Posts by SlipnSlide

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Love of the Governing Body

by IMHO in

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at a recent sad the visiting bethel brother after passing on the love of the branch committee (which is bad enough, they used to say the 'bethel family' didn't they), he then made it worse (for me) by adding that he has also been told to pass on the love of the governing body.. that doesn't sit quite right with me but i can't really explain why.

any thoughts?.

SlipnSlide

More love? Sounds like we need more money to me.

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Is everyone on here disassociated??

by happi2b in

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so i don't understand it seems to me from the posts that i have read just about everyone is disassociated.. just wondering if that's true or if i am not the only one on here still within the organization..

SlipnSlide

Happy2b:

Most of us have been where you are and I don't think that the people on this forum are just here just talking about this just for conversation. At one time, most of us wanted to serve Jehovah faithfully and believed that the WTBS had our best interests at heart. You are in the "engagement phase" a study. When you get baptized, the game does indeed change courses. You mentioned that you're enjoying friendships with those in the organization. Been there, done that. You have not been tested, yet. Once you voice any concerns about the society once you get dunked, you will notice that the "love" will disappear. You will not be allowed to question the "Society". You really need to think seriously about becoming a JW. I was raised in the truth and I saw so many good people leave. That should tell you something does not add up. Read on the history of the JWS (1975, Ray Franz, etc.). If you have ANY doubts, please reconsider.

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New ex-JW memoir coming out...

by brizzzy in

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i don't post a ton here because i'm kinda shy.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/0373892357?tag=thegirsguitoh-20&camp=14573&creative=327641&linkcode=as1&creativeasin=0373892357&adid=038ez4bjpam7bcsze5mq&.

that's the amazon link (which is currently the most affordable, i believe, but it's also available for preorder at b&n, borders, indiebound, and indigo-chapters if you're in canada, if you prefer one of those retailers).. .

SlipnSlide

You are to be commended for speaking about your experiences in the Borg. There are a lot of people who are unable to do so. I wish you nothing but success.

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The WT Headship Principle (tm): Did you ever REALLY buy it?

by Open mind in

i believed that god was the big boss and his first-line supervisor was jesus.. .

everything beyond that got a bit shaky for me throughout my jw life.. .

but this bit, i never bought into for even an instant: the husband is the head of the wife.. .

SlipnSlide

I agreed with it to a certain extent because I read it in the Bible. I saw how some "brothers" treated their wives and that's why I stayed single for a while cuz as a single woman, "I did what the hell I wanted". Now that I am married, I still do "what the hell I want". I just let my husband know about it and we're good. I also allow him the same courtesy.

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love this tidbit from the may 15 tower too.

by therevealer in

the watchtower ?

may 15, 2011 page 9. .

12 an exemplary wife helps the family to "stay awake" by assisting her husband in the spiritual education of the children.

SlipnSlide

The sad thing is that there are "brothers" who take the WTBS seriously when it comes to a woman's "place". I know that my father-in-law is like that with his wife. She never questions anything that the Society gives about "sisters" in the congo. He tried to tell my husband that he should tell me what to do and so and so, etc. My hubby knows better than that or we'll have a "situation". Our respect for each other goes for all areas of our marriage. It is 50/50. He would rather me to take charge of some things anyway because he is a "mild mannered person".

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After Reinstatement

by NewChapter in

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i never had anyone close to me d'fd when i was still in my jw daze.

but i know that once it happens, good friends are crushed and desperately want that person reinstated.

when they are reinstated, there is a lot of (quiet) celebration.

SlipnSlide

I recall a friend that was disfellowshipped for quite a while and she got reinstated about 4 years later. Things were never the same for her and she developed a hatred for witnesses. While she was disfelloshipped, "friends" gossiped about her situation and just made the situation worse. She attended the meetings for a while after her reinstatement and then she dropped off the face of the earth. The pressure became too much for her and she said to me "the hell with those mutha*******".

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May 15 WT sisters support your husband.....or else!

by hoser in

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the new study watchtower page 9 explains how sisters should be happy to be servants to their elder husbands.. "co-operate in financial matters".

"joyful to see her husband active in the congregation".

if he makes a decision you disagree with "she displays a quiet and mild spirit and cooperates with him to make his decision work".

SlipnSlide

Why are sisters the backbone of the organization and yet slaves to their husbands, males, etc.? There are more females in the Borg, but we get treated like we have no say in anything. That's why I married my husband who does not give a **** about the religion.

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What's Your Favorite TV Show Right Now?

by minimus in

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i love criminal minds and the newest criminal minds that was showcased last night.

and i love law & order svu!.

SlipnSlide

I like:

Detroit 187 (I'm from the "D")

Memphis Blues

The Event

Law & Order SVU

Leverage

The First 48

Family Guy

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Does your Cat want to sit on your Lap while you are on the Toilet .....?

by flipper in

i don't know what it is ...... but it's becoming disconcerting.

he's going to just have to sit outside the door and wait.

i know it will be dissappointing to him , as he purrs like crazy while gathering in the experience.

SlipnSlide

Mr. Flipper,

I had to lock the door today. When I did that, I saw two large paws under the bathroom door trying to lift the door open. I just had to laugh at that cuz cats are clever. Dangit! There is no tissue in the bathroom again.

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Are you a fader, Df'd, DA'd, or Still In?

by brotherdan in

i thought this would be an interesting poll that would show everyone the backgrounds of all of us when we left, if we have.. for myself, i am not df'd, but i am attempting a fade.

i still go to some meetings with the wife to help with kids, but that's it.

no commenting or field service.. what about everyone else?.

SlipnSlide

Started fading within the last 2 years. I felt guilty and went back to the meetings because the "friends" said that they "missed me". I'm not with the male dominace of the Borg or the shunning of others when they no longer want to be a witness. All of the flaws I that I observed just made me sick of the whole thing. The icing on the cake was the fact that my very judgmental, holier than thou, arrogant, know it all, ignorant, lying, and self-gratifying brother-in-law (elder) cheated on my sister. My sister is the only one left on my side of the family that is a witness. I have in-laws who will never leave, so they are a lost cause. My husband was raised in the truth, but will never we a witness because of the things he has seen and heard since his father was also an elder. Being a very private person, I don't think that it's anyone's business whether I disassociate myself of get disfellowshiped. I will never discuss my business with any elders or bro/sis(s) in the congregation. I no longer attend meetings (was forced to go for one month while living with in-laws). I have moved to a new state so I feel relatively free to live as I choose. Will not attend the Memorial, go out in field service, go to the Convention this year either. Matter of fact, I have not gone to a District convention since 2007.