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  Favorite/least favorite CO's and DO's

  by HereIgo in

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  i posted this thread sometime last year but thought i would revive it due to the new ones on the board, and to change things up a bit.

  my favorite?

  bro murikami, from hawaii, very humble, kind bro.

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  hoser

  Shit flows downhill. Circuit overseers are nothing but middle managers for the watchtower corporation.

  I'm sure they get royally crapped on too when they don't report growth and profitability to the head Borg.
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  What made you stay "in" even when you knew it wasn't the "truth"?

  by mentalclarity in

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  2. experiences

  so i've been thinking a lot about why i stayed a jw for so long even though i had always had doubts about the doctrines.

  i was born into the religion, left and came back as an adult for another decade.

  some of the things that come to mind (besides the threat of shunning-and this isn't to minimize that very real threat) was:.

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  I'm still in because my wife isn't ready to leave yet.
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  What is behind your choice of forum user name?

  by stuckinarut2 in

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  just curious how we all think.. what prompted or influenced your choice of username for this forum?.

  there are some really amazing names, and it would be great to hear the stories behind them.... mine was nothing fancy.

  i just felt "stuck in a rut too" along with so many others.

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  hoser

  Mine started out as hosed which is a Canadian prairie term that means to be cheated, tricked or taken advantage of. Being raised a jw I most certainly was hosed.

  When I was setting up the account my finger must have slipped up to the r on the keyboard and By divine providence I was logged in as hoser defined as an uncouth beer drinking Canadian. It pretty much sums up my personality.
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  Russian BOE letters of instruction - meetings and $$$ matter$

  by OrphanCrow in

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  2. friends

  these letters can be found in the original russian on jwforum.eu.. i will provide links but also copy and paste the english translation that was provided for each one.. this first letter was dated may 21, 2017 and concerns instructions on how to handle the donation$.

  (*bolding is mine).

  we should not make the same boxes for all groups.

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  hoser

  It's all about the money
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  Who has ever succeeded in getting an elder fired ( demoted )?

  by Chook in

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  2. bible

  it's nearly a job for life if you don't literally fu.. up..

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  hoser

  My SIL got an elder removed. He didn't follow procedure on a Jc. She phoned someone she knew at the branch and next week he was removed.
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  The little things that made you feel guilty as a JW?

  by HereIgo in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  watching rated r movies?

  maybe a little gambling in vegas?

  when i was in high school i went to the mall with my friend at the time, who happened to be a female.

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  I felt guilty about everything.
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  Restrictions

  by snugglebunny in

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  what kind of restrictions are people put under when their behaviour has been considered worthy of disfellowshipping but have managed to avoid the big "d"?.

  me (going back a bit):.

  1. never to be in the company of the lady unchaperoned although we were "betrothed".. 2. removed from ministerial servants position.. 3. not allowed to pray in the congregation at all, including book study.. 4. removed as watchtower study conductor.. 5. removed as public speaker and talks at service meetings.. 6. removed as pioneer.. 7. report to po once a month.. amazingly, i missed none of those things and relished the freedom from responsibility.

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  hoser

  I bought booze when I was barely legal. Some of my underage jw friends got into my stash when I was at work and got drunk and some hanky panky went on with some teenage jw girls and guys. Even though I wasn't there it was my fault somehow. I

  got removed as a pioneer

  couldnt say the prayer at the meetings

  i could still comment

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  Just a survey

  by Homer notsimpson in

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  2. friends

  just to get others opinions and experiences.

  out of everyone in the jw organization, how many do you think never get caught doing a "gross sin "?

  and how many do you think actually get caught?

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  hoser

  I practice "gross sin" according to the watchtower . Haven't been caught yet.
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  Do WT Publications Make Us Feel Unworthy, Unlovable and Helpless?

  by jp1692 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  it is my contention that the wtbts, (as do all high-control, authoritarian cults), deliberately cultivates dysfunctional beliefs among its members.

  in particular, the most destructive of these beliefs are those that undermine one's feelings of self-worth.

  for a research project i am doing, i am looking for direct quotes from wt publications that seem to be specifically designed to manipulate the readers into feeling: unworthy, unlovable, inadequate and/or helpless.

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  hoser

  As a born in, being told that I was unworthy was my "normal". Only after checking out of the jehovahs Witness cult mentally did I realize how deranged this organization really is.
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  What is the most bizarre counsel you received as a JW, from a JW?

  by Funchback in

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  2. beliefs

  there were many addressed to me.

  for example, i once had a sister tell me i was gambling because i liked playing skill crane (the machine where you have to try to pick up prizes like stuffed animals) at the arcade.

  i then fired back a her: "you saw the r-rated movie 'backdraft.

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  hoser

  Puff the magic dragon was bad because it is about cannibas which is bad unless it is prescribed by a doctor then it is still bad if you are jw.