exwhyzee
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UK ex bethelite video
by snare&racket inused to know this guy, a good lad.
check out his videos, this one is about bethel life in uk.
snare.
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Went to the DC with my wife.... WHY OH WHY???
by Cinciguy74 inso, in a tit for tat agreement with my wife to do something i wanted to do, i agreed to go with my wife for saturday and sunday to the district convention.. for most of the day, i simply read other things, paying little attention to what was going on.
my wife could care less if i am paying attention, more that i am there to wrangle little ones who are being distruptive so she can listen.. but one of the things i did catch, was that they highlighted "four satanic teachings".. one of which was that "you need a higher education to succeed in this world".
so higher education is now satanic??
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exwhyzee
After I left the Org going on 4 years ago my wife continued for a time. She went alone to the D.C. but came home in the middle of the aftenoon program very sad and put out.
Why? At first I figured it was because I had let her down and left her to attend alone. It turns out it was because there was a talk where the speaker was pointing out that the majority of jobs out there don't require a College Degree and that a servant of God doesn't need to obtain higher learning in order to support himself if he lives simply.
She is a very intelligent Woman who somehow got herself into a good job but could have gone far if she'd have not given up her scholastic opportunities because of her JW background. She got up and left and hasn't been back to a meeting or assembly since.
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Did You Expect To Live Thru The Great Tribulation & Never Die At All?
by minimus ini always had my doubts about that but i was at least hopeful that all would work out as they said.
i saw so many "faithful ones" who were true believers expire before they got the prize, that i started to think it probably wouldn't happen in my lifetime.. what a bunch of suckers, huh?.
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exwhyzee
I remember it was a big worry for unmarrieds that if you didn't make it throught the tribulation you wouldn't be able to marry or have sex ever !
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What Are The Funniest Sitcoms That You Have Enjoyed?
by minimus ini was watching the beverly hillbillies the other night and i have to say, the writing and the acting was terrific!.
another classic is all in the family.
loved that show!.
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....and a new wrinkle
by outsmartthesystem inso i was giving my daughter a hug at bed time last night.
she stands up at the foot of her bed and wraps her arms around my neck.
she then asks why i don't serve jehovah anymore.
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exwhyzee
Ask her some real questions that will make her think and might reveal what is influencing her. Don't say one way or the other if you think her answers are right or wrong, you are just trying to understand what she is thinking about.
What does the word "serve" mean?
Why do you think Jehovah wants or needs to you to serve him?
How do you know for sure if you are serving Jehovah and if you are doing it correctly?
Is it possible to serve Jehovah incorrectly?
Would he be angry if you were trying to serve him but were doing it incorrectly?
Do you know a place where it says in the Bible that to serve Jehovah you have to leave books and magazines at peoples houses. Did Jesus do that?
Etc...Etc....
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Help! Do you have this kind of mailbox? I can't close the door!
by Iamallcool ini have a mailbox like this.
i just could not close the mailbox door.
there is a small white roller that is supposed to close the mailbox.
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exwhyzee
Is it that you can't close the door or is it that when you close the door it falls open?
If it falls open, the plastic roller may have gotten pushed out of line creating a loose fit. If the roller has a bracket, you could possibly pry it back into place.
Another thing you might do is add a little WD-40 to make sure the roller is rolling well enough and allowing the door to seat properly.
It's hard to say without seeing a photo of the closing mechanism.
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Convention food tickets for sale on eBay
by slimboyfat init really is amazing the things that seller kenyakelly gets a hold of, a constant stream of the most rare watchtower items.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1986-district-convention-green-food-tickets-watchtower-jehovah-nice-/390439358400?pt=antiquarian_collectible&hash=item5ae7ffcfc0.
and can anyone remember what was the significance of the different colours?.
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exwhyzee
How did the seller arrive at the asking price of 32.99 and are the tickets still valid ??
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Why did you become a Jehovah's Witness ?
by Gnosis inwhy did you become a jehovah's witness ?.
initially upon entering the religion what were the positive things you experienced ?.
how did that particular way of thinking both benefit and harm you ?.
