Hortenzie

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  leaving the wt - why?

  by rockmehardplace in

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  so for some people, there is the one breaking point that makes people leave.

  for me, not so much about doctrine, but about how people treated one another.

  i always heard that we show we are the true religion because we have love among ourselves.

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  Hortenzie

  I missed my old self...
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  In line with a recent topic

  by Heartbreaker in

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  it was just asked (by whom i'm not certain, sorry!

  i can't go back!

  you can never go back!!

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  Hortenzie

  People see what they WANT to see. Living forever on paradise earth is an awesome prospect and many people sacrificed too much for it to let it go...
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  A term that put me in my cult mind set...but only for a second

  by doublelife in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was just hanging up my husband's shirts and started on the section where he had his dress shirts.

  but what i thought in my head was "meeting shirts.

  " and i quickly realized that i have to start saying "dress shirts" instead.

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  Hortenzie

  Meeting clothes - absolutely. That's why I don't wear skirts anymore... except jean skirts.
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  Congregation Bible Study Book

  by dig692 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  not sure if this question was addressed yet, but does anyone know what the next book is that will be studied at the congregation bible study?.

  i'm pretty sure we're close to the end of keep yourselves in god's love, or maybe it's finished already, so if anyone knows what the new study aid will be please let me know.. .

  thanks-dig.

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  Blondie, thanks for the clarification! Sometimes,out of curiosity, I go the the Sunday meeting but never to the mid-week ones. So I didn't know about that change...
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  Congregation Bible Study Book

  by dig692 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  not sure if this question was addressed yet, but does anyone know what the next book is that will be studied at the congregation bible study?.

  i'm pretty sure we're close to the end of keep yourselves in god's love, or maybe it's finished already, so if anyone knows what the new study aid will be please let me know.. .

  thanks-dig.

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  Hortenzie

  What is "Congregational Bible Study"? We used to have "Congregational Book Study" but that was discontinued a couple years ago...
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  Banner day for Canada!

  by poopsiecakes in

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  2. physical

  3 medals today!!

  gold & silver in bobsleigh and bronze in 5000m speed skating - i'm so pumped!!.

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  "And we whooped Russia" - Yeah!!!
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  Were you told by JC that God will no longer listen to your prayers?

  by Hortenzie in

  1. social
  2. family

  i was df-ed 3 years ago.

  during the process nothing extraordinary happened.

  everything proceeded as if according to a script.

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  Hortenzie

  Interesting comments - thanks!

  Lisa - I wish I had your "presence of mind"!!!

  Luo - Wow, such a ruthless and disrespectful statement. Nobody has the right to talk to children about their parents like that!!!
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  Were you told by JC that God will no longer listen to your prayers?

  by Hortenzie in

  1. social
  2. family

  i was df-ed 3 years ago.

  during the process nothing extraordinary happened.

  everything proceeded as if according to a script.

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  Thanks for all the comments so far... Purplesofa - you are right. The article is found in WT95 4/1, pages 10-15. Paragraph 10 makes the statement you mentioned but the context shows that it applies to God's servants.

  The other thing said at that occasion was that even after being df-ed I still remain dedicated to Jehovah. Which I though was odd. How can I be still dedicated to Jehovah if he doesn't listen to my prayers and "his" organization shuns me?
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  Were you told by JC that God will no longer listen to your prayers?

  by Hortenzie in

  1. social
  2. family

  i was df-ed 3 years ago.

  during the process nothing extraordinary happened.

  everything proceeded as if according to a script.

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  I was Df-ed 3 years ago. During the process nothing extraordinary happened. Everything proceeded as if according to a script. Elder who knew me for years treated me with dignity and respect but I couldn't recognize any semblance of feelings on their part. The only thing that took my breath away was that at the end one of the elders made a statemen that Jehovah God will not listen to my prayers anymore - it actually felt that he was forbiding me to pray. I was speechless and just left without a word...

  Did that happened to you? Do the elders have procedural script for Judicial Committees? Were you told that God will not hear you anymore?
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  I am so angry i want to smack someone around. God damn evil ex...I am ranting!

  by Aussie Oz in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i am such a placid person.

  i will always turn the other cheek.

  i will always be the one to yeild.

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  Hortenzie

  Why "mediation"? Why 12 years? Did you try court?