Whenever we attended the elder's school, or had a meeting with the CO, one elder and myself talked about resigning because, as minimus said, we could not possibly live up all that was expected of us. That's really how we felt.
Posts by jack2
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44Elder's School Review This Weekend
by minimus in2 full days will be given to the elders for a review of the school that the elders already attended last year.
any idea of what else they could possibly say??
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Talk by a Branch Overseer
by Defender ina branch overseer of an asian country who happened to be visiting some of his family members in our area, gave a talk this evening in the hall that i used to attend.
i have not been attending meetings for months, but decided to go when my mother, a devout jw, came to visit me last week.
the branch overseer had just returned from attending the annual meeting in new york.
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jack2
Interesting discussion, good points made by Defender and Cygnus.
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Watchtower is Re-Writing History!
by UnDisfellowshipped inthe watchtower society seems to have the power of re-writing history!
i got most of these quotes from http://quotes.jehovahswitnesses.com.
*** live forever book (1982 edition), page 179 ***.
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jack2
Kelsey, you ask some very good questions, and I've wondered the same on occasion. My conclusion has been that there are many who need to validate their decision to leave, so they feel the need to 'dig up dirt' as it were. There are others who observe certain things and go through certain experiences which are often enough to convince them that their decision to leave was correct.
There are, of course, many others who teeter between staying and leaving, who have doubts and are not quite sure what to think. To them, some dirt digging might help in the decision-maiking process.
One thing I always try to remember before I start to think, 'hey, why can't people just move on' is that this religion's influence is in many ways all-pervasive in the lives of its adherents and former adherents. Thus, moving on is something that is very often easier said than done, hence the need for many folks to continue to validate their doubts and/or their decisons with regard to this religion.
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Brings back memories. I remember feeling rather nauseated when I found out I could be sued. Lose everything and maybe end up in jail for defending their procedures and policies? Uh, no thanks.
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Where is the man who loved Jehovah so much?
by LyinEyes ini have to explain why i say this, why i miss the man who loved god so much.
when i met my husband he was only 18 yrs old, and so deligent to serve jehovah.
we were both so much alike, we loved our god, but also deep down, loved what the world had to offer.
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Thank you for a nice post LyinEyes. I can relate very much to what your husband and you have been going through.
Being an elder is in many ways the barometer which a jw man uses to measure his spirituality. In the jw religion, 'reaching out' and doing more and more can easily become the very reason for our spritual growth. When that is lost, it is indeed difficult to find one's way at times.
Edited by - jack2 on 11 October 2002 13:15:11
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welcome to me, another newbie
by fluttergirl2 inhello all.. i've visited here a time or two but this is the first time i've posted.
been out for five years now.
left because i realized i was expected to be perfect and that just wasn't gonna happen.
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jack2
yeah, not all us dubs "run away" from folks like you and those here. why not?....well, for one thing, you're fun. and also, stuff is said here that cannot or will not be discussed among jws. that'll bring me 'round every time. :)
welcome!
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No Regrets,
by Englishman innon, je ne regrette rien.. mr. moe has said that she doesn't want to enter her 50's (that's about 25 years off, btw) and look back on her life with a feeling of regret.. relax, you probably won't!.
you see, i have made the most apalling mistakes in my life.
some real mega cock-ups.
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jack2
Well said Mr. Moe.
Edited by - jack2 on 9 October 2002 13:52:7
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Have you read my experience in the Awake?Read this
by ELON14 inmany of you already know my real name.i'm the one whose experience was published in the sep 8 1994 awake mag.
i would like to stress that although i have good reason to be angry and bitter, nothing i say here is said in anger but only in sadness.
i write this to say that if i could take back many of my words i said in that experience , i would.
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Very interesting post Elon, and like beck_melbourne, I am also curious as to whether the lanuage in your original story was altered, etc, to fit the WTS's liking.
Also, like Mulan, I do not recall seeing anything about your son.
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43,000 women will die this year...
by Shakita in43,000 women will die this year from breast cancer.. this killer is a personal one for me.
i lost my mother last year to this horrible disease.
she battled this cancer for a long time and endured much pain since her diagnosis.
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Shakita, thank you for posting this, and I am very sorry about the losses that your family has had to endure due to breast cancer.
This is month is the official month for breast cancer awareness, and this week's issue of Newseek carries an article on page 10 with some updates on current reasearch into effective prevention and treatments.
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JGNAT- looking for more!!!!!
by xenawarrior insitting here waiting for the next writing from you!!!!!
cmon!!!
love it, want some more to read!
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hey xenaw, wrong thread to post this on, but.....nice win by the Pack. The football gods were angered at the Bears - that Blue on Blue look was ugly. Ye Gods!