Welcome to this forum. I was once an elder who was removed because of my adult daughter getting df. She did not have a job and at that time could not support herself. So she stayed at home and the boe did not like that. My wife, other 2 children, and I left the organization. My wife eventually became active again in the congregation though. You will appreciate the thoughts and social interchange of this forum.
straightshooter
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Former Long Time Elder, New Member
by James Jackson ini have served 20 years as an elder, 5 years as an ms. was on the district committee in 2010, held various positions on the district , circuit, and rbc level.
probably been on more than 100 judicial committees and even an appeals committee.
was the coordinator in our congregation and deleted because adult child was df ( i kicked him out at the time of his wrongdoing, but that wasn't enough for thr brothers).
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Today Is TotallyADD's 5th Birthday
by Reopened Mind inno, he is not 5 years old, he is 59 today.
totallyadd like many of you was raised in the cult and not allowed to celebrate his birthdays.
he was always on the outside looking in, deprived of cake and comraderie.
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straightshooter
Happy Birthday TotallyADD. May it be a fun and enjoyable day.
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Another Newbie
by Skinnedsheep ini recently came to the realization that the organization is corrupt and is false.
my story is similar to many i think.
i was raised in the religion, pioneered and served as an elder for a number of years.
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straightshooter
Welcome Skinnedsheep and ProfCNJ to this enlightening forum.
I was once an elder. My wife now is an active member again.
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What are your feelings about U S Supreme Court DNA ruling?
by Glander inwashington -- a narrowly divided supreme court ruled monday that police can collect dna from people arrested but not yet convicted of serious crimes, a tool that more than half the states already use to help crack unsolved crimes.. this dna sample will of course go into a huge database similar to fingerprints.. .
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straightshooter
This can be good to make sure that the correct person is the criminal or not.
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Anthony Morris The 3rd Talks About Human Hot Dogs At Armageddon, There Will Be No Picnic For Survivors
by frankiespeakin inwatch out for armageddon it is going to be numbing to human sensibilities:.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=micq4iqrklm.
i guess he's thinkin jehovah's gonna roast them like a hot dogs burned to a charred ruination over a fire.
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straightshooter
Those that heard this horrible talk should write the branch and protest. Oh no, he is of the GB and therefore can say anything without correction. How sick!
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2034 is going to be a huge letdown for the dubs
by wha happened? ini've seen a few postings of a possible "next date" for dubs of 2034. based on an article they published comparing the last days to the days of noah.
preaching for 120 years.
however, i noticed a little tidbit from wiki about age:.
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straightshooter
I think that most jws look to the end being right around the corner. That was the thinking 30 years ago with my friends who passed away. I think that is still the thinking today. I remember ones saying that they never expected their children to graduate from high school before the end. Now these children are grown and I have heard them express the same thing. My wife told me that the end will come before my 20 year old son ever retires. Funny, I thought the same thing about me when I was 20 years old.
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Do You TRUST The Police, The Government, People In General?
by minimus ini think most people lie.
some more than others.. we are taught, as children to trust the police, the authorities, our teachers, the clergy, our doctors, etc.. do you easily trust and believe in people?.
i don't, but i do try to look at the good in people..
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straightshooter
I used to trust people, but now I don't trust anyone. That includes the government and police.
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How Many Of You Remember THIS Song...
by titch inand...actually enjoyed it, although you weren't supposed to enjoy it?
the song that i'm referring to, i found it on youtube last night.
it was "oh happy day" by the edwin hawkins singers, and it came out in may or june of 1969. i remember that it hit the pop charts way back then, and radio stations in southern california---like khj and kfwb---were giving it air time.
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straightshooter
I remember that song, but that was before I was a jw. Didn't know that there was anything wrong with this song.
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OKAY... July 2013 Witchtower. The end ain't coming fo at least 30 years...
by hamsterbait inthe noolite in the july study rag, is that all the annointed will be in heaven when armageddy starts.. they already proved from the scriptures that there is not going to be a rapture of annointed.
(as a study pointed out they would "never" go back to a teaching they had disproved with the babble).
since mark sanderson is about 48, is in beth hell and receives the very best of health care, we can count on him living until at least 70 - 80. unless he dies of cancer or obesity or an accident.
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straightshooter
They did not let up on the "death threats" after the new understanding of the meaning of "generation". Hence I think most witnesses will gloss over this information in the July WT or feel that this is way over the head too complicated. Either way, like most of the gibberish the WTS gives, the flock blindly follows.
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Do you tuck your shirt in?
by Iamallcool innormally i do not tuck my shirt in.
if my work enviroment or any special occasion requires me to be dressed up, i always tuck my shirt in.
i just like to be very comfortable.
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straightshooter
I always tuck my shirt in. Only when my wife tells me not to because I am wearing very casual attire.