Topics Started by Olivia Wilde

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I need some advise
by Lost his mind in
1. jw
2. experiences
following is a letter i am going to send to the entire family both jw and non.

i would like to get your advice on whether i should do it.

my husband has told me before to voice my complaints but i have yet.
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Has anybody seen the movie "The Danish Girl " ?
by smiddy in
1. social
2. entertainment
i watched it today and i truly enjoyed it .to me it was truly an emotional journey for what this young man went through .. i had tears rolling down my face for half the movie which goes for 2 hours.

eddie redmayne deserves an oscar for his performance and so does the woman playing his wife alicia vikander , based on a true story.. in my heyday as a witness i probably would have turned it off and banned it from my home .. it`s an amazing journey life takes you after exiting a cult religion .. smiddy.
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If anyone who decides to have a meetup around LA/Orange County in southern Ca!!!
by Olivia Wilde in
1. jw
2. experiences
if anyone is up for a meetup in a public place anytime soon around southern california let me know.

i am not a good organizer of these things but if anyone wants to organize a meetup i am all for it, it can be near disneyland or surroundings!

!
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Our fade-gossip-elders calling
by All for show in
1. jw
2. friends
looking back we had been fading without even realizing it.

life happened...and we weren't regular.

then we woke up and have actively been fading for 9 months.
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Is it true? Heard a rumor WT postphones Disfellowshipping until further notice!!??
by Olivia Wilde in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i am not sure if it's true but i heard from a good source that wt has given instructions to elders to postponed disfellowshipping members from wrong doing/gross sin until further instructions given by headquarters.

i heard some jws were just reproved either privately or publically.

has anyone else heard anything like this recently?
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WT Mtg "read scriptures" are only to be read by a 1 brother???
by Olivia Wilde in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
we had co visit recently & it appears that the co told the elders of the congregation that the scriptures indicated on the wt to be "read" on the watchtower study are only to be read by 1 brother in the entire study.... the elder conducting the watchtower announced that at the wt mtg... i was like what???

only men?....

has anyone else had this occur in their congregation?
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To Elder: We have been lied too all of my JW life stop telling me to go out in service!!!
by Olivia Wilde in
1. jw
2. experiences
i've always maintained a huge sense of justice, when presented with facts and truth i don't tolerate hypocrisy and "fake" my path in life.

i relate to nancy grace from hln, seeking justice and truth.

many friends tell me i would be a great lawyer for my candor and directness, i don't think soo because i honestly do not like confrontation.
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Yearbook - will they drop figures that show a decline?
by freddo in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
do you think the yearbooks will stop showing negative information as the numbers stagnate or even drop?
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The fade did not work
by BeautifulMind in
1. jw
2. experiences
not long after learning ttatt, my hubby and i decided it would be best for us to fade.

his entire family is in, but not in the same cong.

we made it to the region convention and one sunday meeting after that.
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Did Ray Franz manage to live out a comfortable retirement from the proceeds of his books.
by joe134cd in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
i'm just curious if anybody knows.

firstly i don't take issue with the man making money from his books and if he was able to live comfortably from it then i say power to him.

but what i'm wanting to know was just how successful was it and did it allow him to live out the remainder of his years in comfort e.g buy a house, eat good food etc.