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  Well I have a choice to make

  by Igot2bme in

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  the elders came today without any notice and visited with me.

  they told me that my mother in law said i didn't want to have anything to do with the witnesses anymore.

  i said yes i did say that and then i laid it all out for them why i felt that jehovah god wasn't with them.

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  That also brings to mind a Youtube vid I watched recently called kissing Franks Ass, it is so much like the WTS!

  That is a great video. I posted it on a JW website once. They were not impressed.
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  Well I have a choice to make

  by Igot2bme in

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  the elders came today without any notice and visited with me.

  they told me that my mother in law said i didn't want to have anything to do with the witnesses anymore.

  i said yes i did say that and then i laid it all out for them why i felt that jehovah god wasn't with them.

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  And after all was said and done they said that they needed me to come to a descision to DA myself, or stay in the Org. An elder will be by on Thursday to pick up my letter.

  Tell them if they want to come around and have a sensible conversation they are welcome, but you can't resign from something that doesn't exist. There will be no letter.

  Giving them a letter just reinforces their delusion that they are important.

  I would absolutely not give them anything in writing that would feed into their delusion that they have any control over what I do or that I owe them anything.

  Look at it this way....if they disfellowshipped you, and you asked for a letter from them to that effect, do you really think you'd get it?
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  School for Congregation Elders

  by C.O.B.E.Beef in

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  i attended the school late last year, and it was an emotional and mental rollercoaster for me.

  i was already divided in my heart to say the least.

  one of the instructors stayed in my home for the week, and my family genuinely enjoyed his company.

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  Guess they supplanted the holy spirit......
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  As a JW Kid Were You Expected To Get Baptised By Your Parents/ Congregation

  by Hairyhegoat in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  here is a quote from a ex-jw about this subject, i myself had alot of pressure from my family to get baptised and finally gave in at 14, wish i had left them a present on the way out of the pool that floated..at the dudley assembley hall .

  i can't justify my entire family (parents, sisters, aunts, uncles, grandma) and friends shunning me because i chose not to uphold a dedication i made at twelve years old.

  sure it was my "choice" to get baptized.

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  I can't think of a single JW who would say no. If you don't get baptised, you are a member of Satans system.

  What a coincidence......I can think of several.
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  Special Meetings with GB+ Scheduled for October in Patterson and Assembly Halls

  by happyexjw in

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  apologies if this has already been discussed, but saw this on the fb jehovahs witnesses, new, library, history page and wondered if anyone knew anything about it or has any idea what it could be about.

  date: august 17, 2011 5:38:59 pm cdt.

  to: the librarian <[email protected]>.

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  Announcing the future announcement of a special announcement!!!!

  ROFLMAO........
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  How did you tell your mate that .....

  by stuckinamovement in

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  you no longer believed that the watchtower organization was the truth, and that you were no longer going to go to the meetings or service?.

  and a followup question... what was the response?.

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  The conversation basically went "yeah, honey, I don't believe in the Jehovah's Witness religion at all anymore" followed by my wife saying that she wanted a divorce, which she got.

  I really thought my wife would "go there" with me also as she is a died in the wool JW and almost everyone in her immediate family is a believer in it. Whenever anyone in her family expresses anything questionable about the organization, it is like a relay is engaged and out comes the thought stopping defense of WT orgranization verbal mechanisms and irrational justifications.

  I guess fortunately, we have too much history together for her to let that happen. I was not and had no interest in being a JW when we got married and although, in a moment of what I can only describe as mental insanity I studied and was baptised, I've let her know in no uncertain terms that not being counted as a JW was something I was and will not be afraid of. I'd already been down that road with others in religious and military authority attempting to control me that way through fear.
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  How did you tell your mate that .....

  by stuckinamovement in

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  you no longer believed that the watchtower organization was the truth, and that you were no longer going to go to the meetings or service?.

  and a followup question... what was the response?.

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  I have not been to meetings for some time now..about 18 years, but, I guess my wife had been holding out hope that I'd "come to my senses" all this time.

  About a year ago, I could tell that something was bothering her and had been for about a week. she was being very dry with me and giving me short one word answers to questions whenever I tried to engage her in conversation.

  One night while sitting in bed, she blurted out a question to the effect of what my spiritual plans were as a baptised witness and would I be returning to going to meetings.....bottom line. And, in just a bottom line matter of fact way, I told her point blank that I didn't believe any of it anymore and that I'd never go back to meetings. Ripped off that band-aid and took a little scap and skin with it. This didn't sit well with her at all as she started crying and left the room. I let her get all her crying out before approaching her about the issue further.

  Later, the next day, I apologized that I had answered the question as brusquely as I did, apologizing for the way I answered the question and not the content of the answer, then I went on to demonstrate and remind her of how angry and defensive she acts when anyone says anything negative about the witnesses or the WT organization. I reminded her how much I loved her and asked her did she really expect me to live as a hypocrit pretending to be all spiritual and going to meetings while deep down hating every minute of it. I asked her did she really want me to constantly rip her and her faith to shreds every time she brought it up or did she want me to listen and act respectfully as I'd been doing. Did she really want me to "go there" pointing out all the inconsistencies she actively chooses to ignore?

  We've gone back to our confortable "truce" where she goes about her "witness" business without the expectation that I'll participate.
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  It has been a year since I started school ** an update**

  by noni1974 in

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  well this time last year i was waiting for my first semester at college to start.

  i had no idea how i would do in my classes.

  my first semester was a complete surprise for me because not only did i do it, but, i did it well ending up on the dean's list with a 3.57 gpa for the semester.

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  Congratulations Noni!!!!

  In fact, congratulations to all who've chosen to improve their life through educating themselves rather that waiting for the WT pair "o" dice pipe dream.

  I am also of this illustrious group. I am taking the final 12 hours for my bachelors and am graduating this fall. Classes start in two weeks.
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  District Convention 2011 Observation - RE: Accounts

  by dontplaceliterature in

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  did anyone else notice that they didn't read an accounts report one single time?

  usually, this is read at some point, i thought.

  i'm usually too busy working on some assignment during the convention to notice but this year i was in my seat for the whole program.

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  the last time I went to a CC and they read the accounts report, I explained to my wife the gaping financial hole that was opened up between last years account balance and the expenses and balance they "claimed" for the current assembly.

  was the look I got.
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  Looking back -- 2 years as sd-7

  by sd-7 in

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  i won't likely be able to post on the 31st, so i'm taking this moment to make a post now, in honor of my 2-year anniversary at jwn.

  happy mother frakking anniversary, sd-7!!

  as we ponder it, we start to realize just how much i've grown.

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  Wow......I didn't think anyone paid any attention to my posts......

  Thanks for the "shout out" SD-7. I hope your future endeavors are a smasking success!!!!

  Happy 2nd year JW anniversary!!!!!!!!