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  THE LINGERING SHADOW OF '75

  by Terry in

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  none of you are old enough to have been there, i suspect.

  i had been in prison two years as a jw conscientious objector when the exciting news about 1975 spread like wildfire.i was paroled from prison in 1969 and immediately began pioneering.

  the pressures began mounting throughout the organization.

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  Finkelstein to answer your question from my personal experience.

  The Rebel :- When I get in to a conversation with a witness about the W.T propagating false prophecies, they somehow manage to turn a blind eye to this perceived " little innocent" mistake of having been repeatedly mislead and lied to by there God, the G.B.

  In fact the G.B have covered themselves by starting personal campaigns against, people like us, i.e. they label us " mentally diseased" and say we are siding with Satan, Thery also have there "Police and Legal representives" known as Elders to make sure everyone in the congregation thinks we have half a brick missing with our insane rumblings, of Gods organization having made false prophecies.

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  Fading is never 100% successful is it?

  by nicolaou in

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  mum phoned last night to see how we all are.

  after fifteen years away from meetings and my old jw life you'd think my fade could be called 'successful' and for the most part it is.

  .. my resentment at being lied to and having wasted over thirty years of my life has left me like a glass of water full to the brim, it only takes a tap to make a mess.

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  nicolaou:- " Fading is never 100% successful is it?

  The Rebel ( A) Agreed there is never a 100% successful fade, but life doesn't have to be perfect to be wonderful, and there is nothing to feel guilty about, so there should be no personal cries of shame, even it a fade does create some sensational gossip in the congregation.

  Personally I wish I could convince those I love still in, that the W.T is a sneaky, unprincipled organization, therefore my hope is someday in the not to distant future, I get to share some of that fascinating information.

  The Rebel.

  p.s faders can however be 100% certain the G.B is guilty of all charges.
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  Things we an say on our death bed...

  by The Rebel in

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  1) i am glad i had the courage to live my life true to myself and not the life others expected of me.. 2) i am glad i had the courage to express my feelings.. 3) i am glad i let myself be myself.. 4 ) and i hope i have so many days, and years to live those thoughts, because surely the most wonderful thing about having left our " watchtower death bed" is to start living?.

  in my case at 50 !!.

  but the important thing is when we leave, to start living.. any experiences worth sharing?.

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  Or as Stan Laurel said on his death bed:-

  Stan. " I'd rather be skiing than doing this "

  Nurse " I didn't know you skied Mr Laurel"

  Stan " I don't, but I'd rather be doing that than doing this"

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  Things we an say on our death bed...

  by The Rebel in

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  1) i am glad i had the courage to live my life true to myself and not the life others expected of me.. 2) i am glad i had the courage to express my feelings.. 3) i am glad i let myself be myself.. 4 ) and i hope i have so many days, and years to live those thoughts, because surely the most wonderful thing about having left our " watchtower death bed" is to start living?.

  in my case at 50 !!.

  but the important thing is when we leave, to start living.. any experiences worth sharing?.

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  Brandnew I love the explicit video, but as a witness even under my dead body I would never have watched such a video. (Ok only in secret)

  Anyway for any lurking Jehovers Witnesses, I am sure you realize the fun stories of leaving and the accomplishments achieved were by a few lucky, unprincipled apostates, otherwise you will be extremely cross.

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  Elders & Ex Elders

  by brandnew in

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  i have a question.....if two jw have sex and only one of them goes to the eldurrs and confesses.....do they both get busted?

  or does the boe need a confession from both people.?

  if one of em denies it happened will that person still get df'd?.

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  Brandnew, that is a great question. Unfortunately I was never an Elder, so iam not qualified to answer, but I am sure the judicial committee would have enjoyed the " hot stuff" with or without watchtower law. I say this because it's totally ridiculous that elders need concern themselves in the worldly activities of consenting adults, even if they are adult Jehovers witnesses.

  But would an elder be an elder if he couldn't be privy to such cases of upmost secrecy and humiliation for those involved ?

  I hope the answers is ovbious.

