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  Welcome !

  by Simon in

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  2. friends

  welcome to the newest jehovah's witness discussion forum on the net.. please register so that you can post to the forum and turn this into a welcoming place for other brothers and sisters online

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  freddo

  I haven't waded through 26 pages but have read the first few posts.

  From little acorns might oak trees may grow.
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  "Are they charging admission to tour Warwick?"

  by My Name is of No Consequence in

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  my wife and son were talking about going to warwick to tour the new facility.

  apparently the local dubs are getting together and chartering a bus.

  jokingly, i asked my son: "are they charging admission to tour warwick?

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  freddo

  I'm sure there will be plenty of reminders that there are contribution boxes and credit card machines within a few paces ...
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  Disfellowshipped 2x adultry divorce remarried getting divorce to write my wrong

  by IDontKnowMe77 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  this is bit hard for me but im lost and don't know what to do.. 2010-married to a disfellowship person after only knowing him 3 months i began studying baptized few months later and he was reinstated same year.. i committed adultry 3-4 times in first 2 years of marriage he forgave me.

  he was a recovering alcoholic and fell off wagon hard when i tried to fix my wrong it was way out of hand he moved in drug addicts in the home we fought constantly i tried to get personal studies with a sister to keep going but i failed at that and left my husband i left for another man 2 in half years later im looking to divorce because well what goes around comes around and he committed adultery on me .

  i got what was coming for thinking i would live happy ever after.

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  freddo

  Do you really need an intimate relationship right now?

  Have you got a full time job (or two/three part time jobs that pay full time money)? No? Get one. Yes? Great.

  Find warm clean digs and move in. Eat breakfast, make a packed lunch, go to work, come home, eat a meal, watch some TV, post on here and learn learn learn about the JW religion; go to bed. Rinse repeat.

  At the weekend go shopping, walking, exercise, something cheap. Go home, eat a meal, read a book, study something to "improve" yourself and make yourself a better worker, feel more self assured, whatever floats your boat.

  Do the above for six months and save every dime you can. Look at your co-workers and ask which ones seem contented and stable - accept or initiate some social activity with them.

  At the end of that time you will be in the height of summer, can enjoy the fruits of your hard work and think about what to do next.

  Post often and chat to us when you feel lonely! Keep toxic people out of your life.
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  Craziest thing you ever did during intermission at a Circuit Assembly

  by Esse quam videri in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  1970 - there was a local drag strip a few miles away from the hall rented for the circuit assembly.

  i was 18 , tim o. was 16 and wayne d. was 18. wayne had a 1955 chevy 4 door, 6 cylinder and fresh paint job.

  tim had his dad'ss 1965 chevy half ton.

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  freddo

  The worst I ever did was have a few pints at the pub. The bonus was frequent trips to the toilet in the afternoon session and a reason for a walk around.
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  Day 1 - Fessler vs. Watchtower – Opening Statements and Motions in Jehovah’s Witness Child Abuse Trial

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  news bulletin: fessler versus watchtower – opening statements and motions in jehovah’s witness child abuse trial – day 1. .

  posted on february 12, 2017. city hall, philadelphia, pennsylvania.

  on a cold philadelphia morning the 7th of february, 2017, stephanie fessler walked into the court of common pleas of pennsylvania, first judicial district, civil trial division.

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  freddo

  Ooops! wrong thread.
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  Day 1 - Fessler vs. Watchtower – Opening Statements and Motions in Jehovah’s Witness Child Abuse Trial

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  news bulletin: fessler versus watchtower – opening statements and motions in jehovah’s witness child abuse trial – day 1. .

  posted on february 12, 2017. city hall, philadelphia, pennsylvania.

  on a cold philadelphia morning the 7th of february, 2017, stephanie fessler walked into the court of common pleas of pennsylvania, first judicial district, civil trial division.

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  freddo

  Actually that is a good point jwleaks - in fact if she lied "wilfully" she should have been DF'd shouldn't she?

