"23 years of shunning."
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((Suraj)) so sorry that happened to you
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What an evil cult!
clarity
figured i'd give them a shot to explain why i was expelled from the congregation 23 years ago without counsel or a jc.
dear sirs:.
i attended the xxxx congregation in the mid-1980s as a teenaged unbaptized publisher.
"23 years of shunning."
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((Suraj)) so sorry that happened to you
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What an evil cult!
clarity
i think the longer you're away from the watchtower, the better you feel..
Like Laika, I change by the hour. Seems things are worse
at night ...went it is dark...laying there awake, but not able
to sort anything out.
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A sunny morning is much easier to feel optimistic!
Wish I could just wake-up & realize ...I was only dreaming!
clarity
to be honest i figured until i received some pleasure, enjoyment.
in waking people up on their day off, there was no way i was going.
to pressure anyone else to do the same.
Satinka ... I wish it had .... but it just got stuck
in the back of my deluded brain ......& it took many
more years to figure things out!!!
do you give thanks for every meal or do you thank god once for the whole day of meals???
is thanking god for every meal scriptural or something that came along in early christianity ?
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Wow the ritual of prayer every time we eat, really bothered me!
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Not that I wasn't thankful to have a meal ... but it felt so
awkward most of the time. Eating in a cafe was torture!
Especially being with sanctimonius witnesses...head down
...silence ...trying to time it just right...getting the emotional
face just right, as you come up for air!!
Omg I am so glad to be done with it!
clarity
well it's been over a decade since i've been active here.
life got busy, had some ups and downs, but life is good!.
it looks like simon is still in charge of the place, although the look is a bit different from last time i was here.
Hi Elders_kid ... great to have so many like yourself
come BACK on!
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It is encouraging to see you here! ... many 'old timers' didn't
have the help, that we have now to wake up & get out!
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Looking forward to hearing some of your stories.
clarity
so i had what i thought was an interesting conversation this morning.. elder: "mother" sure is loving, and knows exactly how to care for us.. me: "mother"?
who are you referring to?.
elder: well the organization of course.. me: the organization?
Reminds me of this old routine!
Pinkygal ...hey welcome to JWN..Saturdays are a little slow
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Here is a great link by one of our valued members ...hope you
get a lot out of it. If you have questions ...just ask.
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Also at the top left hand of this page, is SEARCH...just type in what
you are interested in & click
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Keep posting OK ..we are glad you are here!
clarity
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while visiting our neighbors across the pond, i visited a butcher store to rustle up something for supper.
that was the first time i had ever seen blood sausage.
we just never see it over here in the states.. when a witness leaves the organization over there, do they all eat blood sausage once again?
Well, whether blood sausage is good or not, would you eat it or not,
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........depends on how hungry you are! I've been hungry.
today is my grandson's 19th birthday.
you may remember him from 4 1/2 years ago when he walked from orlando florida to washington dc to call attention to the plight of homeless children in the u.s. he is now in college, and continues to be involved in helping those less fortunate, and plans to make that his life's work.
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/172666/1/exciting-news-helping-step-by-step#.un5gehckq0c.
Truly an amazing thing ... boyhood to manhood!
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He is a lovely man.
how do i deactivate my account and.
erase all mail and messages get out of here ?.
i see no option to deactivate or to trash messages.
Villagegirl ... you know Outlaw is joking ... right.
Don't panic ..... leave a message with Simon ...
he is on the private section. Hope you are OK?
clarity