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  Site update: Jan 17, 2015

  by Simon in

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  2. announcements

  some quick updates, mostly cosmetic:.

  the message sending form should display better feedback of why a message is invalid (which will prevent the send button becoming active).. if your status is telling you that you have unread messages then you should see an option in the 'inbox' page to reset the count / mark all messages read.

  just press it once, be patient - marking the actual messages is done in the background.. the topic and post counts are being updated - some will still be incorrect while it processes the data but after that should be correct.

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  3rdgen

  Thanks Simon, My unread messages problem is now fixed!  
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  What I Saw & Heard in the Oral Argument Hearing on January 14, 2015

  by ABibleStudent in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  im not an attorney and i could not record the hearing, so please forgive me if i make mistakes in relating what i remember of the oral argument hearing for jane doe (i.e., candace conti) versus the watchtower bible & tract society on january 14, 2015 and the length of this post.. i arrived at the civic center/union plaza in san francisco, ca about 7:30. the area is very nice with a few homeless people sleeping in the park across from the courthouse.

  it took me about 10 minutes to find the clerks office for the court on the first floor, which opened at 8:00.. once the clerks office opened, the two clerks who i talked with were very polite and helpful.

  the arguments for jane doe (i.e., candace conti) versus the watchtower bible & tract society were scheduled 5th out of (i think) 8. while i was in the office a cameraman and another person for nbc arrived asking about the hearing for candace contis case.. the courtroom for the 1st appellate court is on the 4th floor and takes up most of that floor.

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  3rdgen

  Thanks Robert for filling us in. Hubby and I thought the attorneys for the appellants might be a no show in order to drag the case out. We are glad to know the case went forward. Now for the wait........
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  3rd Gen DF'd finally writing

  by AFreeBeliever in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i've been reading many of the postings on this forum for a couplefew years, finally joined today.

  i think reading cappytan, and others like that, compelled me to share, it seems i might have a bit of a different outcome than many i have read, perhaps it will be hopeful/helpful to someone.. i was a born-in, 3rd gen jw, my entire family (parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and most all of my childhood friends) were in.

  some dropped by the wayside as the years went on, but many stayed in, and if they didn't, they still acted/talked as if they believed it was "the truth" and it was their weaknesses/failings that made them stop attending.

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  3rdgen

  Welcome Afreebeliever. At first I thought your post was about me! LOL I too, am a 3rd gen on both sides. My paternal grandmother was baptized circa 1900. I have zero non-JW family except my husband and daughter. I spent about 60 years believing that JWs were God's earthly organization. Leaving Watchtower left me afraid and lonely but I was determined not to fill that hole with something I didn't thoroughly investigate, whether it be secular or religious but that's just me. If you are happy and fulfilled all the best to you!
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  JW's have lost the will to Vacuum

  by runForever in

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  despite 2005 being a very popular year for vacuums vacuuming is now very unpopular with 0 mentions- an all time low.. awake magazine:.

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  3rdgen

  This topic sucks! LOL
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  New to the forum

  by Gone and forgotten in

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  2. experiences

  first i want to say that i really appreciate this forum.

  most other places i've seen are nothing but filled with spite and hate.

  this site is reasonable and supportive...thank you for that!.

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  3rdgen

  Welcome Gone, Wow, we have quite a lot in common. My first husband of 30 years was very much like yours except he successfully hid most of his immoral/illegal behavior from me until the end. I am so sorry the stress of your life took its toll on your health. Now it's time to pamper yourself and stay well. You have earned it! PM me anytime if you like.
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  Is The Borg going back to “Old School” thinking & getting more hardcore?

  by thedepressedsoul in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  im still in and i cant help but feel nervous as more and more changes are coming forward.

  i cant help but feel that they are starting to get more hardcore again.

  let me explain.

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  3rdgen

  Vidiot nailed it. 
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  New member, no longer just reader...

  by freemindfade in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so i joined very recently and began posting and commenting without a formal intro.

  been reading for a while, decided it was time to jump in.

  mentally i am completely cleansed of this thing, but still have to maintain a minimal involvement for spouse and family.

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  3rdgen

  Freemind, Welcome to the community! Glad you're here.
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  My Day's Long and Arduous Journey

  by compound complex in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this, my day's long and arduous journey, is winding down as infinite night gracefully descends and takes me into her welcomed embrace.. i have no reason to fear the inevitable, my transition into a higher and more glorious estate than was allowed me upon this beautiful but angst-filled habitation.. what must be borne with calm, with dignity, with rejoicing, has been prepared for me from earliest times.

  its accomplishment requires nothing of me .

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  3rdgen

  Co Co. You are so special! 
  
  
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  WHAT IS LEFT? Have all the major teachings of Jehovah's Witnesses now changed?

  by TerryWalstrom in

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  2. beliefs

  was there a second coming?.

  a 3rd coming?.

  " (the 3rd coming?).

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  3rdgen

  Terry, I like the way you put it, "They can't stop fiddling with the knobs." While at times it seems their changes are reactionary, such as the generation teaching. When too much time elapsed they pretty much had no choice.  However, I believe other changes better known to the Dubs as Nuuu Lite, are made to keep the flock interested and create anticipation for conventions, special talks, and new publications. Can you imagine the boredom associated with this religion WITHOUT something new to learn or talk about? The more convoluted and confusing the change the better. The sheeple then think the FDS are gifted with unusual and unexplainable insight. 
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  I Find This "Humerus" ( ad1914.com )

  by Gilgamesh in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  copied from http://ad1914.com/2015/01/10/i-find-this-humerus/ .

  i am including this post to the site because it reveals something about just how crazy we have been at coming up with strange doctrines.

  some would just chalk it up to the insanity of fred franz.. by 1951, the watchtower started doing some math: 33+37=70 so 1914+37=1951.

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  3rdgen

  Oh yes the silly names. Like bro Worldly or sis Jezebel Influence. The Habitually Late family. The Chewing Gum kids, Bro Needza Shower. Sisters Gossipy, and Whispers During Meetings, etc LOL