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  Going out with a bang

  by LittleToe in

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  after much deliberation, i decided to go "out" at the end of a public talk.

  it didn't go down too well, but at least i was able to give some of my reasons for leaving.. i've put some of the details on my homepage.

  i'll update it more when i get the time and the strength.

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  I just listened to the audio of the talk and read along with the manuscript. Outstanding! Hats off to Little Toe. That man had courage! Such composure all the way through.

  I disassociated myself about two weeks ago. Sent the letter to Brooklyn and the local K.H. ... It's good to have closure on that chapter of my life after a long 15 year plus fade. My relationship with my family was pretty much gone anyway. I haven't heard from them since sending the letter and that's fine. Life goes on ... with or without them. To be quite honest, for many years it's been better without them.

  For the new ones here that know something isn't right with the "Organization", I would encourage you to pour yourself into searching out the answers sooner than later. Life is precious and the only regret I have regading leaving the "Organization" is not leaving it sooner.

  Thanks for the bump on this thread slimboyfat.
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  How will Obamacare affect the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society?

  by The_Present_Truth in

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  i'm not sure if this has been addressed here or not but i've been curious as to how obamacare stands to affect the wtbts and those serving at it's branches in the usa?

  has anyone looked at this?

  seems the catholics are all shook up about what obamacare stands to "make" them provide their "employees".

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  I was actually wondering how it would affect the "Bethel Family" per say. I think right now the WTBTS in the USA is self insured as it relates to health insurance for those serving. I could be wrong. Just wondering if they'll have to provide broader coverage for those serving, possibly purchased from an outside carrier? That could be pricey....
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  How will Obamacare affect the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society?

  by The_Present_Truth in

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  i'm not sure if this has been addressed here or not but i've been curious as to how obamacare stands to affect the wtbts and those serving at it's branches in the usa?

  has anyone looked at this?

  seems the catholics are all shook up about what obamacare stands to "make" them provide their "employees".

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  I'm not sure if this has been addressed here or not but I've been curious as to how Obamacare stands to affect the WTBTS and those serving at it's branches in the USA? Has anyone looked at this?

  Seems the Catholics are all shook up about what Obamacare stands to "make" them provide their "employees".

  Thoughts .....
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  WE CAN DO THIS....if you think the idea is as good as I do!

  by Terry in

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  i have long had an idea that i think is a very powerful tool in reaching even hard-nosed jw's.. .

  it would consist only of actual photographic scans of various documents, articles, photographs such as these from marvin shilmer's blog: (see next panel).

  there would be no extraneous non-official text whatsoever.. it would be published the size of an old life magazine and sent anonymously to jw's at their homes.. the cover would clearly contain the words: "all contents originally published by watchtower bible &tract society".

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  Awesome idea. Marking this thread for later. Keep these coming. That, "Is it wrong to change your religion?" article is awesome. I just shake my head these days.
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  What if EVERTHING you believe to be true.....is a LIE?

  by Terry in

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  what if everything you thought was true turned out to be a lie?.

  what if some of the most important "facts" turned out to be false?.

  does seeing your strongly held convictions shattered, refuted, disproved hold out liberation for you or a sense of doom and embarassment?.

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  My new belief is "disbelief".

  1 Thessalonians 5:21 -

  New American Standard Bible(©1995)
  But examine everything carefully; hold fast to that which is good;

  Words to live by .....

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  Witnesses are saying "END IS RIGHT NOW!"

  by free2beme in

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  i have witness friends telling me, that this is the end right now!

  that this globel issue of the nations of egypt, libya and others ... is the sign they looked for.

  now with what is happening in the usa, wisconsin to be exact, more trouble is rising and this is it.

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  There's a sign on the interstate not far from our house that has a picture of someone who's supposed to be Jesus. On top of it is a quote that says, "Jesus said 'Repent because the end is near'". It's not signed to let you know who sponsored the sign. It's all I can do to not rent the next billboard and quote the first saying, "Jesus said, 'Repent because the end is near'" AND THAT WAS OVER 2000 YEARS AGO!!!! GET OVER IT ALREADY!!!!!!

  I mean c'mon.....
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  Is anyone on here from Milwaukee (or Wisconsin for that matter?)

  by Joliette in

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  milwaukee, wi, born and raised!

  but leaving in two years.

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  Magwitch,

  I did the math after I posted originally. I was 6 years old in 1981. I guess I wasn't running the roads quite yet. But you know how it is up there, for the most part the same people have been there forever. I bet we do know / did know a lot of the same people. Trouble is that after a fade of about 15 years for me and moving across the country I'm finding it's getting harder to remember them. Thank God!
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  Is anyone on here from Milwaukee (or Wisconsin for that matter?)

  by Joliette in

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  milwaukee, wi, born and raised!

  but leaving in two years.

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  Ashland? Superior?
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  I'm so very saddened right now

  by sooner7nc in

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  i just received this from an old friend on fb.

  i can't hang with an apostate or someone cheering.

  on apostates...of course, if jw's are not your cup.

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  Now imagine he's your little (blood)brother. Had a similar conversation with my little brother a few months back. Haven't talked since. It's a bummer for sure. They are casualties of a cult. (That'd make a great name for a book: "Casualty of a Cult" ...but I digress.)

  The only thing that brings me back to center is comparing them to someone who is out of their mind. They just don't know what they're talking about, and short of putting them in a straight jacket and deprogramming them, they're probably not going to come around anytime soon.

  Keep your chin up brother.
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  Is anyone on here from Milwaukee (or Wisconsin for that matter?)

  by Joliette in

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  milwaukee, wi, born and raised!

  but leaving in two years.

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  Magwitch are you serious? You wen to the Ladysmith congregation. We probably crossed paths. Only I'm a tad bit younger then you. O:-) Rhinelander, Merrill, Wausau and northward were kind of my stomping grounds when I was younger. But I used to run Hwy 8 west over to Rice lake back in the day ....went through ladysmith all the time.

  Joliette, come on down to Texas. Then you'll be in our neck of the woods. Texas has a little more moxie than Oklahoma. But that's just my opinion.