Posts by discreetslave

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Bethel U.S Zone visit scheduled for Oct 2011

by Red Piller in

it will involve 2 special meetings on oct 22 and oct 29. the meetings will be a. watchtower summary.. a member of the us branch committee will give a report on "progress in the field.".

talk by a visiting zone overseer.

and a talk by the gb.. it will be "approx 2 1/2 hours in length.

discreetslave

Can someone post where thses will be or PM me? I'd really appreciate it.

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It's my birthday today and i did NOTHING.

by Aussie Oz in

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do you find that years after leaving the jws birthdays just don't matter?.

i just can't get into it.

in years past the inlaws have made an effort and given a little party but now we are out country its just not a big enough deal to be bothered with.. no presents, no cake.

{Sigh}, I could use a hug...

by Billy the Ex-Bethelite in

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my first two exams were this week.

things didn't go well.

the classes are tough -- math and science.

discreetslave

((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((Billy)))))))))))))))))))))))))))

Hang in there. The roller coaster ride after leaving can be a bitch. As for school give it time you're just getting your feet wet. We're here for you

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Things that made you cringe at "the meetings"

by i_drank_the_wine in

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i always cringed so hard when a "brother" or "sister" would make some overly heartfelt comment about jehovah-something, usually related to a personal experience of theirs, and get all teared up and/or start crying.. once this fringe dude that's been df'd twice now was giving a talk and kept having these long awkward pauses where he looked like he was real stressed out, then he would start up again, stutter, slip up, and repeat the process until he looked down and went "i, i just can't do this" and walked off the stage and left the hall.. it also made my spchincter pucker when a young person would give some super devotional comment on how much they love big j and whatnot, which would make the congregation all smile in their hearts and wag their heads in approval..

discreetslave

Confession I was the emotional commenter. It was never for show it just happened.

As to what made me cringe was sweeping generalizations about the world or when they would be insulting in regards to outsiders from the platform. I hated asking new people to the meeting for fear of them being offended.

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JWs continue to hold NGO Status within the COUNCIL OF EUROPE

by AndersonsInfo in

wtbts and jehovah's witnesses continue to hold ngo status within the council of europe.

documents recently declassified by the council of europe confirm that the european association of jehovah's witnesses continues to officially hold ngo status.. .

the six page document dh-dd(2010)61, entitled "communication by an ngo in the case of 97 members of the gldani congregation of jehovah's witnesses and others against georgia (application no.

discreetslave

Watchtower Babylon & Crap Society lying since 1879

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6G3hUtu150

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How are things going since my exit?

by discreetslave in

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today i got accepted to a christian university and we had an earthquake!!!

the college is located here in va and is the largest christian university in the us.

my husband is worried about the money but the fact that it's liberty u upsets him more.. otherwise things are good between us things are tense on meeting days.

discreetslave

@LITS I understand your feelings I'm feeling similarly.

@MadSweeny I was going to take online classes. Thanks for the advice

@LeavingWt I am in no rush to figure out god & the universe. I need to figure myself out first.

@Desirousofchange he lets my 2yr old stay but my 8yr old can't catch a break unless she's sick

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Should There be a Petition Asking the Watchtower Society to Retract its "Mentally Diseased" Statements?

by DT in

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of course, i would be very surprised if the watchtower society ever retracted or apologised for anything.

still, it could gain a lot of publicity and put pressure on them to curb their hate speech.

if they refuse to apologise, it could demonstrate that those statements were intentional and not just a slip of the printing press.

discreetslave

There is a petition on the facebook groups for any interested

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/exjwspetition/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=Petition

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I Called the Headquarters About the "Slaughter of Apostates" Quote

by DT in

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in case you haven't heard, the november 15, 2011 watchtower, page 5 made this comment.

"today, no servant of jehovah uses physical force against opponents of pureworship.

"vengeance is mine," god says.

discreetslave

What I want to know is why they need to use the works of Bible scholars? They say they are God's sole channel, they say holy spirit directs them, they came out with new light about anointed ones like crazy Freddy revealing things to them. So why use the works of men who don't believe their crap?

Why the hell did I not ask myself these questons years ago!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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The Huffington Post has picked up the mentally diseased story!!!!

by discreetslave in

just posted by vampire665 on facebook.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/28/jehovahs-witness-magazine_n_985479.html.

discreetslave

I don't know where the Huff Post ranks but I remember recently hearing they are a threat to convential newspapers herre in the states.

I think the story got past theem because they have been very busy this week. The OSCE meetings and it's annual meeting week so the timing was good. I find this all very exciting but the child molestation thing came and went. I think the flames need to be fanned with awareness of the child molestation issue again. If the case in Australia can be brought to peoples attn as well as revisisted here in the states. As well as pointing out they are being brought up for charges in Brazil in regards to shunning. A perfect storm situation. Even then I don't see them crumbling all at once but if it slows growth down and keeps people from joining it their true colors will start to be apparent to more inside.

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The Huffington Post has picked up the mentally diseased story!!!!

by discreetslave in

just posted by vampire665 on facebook.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/28/jehovahs-witness-magazine_n_985479.html.

discreetslave

I wonder if there will be mention of this at the annual meeting
I'm about to border on obsession with this story.