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  God's name

  by Gorbatchov in

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  2. friends

  first at all, there is a new marketing video of god's name, clearly saying the name of god is jehovah.. link: https://tv.jw.org/#en/video/vodbible/docid-502014331_1_video.

  and then, there is the video with geoffrey jackson (gb) clearly saying that the original name of god is not known and the use of jehovah is because of it is the most used variant in english.. link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwv_8ocvkj8.

  so, something contradicts here, isn't it?.

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  Darkknight757

  Jehovah is a catchphrase. It's simply a marketing tool for the organization. Without it they are nothing, a powerless invisible worst friend.
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  Deleted Elders?

  by Farkel in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i knew about elders being "deleted" and have commented what a strange and pejorative term that is, but it wasn't until "wtwizard" and "designs" commented on another thread about it that it actually hit home for me.. one cannot step down as an elder with any dignity!

  elder's can't quit, with the word "quit" being as in "he quit his job.

  " elder's can't resign as in "he resigned as chairman of the board for xyz corp.".

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  Darkknight757

  I've heard that term "deleted" used before on a number of occasions. My case was different.

  They said that I was "no longer serving as an elder", possibly due to the circumstances behind it being perinatal loss. This was after many months of doing absolutely nothing in the congregation and missing many meetings. (They didn't know the real reason was that I had discovered TTATT and learned of the child sex abuse and rape cases in the Borg.)
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  As a Matter of Conscience, I Am Resigning from the Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses

  by Sail Away in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  after listening to the hearings of the australian royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse, i am no longer content to have simply walked away from the organization.

  as a matter of conscience, i do not want my name linked with the organization in any way.

  i know this letter has been posted previously, and i thank the author.

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  Darkknight757

  Thank you for the info you have provided. I'm going to use this as a basis for discussing why the wife and I no longer support and JW activities.
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  Syllabus

  by Duncan in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  haven't posted in years, but thought i would today, since something reminded me of this story..

  it's 1970 in our london-suburb congregation and it's the circuit overseer visit.

  as part of his talk on the saturday night this co - john anderson, anyone remember him?

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  Darkknight757

  Great story!

  I remember when we became "bible study people" and not "the magazine people."

  Some friends got so used to just blindly placing magazines and NOT using the bible that they got kind of a bad rap. So starting quite a few years ago we were instructed to always use a scripture when placing the monthly trash paper. We were also instructed to ask for bible studies and demonstrate them where possible. Suddenly that was supposed to change us to "bible study people" instead of "magazine people."

  Funny thing is now the Witlesses are just "Cart people" and "Jw.org people."
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  The Watchtower Society's Purpose

  by compound complex in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  "the sole purpose of our existence as a society is to announce the kingdom established in 1914 and to sound the warning of the fall of babylon the great [in 1918].

  we have a special message to deliver.

  "--- fred franz's words to bethel family, november 17, 1979..

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  Darkknight757

  Their purpose is to go against the grain in every way. To lie as much as can be handled by the R&F. To con as much money out of the R&F as humanly possible. Finally to do their utmost to destroy faith in society as a whole, and break up families.
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  Wife having lunch with her nosey Mother.

  by Darkknight757 in

  1. social
  2. family

  so my wife is really nervous about having lunch with her mother today.

  she is an über-dub who is always asking probing questions as to our spirituality.

  i think she knows that we are fading out.

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  Darkknight757

  Thanks for the suggestions. I think my wife doesn't like confrontation so she would rather avoid the subject and honestly I don't blame her. It's her mother after all.

  I told her to tell her mom to mind her business. 1thes 4:11. I know she means well but we are almost 40 years old now. Honestly I think we got life pretty much figured out by now.
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  Wife having lunch with her nosey Mother.

  by Darkknight757 in

  1. social
  2. family

  so my wife is really nervous about having lunch with her mother today.

  she is an über-dub who is always asking probing questions as to our spirituality.

  i think she knows that we are fading out.

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  Darkknight757

  So my wife is really nervous about having lunch with her mother today. She is an Über-Dub who is always asking probing questions as to our spirituality.

  I think she knows that we are fading out. She brings up all the classic horror stories of those who leave. She asks about our new hall. She always wants to talk about "the truth."

  What can my wife do? She's pretty nervous about this lunch.
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  Jehovah’s Witnesses and Child Sex Abuse – A Brief Handbook for Attorneys

  by Watchtower-Free in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  free download.

  https://jwvictims.org/jehovahs-witnesses-and-child-sex-abuse-a-brief-handbook-for-attorneys/ .

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  Darkknight757

  Thank you for sharing!😊
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  I have proof Noah built the Ark just like God told him to

  by KateWild in

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  Darkknight757

  Of all the stories in the bible, the flood has to be the most retarded. There is way too much evidence to prove that it didn't happen. It still amazes me that people believe that some old guy and his family built a boat and squeezed all manner of life in it from different continents. Not to mention enough food and water. Also to think that fresh water fish survived this global catastrophe is unreal.

  Belief in this story in its entirety is a measurement in gullibility.
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  Hello from the other side

  by Theburstbubble in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  well it's been 18 months since i left the witnesses.

  my goodness what can i say?

  well let's start from the beginning.... 1) i am happy, yes i am (i know im not meant to be as the jw's would like to believe).

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  Darkknight757

  Glad you are finally living "the real life!!!"😊

  There is so much this world has to offer and dubs unfortunately are really missing out. That's probably why they are so depressed and depressing to be around.

  I think my mother-in-law knows the wife and I are no longer going to meetings. We told them that we moved to a hall 45 minutes from home. She keeps bringing up stories of how miserable ex-JW's are. Funny as the wife just said last night that she has never felt better since we stopped attending meetings.