Topics Started by allelsefails

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My JW Daughter sends a Letter to us Explaining her Shunning of Me
by flipper in
1. jw
2. friends
my wife and i sent my 22 yr.old pioneer witness daughter and her husband a anniversary card and $ 40.00 and flowers the end of april.

my daughter wrote mrs. flipper and me each our own individual letters thanking us initially for the gifts - and then went into detail as to why she has not spoken to me for over a year and shunned me.. keep in mind as i paraphrase some of the highlights to these letters that the only negative thing i have said about the organization to my daughter in 3 years was to show her the ap news release about the child abuse settlements by the wt society .

i'll quote parts of the letter to mrs. flipper first :.
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The Virgin Mary Stone
by jimlandress in
1. jw
2. friends
the virgin mary stone .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbqbgnfwaby.

history.
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New member - My story
by allelsefails in
1. jw
2. experiences
i've been reading for a little while, but really "studying" for a couple of years.

figure i could share my story and listen to what you guys have to say.

i was "born" into jws in 1976. my mother was baptized in 1975.. ouch.
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The structure of the Organization keeps people in
by BonaFide in
1. jw
2. friends
when i was in bethel, i noticed this, and of course more now.. there are those big buildings in brooklyn, the huge watchtower sign, that big clock facing manhattan.

everyone in bethel has those haircuts, clothes are pressed.

everyone is at morning worship.
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The cost of going undercover to help family and friends - Is it worth it?
by BonaFide in
1. jw
2. friends
so all of you that are trying to help your family and friends as a disassociated person, or disfellowshipped, or sort-of-shunned.. what do you think about getting reinstated or reactivated to help them get out?.

the time invested would be two meetings a week, about 6 hours total including driving.

for those on the outside, you would have to get reinstated, so you would need 2-3 months of going to meetings making sure the elders see you and know your intention.. add field service in there.
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Word on the street is that Facebook is going to be banned...
by middleman in
1. jw
2. friends
...at the next assembly.

i've heard from various sorces that the gb are planning on making it off limits, like they have already done for myspace.

has anyone else heard this?
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Birthdays and my six year old
by Rocky_Girl in
1. jw
2. experiences
i am divorced from a jw and we have two children.

i have been out for 10 years but we both were raised 'in.

' we share custody so the little ones are a little confused as to why mommy gives them a b-day party, has a christmas tree and takes them to an hour of church mostly spent singing but daddy just drags them to 5 hours of lecture a week and won't let them be friends with the neighbor kids.. sunday night, after a week with his father, my six year old told me that he can't celebrate his b-day because a guy got his head cut off in the bible at a b-day party.
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What should I say next?
by asilentone in
1. jw
2. friends
i know one elder that has a habit of saying "let jehovah take care of that" "just wait on jehovah", etc..., what should i say back?

he is pretty good conversation stopper.

i want to change that!
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Jesus Is Jehovah/Jehovah Is Jesus
by snowbird in
1. watchtower
2. bible
http://www.str.org/site/news2?page=newsarticle&id=5725.

i fought against this with all my wts-trained power, but truth prevailed.. any way you cut it, it comes out the same.. peace and strength in your search.. sylvia.
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Why did you leave the org?
by A-Team in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
were you dfed, did you find out some lies about the org?.

what was the last straw?