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  Governing Body... YOU ARE THE WEAKEST LINK

  by ballistic in

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  "who tells their members they have the truth, but keep changing the truth?

  ... who tells their members they are open minded, but don't allow them to hear alternative views?

  ...who tells their members not to join political organisations and joins the un?

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  individuals wife

  They sure managed to bank a lot of money though eh?! ;)
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  Grrrr... ANGRY... Society Quotes

  by individuals wife in

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  silly question really.... did you ever read anything in the societies publications that really made you angry??

  i mean, the sort of angry that makes you throw the mag across the room or even the sort of angry that makes you never go to another meeting again?.

  quotes from publications that made me angry - .

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  individuals wife

  Silly question really.... did you ever read anything in the societies publications that really made you ANGRY?? I mean, the sort of angry that makes you throw the mag across the room or even the sort of angry that makes you never go to another meeting again?

  Quotes from publications that made me ANGRY -

  *** w92 12/1 16 "Bring All the Tenth Parts Into the Storehouse" ***
  We feel impelled to serve Jehovah to the greatest extent possible. If we were to stint or give grudgingly of ourselves or our resources, this would be tantamount to our robbing God.-Compare Luke 21:1-4.

  How dare they say that? What a way to use guilt! This quote sickened me so much that I actually used it in my da letter....

  *** w88 3/15 18 Serving as Jehovah's Trusting Fellow Workers ***
  Another test of our loyalty to our brothers arises when those whom Jehovah is using to take the lead err in judgment. Now and then, such mistakes have been used by some as an excuse to take umbrage and disassociate themselves from Jehovah's visible organization. But is their course of action justified? By no means!.... Furthermore, suppose a person was to separate himself from Jehovah's people. Where could he go?.... There is nowhere else to go but to "Babylon the Great," the world empire of false religion, or into the clutches of Satan's political "wild beast." (Revelation 13:1; 18:1-5) Largely, disloyal ones who have left Jehovah's visible organization have made common cause with those in God-dishonoring "Babylon the Great."

  Where could he go? Lots of places! How arrogant! Yes, we may have got things wrong, but, hell, where else are you gonna go? What a motive for staying!!! Where is the love in that?

  *** g99 1/8 13 Protecting Freedoms-How? ***
  By acquiring an accurate understanding of God's purposes for mankind, you can counter ignorance and intolerance.

  YEAH, RIGHT! I think the JWs are about the most intolerant people I have ever met.

  Anybody else got quotes that really make them spit?
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  HELP-DISFELLOWSHIPPING

  by anglise in

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  can anyone give me any latest info on how df or da persons are to be treated.. this is urgent.. thanks

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  In my experience, and I da'd only last November, shunning is still very much practised. I have no contact with anyone in the congregation, all have chosen, or been directed rather, to treat me as though I were dead. So unChristian. I do not believe there is any change in this practice, no 'latest information', no softening or compromise at all. Incidentally I have also had no follow up visits from elders to see if I have had a change of heart.

  From all accounts this is still the same for df persons, no contact so as to keep the congregation clean. I believe that association with da'd or df'd ones is in itself a disfellowshipping 'offence'.

  Wicked is'nt it, so cruel. Glad to be out of it all.

  Are you having problems anglise, anything we can do to help?
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  "Hey there all you lurkey ones..."

  by Simon in

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  hmmn, doesn't quite work does it?

  ok...we'll stick with 'thirsty' then .

  why not register and make a post or two...ask a question...make a statement...whatever !.

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  Formerone, Lostboy, Crownboy and Karen7680

  Welcome to you all! So good to meet you!

  Every new face I see on this board gets me so excited! Like I have said before, it is really encouraging to see that people are waking up to the real 'truth' behind the organisation.

  Any more lurkers care to introduce themselves? We would be thrilled to bits to hear from you!
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  THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL JEHOVAH'S WITNESS SITE

  by nyc_gal in

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  this site is not an official website of jehovah's .

  witnesses.

  i cannot believe some of the horrible things i have read here.

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  nyc_gal - I agree with you on one point....

  I cannot believe some of the horrible things I have read here.

  I too find some of the things I read here horrible, but unfortunately they are true - hypocrisy concerning the UN, the Silentlambs issue, the way families are torn apart by the evil practice of shunning, the depression, the suicides, the years wasting chasing after a dream that is simply based on the ideas of men.... truly horrible.

  This is not an official site of the JWs but I believe this site stands as a beacon of hope for those that have been betrayed and mislead and shows the whole world a true picture of what life is like both within the organisation and after it. You will find more 'truth' here than in any Kingdom Hall.
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  "Hey there all you lurkey ones..."

  by Simon in

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  hmmn, doesn't quite work does it?

  ok...we'll stick with 'thirsty' then .

  why not register and make a post or two...ask a question...make a statement...whatever !.

