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  C.O. Jonsson's response to Watchtower's latest 607 articles

  by wannabefree in

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  http://kristenfrihet.se/vtsvar/vtsvar1.pdf.

  (thanks to augustin for bringing this to our attention in another thread.

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  Did any of you need counselling or psychotherapy as a JW?

  by TimothyT in

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  i have just started my new course to be a qualified counsellor.

  naturaly i am studying this because of my own background and now i want to help others who have had similar strains on their lives.. i know the pressure that the jw organisation puts on its members, so i was wondering, if you dont mind saying so of course, did any of you attend counselling sessions due to the pressures and problems that the jw life brought along?.

  i can imagine that the majority of my old congregation (myself, my dad and my brother included) would need some form of counselling or medication in order to remain sane.

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  Crisis of Conscience

  Yes to the OP, and I highly recommend it.

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  It's BACK - the 2011 Global Survey of JWs!!

  by cedars in

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  i'm pleased to announce that despite some considerable teething troubles (of which many of you will be aware!

  ), the 2011 survey of jws is back on the road!

  there is no need for any donations, so none will be asked for in any way, shape or form.

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  Way to go cedars! Great job!

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  WBT$ = They are watching us!

  by punkofnice in

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  are the wbt$ spies watching us?

  i like to think we are guiding them although they hate us so much they are even suggesting we should be killed!

  they have already called us 'mentally diseased'.. on the forums and elsewhere we've seen this quote many times =.

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  Nice catch punkofnice. Thanks for sharing!

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  What does your user name mean????

  by karter in

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  anything ???.

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  karter ...i race go-karts.

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  Crisis of Conscience

  Mine I picked for 2 reasons.
  1st, because Crisis of Conscience seemed like a great book to read upon my waking up. (And when I finally read it, it was!)
  And 2nd, because upon waking up, I was having a literal crisis of conscience as to the JW's claiming to have the truth (that's what I'd been taught for years), and realizing they didn't. The crisis involved what decisions to make and steps to take next.

  CoC
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  Do you tell people?

  by MrFreeze in

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  as an ex-jw do you tell people about your jw past?

  how much detail do you go into when you tell non-jw's about the organization.

  i usually only ever say anything if somebody asks about my religious affiliation or mentions jw's.

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  Crisis of Conscience

  Although I'm stilll "in" but inactive, I do make an effort to let others know about what I have been a part of. I only do that if the conversation leans that direction in some way.

  I hated informal witnessing in the past, but I tried to do it at times because I thought I had to. However, I avoided it as much as I could.

  It was actually an informal witnessing conversation though that aided me in going further to find out the truth about the "truth". I was already doubting and so my defense regarding my religion was weak, and I knew it.

  So now I feel it is good to anti-witness because it feels like a release of the things I have been taught and no longer believe. It doesn't involve pushing anyone to join any crazy religious group. But it certainly makes them aware to stay clear, especially if they were already suspicious or doubting, of the JWs.

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  I am finally getting my weekends back!

  by iclone in

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  That's great iclone! I enjoy my Saturdays very much. I only made it to the rank of MS, but I was like you, very faithful in supporting the Saturday "arrangement".

  I haven't been out in service for months now and I don't miss a thing of it. Sleeping in feels great, and at times I enjoy working out also, but mostly spend time with my father. (My wife is still semi-regular in service, but some Saturdays are spent with her which I very much enjoy.) Sometimes, I even work!!! LOL

  Enjoy yourself with your family and keep up the good work with your wife!

  CoC
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  crisis of conscience

  by mankkeli in

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  Crisis of Conscience

  Excellent book! Named myself after it for this site! LOL
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  {Sigh}, I could use a hug...

  by Billy the Ex-Bethelite in

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  my first two exams were this week.

  things didn't go well.

  the classes are tough -- math and science.

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  Billy, you have a PM.
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  New Literature Arrangement

  by Quarterback in

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  just recently the org has changed the literature distribution to the congregation members.. the changes are:.

  1) publishers are to pick-up their mag's weekly in preparation for what they think they will use that week.

  2) group conductors shall now distribute the study article of the wt, and the km.. wonder why they have changed this?.

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  Thanks Doubting Bro. I don't doubt what has been said here. Now it's just obvious that the "arrangement" is not being followed in the congregation I attend. Oh well. No loss.

  CoC