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  Finally found a friend I can talk to

  by StarTrekAngel in

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  he is an old friend that used to attend my congo.

  he moved away closer to his parents at some point and we lost touch.

  for a couple of years i did not hear anything from him.

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  freddo

  So why did he shave his beard? There must be some desire on his part to be compliant to jw social mores?
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  The Humbling of Anthony

  by Duncan in

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  2. friends

  i didn’t really care for anthony very much.

  at the time of this story he was 13 or 14 years old, a clever and precocious kid down the hall.

  he was extremely zealous about the truth and took it, and himself, very seriously.

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  freddo

  Resurrected for all to enjoy Duncan's sublime story-telling.
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  Just a little anecdote illustrating how out of touch the typical JW is

  by sir82 in

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  2. friends

  this weeks book study lesson was on martha, the sister of lazarus.

  the chapter in the "imitate their faith" book praised her for being "industrious".. the conductor at our congregation meeting was just positively gushing about how "industrious" modern-day jw women are.. he was so exciting, he could barely get the words out.

  following is not an exact quote, but conveys the gist:.

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  freddo

  And of course Lazarus being dead an' all means there was no chaperone. Disgraceful.
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  Syllabus

  by Duncan in

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  2. friends

  haven't posted in years, but thought i would today, since something reminded me of this story..

  it's 1970 in our london-suburb congregation and it's the circuit overseer visit.

  as part of his talk on the saturday night this co - john anderson, anyone remember him?

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  freddo

  Remember "step-by-step progress"? That was a little buzz word/phrase for a while.
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  Just a little anecdote illustrating how out of touch the typical JW is

  by sir82 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this weeks book study lesson was on martha, the sister of lazarus.

  the chapter in the "imitate their faith" book praised her for being "industrious".. the conductor at our congregation meeting was just positively gushing about how "industrious" modern-day jw women are.. he was so exciting, he could barely get the words out.

  following is not an exact quote, but conveys the gist:.

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  freddo

  Back here in the UK of course we have recently had our second female Prime Minister take office.

  Meanwhile back in the Kingdom Hall women cannot run a microphone, wear trousers or read for the congregation.

  Jeez!
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  How do i keep seeing my daughter when she turns 18

  by agnosticnow in

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  2. beliefs

  hi.i have a 13 year old daughter that i still have for a limited time as she comes to stay about one night a month at present.the law here in australia is on my side in that the australian governments stand is that the child needs regular access to both parents .

  i am currently arranging for mediation to have her more often .

  her mother can not stand that i am living with another woman and doesn't want her here .

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  freddo

  Sorry to hear your difficulties agnostic now - welcome to the forum. You will get lots of good advice here.

  My twopenneth is for you and your partner to not criticise her mother in front of her however twisted she behaves; do all you can to guide and build her relationship with you (not being lax and soft but give her alternative goal ideas that match her true self away from jw land).

  Is your daughter baptised? If not then I would try to persuade her to think long and hard before doing so and make it known that you feel she shouldn't be baptised as a minor.

  Get well clued up on jw doctrine and how to cast doubt on it by using genuine thoughtful questions with your daughter using only the Bible and jw publications in a calm and reasoning manner.
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  What The Org Teaches: #2 THE GREAT TRIBULATION

  by The Searcher in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  every single bible student/jehovah's witness who has ever lived, has been indoctrinated to believe that a catastrophic great tribulation would very soon engulf the entire earth, causing untold death & destruction.

  this spurious teaching is drummed into every j.w.

  's head and used by them as a major recruitment tool.

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  freddo

  Very good thread. Although I feel mentally free it is good to reinforce how some of the main pillars of borg teaching are on foundations of sand.
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  July 26th - Watchtower Victims Memorial Day

  by TimeBandit in

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  today was a special day.

  i woke up this morning with feelings of resolve.

  my wife and i girded up our loins and went out to tell others about watchtower victims memorial day...i put up memorial flyers in places where they'd be seen by many people.

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  freddo

  Well done! Just a note - your youtube title on the video says June 26th not July 26th.
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  aaaaaaaaagh----already

  by stan livedeath in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so--ive bought a house--got the keys yesterday--took a car full of stuff over to it today--i'm upstairs--heard my wife talking to someone downstairs at the doorstep.............. yep--2 dubs--handing our invites to an assembly next month.

  but its in a town called bournemouth ( uk )--which means an hours car journey--plus a very expensive ferry crossing.

  ( i live on an offshore island ).

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  freddo

  I love the New Zealand invite - crossing Cook straight - and 500 miles away!
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  Things I remember growing up in the 70s

  by The Rebel in

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  i remember sitting on my daddy's lap and driving an imaginary car, i also remember sitting on my mummies lap on the front seat, without a seat belt whilst my dad drove a real car.

  i remember we bought fish and chips from the chippy wrapped in yesterday's newspapers.

  i remember bouncing up and down on my space hopper in the garden.

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  freddo

  @Landy

  We did that in the south of the UK too - we called them "trolleys" or "carts".