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  An old friend

  by pontoon in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  40+ yrs ago when i moved into this congregation's territory i became good friends with a brother in the congregation, about 20 yrs older than me and about mildest, most easy going person you could meet.

  he was just full of old fashion country style common sense, taught me a lot about country life, like heating with firewood, (yes, there is a lot to know about cutting and heating with wood), taught me how to skin and cut up deer, he would help anyone who needed help........., so about 30 yrs ago he was df'd.

  we would occasionally bump into each other, i would never not say hello, but him knowing i wasn't suppose to talk to him he would (and i) just move on.

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  Mum

  It's great when you meet up with someone after a long separation and pick up as if you just saw them yesterday. Good for you!
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  Apostates are Perverts!!!

  by His Excellency in

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  2. friends

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  last sunday's public talk was about tools the devil uses to tear down our faith, and as usual; apostacy, false teaching and erroneous thinking came up in the point, and the speaker went on and on, accusing apostates of being perverts and aspiring to live a life of debauchery which couldn't be tolerated amongst jehovah's people.. he further went on stating that if eventually apostates get into the world, they often find themselves not being able to mix up with satan's system as a result of the bible based understanding which they had acquired, and they ended up getting bitter and wasting their lives .

  those words were quite frightenning, i never heard it this strong before!!

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  Mum

  It is an honor to be dishonored by those control freaks. I suppose child molestation, backroom interrogation about sexual detail, harassment, and discouraging human development and education are "holy" things.

  I wear their scorn as a badge of honor. - Dan Quayle
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  LEAVING THE WITNESS A PREACHER FINDS FREEDOM TO THINK IN TOTALITARIAN CHINA

  by BroMac in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i don't know if this has been on here before but i came across it from a google news search for "jehovahs witnesses".

  would someone be so kind as to make this link clickable!

  http://www.autostraddle.com/things-i-read-that-i-love-66-reading-in-underpants-161749/.

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  Mum

  That was a great story!

  It reminds me of a time in the past when I accompanied a Vietnamese friend to a low-income apartment building where a lot of Vietnamese refugees lived. Most of them didn't speak English, so I observed them as they told my friend their stories. Apparently because I did not understand what they were saying, but could only observe their facial expressions, voice intonations and hand gestures, I got a pretty good idea of the character and truthfulness of the individuals (or at least I felt that I was seeing right through them.)

  It is incredible how Amber, by living as more of a "worldly" person, even in a very different culture, learned that life could be better outside the borg.
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  I got the dreaded call about the memorial

  by thecrushed in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i haven't been to the meetings in just about a full year and i get a call this morning from my dad inviting me.

  his words were full of guilt trip.

  he said he would like us to go as a family like i'm breaking it up if i don't go.

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  Mum

  I would like to say that you shouldn't go just to please someone else, but with the dubs it's just not that simple.

  You should, however, make it clear that you guys could do many things as a family if he were not so servile to his masters in Brooklyn.
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  In what sense does Jehovah feel regret - Why the Bible never means what it plainly says.

  by Lore in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  from this weeks watchtower study:.

  in what sense has jehovah felt regret?.

  on a number of occasions, the bible mentions that jehovah felt regret.

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  Mum

  I regret spending so much time in a belief system that is stupid and cruel and, what is worse, trying to convert others to it. Jehovah may regret that I did that as well.
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  Looking for a disassociation letter

  by Aunt Fancy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i remember reading a very good letter sometime within the past 6 months.

  i have been looking for it and can't find it.

  i don't even remember who wrote it but they didn't send it at the time.

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  Mum

  Free2beme: If you'd been around during the Revolution, Jefferson would have been your lackey!
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  Jehovah generously provides?

  by Rattigan350 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the june 15 2013 w pg 13, para 6&7 has an experience of a pioneer that needed $66 to pay her rent the next day.

  she prayed and went to work at her job as a waitress.

  when she finished her shift she had received a total of $66 in tips.

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  Mum

  I have a similar story.

  Several years ago, my daughter, granddaughter and I moved to Reno. At first we lived in a hotel where we paid by the week. Our weekly rent was due each Wednesday, I believe. The hotel would only take cash or a credit card. We used cash, which we kept in a tin in our room.

  One evening, my daughter took my granddaughter to a co-worker's child's birthday party. Meanwhile, I went out to gamble.

  The next day when the rent was due, a hotel employee had taken advantage of our absence the night before and stolen our rent money. My winnings at gambling the night before covered the rent. So my going out to gamble saved the day!
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  Should The Governing Body Seek Psychiatric Help For Narcissistic Personality Disorder?

  by frankiespeakin in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  http://psychcentral.com/disorders/sx36t.htm.

  narcissistic patients try to sustain an image of perfection and personal invincibility for themselves and attempt to project that impression to others as well.

  physical illness may shatter this illusion, and a patient may lose the feeling of safety inherent in a cohesive sense of self.

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  Mum

  When I had a co-worker with NPD, I went for therapy. The therapist pointed out that lots of CEO's have this disorder. That is one of the difficulties with bringing them down to the level of everyone else: they tend to rise to the top.

  I agree that you seem obsessed with this topic.
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  Reason

  by dissonance_resolved in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so as someone newly awakened, my thoughts have turned to "why didn't i see this sooner?

  how could i be so blind?

  " part of it is that i never realized anyone may have left due to differences with the doctrine.

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  Mum

  Years ago, I read Barbara Grizzuti Harrison's book, Visions of Glory: A History and a Memory of the Jehovah's Witnesses. She makes the point in the book that most witnesses do not consciously decide to exit. Most of them feel pushed out. Many of the people on this board, I am sure, are in this category, myself for one.

  Put yourself first. Concern yourself less with how your actions affect others, as you're not harming anyone, and concentrate on building a good, happy fulfilling life for yourself.

  Best wishes!
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  shunning wrecks families

  by bigmac in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  thread started to avoid going off topic elsewhere.. this matter of shunning---my story.. i made the decision to resign from the jw religion in my early twenties--i'm 65 now.

  i knew i would never deny any of mine a blood transfusion--just to appease this religion --and its deity.. my jw wife had just had our first child--a girl---and we went on over the next 7 years to have 2 more planned for kids---both boys.

  i like to think i was a good dad--they meant everything to me.. i hold up my hand and admit i caused the break up of that marriage---my wife stayed in the religion--and--apparently it was announced in the kh i couldnt be d/f'd---as i hadnt been a jw for years---so they said i was an apostate.. fast forward a few years--into the mid 80's---i had remarried--and led a relatively normal life.

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  Mum

  The real victims in this story are your grandchildren who do not even get to choose whether they see their grandfather or not. That is child abuse, plain and simple.

  My grandparents meant the world to me, so I feel such sorrow for your grandchildren - and for you.