Posts by millie210

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World Wide Construction comes to a Shuddering Halt - Jehovah's Blessing has Evidently been Suspended!

by Slidin Fast in

the chelmsford project in the uk has already come to a halt and every one has been sent home.

the bethel family in london is to be cut by several hundred.

my impression is that most ambitious youngster in the org dream of being involved with the building program.

millie210

Well we can solve this easily...arent there court reporters constantly scouring the courthouse news?

This would be big news - as Morpheus said.

Any of our legal people know how long something can be kept under wraps before it is public record?

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My Mom Is Dying

by minimus in

jw
friends

i just wanted to say that my dear 89 year old mom is terminally ill and will soon pass.

she is on morphine and hanging on.

she has been a devout witness for about 60 years and a wonderful mother.

millie210

Minimus, you are the little red dot who brings us so much joy...

I am so sorry to hear of this hard time for you and your dear mom.

That you consider her one of your best friends in life says volumes about her.

I know she sure raised a good man.

Much love coming your way and you will be in my thoughts today.

Milz

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How accurate is the Bible?

by WireRider in

how accurate is the bible?

the "compiled" version (council of nicaea) was not established for hundreds, or even thousands, of years after events happened.

stories were handed down generation to generation to generation before being written down.

millie210

Since I am moving rather slowly away from being a JW, my feelings about the Bible are in flux.

I am trying to go slowly because I dont want my thoughts about the Bible and everything else to be reactionary. I want them to be well researched and stand alone thoughts that are authentically mine and not part of my reeling away from "all things JW".

When I read the topic of this thread my first thought was the Bible is probably about as accurate as most of the worlds holy writings.

After reading the thoughts posted above, I would have to say my current thinking aligns mostly with what WireRider wrote.

I can think of Bible versus that have made me act better as I go through life. Two I have used at work a lot are

the stupid one is replying to a matter before he has heard it

and

in a multitude of counselers there is wisdom

To be very honest, there are also many quotes I use daily that are not from the Bible - just men who pierced one of lifes veils in a humorous or succinct way that I find a good reminder.

on not being overly impressed with people who claim to have money:

Only when the tide goes out do you discover who's been swimming naked. - Warren Buffett

on keeping grief in perspective:

Let not your grief be measured by his worth, because then your sorrow would have no end.

- Macbeth Act 5

On being too convinced my way is THE way:

We dont see things as they are - we see things as we are - Wayne Dyer

I cant honestly say any one quote is more profound than another - Bible or mans.

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Need some links to pro-jw sites that mention, bethel lay offs and the leaked letter. thanks

by joe134cd in

hi everyone i need some links to pro-jw sites that mention the letter to be read out and also about the bethel lay offs .

can be face book or anything as long as it's for jehovahs kingdom, but mentions those 2 things.

thanks guys.

millie210

There isnt any more mention of the leaked letter on JW talk. The mods removed every trace of it.

After much hand wringing it was decided the announcement about Bethelites could be discussed however since it was public knowledge.

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Please stop deriding the Governing Body.

by Esse quam videri in

please stop it !!!.

we love them.

we all love them.

millie210

Esse quam videri30 minutes agoPLEASE STOP IT !!!
We love them.
We all love them.
They're our favorites!

We?

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The Borg going out of biz or a ruze, a time line.

by Crazyguy in

when one connects the dots it's very intriguing.

i don't have all the details or in order but here's just some of the events.

2008 global financial melt down.

millie210

Great list!

So, given what we know...why then did we get the talk about the super building project? Why did the elders have to attend a special kick off meeting last January about the increased building work? Remember the letter stated that we were going to begin the biggest construction project the world has ever seen?

How did we get from then to now? It is just barely fall and the winter meeting is completely reversed?

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FMF: A Wake Up Story

by freemindfade in

sorry for the length of this, i hope anyone stopping by to read will take the time and read it.

i haven't included any things i would consider "apostate" specifics about doctrines, or major scandals.

it's just a general layout of the path i took to becoming an exjw.

millie210

Your story is so well told and so honest.

It is easy to follow the sequence of events from then to now.

I suspect that someone just starting to wonder is going to read this and find a bit of themselves in your words.

That will give them hope and courage.

Heck, it gives ME hope and courage!

I had to pause and reflect when I read this line from your post,

I didn’t think there were any more levels of waking up for me.

That is good for me to ponder, the idea that there are many levels, one of which I am on now.

Thank you for sharing your journey so patiently and step by step

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I feel blessed

by vinman in

i just wanted to express a simple thought.

having awakened 11 months ago , i feel blessed to have awakened at this special time.

i feel so vindicated.

millie210

I was reading your post and nodding in agreement and the thought...

"You were definitely ahead of the curve on that one" went through my head...

I was curious to see what that saying "ahead of the curve" means

Heres one definition:

ahead of the curve literally refers to your position on the statistical bell curve, where the top of the curve represents the median, average result. By being ahead of the curve you represent the top percentile of results that either has the advanced skills or understanding that sets you apart.

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Does Anyone Still Believe in God?

by LaurenM in

do any of you ex-jw's still believe in god?

even with the new rebranding/softening of this religion, i still don't see how people can believe in him.

the god of the old testimate is an angry murderer who approved rapes and slavery and killed thousands of men, women and children.

millie210

crazyhorse
I don't know what to believe. What does that make me?

That makes you the kind of person that I make a mental note to pay attention to on this board.

It also makes you very honest. A quality I genuinely admire.

I do not feel sad over my years (wasted?) as a JW but one thing I have promised myself is that I will no longer listen to anyone who

is smug

claims to have it right (this time?)

states what they believe as a fact

Everything (except for some vegetation and a few animals) is here longer than we are. We can find our place in the universe, everything else does.

There was a quote in a Watchtower years ago - dont remember who and am disinclined to go look, it was "Some say time flies? Alas time stays, we go"

In view of that, there is a lot to learn in a short amount of time. I just cannot afford to let myself be reeled in by people who think they have the answers.

At the end of the day, who is happy? Who is questioning and yet with an easy free soul? Who do people gain from in just the merest interaction with them - even if its transacting a purchase at a register? We akk see these people around...they exist.

What do those people think? What moral compass do they steer by and why?

No more fake happy - if I act happy people will think I am "of God" - like I see a lot of religious people project. I swear, its like a mask. Cant you see it? The televangelist sneer?

All the people who are in a hurry to find a new belief - nope. Not interested in that either. Whats the hurry? We arent chickens, we dont have to hurry and find our place in the pecking order. Ok, well some evidently do but I am not interested in it.

Lastly, anyone who strives to be a leader. Not a naturally occurring leader but someone who wants it and works toward it as its own end game.

Im staying away from those people too.

So to hear you pose a question and not claim to have a nice neat answer is impressive Crazyhorse.

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A funny little diplomatic cable regarding the Malawi atrocities against JW's in 1975

by Saintbertholdt in

no doubt that atrocities were perpetrated against jehovah's witnesses in 1972-73.. but what about the reports in 1975?.

here is an excerpt from a diplomatic cable sent to the us secretary of state in 1977.. the cable was released/declassified in 2009.. .... re jehovah's witnesses, why do we go back to the.

events of 197273?

millie210

I have been looking for this post for over a month.

I finally typed enough right words in to the search feature to find it!

I didnt even realize it was your post Saint...

I just thought this was such an indication of what a rip off all that 1975 letter writing to Malawi was.

Now I can save this link to my files.

I am slowly building a collection of things that I hope (know?) will impress my siblings one day. They are going strong as JWs now but if a tiny crack ever appears I want to have some things ready.

This is one of those things.