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Oh happy people
by zeb in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
what is it with meetings?.

so often she comes home throws her bag down and stomps around the house.

there are times it thoroughly gets me down.. + supportive comment welcome.
Heaven

Hey zeb, you could ask her if something is wrong.
I remember being at my Dad's place about 6 years ago and he was unenthusiastically getting ready to go to the meeting. He looked like he actually didn't want to go. I asked him "Do the meetings make you feel good, bring you joy?" He said somewhat dejectedly "Sometimes."
I said to him "If they don't bring you joy then don't go."
He did eventually go.
Later that same year he told me "I have no idea what they are talking about anymore." I just nodded my head. Inside I was like "Yes!" I knew it was the beginning of the end for him as a JW.
Unfortunately, this was in part due to his dementia but also the rapid and nonsensical changes that were going on.
We all know they browbeat the flock. And they also bad mouth anyone who isn't a JW, including UBMs/UBF (Unbelieving Mates/Unbelieving Family). It has to wear on someone after a while.
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I am confused,bewildered
by bobld in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
on their social media site:why do we attend large assemblies?

god's sevants in the past,who were instructed to assemble three times a year, we.

look forward to meeting together in large groups.soon they will be out in full force.
Heaven

If menstruating women are unclean for 7 days why aren't men who have wet dreams also unclean for 7 days?
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Prince is dead.
by DATA-DOG in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
has anyone heard about this?

that really sucks.

lots of dubs are talking.
Heaven

I was checking out 'His Life In Pictures'. It is interesting to see the jewelry change, ie the cross and ankh-like male gender symbol disappeared.
Like sparrowdown said, I can't see any man who dresses the way he did, sings the types of songs he did, wore all that blingy jewellry and makeup fairing well as a JW. He would definitely have to change all that. I wonder if he was really able to.
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Another generation....
by joey jojo in
1. jw
2. experiences
it has been 21 years since the 1995 article that pretty much buried the idea of the '1914 generation'.. remember those guys?

the ones born in 1914 that would still be alive when the end of the system arrived.. i'm glad i'm old enough to remember going from door to door, preaching this belief.

the reason i say that is because i have a lot of 'still in' jw friends and family.
Heaven

Everyone in my family born on or before 1914.... died. Last I checked, they were still dead.
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I am confused,bewildered
by bobld in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
on their social media site:why do we attend large assemblies?

god's sevants in the past,who were instructed to assemble three times a year, we.

look forward to meeting together in large groups.soon they will be out in full force.
Heaven

the watchtower no.2-2016 page 9 says,"The hour came when Jesus,by his sacrificial
death,ended the Jewish system of worship based on the Law of Moses."
And yet, the Jewish faith continues. Once again, JWs (as do other Christians) demonstrate they don't like the Jews.
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How About We Call It "The Trance" Instead of "The Truth"
by xjwsrock in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
let's see if it works as a replacement in common phrases:.

"how long have you been in the trance?".

"when did you come into the trance?".
Heaven

It works.
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Leaving The Cult is Exactly Like This...
by cofty in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
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Heaven

That picture illustrates exactly what I experienced once I left home to go to College and then get my job.
At work, everything is "How can we fix this problem? Let's get to work on it."
When I'd go home to visit, it was always "Everything is so bad and getting worse. Only Jehovah's new system will fix all this." And my Mom's depression deepened, her individuality vanished, and she became chronically ill (which was totally preventable). She died 11 years later.
Perhaps these types of groups which draw, imprison, and retain certain personality types are here to be a warning to all others.
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A troubling visit with a satisfying end.
by Bonsai in
1. jw
2. experiences
so, i've been out for 2 years now.

just picked up and walked away from the wacky religion that tried to control every part of my life through fear and guilt.

i've been wondering as the months go by what would happen when an elder finally showed up at my door and pressed the issue as to why i ceased all activity and then tried to reactivate me.
Heaven

LOL @ Outlaw.
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Hello! I am back!
by Iamallcool in
1. jw
2. friends
i am back!

i just bought ioad pro recently.

all i had was my i-phone, i did not feel like posting from my i-phone.
Heaven

Hey iam... there's always lots new going on. The Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse investigated the JWs last year (Case Study #29).
Right now Botchtower is money grubbing big time. They're even asking the JW kids for their ice cream money.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8pL-LnqNyw
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Today the two elders did not appear to declare at prosecutor's citation
by opusdei1972 in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
today the two elders who stalked my sister were absent at the prosecutor's citation.

they were waited for 1 hour, but they did not come.

this attitude favors their culpability.
Heaven

The more people in the legal profession know about this, the better I say. Good on your sister for providing them with the Elder's Shit On the Flock book.