We had the Co over for lunch last year. He saw our 50 inch TV on the wall and made a side comment about it being the most domineering thing in the room. In reality he is actually a really nice guy, very intelligent and an excellent comminicator. He could make a substantial living if he put his skills to use in a career.
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Circuit Oversear for dinner..."sorry no time to talk" remember this! Like Jesus is coming!
by Witness 007 ina sister rang and left a message to see how we are....but i called back the next day and she said...."oh sorry i have no time to talk, the circuit oversear is coming for dinner, can you call back?
" this reminds me of c.o dinners it's a major suck up...like jesus and his apostles are coming for dinner.
the pioneers like this sister always get the c.o to come over.. anyone had the pleasure?.
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Confessed my Doubts to my Wife
by cantleave inwell - i today i had the opportunity to tell my wife i no longer believe in the things that i have spent my life immersed in and that i didn't want my life run by 9 geriatrics in brooklyn.. her reaction was understandable her first questions was "what have you been reading"?.
i didn't mention this site but told her i was shocked by something i heard regarding the wts's ngo status with the un, dissapointed by the new light on the generation and disturbed by the flip flopping on blood fractions.
i explained how these things were at best hypocritical and at worst have meant some people have lost their lives unnecessarily because of the societies previous position.
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Heaven with regard to your comment - When our daughter was born she was in special care with severe jaundice and at the time she was giving plasma. We justified this by saying that it was out of our control and she would have been made a ward of court if we objected. In retrospect what we BOTH really felt is the medics provided the best medical for our our daughter and accepted it. We never mentioned this to anyone else, it isn't there concern. I think if it came to a life or death situation my wife would trust the pressional judgement of the medics.
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Confessed my Doubts to my Wife
by cantleave inwell - i today i had the opportunity to tell my wife i no longer believe in the things that i have spent my life immersed in and that i didn't want my life run by 9 geriatrics in brooklyn.. her reaction was understandable her first questions was "what have you been reading"?.
i didn't mention this site but told her i was shocked by something i heard regarding the wts's ngo status with the un, dissapointed by the new light on the generation and disturbed by the flip flopping on blood fractions.
i explained how these things were at best hypocritical and at worst have meant some people have lost their lives unnecessarily because of the societies previous position.
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RENIAA - Thank you for your comment. Please note the question I raised was MANKIND being more than 6000 years old. Every half wit knows the earth is millions!
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Confessed my Doubts to my Wife
by cantleave inwell - i today i had the opportunity to tell my wife i no longer believe in the things that i have spent my life immersed in and that i didn't want my life run by 9 geriatrics in brooklyn.. her reaction was understandable her first questions was "what have you been reading"?.
i didn't mention this site but told her i was shocked by something i heard regarding the wts's ngo status with the un, dissapointed by the new light on the generation and disturbed by the flip flopping on blood fractions.
i explained how these things were at best hypocritical and at worst have meant some people have lost their lives unnecessarily because of the societies previous position.
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Thank you all for you comments. You have given me some great lines to build on. There hasn't been any "fallout"C or moving in defrensive mode, so I am delighted. In fact we have arranged to do something tommorow which will mean missing a meeting - that is progress!!!!!
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DNCall Unmasked - Part 5 of 5
by DNCall instartfragment.
during the appeal period of one week we sent the following letter to approximately 22 of our oldest and closest friends.
im including it here because it conveys how we feel at present, looking back over the half-century of our lives.. dear ____,.
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Thank you for your posts. Very interesting. Your exit was was superbly handled and your letter to friends was very well written.
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Quite young in ours, loads of families (over 30 kids under 16 YO). Oldest is 99. Elders range from 42 - 90. Lots of inter-related families. I expect family loyalty and fear of shunning keeps the congregation together.
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Confessed my Doubts to my Wife
by cantleave inwell - i today i had the opportunity to tell my wife i no longer believe in the things that i have spent my life immersed in and that i didn't want my life run by 9 geriatrics in brooklyn.. her reaction was understandable her first questions was "what have you been reading"?.
i didn't mention this site but told her i was shocked by something i heard regarding the wts's ngo status with the un, dissapointed by the new light on the generation and disturbed by the flip flopping on blood fractions.
i explained how these things were at best hypocritical and at worst have meant some people have lost their lives unnecessarily because of the societies previous position.
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Well - I today I had the opportunity to tell my wife I no longer believe in the things that I have spent my life immersed in and that I didn't want my life run by 9 geriatrics in Brooklyn.
Her reaction was understandable her first questions was "what have you been reading"?
I didn't mention this site but told her I was shocked by something I heard regarding the WTS's NGO status with the UN, dissapointed by the new light on the Generation and disturbed by the flip flopping on Blood Fractions. I explained how these things were at best hypocritical and at worst have meant some people have lost their lives unnecessarily because of the societies previous position. She listened but made very little comment.
I then brought up the issue of DA and DF. I asked her "If one of our kids was disfellowshipped would you shun them?" Without any hesitation she said "No!". Excellent so followed up with "Even if that meant that you too were at risk of being shunned". Again without hesitation "My kids would always have my unconditional love, I don't believe shunning is showing love!"
Yippee - i have found some common ground. I asked another question; "do you believe that mankind is only 6000 years old?", I knew her answer would be "no". I followed that with "so you don't believe everything that comes from the WTS". Contemplative silence! I told her all I wanted to do was tell her that I am doubting the authority of the Governing Body and left her with a thought " We have two annointed in our congo, members of the FDS class, do you really believe they are involved in formulating the policies of the WTS, that the 9 members of GB really act as their mouthpiece?" She didn't need to answer that one. She suggested that we use Family Worship Evening to do more personal study, I agreed with her - on the condition we use references that are not published by the WTBS.
She obviously has her own doubts, but still feels things will be clarified in time. I at least we are having some critical discussion - its a start.
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Smurfs????????
by cantleave inevery now and then i come across comical references to smurfs in posts on this site, i have been in the org all my life and never heard of any demonisation of father abraham's little blue imaginary friends, even when they they hit the uk top ten singles chart.
can someone enlighten me of what was said, where and when?
maybe i missed it because i was more concerned about kiss using an ouija board in plane or axel rose being anagram of oral sex!!!
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Marlene I'm going to make that my avatar, once I've worked out how
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The Grieving Process after Leaving the Cult
by cantleave ini really want my wife to see that we have spent our wholes lives in a lie, a lie promoted by mind controlling cult, but i have a problem and this is it........ my wife was extremely close to her grandmother, she lived with her in her teens and loved her to bits.
when her grandmother died, 5 years ago, my wife was devestated, the only thing that allowed her to combat the grief was the hope of the ressurection, being able to see her grandmother again in the new system.. it is in my opinion, this hope that keeps her going in the "truth".
if the she leaves the truth i am sure, that like me she will not fall back on any other religion, she will probably become more humanist and agnostic if not atheist.. this realisation will mean that she will never see her grandmother again.
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You nailed it quirky1 !
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Amarillo City Representatives Went to Bethel--Look what they said...
by CrimsonBleu inthis email came from my sister.
i copied and pasted as is.
i'd like to reply with a comment to my sis, but maybe better keep quiet.... .
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We the officials of Amarillo want you business - "this is the way to Amarillo"........................................