  What do these guys (WT & Elders) say in their prayers at night?
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  I thought it was time to talk.....

  by wozza in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i'd like to relate an experience i had yesterday with a couple of jw's "working" with a cart yesterday.. been coming to this site for many years and these days i don't feel i've got much to contribute ,but i was out yesterday doing some voluntary work for a friend who has gone on an overseas trip .travelling around my local seaside area doing the job at hand ,i came across a couple of jw's sitting in a shelter overlooking the beach and had their trolley propped against a large public rubbish bin ,it was actually hard to see ithe trolley from most angles - whatever happened to lifting the basket to show the light stuff ...oh well .the large carpark was pretty empty except for us ,we've had pretty wet weather here lately ,bad storms and here they were set up for a days witnessing rugged up with wind and spitting rain ,i sort of thought " well that's dedication " ....that was my first thought then i pulled myself together and then thought "if i wanted to get some time in and not have to work at it too hard this maybe the place to go if i was a jw still".. well i finished my pickup and looked over at the two and realised i'd read other's experiences about approaching the cart people and wondered if talking to them would be of any benefit as i had witnessed this area for many years and my stance against the wts for hiding molestation of children is well known ,i thought, and they avoid me like the plague.. they were'nt familiar to me so i went up to them and introduced myself and quickly let them know who i was and what i am doing now as regards jw's.

  they were a married couple middle aged been in for a long time and could relate to changes in the org very well to pre 1975 when i had first contact.

  they pretty much suggested i was blinded to the truth ,when challenged on the royal commission into sex abuse they pointed to a case where they believed a victim they supposedly knew of in the jws was a liar ,so that's their case for the org -unbelievable.

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  freddo

  Is the guy in the phone booth phoning them and pretending to be Jehovah God?

  
  

  "Hey guys I split the Red Sea and brought the Flood now I want to tell you something really important - young lady, your skirt is a little short and a little tight and you brother, your shirt is just too colourful!

  If you don't obey Tomo3 and make him look good I'm going to smite you!"

  
  
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  Just sharing-Ex JW's in Media

  by Confusedandangry in

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  https://youtu.be/qvm1prhnoci.

  i'm not sure if anyone has already posted this link or info on deborah frances white.

  i just wanted to share for anyone interested in hearing her experience.

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  freddo

  @Landy

  Actually she does mention it if you click on "about Deborah".
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  Danish Witnesses New Tactic for NH

  by konceptual99 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  seems like jws in denmark are using a new tactic to reach people not at home - text messages.... http://www.gp.se/nyheter/v%c3%a4rlden/jehovas-vittnens-nya-knep-n%c3%a4r-folk-inte-%c3%b6ppnar-1.4153345.

  it's in swedish but translates with google translate quite nicely..

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  freddo

  I know round my way in the UK congregation members will text their calls and count them as RV's and even Bible Studies if there are enough of them (texts).
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  Childless elders need to piss off

  by Steel in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  anyone else think it's wrong to ask a women with small children to volunteer there time, ask if they like to come to a potential study etc etc?.

  my wife just spent an entire day helping with a kingdom hall reno while i babysat.

  i latter stepped out and saw half the elders having coffee because they had so many people show up, they were tripping over each other.. i also have no idea what tangible skill my wife offered or why it is important she needs to be there.. i just wish these men would man up and be men, instead of just wasting everyone's time on purpose.

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  freddo

  Ah ... the art of saying "NO".

  I remember a few years back when my report dropped below the required level to run a microphone that two elders - including my group overseer "encouraged" me and said they would lift my burden by taking my KH assignments (microphone duty and sound desk duty) AKA "privileges" from me.

  Two weeks later my group overseer asked if I could help with hall cleaning and I said that sorry but I no longer had "privileges".

  He said that kingdom hall cleaning wasn't a part of "privileges" and that I could help out. (He said it like he was granting me a favour!)

  He was most put out when I said "Sorry! If I can't lift a microphone, I can't lift a toilet cleaning brush either; find someone else, BROTHER!"