Hi sleeping beauty - welcome
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Enjoying the Taste of Freedom ...
by sleepingbeauty inhi guys n girls.... i slipped under the jw radar just one year ago.
i wasn't happy going to meetings as i always felt worthless and everything i did wasnt good enough.
well having managed to miss a few meetings, i thought nothing of sneaking a look at apostate websites.
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FARTING WITH FEAR NOW THE CATS OUT THE BAG !!!!!
by Hairyhegoat inbrother numtea called round today to drop of the latest cancer filled ragazines, we never know when he's going to turn up.
i was looking out the front window and spotted him walking up the drive.
then just before he pressed the door bell he about turned and sprinted back down the road, no mean feat if your an old man and there's snow and ice everywhere !!!
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lo - too funny hairyhegoat. I suggest the bucket of piss
Merry xmas to you and your family
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Circuit Assembly Cancelled - AGAIN
by St George of England init should have been our ca tomorrow and sunday but it has been cancelled because of the weather.
we had a light sprinkling of snow today but it has frozen and the roads around hayes bridge are treacherous.. the ca two weeks ago was cancelled for the same reason and some of those congregations were scheduled to join us this weekend.. guess i will just have to have a lie in this weekend!.
george.
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Early yesterday morning the only people walking about were witnesses on the ministry - foolhardy or courageous? I don't know
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Did Phillip fart? (or, was it the Queen?)
by Lion Cask inthe facial expressions tell it all.. (thank you, babayaga, for the tutorial).
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well I had to check out prince william's penis - lol
Harry seems to have caught the first whiff, so it must be prince phillip who farted - one of those long ong ones too!!! Trust him to lighten a stiff situation.
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My change (Greek - Metamorpho) since leaving the Jehovah's Witness religion
by jambon1 inin greek, meaning to 'transform.'.
i remember giving a talk as a ministerial servant which included this analogy.
it was supposed to be an illustration of how one changes from the filth of the world to the beauty of being a christian.
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what a wonderful life story. It is so tough when we see the structures, that are supposed to be solid, dissolve like candyfloss. The aftermath is truly death defying. I'm so glad you fought long enough to allow the transformation to take place. I always loved that analogy when it was used in talks and it is nice to see it reclaimed to show how it works to enable one to leave the watchtower.
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Where do I start...
by KristiKay ini stumbeled across this site after doing some research about earthquakes and "end times".
i've had a jw comming to my home for quite a while just stopping by, and she finally convinced me to agree to a "bible study".
i was intoxicated at the time i agreed and i figured it would be better to have a set time for her visits rather then her just showing up at random times.
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Its interesiting to me that people can blindly believe what ever someone else tells them!
you have touched on a fundamental aspect of Jehovahs witnesses. They cultivate a parent child relationship between each member and the organisation. Dependency and submissiveness are encouraged at each meeting so that when you bring up legitimate anomalies in their theology their loyalty to their parent immediately imposes itself into the space opened up by your questions.
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Where do I start...
by KristiKay ini stumbeled across this site after doing some research about earthquakes and "end times".
i've had a jw comming to my home for quite a while just stopping by, and she finally convinced me to agree to a "bible study".
i was intoxicated at the time i agreed and i figured it would be better to have a set time for her visits rather then her just showing up at random times.
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you have come to the right place kristikay - welcome. Jehovas witnesses are very tenacious people and you allude to this in you opening post in that your bible study conductor has been coming for a while and you are now having a bible study. Charm is another device they use to break down resistance and is quite often irresistible over time. So please be careful as they will try to hook you in by offering you friendships which they will describe as loyal and loving. However Jehovahs witnesses practice very cruel forms of pressures to conform. The worst is ostracism and this is implemented if you disagree with them after you have become part of their group.
Furthermore they will hook into your desire to make a change in the world by telling you the only way of bringing about change is to preach the good news of the kingdom. In reality you will be preaching the bad news of death to everyone who is not a witness but they will convince you that you are engaging in a life saving activity and that you are special and important for taking part.
Please don't entertain them any longer - their techniques work as they have been diligently honed.
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Send a Christmas Gift to a Kid in Malawi
by SixofNine incame across this charity today, thought i'd share it with the forum.
if you're like me, there is more happiness in giving than in receiving brownie points and brownie noses from fellow jw's and elders because you hand wrote antagonizing form letters to malawi authorities who knew that your form letter was from an americanjehovah's witness.
to a student in malawi.
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this would be a truly heartwarmingly worthwhile gift. thanks sixofNine for reminding us of this.
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With the latest Australian Special Talk, we now have a complete picture of the Organizational Plan
by WingCommander inper this australian talk, found here: http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/203281/1/latest-special-talk-in-australia id say we have now seen the future........ ah yes........the governing body is now starting to show their hand, to begin to show their future plans for this false-religion-cult of fear and oppression.
it has been said on here for the last few years now, that with the elimination/combination of the book study at the kingdom halls instead of at homes, the introduction of new rule books (keep yourself in god's love) and the new elder manual that a "tightening of the reigns" was beginning.
and so, just as the members of jwd and the internet have written, so it shall be done by the governing body overlords.
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cattails said
DoubtingBro, I heard it with my own ears, this new CO named Scott Henry said it plainly that if a person is inactive despite attempts by the BoE to reactivate him/her, then that person's name is deleted from the list of publishers in the Service Group. Plain as could be.
This has already been put into practice after this CO's visit in this circuit in New England where I'm at now. Quite a few names have disappeared from the list posted on the information board.
This list will now serve as a reference for JWs not only of who is an "active publisher" but also of who is "good association" and who isn't.
wow at what is happening at cattails' congregation - I must check our board.
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What is the WT's Motivation? Who Benefits?
by InterestedOne inanother thing my jw friend says to me when i question the wt is, "what would their motivation be?
they're so humble and no-one gets paid except a basic living allowance for the workers at bethel.
they're not like those other rotten 'ministries' whose leaders get paid a lot of money, etc.".
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basically they are focused on performance and success which imo is as motivationally potent as financial gain and related to it. And as ziddinia said there is a strong element of power and prestige that goes with this. The ministry and the meetings are geared towards acheiving and maintaining this. Everyone is made to believe that they benefit but those at the top benefit the most so it makes sense to defend their position whatever it takes.