Posts by Broken Promises

Meeting with the elders will not do any good – when I tried to express my questions and disappointments to them in my meetings with them, all they can do is rote off the usual spiel and read a scripture or two and tell you to keep going to the meetings.

Ironically, when I was half in/half out mentally, I used to pray to Jehovah begging that he helped me come back into “the truth” if it really was his organization.

And you know what? The more I prayed, the more my eyes were opened to the real truth about the organization. I don’t believe in “God” anymore, but I have a feeling someone/thing was listening to my prayers and helped me out!

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Jehovah's Witnesses are a sad lot

by garyneal in

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my wife is a baptized publisher and i guess everything is going okay for the moment.

i believe that slowly the love bombing is beginning to wane now that she is in.

her mother, of course, is still sending 'encouragement' now that she is dedicating her life to jehovah the organization.. but, of course, the tests are coming forward and my wife is trying to 'endure to the end.'.

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GaryNeal, I think it’s great that you are holding a birthday party for your daughter regardless.

I was born into the JWs, and I still remember what it was like being a little kid and trying to explain to my schoolfriends why I couldn’t go to their birthday parties. I knew it had something to do with the Bible and that God didn’t like it, but that was about it.

But it’s very hard for a JW to try to fit in with non JW kids. However, by having a nonJW dad she will be able to experience many childhood moments that we didn’t get to experience.

BTW, to get around the no birthdays thing, my parents used to give me a Yearly Present. It was a special present, usually a more expensive toy that they wouldn’t normally buy – like Ynot said, I also received presents all year round. Don’t worry, many JW kids get plenty of toys – but not the lifetime moments that are usually associated with the receiving of such presents.

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A JW Corpse 'Speaks'

by Bangalore in

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a jw corpse 'speaks'.

http://alwaysonasaturday.blogspot.com/2009/08/jw-meets-undignified-end.html.

bangalore.

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Very sad story…. I find the practice of an open coffin unusual for a JW funeral. Does this happen often?

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The threat of missing meetings?

by babygirl30 in

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this morning i had the memory flashback of something my mom used to always say: that missing meetings is like missing a 'meal', and that if you don't 'eat' on a regular basis, then you will lose your life.

she would come at me with "you have to stay close to the meetings - when armaggedon comes, that is where we will get our directions on where to go and what to do".. i used to be scared not to be at meetings for fear the end would come and i would be alone...or without my parents...all because that day i didn't go to the khall.

anyone else remember that???

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Back in the late 50s my mother was in a stage demo where her “husband” stays home instead of going to the meeting, and he has a nightmare where Armageddon starts and he's in trouble because he missed the meeting and h e is so scared by the nightmare that he promises never to miss a meeting again...

I also remember them saying that during the “great tribulation” we would be meeting secretly and if we missed one meeting, we would miss out on knowing where the next one would be held, and we would miss out on the “spiritual food” and lose touch with the brothers. I think those ideas were based on how things were done in countries where the work was/is banned.

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How do you cope with boredom at meetings?

by MMXIV in

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what did/do you use to cope with boredom at the meetings?.

as sad as this sounds, when i was a kid and desperate for anything to do at a meeting, i used to count the punctuation in each wt study article.

i had a system.

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The final year I was going, I used to sit with a family I was “friends” with (found out they were complete backstabbers) and play with their toddler (in the guise of giving the mum a chance to listen to the meetings). I remember one night the little tot fell asleep in my arms 5 mins after the Ministry School started, and slept right through the meeting until the last song!

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Mission 1 For the Vast Apostate Army: Attend The Memorial...

by Tuesday in

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hey folks!.

i made another propaganda-esque video for the vast apostate army's first mission which is to attend the memorial.

since alot of people liked my last video for the vast apostate army i figured i'd post this one too.

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Ok, so there’s a couple of guys planning a fake takeover in order to get the big wigs at WTS HQ scared.

Umm, you do realise that the boys at Bethel read these boards, and thus would know all about your little “plan”?

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Once a cheater, always a cheater

by Quillsky in

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if you discover, while getting to know a potential partner, that they have cheated on a previous partner........ don't touch them.

run run run.. in my opinion a cheat remains a cheat.

opportunity is the variable.. please discuss..

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I’ve been cheated on and I’ve also been the “other woman”.

Cheaters cheat because of opportunity, desire, boredom etc etc.

Would a cheater cheat again if given the opportunity? Possibly, but I don’t think there’s any hard and fast rule.

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This Orianthi girl is GREAT

by Think About It in

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seen her perform on american idol tonight.

she is great and not bad to look at.. .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boxxpmtoeo0.

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And she’s AUSTRALIAN!!!

Orianthi was rehearsing with Michael Jackson for his “This Is It” tour before he died. She has since gone out on her own – and she’s fantastic, eh?