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  Good memories of full-time service?

  by fulano in

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  perhaps not a topic for everybody... mine.. in both sp service in a foreign field in europe , the freedom and helping people to read and write in spanish .

  doing a lot of work in the congregations.. in missionary-service.. helping congregations in a third-world country and see good results in family relations.

  and the siestas from 13:00 to 15:00..... who has good memories of bethel?

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  I really enjoyed regular pioneering! I was getting 90 hours a month while in high school. I met some great people and Made great friends…

  I went to awesome Jehovah’s Witness gatherings!

  I almost married a woman from Pioneer school!
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  Did You Think Jehovah’s Witnesses Were Typically “Racists”?

  by minimus in

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  i was a jw from infancy.

  we had a melting pot type of congregation.

  i grew up with all types of witnesses , all with different backgrounds.

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  SouthCentral

  Awesome topic! I grew up in congregations that were 95+ percent black. It was a great experience! I even went to integrated congregations in Southeast Texas… I never experienced any racism at all… Until I moved to the antelope Valley, which is aSuburban 80 miles outside of Los Angeles. I could not believe how many of the friends were biased. In hindsight, it was a horrible experience!

  It was disturbing to see that people that I worked with were less racist than God’s chosen Jehovah’s Witnesses (in Palmdale/ Lancaster California)!!

  I also heard of (20+ years) black elders that moved to predominantly white areas and despite a letter recommendation, would have to wait a few years before being reappointed.
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  Hotels Deny Watchtower Discount Rates For 2020 Regional Conventions

  by JW GoneBad in

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  2. scandals

  the wtbts is not being given special room rates by 2 major hotels at the long beach convention center area for the upcoming 2020 regional conventions & wt is t'd off.

  letters are being read in surrounding circuits and congregations.

  apparently wt is afraid that other hotels are going to blackball them as well.. has anyone else heard this?

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  I went to Napa Valley one year and was looking in for cheap rooms. The larger city was called Vacaville about 50 miles away. I ask where there any hotel discounts are conventions in town… They said only the Jehovah’s Witnesses. I said I Grew up a Jehovah’s Witness! I eventually was able to get a great discount with some other perks that I used as well. Please don’t take the Jehovah’s Witness discount away… I would like to use it a few more times!
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  Bible Atrocities

  by Trapped in JW land in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i really can't wrap my head around how people can still consider god loving with such atrocious biblical accounts such as, 1 samuel 15, (god ordering the slaughter of amelikite baby's and children) 2nd kings 2, forgot the verses (god sending bears to maul 42 children) and many others.have you ever asked a witness or anyone elsewhat they think about these accounts?

  what was their response?

  i'd love to ask one, but unfortunately i'm still physically in the cult and i wouldn't want to raise any suspicions.

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  SouthCentral

  Very insightful!
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  News from Bethel Heavy

  by cinnamon1642 in

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  2. friends

  pioneer hour change is legit.

  letters are being mailed out soon to all congregations for announcement in early october right before the tract campaign starts.. .

  elimination of circuit overseers.

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  I think this has to be one of my favorite post in this entire forum. It was very insightful and shared a lot of information.
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  How Affected By Jehovah’s Witness News Are You At This Point In Your Life?

  by minimus in

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  i’ve been out for many many years.

  i still like to know the latest jw news although i find myself not as excited by things..

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  SouthCentral

  My wife says I am obsessed with Jehovah’s witness news. I try not to watch YouTube or read evil apostate sites around her(Lol).

  As some of the previous posters have stated, we have dedicated our lives to a publishing company. When you realize the big mistake you have made… It’s hard to just walk away and never look back.

  Many of my dear friends are still witnesses. They know I am in active, but they still reach out to me on a regular basis.
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  Don't count on witnessing Watchtower's demise anytime soon.

  by Roger Kirkpatrick in

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  2. friends

  the fact that there are pomi ex-jws who have been disfellowshiped or inactive for years who still live in constant fear of armageddon indicates that watchtower will manage to exist in one way or another for years, if not decades, to come.

  watchtower, like all other religious cults, operate on the premise that "you can fool some of the people all of the time...and that's enough!

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  SouthCentral

  The watchtower is a multibillion-dollar corporation that will never cease to exist. It is a gigantic powerful publishing company. They will adjust their teachings/methods and bring in new members as older ones become awakened and exit.
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  Would You Stop Buying A Product Because of Political Differences?

  by minimus in

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  would you stop buying nike products because you didn’t like their politics?

  conversely, would you give business to a company because you liked their political stand on a matter?

  would you stop watching an entertainer because you disagree with their political perspectives?

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  Most definitely! I supported an effort at my high school to remove Coca-Cola products in the late 80s. This was because they were doing business in South Africa. Very proud to have been a part of this. I still practice this form of protest 30+ years later.
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  Why Did You Stay In The JW Religion As Long As You Did?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  were you so indoctrinated that you just couldn’t leave?

  was it due to family pressure?

  was it your friendships that you didn’t want to lose?

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  SouthCentral

  Great question! I KNEW it was the “Troouf” but I knew something was not right. Small things that would happen would give me small signs.

  First, the generation change in 1995 completely blew up my world! I still continued going though!!

  When my son turned five years old, he wanted a birthday party. I wrote to the boys in Brooklyn regarding how the angels celebrated it when Jesus was born… their only response was that a true Christian would not celebrate a birthday. Read flag!!

  I moved from South los Angeles to a Very diverse community. I had never felt such an unloving environment in my life!!! Almost hostile!

  This was another major red flag, because the trademark of a witness is love!

  I continued going sporadically just to maintain social contact with my friends of 30+years. I could always use my job as an excuse for missing meetings, since I drove 160 miles round-trip. Eventually, the watchtower came out saying;”If the organization would tell us to do something that didn’t make sense to humans… we should do it!”

  That was the last meeting I attended.

  I think the YouTube community is very encouraging witnesses who want to leave but aren’t sure where to go.

  Unfortunately, Many will continue to be associated with the organization just for the social aspects. I am not sure that anyone with 30 years or more in the organization still believe that they will see paradise. Several Close friends have privately told me their parents experienced a harsh reality check when they discovered that they were going to die in this system!!
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  What is the current pulse in the organization with the reductions?

  by SouthCentral in

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  2. friends

  i have not seen jehovah’s witnesses in my neighborhood for several years now.

  it appears that the cart witnessing has taken over.

  congregations are being consolidated and witnesses are being forced to travel a greater distance than before.the burdens/privileges of elders seem to be ever increasing!.

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  SouthCentral

  Just went to a JW funeral today. I can’t beli how many times I heard how close we are to the end from 30+ year witnesses!!

  my wife said that’s all that they have so they are holding on. It’s disturbing to think that these folks/my former friends actually believe this.