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  Public WT magazines - Some stats

  by Splash in

  1. watchtower
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  on their website, the soc explains why they are halving the size of the public wt and awake!

  magazines:.

  and this is the wt only, not the awake!.

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  lmao Billy
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  My son's heart is broken

  by ruderedhead in

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  i'm sure someone here has experienced this before.

  please help me help my son.

  his wife of 15 months told him last night that she needs her space, that what she wanted 1 year ago isn't the same as what she wants now.

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  I also think she met someone.... Youth and distance = you know
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  A story of brotherly love.....

  by Tatiana in

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  2. experiences

  since i've been here, from around july, 2001, i haven't really shared any personal experiences of why i left the society, except for the story about my sister who committed suicide.

  this is kind of long, so i will tell it in parts.

  if this is god's organization, i will gladly be a devil worshiper.. here goes....... when i was about 27 years old, (around 1984) after my divorce, i'd moved from laurens, south carolina back to andrews, sc, and rented the house beside my grandmother.

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  Just returned from visiting my 89 yr. old JW mother. The elders called, wanting to know what my sister and I were going to do about are mother.

  They came to the house for a meeting. There was a 84 yr. old sister that has been helping her. The Elders said the sisters husband

  does not want her to help anymore because it's beginning to get to hard on her ( duh ! she's 84 herself ) She was taking her to the store

  every week, to doctors app. 2 or 3 times a year ( more often lately because she had an ear infection ) Hair cuts every few months. My mom pays

  for her cut too, and gives her money.

  My mom has a great WORLDLY neighbor. She loves my mom so much and does a lot for her. Cuts her grass, takes out garbage,

  gets mail, brings her food, and checks on her several times a day. My mom lets her do these things but as far as going out.....store,

  doctor she wants a JW. There are no other JW in her con. to help NONE....not one ! After being a faithful JW for 59 yrs.

  Where are the 50 yr. olds 60 yr. olds 70 yr. olds.........?????

  I told the elders the neighbor will take her any where she needs to go , and without this womans help we would have to DO SOMETHING ABOUT

  ARE MOTHER ( like they asked ) but my mom does not want her because she's not a JW................well thier shepperding call was this.......

  They gave their permission for the worldly person to help.......they told her it was ok and read a scripture about a loving companion. I told them

  my mother would have been better off if she was never a JW, then we wouldn't have this problem ( refusing help from worldly people ) HA HA

  I know I'm a smart ass but it's TRUE. My mom has short term memory loss.....so everyday I have to remind her " Mom the elders want the neighbor

  to help you now" repeat repeat repeat The elders put ------ in charge of helping you......Your going to listen to the elders, right mom ?

  Oh, and my mom said " The elders can't help you if you have family " WHAT!!!!! so sad
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  Creepy Talks

  by d in

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  2. friends

  do any of you remeber any talks that were creepy in nature.for example i remember a talk where a brother said "when the end comes your friends and family will be against you" now if that is not crazy i don't know what is.i remember alot of talks regarding bible prophecy and the end times.all of this did not help reinforce the sense of fear since it was 2007-2008 and the united states was going through a recession.this just proved to be fuel for their talks.give good experiences of any talks that you have had that proved to be either weird or very creepy..

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  I love this thread.......anymore stories ?
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  You know you're an old fuddy duddy has-been when..............

  by Theocratic Sedition in

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  2. friends

  justin bieber comes to town and you're scoping out all the mothers who're either dropping off their daughters or chaperoning.

  self-facepalm moment..

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  I just said the other day " You know your getting old when Dr Phil starts looking good " lol lol lol I do still listen to the top 40 thou.

  My hubby is stuck in the 70's. Most people only like the music that was out when they were young.........I vowed I would not be

  like my parents in that way, and I'm not.
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  What is the most fun you can have as a JW without punishment or guilt?

  by usualusername in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was just thinking of of the fun i had since leaving the jws and many things i have done since would fall foul of judicial action.. .

  even inviting a female neighbour over for tea could have caused problems, which got me to thinking.

  how much fun can you have as a witness guilt free?.

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  You can go to a gettogether and eat lots and lots of good food.... ( Do they still call them get togethers ? )
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  I just bought "What has Religion Done for Mankind" at an estate sale...

  by Left in the Cold in

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  2. bible

  it's copy right 1951. it is so different than the things i learned from 79-today.

  wt heavily relied upon wwi to show that god's kingdom was established in 1914 etc.

  chapter 24 is called "the remnant restored from mystic babylon".

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  I also have that book.. 50 cents sounds pretty cheap. It's so funny when you read the old stuff. Sounds crazy to you now, right ?
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  Whitney Heichel - first hand account from congregation member on Facebook

  by sir82 in

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  2. friends

  why, he even has gone to some meetings at their kingdom hall!

  someone calls with a large wedding tent that they would like to donate and set up in the kingdom hall parking lot for the public memorial on friday.

  i was amazed how people who came that didnt even know whitney, but simply felt a need to be here and comfort the family.

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  All the WORLDLY organizations that sent food , flowers , and money.......but the JW organization in New York doesn't even send a card !

  Yea, that sounds about right........
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  Come one Come all to the Jehovah's Witness Circus of Horrors!!

  by Terry in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  step right up ladies and gentlemen...step right up!.

  behold the spectacle of spectacles in the center ring!.

  in the bigtop you'll stare in amazement as parents deny lifesaving medical intervention for their innocent children, refuse higher education and turn their backs on charities for the poor and while claiming to be christian!.

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  Great post Terry !
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  Today's TEXT: Do not . . . be called “leaders,” for your Leader is one, the Christ.—Matt. 23:9, 10

  by Greybeard in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  sunday, october 28. do not .

  be called leaders, for your leader is one, the christ.matt.

  23:9, 10.. christendoms churches have human leaders, such as the pope of rome, the patriarchs and metropolitans of the eastern orthodox churches, and the heads of other religions.

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  Catholics believe that by following the pope they are following their leader the christ......same argument.....DUH !

  The only difference is , you are more likely to be kicked out if you are a JW and disagree with YOUR LEADERS