I'd be curious to hear what the elder would say at the funeral.
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Question about a funeral for a DF'd person???
by lalaa inif somebody had been df'd for years, showed no interest in coming back and died, would it be okay to go to their funeral if you're still active???
what if a regular pioneer was this individuals' sister in law, would it be okay for them to go?
also, the deceased is having an elder give a talk at the funeral home...one more thing....this person's family is either inactive or df'd...all will be there...this person only has one brother who is still in the truth.. i know it's been years since i've been out of the truth but the last time i checked it was inappropriate to go to a dead df'd person funeral.
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"sweet" story from dub land( will make anyone else cringe with horror)
by highdose inwhy take notes at meetings.
a little girl and her family were on their way to the kingdom hall.. half-way into the trip, the little girl shouted: "stop!
" the father asked: "why?
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The dad should have said "Don't worry sweetie, you will hear the same cra[ repeated in a few weeks and can take notes then."
I hope I never have to hear this in my congregation!!!
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Help Needed!!!! Please Advise!!!
by thepackage inquit background, my good friend left the jw in 2004, divorced his wife cause she was a b*tch and a hard core jw in 2007. he was never df nor did he speak to anybody as to why he left the jw expect for me.
he realized it was all a bunch of crap.
he supports and houses his dad who is old and an elder.
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dig692
If his family is already supportive and excited for the baby to come knowing he divorced his wife (and by WT standards probably not for scriptural reasons) and the baby is out of wedlock, I would think they wouldn't care if he got DF'd or not and would still be a part of his life. I mean, at this point they know he has committed DFing offenses but just hasn't been formally DFd yet, so either they would already be shunning him or don't care and just want to be part of his life. (Hopefully the latter)
But as OTWO said, even if he doesn't go pick up the letter, they have records that they delivered it, and at some point the elders will conclude that he is just trying to avoid the JC and will just proceed with the DFing process without him.
It seems his only option is to threaten legal action if they formally DF him in front of the congregation. Maybe the elders will drop the whole thing and his family would never be the wiser.
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Questions From Readers -- May 15th, 2011 WT
by sd-7 inis it acceptable for christian women to wear hair extensions?.
in bible times, the apostle peter advised christian women against "hair braiding and the wearing of expensive garb.
" the wearing of braids in one's hair has its origins in babylonian and greek culture.
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i feel silly now, i thought it was real! (like the other one about cats)
it wouldn't shock me at all if this is the course the GB actually took in the near future. sheesh!
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How can you test whether you have broken free of the mind control
by cantleave init's been less than a year but i think i am nearly there.. i can read through a mag or sit through a meeting and instantly see through the bs.. i can watch the news without thinking is this a part of the composite sign.. i see people for what they are without trying to pigoen hole them.. i'm not worried what the elders think.. however,.
i still show too much interest if i see something about a jw in the media.. i notice kingdom hall if driving through a new place.. i still want to stop and say hello if i see a group of witnesses on the street.. how do you guys and gals measure the progress of your exit from the cult?.
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How I know I'm almost free:
I find myself calling my "brothers and sisters" the "witnesses" now (which I have to be careful of when talking to real witnesses or I'm gonna get caught!)
I find myself rolling my eyes at every service part on how to overcome conversation stoppers
I never bring up any WTS topics when talking to real witnesses because I can't stand to hear about it
How I know I'm still caged:
I am terrified of my elders and the control that I'm ashamed to say they still have over me
When a witness starts talking about the present system of things and how the signs are there, I still find myself kind of believing it
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To Ex-JWs: Do You Regret Learning it Was a Lie?
by leavingwt inthis question was inspired by a question on another thread.
to the ex-jw community here,.
do any of you regret learning that wt is not god's organization?
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@ Mickey Mouse - I'm really glad that you have been successful in your fade so far. It gives me hope that I can make it through.
It does get easier.
I sure hope so!!!
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((john doe))
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To Ex-JWs: Do You Regret Learning it Was a Lie?
by leavingwt inthis question was inspired by a question on another thread.
to the ex-jw community here,.
do any of you regret learning that wt is not god's organization?
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dig692
I will be honest. Most of the time I am happy that I now know the WTS is not God's organization. But some of the time I find myself wishing I just never found out and would have stayed a mindless robot.
Being technically "IN" and knowing the real truth has been both freeing (in the sense that I am free to think for myself and learn for myself) and at the same time it has made me feel trapped. Trapped in the sense that I don't know whether to completely leave the borg and risk losing half of my family and possibly causing a strain in my marriage, or just stay in to prevent all that but risk feeling like I'm leading a double life and losing who I really am. I enjoy the time I spend with the witness family I have, but it makes me sick to my stomach having to listen to all their stupid bs about how the world is bad and its a good thing we have the truth and field service this and meeting that.
I just feel lost at this point and don't know where to go from here. I guess what I really regret is not questioning the witnesses when they first came and talked to me so that I could have prevented this whole mess in the first place.
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Is my cousins' 'shunning' over now?
by AK - Jeff intime will tell i suppose.. for the first time in about two years he actually initiated contact with me, via a very brief pm on facebook.
before i left the 'truth' we were absolute best friends for about 35 years.
is it possible that we might begin a yin-yang friendship?
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Yay! Sounds like progress. Hopefully you can start nrebuilding your friendship soon.
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Medical treatments you (or others) put off for the "Noo Sistum"
by darthfader inon another thread i stated that i didnt get braces for my teeth as a child as my parents believed that the ns would be here soon.
i am very glad that i did it as an adult.
darth fader (smiling happier) .
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I guess the times have changed because I know many sisters that have undergone "improvements" to a certain area of their body. Or maybe its because Jehovah will give their kids new teeth, but maybe he won't give them bigger ta-tas?