Family is not sacred in the organization. See some of my last two posts for examples.
You can't make people see what they don't want to. I preferr the path of least resistance and have made my way out.
maninthemiddle
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I've just been 'Outted' by my own sister
by Newly Enlightened ini thought that we could just fade away peacefully, but i guess my mother told my sister that we no longer wanted to be jehovah's witnesses so now all hell is breaking loose.. .
it's a relief tho.
i feel really sad and upset also, because my mom lives with my sister and now has been forbidden from contacting me or vice versa.
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$3 Billion Lawsuit
by The Searcher incould this have any bearing on current changes at brooklyn?.
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maninthemiddle
As long as the sharks have freakin' lasers, I'm in.
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WT 4/15 GB: narcissism in high functioning individuals (big ego or severe disorder)
by Gorbatchov inthere is anonther topic about the new organizational sheet of the jw organisation.. it's nice to see the gb (=fds) on top of the earthly part of it.
read some interesting information about the.
severe disorder they must have:.
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maninthemiddle
@Sir82, remeber all the articles that talk about 'divine protection"? It applies to the group not to the individual . Jehovah values the "group" over individuals.
Should that be of any suprise since they stamp out all trace of individuality ?
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maninthemiddle
this caught my eye.
14 In like manner, the great crowd fully
supports the work of Christ’s anointed
brothers who are still on earth and
who are taking the lead in the organization
today. (Read Zechariah 8:23.)
Zechariah says this:
23 “This is what Jehovah of armies has said, ‘It will be in those days that ten men * out of all the languages * of the nations + will take hold, + yes, they will actually take hold of the skirt of a man * who is a Jew, *+ saying: “We will go with YOU people, + for we have heard [that] God * is with YOU people.”’” +
So is the great crowd trying to sneak into the kingdom now? Be "let" in by the annointed?
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Musings on today's dishonest text.
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maninthemiddle
Preparing a talk, (and doing a good job) is a lot of work, the point here is the statement " present the assigned information" There is not an orgional thought in any talk, only orgional delivery.
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District Assembly Vehicle Parking Passes: $5.00
by Calebs Airplane ini've been out for a few years now, but when i was in, we frequently had to purchase "vehicle parking passes" several weeks before the start of our district assembly (depending on the coliseum or stadium being rented at the time).
it was usually $5.00 and you were given a 10" x 4" (or so) card with the assembly title/theme printed on.
according to the instructions from a branch letter that was read out loud (usually at the end of the service meeting), this card had to be placed on the right side of your dashboard such that the dub parking attendants can easily see it as you drive through the parking entrance.
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maninthemiddle
I remember paying for the Macon, Ga parking, but that was more than 15 years ago.
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Interesting District Convention News.....
by Pyramid Scheme ini wanted to share some news from a family friend (he is my wt mole - still an elder, hates the shenanigans, but is still hanging on for all the reasons often discussed on this site) i know the various rumors have been discussed on here, and unfortunately the rumor about the conventions being eliminated weren't true!
(what a burden on the jw community - financial hardship for a good portion of them, guilting people into actually quitting their job to attend, physically exhausting for many, etc...etc......).
anyway, he told me that the district convention is being moved to 11 weekends at the jw-owned circuit assembly hall, and they are no longer planning on renting stadiums/large facilities in our area (northern ohio/southern michigan).
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maninthemiddle
I have always heard, atleast about a few assembly halls that I know of, that they are already too busy, I don't see how they can handle more usage.
But that would be a good execuse to build more.
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JW's Sandy Respond Show off
by pixel inthis just post on their website:.
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http://www.jw.org/en/news/by-region/americas/united-states/video-clip-hurricane-sandy-relief/.
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need advice!
by unstopableravens inmy son is three and will not stop using his diapers we have tryed alot of stuff ,sitting him on there every few hrs etc... he knows what to do if you ask him were should he use the bathroom he will say the toilet!
but he keeps going in his pull ups, you put on underwear and spiderman get a face load of mud!.
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maninthemiddle
we also used little rewards for using the toilet, like M&Ms, or other candy.
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need advice!
by unstopableravens inmy son is three and will not stop using his diapers we have tryed alot of stuff ,sitting him on there every few hrs etc... he knows what to do if you ask him were should he use the bathroom he will say the toilet!
but he keeps going in his pull ups, you put on underwear and spiderman get a face load of mud!.
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maninthemiddle
What was successful for me, don't use training pants execpt for bedtime, make wearing "big boy" underwear a privledge he wants, and he won't want to mess them up. But then you have to take the accidents with it.