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exwhyzee
Was raised as a JW after my Mother started studying when I was about 2. Grew up with the warm fuzzy understanding that armageddon was about to happen any day and my non JW Father was soon to be destroyed for not getting baptized and I would be too if I became old enough to understand but didn't get baptized. You can imagine the head games it played on me and my siblings to be among people who were gleefully anticipating the day when God was going to kill everyone including our Dad. His children and wife were basically hijacked away from him, we never go too close because they even went so far as to say that some associates of JW's like he was, could turn on us during the tribulation. Although he was a much better man than MOST of the JW's I knew, we wondered if he would someday turn us in to the authorities (whoever that might be). He studied but just couldn't bring himself to the point of being able to go from door to door. He was much to modest and humble to ever go to someone's home and advise them about something as abstract as God let alone tell them that God was about to destroy non JW's. Everthing he knew about Blood Transfusions was what he learned during his study with the JW's. He died a horrible death in front of his whole family because he signed the NO BLOOD paperwork before having an operation and wasn't coherant enough to resend them when it became evident that he was bleeding to death. We were assured that we would see him again in the new system because he "took his stand for Jehovah" yet they wouldn't let us have his memorial service at the Hall because he was unbaptized. New System yes...Kingdom Hall NO. About a year later they started allowing the use of "blood fractions" which would have made him realize these people don't know what they're talking about and have no business advising anyone about medical procedures.
Growing up as a JW was a safeguard because I basically didn't get to do anything other than go to school, watch TV and go to the meetings. My Dad was a champion swimmer and diver and I showed promise in that area during P.E. in High School and was asked to be on the swimming team but of course that was tantemount to falling out of the truth in those days. So I stayed home and waited for the next day to arrive or armageddon to show up, whichever came first. Was told I'd never graduate but I did. Was told I didn't need college education so I went on to spend a year in Bethel and now here I am with grown children asking myself.," Hey....wasn't I supposed to be perfect by now?...Didn't the mouthpieces of Jehovah say I'd never grow old in this system ?? "
We left the religion after a perfect storm of events involving doctrinal changes, personal realizations about the religion, an emotional crisis from having lived under the constant dread of armageddon since childhood and the shunning of our Son by close friends and family while he was undergoing Cancer treatment shortly after being DF'd unfairly. Memeorial 2008 was the last time I was in a KH. Heard about the ransom of Jesus and Jehovah's loving kindness while the whole crowd of people who knew him from birth walked past our deathly ill Son as if he didn't exist. That was the last straw....will never set foot in one of those places again. Thanks to JW's I don't want anything to do with God, religion or religious people ever again.
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Add your favorite JW prayer cliche'
by King Solomon inyou know what i'm talking about: the trite, often-repeated phrases that convey the person offering the prayer has drawn a mental blank, and utters these words while their brain desperately searches for the next cliche', so they can conclude the ritual with the required tag, "in jesus' name we pray".... (is that like the postage stamp?).
ok, i'll kick this one off, and take the most obvious:.
"forgive us where we fall short....".
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exwhyzee
" We stand before you with bowed heads and humble hearts"
"Be with those suffering for your name sake or undergoing persecution that they may stand firm against the machinations of the Devil who knows he has but a short time left until you bring he and his wicked system to an end"
"and may we be ever mindful of our sinfull inclinations and where we fall short of doing your will"
" And be with us as we leave this evening to our homes, and may we wake refreshed to serve you yet another day"
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exwhyzee
If that girl is anything like me at that age, she's spent her entire youth preparing for Armegedon and is thinking ..
"This is kind of interesting but I don't need to learn this stuff or do my homework since the world is going to end any day now and all the people around me including the teacher, are going to die.
After a childhood spent sitting through endless assembly talks, she has probably learned how to utilize her District Assembly survival skills by "tuning out" the minute someone starts imparting anything that resembles more mind numbing information .