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Jan. 15th WT- Go to Meetings to Fight the Blues- Eliminate other Activities
by flipper in
1. jw
2. friends
our jw contact sent us the " witness only " wt's again and i just had to make a thread on this mind numbing article.

starting on pg.22 in the jan.15th it deals with " coping with discouragement ".

it seems lots of jw's are under intense stress these days ( can you blame them ?
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why i became an athiest after leaving the jehovah's witnesses
by molly1 in
1. jw
2. friends
278
Children of 1975
by d in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
what was it like to live in the 1950's 1960's and early 70's as a jehovah witness.when they started to push the 1975 date..
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WT Society's Sly Guilt & Fear Tactics on Young People in Nov.15th WT
by flipper in
1. jw
2. friends
as many on this board are aware- the wt society is losing younger members in big numbers.

statistics show that 2 out of 3 jw's raised in the cult leave between the age of 18 to 35. so like they always do- if the wt society sees a " need " or " problem " arising they address it in wt study articles.

thus notice how manipulative the wt society uses fear, guilt, and put down type comments to intimidate young jehovah's witnesses in this wt study article in nov. 15th issue.. under the titled article " young ones - what will you do with your life ?
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Thousands of people have come and gone from this site....is this part of the healing process???
by Witness 007 in
1. jw
2. experiences
i see alot of new names here lately and if you look at the log on names here there are thousands who have moved on....every 2 years the posters change.....some vent and leave, others stay on for years.

i guess moving on with your life is a good thing, i think this site helps...any thoughts?.
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2010 District Convention - Some Thoughts on the Sunday Afternoon Session
by Olin Moyles Ghost in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
out of a sense of morbid curiosity, i recently attended the sunday afternoon session of the district convention.

the session consisted of a drama and the infamous "remain in the secret place of the most high" talk.

overall, i got a sense that the wts is in damage control mode because the end hasn't come yet.
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If you felt/feel that you had/have good, close "friends" in the org, how did/does it feel to just give them up?
by Crisis of Conscience in
1. jw
2. friends
this is my biggest dilema.

although mentally i really feel i could walk away from the org right now, i still have genuine love for the people i have come to know over the years.

i love people!.
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Were you Stalked or Chased After Once you Exited the JW's by Elders ?
by flipper in
1. jw
2. friends
i tried to fade off the map by moving 30 miles initially in 2004 after i exited in late 2003 .

the first several years they didn't bother me.

i ran into a elder from my former congregation in late 2005 in an antique store - he tried telling me i was wrong for stopping attending meetings.
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New light: Generation
by 5thGeneration in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
got some info from the annual meeting.. unofficially, the 'generation' is now categorized as 2 groups.

the first is 'the 1914 group' and the second is the younger anointed 'contemporaries' who 'actually work for a period of time with those anointed ones'.. the 'generation' is now 'the lifespan of those who actually saw the beginning of the sign and then the lifespan of those who worked with those who saw the beginning of the sign'.. here we go again....
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I've Got An Idea: Sue An Elder!
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
i honestly think that if individual elders thought they personally might get sued, they would back off from talking to you or trying to hunt you down.

i know i always was nervous that i'd havv=e to hire a lawyer and pay $$$ out of my own pocket.. what do you think?

might that not discourage elders from violating your rights or harrassing you?