Posts by whathappened

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Discussion w/ Wife: I Welcome Your Suggestions

by breakfast of champions in

so these last few wts have definitely eroded my wife's faith in the org.

she is definitely seeing the bs, and i even overheard her talking openly about it to a family member.

good for her!.

whathappened

Yes, Jehovah's Witnesses are the best known religion for the preaching work, but what about the content of the message. Have we not preached for decades that the generation who witnessed the events of 1914 and were old enough to understand the significance would not pass away until Armageddon came? Did we not preach door to door that Armagedon was coming in 1975 and then changed it to before the end of the 20th century. Many more doctrine that waschanged was preached door to door. We placed magazines that now contain doctrine we later dramatically changed.

WHY WOULD GOD LET HIS TRUE RELIGION PREACH FALSEHOODS FOR DECADES UPON DECADES? WHY WOULD OUR SALVATION DEPEND UPON OUR PREACHING THESE FALSEHOODS?

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Bumpy weekend ahead

by krejames in

so my sister is coming to stay this weekend.

although i'm sure she knows i'm not going to meetings, i don't know whether she realised i will not be going to any more meetings.

not looking forward to that time on sunday when i tell her she's going on her own.

whathappened

Yes, if you can, make a reservation somewhere cool that she will love and just act like you assume she is ditching the meeting.

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Who Really Is The Faithful Slave? Really? W-7/15/2013

by apocalypse in

who really is the faithful slave?

i have, for some time, related to my family the underlying reason why the governors at headquarters (pg22p10) say what they say & do what they do.

simply put, they need to make themselves big.

whathappened

Absolute power corrupts absolutely.

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Do you detect an underlying sadness ?

by Phizzy in

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whenever i talk to jw's, and even in some of the jw official videos, i detect a definite vibe of sadness coming off these people.. i am very sensitive to "atmospheres" and to peoples emotional state, you wouldn't think so, because more often than not i do not react to what i detect, i just let people get on with it.. but i do get this feeling that they are sad, probably because very, very, very deep down they realise that it is all false, maybe ?.

whathappened

I used to sit up in the front at the Kingdom Hall and I would turn around a look at the faces of those in attenance. The sisters, in particular, had sad faces, the brothers all looked very serious. I don't think anyone is truly happy. They fake it until they make it, I guess.

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William Abbott, a practising Jehovahs Witness at the time, subjected one young girl to a bizarre rape test. Wales, UK.

by Sol Reform in

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/husband-ex-wife-jailed-over-series-6071503 husband and ex-wife jailed over series of historic sex offences20 sep 2013 16:16william abbott, 61, and his ex-wife helen ward sentenced to a total of 26 years for their involvement in crimes dating back three decadesshare on print share on email william abbott andrew price/viewfinder pictures a 61-year-old man has been jailed for 16 years after being convicted of historic sex offences dating back 30 years.

william abbott, a practising jehovahs witness at the time, subjected one young girl to a bizarre rape test.

he told her that she would have to learn to fight off men in later life and tested her to see if she was strong enough to fight off a rapist.

whathappened

Wow, now I have heard everything!

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ApostateChick Strikes again "Jehovah's Witnesses--Why The @#$% Are You Here? "

by Watchtower-Free in

fyi just saw her latest youtube vid.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwd72g8pb3q.

whathappened

I feel the same way. Funny comments that needed to be addressed.

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1975 - The Killer WT quote

by tim hooper in

one thing is absolutely certain, bible chronology reinforced with fulfilled bible prophecy shows that six thousand years of mans existence will soon be up, yes, within this generation!

(matt.

24:34) this is, therefore, no time to be indifferent and complacent.

whathappened

I was a young adult and a MS's wife at the time and that's all we talked about was Armageddon coming in '75. Those that deny we preached 1975 are deluding themselves.

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Just received a phone call from bethel overseer and guess what?

by label licker in

him and another brother will be in our neck of the woods tomorrow from bethel which is and hours drive away and would like to know if i could meet them downtown.

i will be bringing with me the transcript to my jc but not the recording.

although there's names on the papers there's no recorded voices or my signature so there's nothing they can do as far as sueing me, right?

whathappened

Let us know what happens.

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Dealing with JW family

by Laika in

a little update on my life: a few months ago i was sure i was going to be disfellowshipped as my mum told me that my dad had reported my apostasy to the elders.

however, nothing has come of this so far in about 2 months and i am very relieved!

i am not sure if it was because the report to the elders was just an empty threat to scare me back in, or because they reported me to their local elders and now that i am a member of a new congregation those elders decided they couldn't be bothered to pursue me.

whathappened

Yes, I am reading Steve Hassons book also. I went about things all wrong with my daughter. Should have soft sold ttatt. I thought she would see the BS of JW's clearly if I just pointed it out to her. Instead she took a defensive stand. Still hoping for a happy ending for all of us.

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Personal Rambling

by Kool Jo in

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just some personal rambling:.

whathappened

Wow, those are some good reflections on the typical goings on inside the life of a dub.

The poor sister who got raped and murdered...what a shame. She probably trusted in Jehovah to protect her. Look what happens when one does that.