Topics Started by Olivia Wilde

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reaching out: Need circuit assembly dates and locations: my stomach hurts just saying this and requesting this
by goingthruthemotions in
1. jw
2. experiences
without giving up to much info about myself.

does anyone know where i could get a list of circuit assembly dates and locations for the western united states.

you all know that my brainwashed wife is still in.
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Going Nuclear - Marriage
by Sofia Lose in
1. jw
2. experiences
has anyone here gone nuclear on their spouse and, all of a sudden, came out in the open as a jw opposer?.

by this i mean, sitting them down and saying: i no longer want to be a jw anymore, do not want to go to meetings or preaching anymore!

and, what has happened in the relationship after that?.
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Need advice: Intimacy with my wife almost non existint because she considers me an apostate
by goingthruthemotions in
1. jw
2. experiences
just on of the perks of being an apostate who is married to a branwashed, blinded jw woman.

you know, we have been married for ~27 years....most of which we had nothing to do with the piece of shite cult.

up till the begining of 2014 was when i woke up.
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How to evade questions from elders when you stop going out door to door
by Olivia Wilde in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
due to circumstances right now i cannot leave permanently the watchtower, however i need honest advice of what to say when elders question me how come im not meeting the group out for door to door & going out in " field service"... what would be proper responses not to draw suspicions since i'm aware of ttatt.. .any serious advice please...
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JW September broadcasting "this generation"
by Olivia Wilde in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
this month on "this generation" reminded me of the movie "book of eli" first scene with eli & carnegie's .

"i need that book ... i'll kill ya.

i'll take the book," threatens carnegie in a face-off in the middle of the street reminiscent of a western shootout.. .
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Has anyone seen this video?
by vinman in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
about 4 months back, apostate lon posted a youtube video entitled watchtower society broadcasts pagan symbol.

i try not to believe in conspiracy theories but that symbol just doesn't belong there...hmm.
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"Crises of Conscience"
by Olivia Wilde in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
i just finished reading chapters 11-12 of raymond franz, crises of conscience & i must admit, i am pretty strong person, however the way ed dunlap & ray franz were treated left me crying, i had tears rolling done my eyes driving home from work on friday... & how ed was kicked out by wt, left me feel soo disgusted & outraged.... it was very obvious he needed to stay at bethel because of his age & medical conditions but i admired he didn't compromise his conscious, it's sickening to me how cold & callous these men can treat a christian after all his service.... & of course ray franz situation was no exception either, the witch hunt they did to get him out was, well, there's just isnt enough adjectives to describe their disgusting motives against him... he was 59 yrs old trying to make a honest living with his wife & for them to go after him was devious & demon like.... i'm soo grateful i came across this book & i wished i had much much sooner.... i know god will reward both ed dunlap & franz plus many many more who have been unjustly & unchristian like treated during that time & this time, sooo sickening.....i still feel very much upset & emotional over the whole thing .... i never met any of them & then yet i feel deep christian love for them......
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badly handled from Elders
by Olivia Wilde in
1. jw
2. experiences
i am still attending the kh, i actually recently became aware of the ttatt, what i believed came as a huge surprised for me, i wasn't raised as a jw and have been for about 15 years.

i have always been a very open minded individual all my life always seeing both sides of any situation with logic and common sense and so i believe discovering all of the doctrines i have been taught sense 16 years of age, wasn't extremely hard for me to realize in my heart it was a lie.

well it was me discovering the watchtower society being a ngo member of the un nations for 10 years, after that the snowball just got bigger for me.
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Horrible Bosses
by John Aquila in
1. jw
2. experiences
i just heard this a few minutes ago by a jw friend who is still an elder in my old hall.

the kingdom hall i used to attend and my mom still attends was paid off many years ago and serves about 6 congregations.

one of the english congregations has a lot of financially well of members.
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What is the Real Financial Cost of a Circuit Assembly?
by FairMind in
1. jw
2. friends
my congregation along with about thirty others attends circuit assemblies at a facility that is owned by the organization (a converted school).

this building also has a section that serves as a kh for three local congregations.

i have noticed that when the financial reports are read at the assemblies that the expense (which is not detailed) is always around $4,000.