Topics Started by confuzzled777

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another family destroyed by jehovahs happy organization
by Evidently Apostate in
1. jw
2. experiences
as i sit down and type this i have realized that if i could have seen into the future and known that this post would need to be created (for my own peace of mind anyway) i know i would have never given the jws a minute of my time.

a little background: i have been a jw for 20 years and found a wonderful woman in the religion she was a pioneer when i met her, an elders girl but that did not matter to me , it was and always has been her compassion and love for people that endeared me to her and we have been happily married for almost my 20 year tenure as a jw.

we have several children one of them is a teenage boy.
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I HATE this religion
by brotherdan in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
so today was my first sunday meeting that i didn't go with my wife.

as an update she has decided not to move out right now...because she doesn't have anywhere to go.

but she is giving me the silent treatment.
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Growing-up Witness was Wonderful ...Until My Bubble Broke
by Green Jade in
1. social
2. family
i was raised by a wonderful and close family.

i loved my congregation growing up.

when i would go to the meetings, i felt i could go to school the next day and deal with the pressures of that day.
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Question about an elder visit at home...
by paranoid in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
last meeting my father was asked what a good day/time would be for the whole family to be present at home by one of the elders.

i haven't exactly been behaving within jw 'standards' so i'm a bit paranoid (sn ;]) a friend suggested it's probably just the visits they do (forget the name in eng.

) and as our co visit is in about 2 weeks it makes sense.... could they possibly be coming to confront me about my actions though?
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Name Some Stupid Organization/ Congregation Rules
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
there's a lot of them!.

one rule is you can't wear a tee shirt with writing on it if you are working at a quick build kh .

nothing with logos.. let's add more stupid rules that were in your hall or that the organization has.. .
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Can you get D'fd for Gluttony?
by MMXIV in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the recent story by confuzzled777 about being d'fd for drinking a few times got me thinking.

what about gluttony?.

some scriptures that spring to mind are proverbs 23:2, i cor 6:9-10 etc.. has anyone you know been d'fd for gluttony?
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WT Society's Sly Guilt & Fear Tactics on Young People in Nov.15th WT
by flipper in
1. jw
2. friends
as many on this board are aware- the wt society is losing younger members in big numbers.

statistics show that 2 out of 3 jw's raised in the cult leave between the age of 18 to 35. so like they always do- if the wt society sees a " need " or " problem " arising they address it in wt study articles.

thus notice how manipulative the wt society uses fear, guilt, and put down type comments to intimidate young jehovah's witnesses in this wt study article in nov. 15th issue.. under the titled article " young ones - what will you do with your life ?
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DF'd and struggling....LONG POST........my story.
by confuzzled777 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
how do i make a long story short?

i am fully aware that if anyone in my area were to read this that they will know who i am.

i was disfellowshipped on january 28th 2010 after an "interview" about an evening of bowling with friends and family back in november 2009. i was among 4 who were disfellowshipped and 6 who were publicly reproved.
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The longest prayer you had ever endured.
by african GB Member in
1. jw
2. experiences
from personal experience i know it usually happens at the end of a district convention.

it would be either the do, co or an experienced elder.. they usually go through everything that was said throughout the dc and thank jehovah for this and that...... last year i used my stop watch to record the time taken by our do,.

by the time he said amen!
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Elders Trash Face Book
by sammielee24 in
1. jw
2. friends
just found out that elders and spies are trolling face book and my space.

some elders in xxx congregation began trolling face book looking for wayward souls and using the links to other friends etc to get more info.

they waited until they had enough ammo on the 'friends' and then printed off some of the conversations being had....questioned the 'friends' who of course denied everything..and then they produced the printed copies to catch them in the lies.