Posts by 3rdgen

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Ages of each user here?

by ukpimo in

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i'm interested to know the age demographics here.

it must be significantly different to other exjw forums.

it would be a damning report for watchtower if most of us appear to have left for decades.. you don't have to mention your exact age, you could always say "in my 50s".. i am in my 70s.

I was born early in the year Eisenhower was elected president to middle-aged 2ond gen parents. I was Baptized the month I turned 12 and married at 17 to the Pioneer MS son of the PO who secretly lived a double life.

I was aware of serious flaws and flip-flops in doctrine and policies most of my life but told myself it was the result of "Imperfection" the catchall word to excuse all that is rotten in Watchtower.

My son's sudden death in 2004 changed me. By this time I was married to B.ASS who was close to being PIMO. The Menlo Park fiasco caused me to be mad enough to find Simon's site, read, honestly examine my religion. and realize I was NEVER in the TRUTH but in a CULT! Like Dagney, I am grateful to have made some true friends who happen to be EXJWs.

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What would happen if the religion just straight out gets outed as bad? The ORG admits to it and all the members get told to disperse

by Starlight.vee in

like the org just gives up and comes out saying that all of what they are saying is untrue and that there is no armageddon, nothing.

how do y’all think the the members still in it would react?.

there be a mental health crisis i perhaps.

3rdgen

What if I had realized TTATT when I was still a teenager instead of a senior citizen?

What if I had married Ringo Star instead of my ex-husband?

What if I became the next POTUS?

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The Book Study Group - Reminiscing

by ukpimo in

any fond memories or funny stories relating to the old book study arrangement?.

i remember a time when a new sister turned up with very smart jacket and shirt.

yet she was wearing trousers and when questioned by everyone she said "blimey, i think geoff (her husband) is wearing my skirt!".

3rdgen

In the 1970s I lived in a tiny town in the mountains below Lake Tahoe. The small congregation was newly formed and many had been baptized only 1 to 4 years. Most were young couples either with or without children. It was a fun and funny group.

My best friend had the book study at her house which 1st husband and I attended. The group was enthusiastic about the religion and I admit it was contagious. Most stayed after the book study telling jokes, playing games, or watching TV. sometimes with wine when their kids were in bed.

However, This group of ours changed in the late 1970s Many of these interesting and smart converts left JWs, including my best friend and her family. I tried to encourage her to stay but the decision was final.

I kept in touch with my friend who wisely left and, with her husband, worked hard and built a multi-million-dollar retirement. They are close with their 3 children, their 15 grandchildren, and several great-grandchildren.

She and her family earned their happy Golden Years through wisdom and hard work. We are so glad she didn't listen to me!

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What was covered up in your congregation??

by karter in

family move to remote pacific island to serve were the need is great get a mention in the year book.. however one of the (married) boys in the large family has sex with his sister while his wife is in hospital giving birth to their child.

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all hushed up not even a word said and hes now an elder d.fing people for lesser crimes.. young couple dating leave the jws and move in togather doing drugs partying ect.. his family grandfather,uncles, dad ect are all elders.. after a few years they decide to come back to the jws and are married in the k.h a few months latter.. 1 elder questions them getting married in the k.h and is voted down by his family.. to many drunks and c.s.a to mention.. karter..

3rdgen

They did that sister a favor. She is out of the cult because she was stumbled. However, in order to be grateful to be out she will need to realize TTATT .

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Russia: Further Jail Term For Answering Fellow Prisoners’ Questions About Faith

by AndersonsInfo in

https://www.eurasiareview.com/01072024-russia-further-jail-term-for-answering-fellow-prisoners-questions-about-faith/.

july 1, 2024. by f18news.

by victoria arnold.

3rdgen

peacefulpete: Too True- unfortunately

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JE-sus making a comeback at the 2024 Convention

by dropoffyourkeylee in

attended the friday sesson of the 2024 summer convention.. july 5, 2024 summer convention crowd photo; they invited quite a lot of empty chairs.. .

the facility usually has 5500-6500. they spun it saying that fewer congregations were assigned.

there were 6 of the smaller, more distant sections blocked off with tarps to lessen cleaning, which i understand.

3rdgen

BEST CONVENTION EVEEERRRR!

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Redding Drama

by Bill Covert in

if any one was so inclined to go back to 2013 on the site and locate the posts on the note takers reporting on the 2013 convention [the release of the rnwt and gb demanding obedience] there were two note takers who reported on the main talk "human apostates" that there was a new tactic being used, letter writing to the publishers homes.

the main subject of those letters was a elder joe moore.

on 12-26-2007 i taped court case #149893 to kh doors.

3rdgen

BILL'S To-Do List:

Get a Million dollars

Hire a detective to determine identity of Baalam'sAss and 3rdGen

Nail the findings to door of local Kingdom Hall

Makes perfect sense LOL! (Waves to Dagney)

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Did you suffer from not saluting the flag in school as a kid?

by Sea Breeze in

what happened?.

3rdgen

Rattigan: "How is that suffering?" You are either a troll or an idiot.

What child as young as kindergarten decides they have religious objections to saluting the flag? What child decides they like being the class oddball?

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Do JWs Really Say This?

by NotFormer in

i stumbled, via a google search, upon a part of jw space that is usually heavily defended against outsiders like my good self.

in a discussion, someone started their post with "i (started doing x)... when the slave began to suggest doing so"*.

do pimis really talk that way?

3rdgen

When I was a little girl in the 1950s The ENTIRE group of JWs "anointed remnant" and "other sheep" including all of the leadership called themselves the "New World Society". IOW Every JW, man, woman, and child, was part of the "Society". The Entire Remnant of the 144.000 was called "The Faithful and Discrete Slave."

At this time Bethel produced 2 films each lasting at least an hour. One was called "Happiness in the New World Society". The second was called "The New World Society in Action" These films attempted to show the worldwide brotherhood and work done by JWs. I remember because my father had both films and narrated and showed them to many congregations up to the early 1960s.

My point is that at that time Terms used by JWs were more inclusive to the whole group. As time went on "The Society" referred only to the leadership throughout the world and effectively discarded the rest of JWs

When the Elder arrangement started in 1972 control continued to tighten up and so did the terms used. Later the Governing Body" started to call THEMSELVES the "Faithful and Discrete Slave" thus discarding the rest of the "Anointed Remnant". from the title.

I say all this to outline how over the years the JW leadership has gradually demoted its believers to lower and lower importance while, at the same time, elevating the Governing Body above Jesus himself.

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Things you can not say in "field service" anymore.

by greenhornet in

jw
friends

many years ago we would be on someone's doorstep, when waiting for the house holder to come to the door we say something like ... yea after the big a this is going to be my house.

imagine saying that today with the common use of doorbell cameras and the squatting problem .

3rdgen

That reminds me...

When an irate householder yelled at one of the old school elderly brothers in my hall, "Why are you here? I have already told you people never to come back!"

He replied, "I thought maybe you died and somebody nice moved in."