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  Former Long Time Elder, part 3

  by James Jackson in

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  to answer some of your questions.

  i phone my son on thursday and was able to help him get his paper work in order for, get this: "college".

  we're good.. the wife and i have about 10 family members that are jw's as well as over 12 close friends, 100's of friends in 5 states.

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  Mum

  All those boxes! Don't they know how to use a compuer database?
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  '' Jehovists'' - good term

  by *lost* in

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  someone used this term on another thread.

  sorry, can't recall your name, so please let us know.. .

  i thought this was a brilliant title, and i think i will be using it from now on when i think of wt, gb, jw's.. i think it aptly sums up ''the cult''..

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  The term "Jehovists" appears, if I recall correctly, in John Steinbeck's book, The Grapes of Wrath. The Jobes, or one or some of them, in their travels, encounter some "Jehovists," but I don't think any detail is given about their religious beliefs, but, perhaps only their sexual passion. It has been a very long time since I read that book, so take what I say with a grain of salt, and don't quote me.
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  I think my wife is going to open the can of worms...

  by sosoconfused in

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  so over the last 5 - 7 months as some may know i have resigned as an elder and just came to a cold stop going to the meetings.

  brothers call i wont answer the phone.

  if they come by i just wont answer the door.

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  Mum

  That's wonderful! I wish I had your wife's moxie!

  I hope you're not going to be shunned by anyone important in your life. If not, it will be an honor to be shunned, i.e., left alone, by that bunch.
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  Imagine a Christian father who has lost his job

  by StephaneLaliberte in

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  2. bible

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  in todays watchtower, the society used the first chapter of nahum to explain why a father who lost his job would put his trust in jehovah by going out in service midweek.

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  It means that they are desperate for new converts, as there is little to no growth in numbers of new JW's. Desperation is very unattractive.
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  Should all elders be painted with the same brush?

  by Socrateswannabe in

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  an hour or two ago, i was reading a topic on this forum that welcomed new elders to jwn.

  there was some criticism aimed at the op and i understand that elders shouldn't be singled out as special.

  one poster said he/she hates all elders.

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  Forgive them, for they know not what they do.
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  What about your vow to Jehovah?

  by a watcher in

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  did you get baptized without being dedicated?.

  why did you allow men to come between you and jehovah?.

  why were you serving jehovah at all?

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  a watcher, you know you're not supposed to be on the internet talking to apostates, don't you? Don't worry. We won't turn you in.
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  Halloween is like celebrating bunnies who aren't important

  by dissonance_resolved in

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  from my young daughter's notebook titled "things to remember about the truth.".

  i see i've failed miserably as a jw parent- or maybe not?.

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  How old is your daughter? I wonder why she associates bunnies with Hallowe'en.
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  What would you say?

  by nicsfreedom in

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  i pondered on a rather strange idea (sort of a divided feeling) today after reading an article and i wondered how all of you would react.

  in the unlikely event the ivory towers of wathtower came crashing down (not literally) lets just say there was a mass awakening.

  for those of you who have suffered from atrocious behavior from friends and family, how would you really react?

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  Mum

  I would be interested in how many joined other cults, how many decided to get an education and/or lead an authentic life, how many became atheists, how many decided "to hell with it" and started living a life of drug abuse, drunkenness and unrestrained sex, how many decided to write a book about their experiences, and the diversity of other possible reactions.

  It would be fun to find them all and see their reaction in the unlikely event this hypothetical came true.
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  Tech49, James Jackson and Zophar and every other elder on JWN...

  by NeverKnew in

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  i have failed to welcome any of you individually so i wanted to make a thread to formally thank you.

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  i know that your presence, wisdom and the courage you're demonstrating by being here will help many.. .

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  Mum

  Yes, welcome to all of you ex-elders, ex-MS's, ex-publishers, and everyone else!

  Flipper made a good point. My family were not JW's, so I was a starry-eyed follower until I married an elder and got an insider's view of the workings of a cult.
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  Dat da da da: Justitia Themis Law School Graduate

  by crmsicl in

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  congratulations to justitia themis on all her hard work at putting herself through law school.

  after being raised in the watchtower organization and having survived all of what that entails she has picked up the pieces, analyzed her strengths and has made choices to better herself and the community.. .

  i am so proud of her.

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  Congratulations, Justitia! Good luck on the bar exam!