I rarely gave anything. I figured all those hours on the building crews was payment enough.
mrquik
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How many of you actually "contributed"?
by Garrett inguys,.
don't tell the elders, buuuuut, i sorta kinda maybe never contributed money....ever..... i always thought - hey, i give a lot of my time and energy to the org, so that's how i contribute.
i was also pretty stinkin poor for most of my life and didn't really have the money to give.. anyone else like me?.
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[REPOST] Memorial Non-Attendance: The Single Most Impactful TTATT Witness to Family and Friends
by AMNESIANO in(originally posted march, 2014)anyone who has awakened to ttatt and has conscientiously left the organization--especially a once-prominent, highly-regarded, studious believer from a prominent multi-generational tribe of jws-- after decades of devout, high-profile "serve-us," who continues to put in an annual appearance at the memorial thoroughly subverts and undermines, by this one act, any hope s/he may entertain that his/her departure will stir family or former friends to question the whole watchtower bamboozle.
by this one concession s/he assigns him-/herself by every single jw to their handy and dimissive purgatory: the "spiritually-weak.".
nothing blasts a louder, clearer, and more deliberate message to the jws who personally knew you and those familiar with your jw bona fides that you are not merely "not making the meetings," "inactive," or "spiritually-weak," but that there is a conscientious reason you have rejected the entire watchtower society life than choosing to forego what they know you once believed to be jehovah's must-attend, one-and-only, holy/sacred event of the year for his people, the lord's evening meal.. you hand them the very justification they so relish to self-righteously label you as a "submarine witness" deserving of jehovah's, and more importantly, their judgement.
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mrquik
It has been said "not to waste time because that's what life is made of." I wholeheartedly agree. After 50 yrs in, I have wasted enough time in vain. I will never waste another minute of my life. I attend funerals at Halls for ex- in-laws & ex friends just for the shock effect. I want them to see me well off & happy. I always bring my beautiful wife. That, I believe, is not a waste of time. Plus I get immense pleasure out of it. (I know you think I'm a sick, demented ex-elder.......you're right!!!) -
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Shorter meetings for field service
by hoser inmarch kingdom ministry insert is about how the field service meetings will be shortened from 10 to 15 minutes down to 5 to 7 minutes.
they want the publishers to report more hours.
in my experience the problem isn't the length of the meeting for service but pioneers and publishers dogging it after the service arrangement.
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Groanfest. Share your daftest jokes .
by jhine inlots of serious stuff being discussed on site .
i thought!it would be nice to make each other groan/ smile for a change .please share your corniest ,punniest , or daftest joke .. i will start with this shocker , borrowed from tim vine .. vandalism in a multi story carpark ....... ...................................,............................ wrong on sooo many levels !.
come on now share yours.
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mrquik
A JW dies & goes to heaven. Upon getting at the Pearly Gates, he finds them locked. God approaches & starts laughing. " I just wanted to see that look on your face; priceless!" "But Lord I've spent my entire life as a loyal JW, witnessing, volunteering & donating to my last penny. Will there ever come a day when Paradise welcomes us with open arms?" " Sure, sure" says God. "Just not in my lifetime". -
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Are we going to see a mass awakening?
by kairos inthe internet is the archive for civilization.. watchtower cannot hide it's history.. are we seeing the beginning of a mass exodus out of her?.
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mrquik
As we know the lifeblood of this organization is money. Fewer and fewer of each successive generation in developed countries will be suckered into being fleeced. Our children & their children will leave; this is inevitable. It would be nice to live long enough to watch it die a slow death. -
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JW. Net heals a JW Physician and his patient!
by abiather ini met a jw physician last month, by chance, in a waiting lounge!
i moved to the seat next to him and asked him: are you one of jws?.
surprised, he responded: i was, till last year.
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mrquik
I walk both Shih Tzu's after dinner. We all have to poop after that.....and I get nasty looks from people who drive by me with my pants down. -
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Serious business
by brandnew inthis my friends will help in a long struggle that me and my girlfriend are having.........does the toilet paper unravel over or under.
thank you for your cooperation on this timely matter...
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mrquik
It seems the majority of apostates approve of toilet paper being over instead of under. Expect the WBTS to now firmly stand against this Satanic practice. This, surely, will be accompanied by numerous vague historical & biblical references along with video for the deaf showing both correct paper placement & ass wiping technique. -
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TO THE STUPID ATHEISTS:
by atheist_R_stupid inbeing that this is not "ex jws" and in fact, more driven by atheists talking a bunch of crap, im not even going to address you people like you know anything about jws because you dont.
nor am i going to assume you know the bible because none of you do.. and yes, im speaking down at you all because you men have actually went out your way to make a site to speak down at an entire group of people.
yet i bet you cant even handle a single uswer talking down at you, like you talk down about jws can you?.
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mrquik
notsure;
I loved the black guy who told us he was Jesus. By the way, loved seeing what everyone on the planet is eating. Had pizza last night with anchovies. No one else in the house will even sit next to me. DOES THAT CONSTITUTE HATE FOOD? CAN'T WE ALL JUST EAT WHATEVER WE WANT TO? DIDN'T GOD CREATE ALL FOOD TO BE CONSUMED BY US? AREN'T NUTS JUST AS NUTRICIOUS er NUTRISUOUS er HEALTHY AS THE REST OF THE FOOD GROUPS? Sorry for the rant. I'll just go back to work now......
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rama singh WHAT HE REALLY SAID, so you men can stop lying
by atheist_R_stupid in"there have been repeated scientific challenges to the.
theory of evolution in the past, and the nonbelievers of evo-.
lution cite them as support for their case.
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mrquik
What makes our community strong is the diversity of beliefs. All of us here believe in things that others disagree with. An old friend once told me " we can disagree without being disagreeable." Or we can shun each other. Wait...I think I left an organization just like that......... -
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Separated from a loveless Marriage
by PLAYGROUND ini don't know where to start.
i got married a year and half ago.
some months into the marriage things where discovered.
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mrquik
I married in 1975 during the "scare". I married more for self preservation than for love, but I figured "Paradise" was just a around the corner & I would learn to love my wife. That, unfortunately, never happened. We did have good times & bad. Raised two girls. As we got older, we just went through the motions. I found the love of my life after 34 yrs. with the first wife. I divorced, knowing I would be disfellowshipped. I just wanted to be happy. I assumed eventually I would be reinstated, but found TTATT while out & never went back. You have those options. Don't waste 34 yrs. of your life. I have never been happier. I've said it before & I'll keep on saying it "Live Well....Enjoy Life".