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  Online Dating: Tried It?

  by daringhart13 in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  has anyone tried online dating?.

  i travel constantly and feel like i'm only home on weekends....tough to meet anyone near me..... any success?

  waste of time?.

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  daringhart13

  Has anyone tried online dating?

  I travel constantly and feel like I'm only home on weekends....tough to meet anyone near me....

  Any success? Waste of time?

  I'm interested in getting away from years of JW women ;)
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  Do JW elders perform exorcisms?

  by QuestioningEverything in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  what if a person is thought to be possessed and nothing suspicious is found in their home, ie books, yard sale stuff, smurfs, etc..., will the elders perform an exorcism?

  have any of you ever heard of a person getting exorcised?.

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  daringhart13

  You would be lucky if they performed a shepherding call............
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  Did You Aspire To Be An Elder Or Did You Want A Relative or Friend To Be One?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  if you were a male growing up in the congregation, it was expected that you would "reach out" for a position in the hall.

  some of us did just that and others didn't want any "privileges"!.

  i knew some people, especially "sisters", that really wanted their relative or good friend to be appointed so they might "change things".

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  daringhart13

  I served for 17 years; 11 of them as an elder.

  I enjoy teaching.....and it showed. I was given all the big assignments, CA, Memorial, weddings, ....I even taught at the KM School for servants as a kid in his late 20's......

  I miss teaching.... but I believe that is more of a personality 'thing'

  Those that have served as elders have a VERY unique perspective on the religion. The hypocrisy (i.e. judicial meetings for drunks, when the majority of the elders are alcoholics)....the nepotism......and what really unnerved me for years: the gross lack of Bible knowledge or EVEN "organizational' knowledge among fellow elders that had people's LIVES in their hands. I came to realize I was one of the good, sincere ones......most were NOT.

  I do not miss all the marriage mates who truly hate each other and refuse to have sex. I don't miss crying with a teenager when their heart is broken by a JC, I don't miss the Christianity ala Carte that JW's employee (we can DF for adultery, but not slander.....we can DF for smoking, while the elders wives drink themselves blind every weekend), I don't miss watching some CO misuse his power to affect other people's lives, then leave town.....

  Those that have been elders and used extensively, have seen it all. It will destroy your own psyche.....and if you love your wife, it destroys her too.

  There should be entire threads for the damage done to we morons that put our families and the women we love(d) through that insanity. And then you learn they could give a shite about you anyway......

  Its really sick.....
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  I'm done...

  by MrFreeze in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i'm officially walking away from this religion.

  even though it means i'll be on my own.

  i don't really care anymore.

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  daringhart13

  Mr. Freeze,

  I understand. It was the gross lack of love and openly practiced corruption that made me walk away in 2009.....after 17 years as an elder.

  The bottom line: they don't follow the Bible (John 13:34, 35) Its highly corrupt.

  You will experience some tough emotions for a while...but it gets better.....I'm so glad to be through with all of it.
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  2006 Revelation Its Grand Climax At Hand--PDF!

  by Atlantis in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  2006 revelation its grand climax at hand--pdf!

  bookmarked searchable reduced click the link at the bottom of the next page.

  http://www.sendspace.com/file/1duzi9 cheers!

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  daringhart13

  This book will suddenly 'disappear' before too long.

  Its become obsolete.

  I used to conduct book study out of it and would find ways to get people laughing about most of it.

  Just watch......the "new" Revelation book is the next big release
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  3rd time 2 elders stopped by in 6 months!!!

  by NiceDream in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  these people don't give up!

  i'm hoping it's because we have an assembly coming up soon or something.

  they don't call beforehand, they just stop by whenever, ring the doorbell once and leave.

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  daringhart13

  Why do people answer the door or their phone calls?

  Disappear.

  Don't answer. Be a complete mystery.

  You're under NO obligation to answer the door.
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  Writing a letter to the GB is not only a waste of time, but it's giving credit where none is due

  by gubberningbody in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  to write to them is to say:.

  "yes, i believe you people represent the master christ jesus on earth, and by proxy, jehovah himself.".

  they don't.. they don't have any answers.. the answers they do have, they're too cowardly to give.. if they did give them, they'd still be wrong.. .

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  daringhart13

  No...none like that. However, our Body received several for people that were abused and slandered by the elders, publishers, etc.

  One man nearly had a nervous breakdown as the WT conductor was responsible for him losing his business and his step son stealing from him.

  They all turned a blind eye..........this poor guy lost his mind.......and he was a very kind man who helped the elderly, single mothers and had gone to Bethel......he never returned....he was suicidal from the lack of justice.

  The letter he wrote? It was openly mocked and joked about........
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  Reinstated But Not Forgiven?

  by Pitchess Co-Gen in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  have there been stories of people reinstated but not forgiven by there congregations.

  i'm think about coming back and thats one of my fears.. .

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  daringhart13

  Yeah.....never mind that whole Isaiah 1:18 thing.....there is still a 'stain' on you the rest of your life.

  While we're at it......never mind that whole precious, ransom sacrifice of God's son either.....

  Its all so absurd......
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  Writing a letter to the GB is not only a waste of time, but it's giving credit where none is due

  by gubberningbody in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  to write to them is to say:.

  "yes, i believe you people represent the master christ jesus on earth, and by proxy, jehovah himself.".

  they don't.. they don't have any answers.. the answers they do have, they're too cowardly to give.. if they did give them, they'd still be wrong.. .

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  daringhart13

  Its a complete waste of time to write a letter to anyone with a title in Jehovah's Witnesses.

  If its to a body of elders......they sit around laughing and shaking their heads.

  If its to 'the society' they either just file it, send it to your body....or toss it in the trash.

  I'm speaking from almost two decades of experience as an elder......seriously, don't waste your time.
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  What if JWs are right?!?

  by brotherdan in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i know this is a pointless question, but what if this happened:.

  you came home from work one day, sat down, and turned on the tv.

  there is a sudden announcement that the un has banned all religion.

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  daringhart13

  I know someone that thinks the entire book of Revelation has already been fulfilled........ and it mostly had to do with the Roman Empire.....

  Suddenly those verses "look" different, huh?