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MY prayer

by Girlie in

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If you are still a JW, you pray to a bunch of old men who run a book publishing company.

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Circuit & District Overseers That Made An Impact

by minimus in

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we have a lot of new ones on this site as well as some who have been here for years----i know this subject has been brought up before, but were there any memorable cos or dos that you can recall?.

co arnie scneider was my last co when i was an elder.

he was a very sweet man..

This thread reminds me of a story, but I had to think for a long time before I could remember his name. The CO's name was Lester Bailey, He seemed like a pretty good guy for a dub. Anyway he and his wife had come from the west coast, California if I remember correctly. We were on the east coast and it was winter. We were out in field circus and I realized that he only had a suit coat on where everyone else had overcoats. As I didn't have much extra cash being a construction worker in the winter, I gave him my credit card and told him to get an overcoat so he could fit in with the rest of us. BIG mistake. On sunday morning he comes in with a new coat but said that he forgot my card and would mail it to me. A few days later it came in the mail with the receipt. He bought a middle of the road coat, not too expensive, but not cheap, and a pair of gloves. A reasonable purchase, but his wife was not nearly as reasonable. She took it upon herself to buy a new dress, shoes and pair of $35 sunglasses.

An over $600 impact that I never made again. The next time I saw him at a CA, he would not even look at me. Turned out to be an ass like most of the rest of them.

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Did You See Politics In "Jehovah's" Organization?

by minimus in

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it is amazing to note that some witnesses actually believe the organization is totally "theocratic, run by the top down".

i believe many witnesses could never accept former jw's writing about their experiences because they just couldn't imagine all the backroom deals and questionable practices that indicate holy spirit has nothing to do with the process.. did you experience "politics" within the theocracy?.

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I agree completely with undercover. The more ass kissing and favors done for those in power the faster you moved up.

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Did You See Politics In "Jehovah's" Organization?

by minimus in

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it is amazing to note that some witnesses actually believe the organization is totally "theocratic, run by the top down".

i believe many witnesses could never accept former jw's writing about their experiences because they just couldn't imagine all the backroom deals and questionable practices that indicate holy spirit has nothing to do with the process.. did you experience "politics" within the theocracy?.

Out at Last!

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An Elder wrote anomously...

by Butterflyleia85 in

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i realize as an elder that i am speaking out against the very organization i try to faithfully represent, but i personally think that the governing body is wrong by teaching that only what they teach us, as printed in the watchtower publications, should be considered to be the truth.

theyve made the expression of any personal opinions or group debates over their official versions of biblical truths subject to disciplinary action often leading to someone being disfellowshipped.. .

that is why i feel that i must keep my own identity somewhat anonymous.

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Until Jehovah changes the hearts and understanding of the Governing Body through his Holy Spirit and love for his Witnesses on Earth, I don’t want my family to suffer because I want to speak out.

How long will this guy take to figure out that the GB has NO access to Holy Spirit. I hope soon. He needs to read CoC , Even though I'd been out for a year and a half, It opened my eyes to many things. I ordered mine from Amazon also. Now reading Franz's Christian Freedom.

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I Don't Have to Be "RIGHT" Anymore.

by OnTheWayOut in

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for the record, i don't believe in the god of the bible, and i find it hard to believe in the god of any religion on earth.

i am closest to atheist in my beliefs if you want a traditional title, but i prefer "rationalist.

" i will do god's will for me when he directly tells me what it is.

Out at Last!

I often find myself questioning everything. Since coming out 18 months ago, I sometimes fall back into the thinking of the cult. Does anyone know how long it takes to rid your mind of 28 years of JW indoctrination? I do now believe as many has already stated, if there is a god, he needs to stand up and make himself / herself known and revise his book into an understandable, forthright document?

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Do you like yourself

by is there help out there in

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when you were a jw did you find you did not like your self.

when you left the truth did you find that you liked yourself more and enjoyed life..

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I always liked myself, I was usually the funniest guy I knew. Sometimes I just crack myself up. Just didn't like 99% of the dubs. Still wondering why I stayed in for 28 years.??

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