Bonezz; Know how you feel. I don't believe she'll change her mind about having a relationship with you any time soon, but maybe she'll have to answer tough questions from others. That could lead into her having to do research & maybe if she's like her Dad, she'll see through the deception. Good Luck & hang in there.
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I can't take this crap anymore. It's time to get pro-active!
by BONEZZ inive been around this board for quite awhile.
it has helped immensely.
lately i just read everyone elses experiences and try and forget the whole nightmare...but i cant.
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Finally Got to Be the Saturday Morning Householder
by mrquik ini visited relatives out of state this weekend and sure enough watched two witnesses going door to door approach the house.
i casually walked out to the front yard and, sure enough an older brother with a young married man in tow came over to me.
i let them go through the usual speil & took the magazines.
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I was careful not to mention any WT phrase. I repeatedly went back to flip flops that cost the lives of their members. I got the "light getting brighter" answer. I said "Well as the one true religion led by God certainly God would know. For him to let your members die over a principle you changed years later would violate the cardinal rule of the one true religion, that of loving one another. (No reply to that one.) This went on for 45 minutes.
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An Elder Reads CoC !!
by TTATTelder ini have recently joined the site.
i was just appointed an elder this summer.
i started discovering the ttatt (the truth about the truth) last year after putting a few things together myself concerning the leadership and then doing some research online.. i really enjoyed jwfacts.com, jwsurvey, and others.
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Hi TTATTE: I too, found Ray's book an eye opener. I had 50 yrs in; 20 as an elder. I immediately called family & friends to warn them of the deception. I immediately lost family & friends. So chose your course of action wisely. For me, I had no other choice regardless of the consequences. Each of us needs to decide which avenue will work the best. My best advice is Live Well ... Enjoy Life. (Also, Good Luck.......Happy Birthday & Merry Christmas. :)
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Finally Got to Be the Saturday Morning Householder
by mrquik ini visited relatives out of state this weekend and sure enough watched two witnesses going door to door approach the house.
i casually walked out to the front yard and, sure enough an older brother with a young married man in tow came over to me.
i let them go through the usual speil & took the magazines.
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I visited relatives out of state this weekend and sure enough watched two Witnesses going door to door approach the house. I casually walked out to the front yard and, sure enough an older brother with a young married man in tow came over to me. I let them go through the usual speil & took the magazines. Now they must of thought they had a catch here & the conversation got interesting. Not telling them I was a former witness for 50 yrs. & an elder for 20, I told them I was a Bible student quite familiar with a number of religions & not affiliated with any one in particular. (Which is true.) I questioned the older on the "overlapping generation" theory to with he gave the company answer. I politely reminded him that in it's first fulfillment, Jesus understanding of a generation was 37 yrs. from it's inception to the fall of Jerusalem. He had no reply. I just could not resist & ran through question after question as the young man looked on in surprise. He left asking if he could come back, but I told him I was visiting & was leaving for NY in the morning. I doubt he will ever realize the burning contradictions I left him with, but I hope I opened the young man's eyes. I can not relay the overwhelming satisfaction I had on Saturday morning. If you ever get the chance, try it.
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Expect More Property Sell Offs As Governing Body Face A Increase In Child Molestation Lawsuits World Wide
by frankiespeakin inthe old hay days when they could turn a nice profit from selling their printed garbage are over, thanks to recent development in electronics and watchtower corporation policies of strict donation based litterature offer to avoid paying taxes.. when the conti case has finished all apeals and wins $$millions$$, more lawyers will be interested in child molestation cases, more lawsuits will be filed, which could very well break the bank or bankrupt the watchtower corporation in a rather short amount of time.
expect to see desperate attempts by the governing body to collect more money from the rank and file and use what ever scam they can cook up.
they will have to liquidate more property, and continually tapping their free labor source to the maximum with building projects through out the world.
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One can only hope. I'd like to see massive desertions from the rank & file. Entire congregations leaving. We'll call it "The Great Awakening". Maybe we'll get our families back from these sick hypocrites.
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Discussion w/ Wife: I Welcome Your Suggestions
by breakfast of champions inso 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!.
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Hi BOC; Ask her if she feels a warning of impending doom given for over a century has any validity. Remind her that in Jesus' prophesy of the "last days" that time period in Jerusalem lasted only 37 years well within a generation. That meant that those who heard his warning were still alive to benefit from it. Keep asking these types of questions. She needs to come to the correct conclusions on her own.
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Hi Riks; My ex-wife's family is from Copenhagen. Maybe you knew the Brogaard's. Always loved those 3 hr. dinners when they visited us in NY. I've learned to stay away from aquavit. I suspect the Danes distill this stuff from herring.
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Where WT Linear Thinking Leads When You Discredit 1914
by mrquik inbecause 1914 wasn't the beginning or ending of anything (see jwfacts for overwhelming evidence);.
1. witnesses are still in "gentile times".
2. jesus' hasn't begun to reign in kingdom.
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Because 1914 wasn't the beginning or ending of ANYTHING (See jwfacts for overwhelming evidence);
1. Witnesses are still in "Gentile Times"
2. Jesus' hasn't begun to reign in Kingdom
3. True religion has not arrived
4. You're actually a part of "Babylon the Great"
5. Last generation hasn't even started yet
6. You will grow old & die
7. You've wasted thousands of hours of your life for nothing serving a manmade religion
8. Have a nice day.
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Quick Poll - How many are...
by mrhhome inhow many here are (a) ex-jw, (b) non-jw with jw relatives or spouses, (c) inactive jw, or (d) active jw who stay in for your own reasons?.
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Oh, I forgot to mention I got remarried on Valentine's Day. Immediate family really took a burn to that. Have to hand it to my Mom. Even though a diehard witness, she came to my wedding.