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  Things we an say on our death bed...

  by The Rebel in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  1) i am glad i had the courage to live my life true to myself and not the life others expected of me.. 2) i am glad i had the courage to express my feelings.. 3) i am glad i let myself be myself.. 4 ) and i hope i have so many days, and years to live those thoughts, because surely the most wonderful thing about having left our " watchtower death bed" is to start living?.

  in my case at 50 !!.

  but the important thing is when we leave, to start living.. any experiences worth sharing?.

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  1) I am glad I had the courage to live my life true to myself and not the life others expected of me.

  2) I am glad I had the courage to express my feelings.

  3) I am glad I let myself be myself.

  4 ) And I hope I have so many days, and years to live those thoughts, because surely the most wonderful thing about having left our " watchtower death bed" is to start living?

  In my case at 50 !!

  But the important thing is when we leave, to start living.

  Any experiences worth sharing?

  The Rebel.
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  THE LINGERING SHADOW OF '75

  by Terry in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  none of you are old enough to have been there, i suspect.

  i had been in prison two years as a jw conscientious objector when the exciting news about 1975 spread like wildfire.i was paroled from prison in 1969 and immediately began pioneering.

  the pressures began mounting throughout the organization.

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  Terry " The lingering shadow of 75"

  The Rebel:- Terry may I begin by offering my warmest condolences for what you have been through. However tuning to graver matters, the generation of 1914 will also pass away, and with that sadly the bunch of villians the G.B are, as history doesn't seem to be teaching the flock anything.

  So how do the G.B get away with it?

  Why do the G.B still have followers?

  Well, in my opinion our old friends the G.B are always offering honors and titles such as" pioneers" " ministerial servants" and the must be won award for a male, the title of " Elder"

  All you have to do to get one of these awards is read the literature, except current truth and then you are the envy of the congregation. Of course if you think more than you should, and don't walk the walk and talk the talk, these awards will be taken from you.

  Occasionaly some sister, or aspiring elder will wake up and get themselves mixed up with "worldly thinking" which as your O.P clarifies can lead to tragic consequences, or it can i hope more often than not lead to a successful and happy life.

  Anyway I am no great loss to the watchtower. But you Terry would have been a watchtower star had you remained inside, so I hope you appreciate what an articulate and meaningful voice for thousands you are on the outside.

  The Rebel
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  If your Absence doesn't affect them, then your Presence never mattered!

  by stuckinarut2 in

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  what a powerful quote!.

  "if your absence doesn't affect them, then your presence never mattered.".

  how true!

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  Stuckinarut2 " If your absence doesn't effect them, then your presence never mattered !

  The Rebel, if that quote is true, then what am I doing on the forum :-)
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  The soldiers on guard at Jesus tomb didn't become believers, why in the hell not?

  by James Mixon in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  you are on guard at jesus sealed tomb.

  all of a sudden a great earthquake occurs and an angel.

  wearing a dazzling outfit descends from above like lightning and this angel single handedly rolls away.

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  Not just the guards but I am surprised the entire population of Jerusalem didn't become believers.

  Matt 27: v 53 & 54 " And the graves were opened and many of the bodies of the saints which slept arose, they came out of the tombs and went in to the holy city and appeared to many people"

  So not only were the solders on guard of Jesus tomb witness to the most important miracle of all time, they would also have heard stories about the famous dead prophets of old having risen from there graves and walking around the holy city. Personally I think the event would have created quite a lot of excitement and been the social topic of the day.

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  I was critically ill for a long time...

  by The Rebel in

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  but thanks to the excellent health care on this site iam on the road to recovery, and can now fully appreciate what a gloriouse thing it is to be free from the w.t and savor approaching spring in all its beauty, ....however i am not sure i am ready for debating on all the boards many heavy threads about gods existence and evolution .. anybody else feal the same?

  " tis a gift to be simple, tis a gift to be free, tis a gift to wake up and breath the morning air, and tis a gift to each day walk on the path we want to be....." .

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  Thank you for the post Blondie, and I must apologize if my post post had suggested medically I have been critically ill. I was only writing about my mental state of having been under Watchtower mind control for so many years, which I have now awakened to and am therefore no longer "critically ill"

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