Talked to an elder who was also annointed (woo hoo!)
about being depressed............all he said was...........
"well if you are depressed, you must be feeling guilty
about something" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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The dumest thing an elder ever said to me..
by new hope and happiness inconversation with an elder...i said " did you watch due south yesterday" and he said " ive got far more important things to do".
i mean that comment of his got me to thinking and wondering, and made me see he was missing out on living..and i think that comment was the straw that broke this boys faith, and started my i dont want to be a witness anymore.
kind of wierd how a simple question opened my eyes.. and now as i write this i am watching " the rebel" a 1950s western series, and its great and its even better my 9 year old is watching with me..and there is nothing more important than being happy.. .
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In Death lies Glory
by BluePill2 ini was alone at the new branch construction site in ticuantepe (nicaragua).
everybody had taken off for a weekend assembly in the capital and it was my turn to have watchman duty and guard the site.
we had dogs and i only had to walk around the perimeters and check all the gates and entrances.. suddenly a young boy appeared at the main gate, breathless and visibly nervous.
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BluePill ..... thank you for sharing your thoughts,
and the reality of life & death.
We naturally seem to favour the 'life' part.
As for how the wtbts uses it to corral the fearful
masses into their asylum you are right on!
All that whipping & prodding! Get to the mtgs
even if you are tired out or sick, extend yourself
you can rest LATER. It will be all good LATER!
Don't have a life now, the real one is LATER!
"Life........something that you can throw away, waste and use without concern?"
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Wow, you sure hit the nail on the head with this BP!
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800 Infant Bodies Found in a Septic Tank at Roman Catholic Children's Home
by cofty in796 infant skeletons have been found discarded in a septic tank at the former mother and baby home run by the catholic church in ireland between 1925 and 1961.. unwed mothers were sent these "magdelene asylums" to be treated like criminals.
their babies - if they survived - were taken from them.
if they did not survive their bodies were thrown into a septic tank and forgotton.
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Villagegirl ...........links?
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How Relevant Are Jehovah's Witnesses To You?
by minimus inin reality, they are pretty insignificant..
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Minimus....thankfully I have been out long
enough that I just snikker at their antics.
Every day Iam just 'gobsmacked' tho, that I
ever did think they were my everything!
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Have you been Invalidated?
by Londo111 inhttp://www.eqi.org/invalid.htm.
of course, being in a cult and the shunning that comes from leaving it is invalidating.. but how many times have we heard "move on" or "get over it"?
that is a prime example of invalidation.. sometimes this forum, as well as others, can be a mixed bag of validation and invalidation..
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Londo111.......... sorry Londo,
"total information control from birth and knowing no other way of life."
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Ostracism more damaging than bullying
by jgnat innew study out of the university of bc:.
http://news.ubc.ca/2014/05/29/better-to-be-bullied-than-ignored-in-the-workplace-study/.
we tend to underestimate the damage that social ostracism does.
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Sparrow ..that's it, "feeling quite powerless"
Sometimes with the preshunning, there is a
feeling like.......if I confront this "cold shouldering",
maybe I am miss reading it & will feel like an idiot
if I am wrong.....so I let it go. Crazy making business!
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Jehovah's Witnesses "New Donation" Arrangement Update!
by Littleleslie inplease check out this you tube video on the "new donation" arrangement update.
its pretty interesting.. see link below.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsodgtx6d58.
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Omg .....DOC come out of your room ...plse!
Just wanted to point out that their way of presenting
videos, is how they are ...now. Sorry sweety, didn't
mean to hurt your feelings, there is no right or wrong
here.........guess I feel very protective of them.
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Whether short or long vids, or anything else
that will warn & wake-up those stuck in the cults,
I say a huge thank you for all your hard work!
(so sorry for the hijack)
clarity
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OMG the Watchtower IS toast!
by kneehighmiah inthe waters are drying up!
a congregation of 110+ publishers will be contributing only $200 a month to the society in the new kingdom hall construction arrangement.
that's less than $2 a publisher!
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Jehovah's Witnesses "New Donation" Arrangement Update!
by Littleleslie inplease check out this you tube video on the "new donation" arrangement update.
its pretty interesting.. see link below.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsodgtx6d58.
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Doc ....with all due respect to you, these are
authentic people, relating to real people.
This is not a commercial, not a business, not
for money.
Yes, everything could be shorter, faster & to
the point. They know all about that...
For most of their lives ....they gave "to the
point' talks in the MS....watchtowers way!
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What makes a true friend?
by stuckinarut2 inso the "model" presentation for this months latest awake mag is this (as found in the latest kingdom ministry):.
social networks have made it possible for people to have more so-called friends than ever before.
what would you say is the most important quality of a true friend?
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Did you ever go to an assembly 'cause your
bestest friend would be there.....& when you
found her she was sitting with someone else
& wouldn't give you the time of day!!!
Ha ha you really have to laugh at the
"friends structure" with jw's, it really is one
big gossip pit! Each member is fodder, at risk
of being the news of the day!