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  Blondie's Comments You Will Not Hear at the 01-16-11 WT Study (BAPTISM)

  by blondie in

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  1, 2. for you to be successful as you grow toward.

  trail, you might want to take along a. map and a compass.

  a reliable map and a compass.

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  Wow, paragraph 6 made me gag, especially because I know I could have read that without blinking just 4 years ago. I'd start ranting, but ziddina covered most of my initial reaction. Really, how do they print this stuff with a straight face?

  Your peers may believe in evolution or in various false religious doctrines because others have told them that this is what they should believe.

  Thankfully, unlike those other guys, as a JW you are blessed with poorly written "science" brochures that tell you what you should really believe. Please desist from researching the facts and making up your own mind.

  Our heavenly Father wants you to build your faith on evidence.

  You should, for example, have faith in a global flood. There's lots of evidence to believe in a global flood. That is, as long as your definition of "evidence" is a few ancient stories about floods. It helps if you ignore the enormous flaws that become evident when you try to take the story literally.
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  Anyone Know JW's who Donated Inheritances, Estates,$$$ to WT Society ?

  by flipper in

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  if so - without divulging any names , approximately how much was donated to the wt society ?

  if you are aware of approximate amounts.

  as many know the wt society yearly puts out calls in their publications for witnesses to donate trust funds, wills, inheritances, estates, jewelry, cars and whatever else they have to promote the aleged " kingdom interests " in furthering the " good news " around the world.. personally i feel it's all been a scam to continue exercising control over witnesses by influencing them to financially deprive themselves so the wt society can continue it's operations.

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  Lol. NLW and I had talked about what we would do with our stuff if we died. We don't have kids so donating our stuff to the WT Society seemed natural. Never had anything put into writing though as we are still young. THANK GOODNESS that will no longer be the case. In fact NLW added up what we had donated and I was really surprised. I had no idea. Then he added up what we would have given (if nothing had changed in our lives) for the next 40 years. HAHAHAHHAAA

  NLW's wife
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  New Board members within the last 1 year.....

  by stuckinamovement in

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  i can't believe the amount of new posters this board is getting.

  it seems as if every day there are at least 2 to 3.. if you are a new poster, what made you decide to stop lurking and start posting?

  how many of us are there that have joined in the last year?.

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  NLW had read some stuff on here a couple of years ago when he started doubting the organization. I think he would pop on and off depending on whether he had something he was researching. I didn't know about this site and was too much of a good JW to ever consider looking at it. When I fell fast this past summer NLW told me about this place, so I started lurking then. It was terrifiying the first week being on here. Now, I really like it and it helps reinforce that I am making the right decision. I really don't have anything grand to ever add. NLW is pretty busy and knows most of his anti JW knowledge so I just pass him threads that I think might interest him.

  NLW's wife.....who is still too scared to get her own account
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  9 months into my fade... how things are looking so far...

  by gutted in

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  so for those that care or are in a similar situation just wanted to give an update how things are on my end as far as fading 9 months in.. april of last year i found out the truth about the truth, took one night of googling and the walls came tumbling down.

  then i read read crisis of conscience, combatting cult mind control, first part of in search of christian freedom and eventually captives of a concept.

  my last ever "meeting" was the 3 day convention in july of last year i attended with my family, i posted about it and just how utterly frustrating it was.

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  nolongerwaiting

  Looks like life is going fairly well for you. Hope you get a girl by the end of the year.

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  G'day from Oz - My Story

  by Gemmel in

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  hi, i've been lurking for a few days reading the site, interesting stuff ;).

  i've been out of the org for 23 years, i was 27 i left an agnostic and became an atheist many years ago.

  i knew i was going to leave for 7 years before i did but had stayed in because i didn't want to hurt my family, it hadn't occurred to me that they might shun me.

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  Welcome.

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  Do you miss "dressing up" for the meetings?

  by dozy in

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  i was thinking about this the other day when doing a bit of tidying up of my wardrobe.

  all the kh suits are now pushed to the back of the wardrobe and i am seriously thinking about a visit to the charity shop to get rid of most of them.. for me one of the (few) enjoyable aspects of being a jw was getting dressed up.

  my secular work very rarely involves putting on a dress suit & tie so i miss getting dressed up - smart suit , tie , shiny shoes , slapping on the aftershave.

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  NOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!! I really don't miss that part at all. In fact NLW and I just got rid of a good portion of our JW dress clothes. Just looking at the clothes brought back unpleasant thoughts. Like the couple of pieces that I always wore in Field Service. BLECK!!

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  Sad Family News.....

  by AK - Jeff in

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  on friday morning, sometime before noon, my former son-in-law [for lack of better term, for he and my daughter were never married], father and custodial parent of my middle granddaughter, was found dead of an overdose of pain-medication.

  perhaps oxycontin, though i am unsure of the specific drug at the moment.. he was enduring pain from an accident with his moped [yes, he was lifetime license removed for drinking] that occurred a year or so back.

  his shoulder was injured and he had a surgery scheduled soon.

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  I'm so sorry.
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  Could ''boredom'' at the Kingdom Hall be one reason why some members leave?

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

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  you'll find boredom where there is the absence of a good idea earl nightingale quotes (us motivational writer and author, 1921-1989).

  let's forget that most members leave due to the wrong beliefs,doctrines and practices of the wts!.

  i was bored out of my mind from the repetitive: talks,prayers,ministry school demonstrations,field service talks(peddle magazines),assemblies,special talks and watchtower magazine study articles.

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  brotherdan that is a great list. LOL

  Meetings were soooooo boring. I remember looking at the clock, looking at all the paragraphs left to cover, and just groaning. Sometimes I would blank out my mind and think about something else just to pass the time. An ex-mormon that we were talking to a few weeks ago mentioned how after not going for years and years she went to the church. It was the same old stuff that was being said 30 years ago. There was no new stuff. It made us laugh as that is exactly how the JW stuff is.

  NLW's wife
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  HELP I need activation

  by GrandmaJones in

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  hi im grandmajones grandson and would really like to be a member here but my account hasnt been activated i was wondering if there was something i needed to do?

  my screen name i made was revolutionary rebel.

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  Welcome!!

  NLW's wife
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  2011 will be a better year IF...

  by laverite in

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  we all try to be a little bit nicer to each other and everyone we come in contact with, do random acts of kindness, and try to be a positive force for good in this world.. help someone who needs it, whether they say thank you or not.

  don't get upset if they don't thank you.

  are you helping for the thanks and recognition you get?

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  nolongerwaiting

  NLW's wife