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  Steven and Wife

  So, so, so good to have you here! And another UK'er too - brilliant. I was a 'rapid' one as well, pioneering one month then out the next - was at a bookstudy one night then came home and typed up my letter of disassociation. Have not looked back since. There was no point in dragging it out for me, I saw the hypocrisy and the errors and just ran. Then I found all this information on the internet and felt so justified in my actions - I felt so relieved that I was not alone, not the only one to walk away.

  I admire your courage in sending in your da letters - it takes a lot of guts to stand up to the organisation, it also takes a lot of guts to put up with the shunning - an inevitable fact of life when you leave. I am so glad that you have each other to lean on at this time, my husband left at the same time as I did which made things a whole lot easier, I don't think I could have coped very well living in a divided household....

  I sincerely wish you well for your future, enjoy the freedom that has been denied you for so long. Good to have you here!
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  "Hey there all you lurkey ones..."

  by Simon in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hmmn, doesn't quite work does it?

  ok...we'll stick with 'thirsty' then .

  why not register and make a post or two...ask a question...make a statement...whatever !.

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  Thought it was about time this thread was brought back up top - so many new registered users in the last couple of weeks - would love to hear from some of you - seeing that user figure going up and up is such an encouragement to me! Long may it continue! How about introducing yourselves here? We'd love to hear from you.
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  Dubs Worked My Street Today

  by FreePeace in

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  this morning, i went outside for a smoke, and lo and behold, down the street i saw 2 dubs just starting their door-to-door work.

  it was an older dub brother i used to know from my old congregation, and an unidentifiable sister.

  i knew that they would not be good candidates for the current un/ngo discussion, as he is a dub who really doesn't get it.

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  I met a witness doing street work this morning, one who was new to the cong. and did not know my background as a da'd JW.... anyway this JW started the usual spiel with a leaflet and I said that I was familiar with their stuff....

  JW: Good morning, we are showing people this leaflet this morning...
  IW: Ah, yes, I am familiar with your stuff....
  JW: Oh, we've spoken to you on the door?
  IW: Um, yeessss.
  JW: So what do you think?
  (At this point I noticed two JWs very close by who DID know me... time to get something said before they come and drag the JW away from that 'evil apostate woman'!)
  IW: I hear there have been some rumblings in your organisation just recently...
  JW: Um, no, what do you mean?
  IW: Concerning the UN? I hear you are friends with them now, not like it used to be when you called them every derogatory name you could.
  JW: I don't understand...
  IW: The Society are an NGO of the UN, they support it and are associated with it now, bit of a shock that.... (quick, quick, JWs have spotted me and are headed this way!.....)
  JW: No, you are wrong, we don't have anything to do with wordly organisations like that, no you are wrong.
  IW: No, I'm not, honestly!
  JW: No, no, you are wrong, you are wrong...(JW starts backing away, literally, walking backwards away from me)
  IW: No, I'm not - phone them if you don't believe me!
  JW beats a hasty retreat to the security of three JWs standing close by, they then stand looking at me and muttering......

  Just wish I'd not had to rush things before I was 'spotted', never mind, hopefully a seed of doubt may have been planted, or a thought that will be brought to mind later on....
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  For those of you who attend a church

  by closer2fine in

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  i was raised a jw & left when i was 19. my husband went to a few different churches growing up (catholic, methodist etc) but he doesn't really consider himself a member of any particular denomination.

  he considers himself a christian, although he isn't sure what he believes or if he believes in the bible as god's word.. i have run from any type of organized group that is controlling.

  i don't know if i believe in god, or the bible as anything more than a series of stories with life lessons in them.

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  individuals wife

  closer.... interesting questions.... the exact same ones I've been asking myself lately - any more ideas from anyone? I do not want my kids to grow up with the twisted concept of religion that the JWs have left them with, I want them to be interested in exploring their beliefs and have inquiring minds as to the meaning of life, God, religion and everything. I want them to realise that spirituality and faith are not something just reserved to the organisation.

  I for one sometimes miss the companionship that a congregation gives you and the spiritual conversation that goes with it but I am not prepared to compromise my own beliefs and go along to a church that I cannot endorse - like Closertofine said - do you HAVE to believe all that they teach or are all religions as rigid and inflexible in their belief systems as the JWs? I have attended both the Methodist and Baptist Churches before I was a JW and found both to be 'not my cup of tea' - where to go next? Or do I NEED to go anywhere??
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  UNITED NATIONS , NGO's and WTBS

  by MacHislopp in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  following the link given by kent,.

  i have several observation to make:.

  (from the link : http://www.un.org/moreinfo/ngolink/brochure.htm).

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  individuals wife

  Yes, run, Watchtower run, as fast as you can, we are right behind you..