthy enough to be able to relate to others in a positive, truly loving way.
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  I was shunned and love-bombed yesterday!

  by Tired of the Hypocrisy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  imagine that!

  i was walking downtown in the morning when i crossed paths with one of the sisters from the hall.

  as i was walking toward the little cell phone shop she had just walked out of when she looked right at me and whirled on her heel 180 degrees and walked really fast to the bank.

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  Mrs. Fiorini

  I got quite a chuckle out of your story. Even when I was a Witness I couldn't believe how self righteous and rude some Witnesses could be to those who were inactive. Shunning those who are not DF'd or DA'd is purely a personal choice on the part of JW's who do it. I'm not sure what part of "Christian love" they are not understanding. I guess they must have skipped over the scriptures about not judging others. I am reminded of a Witness couple I used to know who took pride in the fact that they would refuse to see their own family members who were no longer going to meetings regularly. It was less than a year later that I heard that they no longer went to meetings any more either!
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  Breaking: Mother is going back to the Watchtower

  by What-A-Coincidence in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  even though she knows it's hypocritical.

  she felt 'loved' there.

  she misses that.

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  Mrs. Fiorini

  What kind of support is she looking for? Is there a healthier alternative? Many groups and organizations fill those needs in people's lives without abusing them like the WT does?