Topics Started by jeckle

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i got involved with a woman from work ugh!
by jeckle in
1. social
2. relationships
it was like a rock and roll relationship and ive broken up with her 4 times but she comes back and i let her and i almost moved in with her but now i dont want to talk to her ever again!.
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Happy Rosh HaShana
by PSacramento in
1. jw
2. friends
happy new year 5772 to all our jewish friends !.

time to blow some shofar !!.

l'shanah tovah to all !.
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Sept.15th WT - Submit to the WT Society or Jehovah Will Not Know You
by flipper in
1. jw
2. friends
this was some of the most blatant , aggressive , controlling information i've seen in awhile in the " witness only " version of the wt.

of course, it's always blatant, but the manner that was used in this article was so authoritative and demanding - it's apparent the wt society is losing members and they are amping up the control tactics to keep members trapped.

the article in discussion is on pg.
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What benefit is all the power of people's lives to the Governing Body?
by TimothyT in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
if the 7 million jw's mindlessly follow the governing body (which the majority do), of what benefit is it to the governing body?

that power over people's lives is nothing to boast about in my books.

i conclude that the only reason they so desire this power is because it brings money, authority and security to them.
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My family thinks I am Anakin Skywalker...
by sabastious in
1. social
2. humour
...but i know that's not true because i do like sand inbetween my toes.. so there.

-sab.
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Rebellion Much?
by truthseeker1969 in
1. watchtower
2. bible
one of my friends, a disfellowshipped person, recently started attending the hall again.. firstly, he went to the convention and told me tonight that members of his congregation came and spoke to him and he told them of his status and they apologized and left.. any elderly sister from the congregation who has known him all his life came and spoke and again he said he couldn't.

he was stunned when she said she "didn't care" and spoke to him anyway which he found touching.

the mother of this person did nothing to stop her from talking to him.. the older lady (a wife of an elder) said that she and many others are fed up with the "hatred" being talked about and that if people are to be helped then it is nonsense the way things are being done.. he then went to his hall and was surprised at one brother he had known for years who said that he wanted to take his picture along with his parents since he had known him since childhood.
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Fireworks (In Phoenix)
by darthfader in
1. social
2. entertainment
interestingly enough, fireworks are for sale in our metro area.

the state no longer bans their sale.

a lot of the cities do.
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I am considering suicide...
by Nebeska Nada in
1. jw
2. friends
under the wheels of a train.... .

i feel really bad.... i don't want to be in the cult anymore.... .

i was thinking about that whole meeting today.... .
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New... in AZ, USA
by lilypadaz in
1. jw
2. experiences
i haven't been inside a kingdom hall in years.

i wasn't df'd or da'd, just faded away...so to speak.

but i haven't been totally free from the clutches of this organization because my husband is in it.
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I hate JW jargon!!! (Alternatives please!)
by VampireDCLXV in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
all of us who have any ties to the jws know that they have their own vernacular, their own slang.

sure, there are formal titles that we can't really get away from: pioneer, ministerial servant, elder, ______ overseer, governing body, the (watchtower) society, etc.

but there are plenty of other bits of parlance they use that i can do without.... for example:.