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  1914 must go... they have no choice now (at least it would seem)

  by sosoconfused in

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  i am sure this may have been discussed previously and if so just disregard this.. .

  as a born-in 1914 is a date stamped into my head that is pretty much the foundation of our religious beliefs.

  nearly everything that sets jw's apart from everyone is this date of 1914. forget all the chronology that proves that daniels prophecy and the 2520 years is incorrect - there is far worse damning evidence that makes this date useless and in error.. with the magazine that shines new light on the whole faithful slave thing - charles taze russell is no longer a member of that faithful slave class that jesus is using to feed his people./ by getting rid of russell the no doubt were able to distance themselves from all his crazy ramblings and teachings that are appearing all over the internet.

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  laverite

  Imagine when the new "Overlapping Generation" teaching (along with 1914) is finally dismissed for good. The excitement over new light and Jehovah's loving provision of life sustaining spiritual food at the proper time will be shared by the majority.

  Leading up to that will be much less discussion of 1914 and the Generation teaching. Less and less of that over time, leading up to eventually dumping it. By the time they finally get rid of it and announce new light, most people by then won't have much knowledge or memory of these teachings as having much importance because those that do will be from generations that have passed away. It won't rock their worlds. It will be a blip involving "exciting new light" and seen as a wonderful, loving provision from Jehovah.

  That's my best guess anyway.
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  They lied to you Jack......

  by Tech49 in

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  my name is jack harper, tech49.

  new here, been lurking for many months now.

  a brief history:.

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  laverite

  Jack,

  I have nothing but respect for you Your points about why you are here and the path you are on are all excellent. Clearly, this is what is best for your family.

  A question for you, if you don't mind (feel free to ignore, if you don't want to talk about this topic): Have you begun to quietly relax things a bit on the homefront as far as family celebrations go -- birthdays, Christmas, etc.? How is that going?

  The many tedious, spoken and unspoken nonsensical rules of the WTBTS are so tiresome -- what can and can't be said, what can and can't be done, etc...All man-made, without any foundation in the Bible. Has your family been discussing any of this at all?

  Again, please only answer if you feel comfortable, and feel free to ignore if not.

  Thank you for your wonderful intro post and welcome!

  Cheers,

  LaVérité
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  exJW Psychology 101--Keeping Your Cool While Fading

  by Billy the Ex-Bethelite in

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  in an effort to get some help and hopefully help others, i'd like to start this thread about psychology, specifically starting with the subject of anger management.. .

  personally, i don't have much of a temper.

  what i do have, i've learned to control.

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  laverite

  Billy wrote:" Among my last acts as an elder was making many of their Congregation Publisher Record Cards disappear."

  The Force is strong in you, Young Ex-Bethelite!
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  Today Is TotallyADD's 5th Birthday

  by Reopened Mind in

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  no, he is not 5 years old, he is 59 today.

  totallyadd like many of you was raised in the cult and not allowed to celebrate his birthdays.

  he was always on the outside looking in, deprived of cake and comraderie.

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  laverite

  Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday Totally ADD! Happy birthday to you!
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  My Grammy passed away this morning...

  by diana netherton in

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  peacefully after a short bout with leukemia.

  she was 88 years old and the foundation of my life.

  she will be sadly missed by me and everyone whose lives she has touched.. .

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  I'm so very sorry for your loss. Peace and love to you.
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  When You Were A Little Kid, What Words Did You Mispronounce?

  by LoisLane looking for Superman in

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  how did you pronounce spaghetti?.

  just lois.

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  laverite

  I had a problem with Rs. We were at a small witness gathering at an elderly sister's house, and I pronounced the word "fork" without the R and apparently it sounded like the word "f*ck." I remember getting screamed at. I also got my mouth washed out with soap, having no idea what I had done wrong. I remember being utterly mortified and confused. I was little.
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  Supernatural Or Coincidence? YOU Decide.

  by Cold Steel in

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  okay, this is pretty weird.

  is it really supernatural?

  or is it just my imagination?.

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  laverite

  Put it up for sale on eBay. Someone will surely get excited and buy it. But who knows what they will see in the wrinkles. A cat hissing? Two men arm wrestling? A sailboat? Maybe a parakeet winking? They will see whatever their brains want to see. But that's all cool, because then you'll be a few bucks richer.
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  Suspicious

  by Suspicious in

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  i guess i'm new here.

  born in and an ms. things just hasn't been making sense the more i think about it.

  i'm starting to get suspicious.

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  laverite

  Suspicious - just take it easy. Take it slowly if you can. At least try to slow down. You do not have to have everything figured out overnight.
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  We Are Disgusting!

  by LouBelle in

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  so this is a follow up to the thread started regarding the contact that some jw family members made through my aunt.

  they wanted funds to put my grandmother (phylis) into an all inclusive old age home.

  they wanted contributions from my aunt and mother.

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  laverite

  I'm sorry your aunt has been hurt by being treated this way. Hopefully, she will see it for what it is. The JW relatives have cut others off, thereby cutting off sources of financial help for your gran. They are reeping what they've sowed. The financial burden now will fall on them.

  They now have to deal with the situation they created. I'm so sad for them. Yeah, right.
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  I have an idea

  by Crazyguy in

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  how about those of us that are still going to the district conventions this summer, take a permanent sharpie pen and go in to the bathroom into one of the stalls and write on the stall wall a quick one line message followed by jwfacts.com.

  do this once a day in a different bathroom all three days, we may actually get to a few people..

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  laverite

  No do not destroy property that belongs to others. Kindgergarden lesson number 1.