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  Secret Building Project?

  by Mum in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i watch a lot of ex-jw videos on youtube and read many of the comments.

  recently, i watched a video by an ex-jw whose videos i had never watched before.

  i don't remember his handle.. anyway, there was only one comment posted at the time i watched the video.

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  Not what I would expect but willing to be informed.

  in the meantime, I’d be sceptical of unsubstantiated claims.
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  114,000, Literal, or Symbolic?

  by Wonderment in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a poster wrote to me privately, and brought to my attention the following comment below i made a while back in regards to the 144,00 number of revelation.

  i had casually conjectured that this number was likely symbolic in line with the book of revelation being mostly symbolic in kind.

  he brought up this juicy source:.

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  Unless it tells you otherwise, ALL of the bible is literal

  Rubbish ! I suggest some entry into bible/ theological colleges is called for before making such rash assertions.
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  When The SHTF.

  by Lost in the fog in

  1. social
  2. current

  we have several non-jdub friends who are busy stockpiling foods and goods for the impending societal collapse.

  some are happy enough to be called preppers, others are not, but say that looking at the deteriorating condition of the world that it's only a matter of time before the shtf and they want to be prepared to protect themselves and their families when it happens.. contrast that to the jdubs who are actively telling people that the end of the world is coming, but aren't preparing in a practical way because they have been brainwashed by a "jehovah has always protected his servants" mindset from the gb at hq (who laughingly have no reason to be concerned because they're hoping for a quick getaway up to heaven when the jw 'end of the world' comes!).

  the most the average jdub has is a go-bag rucksack in case they have to quickly leave their house in the event of a natural disaster like a flood or a wildfire.. isn't it better to be safe than sorry?

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  Good grief !
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  Patterson on the line: Watchtower claims that paying cash bond would cause “immediate irreparable harm and hardship”

  by cedars in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  a new article for those who are interested.... http://jwsurvey.org/cedars-blog/patterson-on-the-line-watchtower-claims-that-paying-cash-bond-would-cause-immediate-irreparable-harm-and-hardship.

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  There is no rule on this forum that requires me to state my occupation.

  Because there isn’t one ?
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  Which of you readers are being shunned by their relatives / friends ?

  by stan livedeath in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  a simple " me" if you dont want to say more--or a short explanation about who is shunning you and how long has this been going on.. i'll set the ball rolling: my daughter--her husband and children; my younger son --no contact from them for 40 years...because i left their religion.. (edit--i just noticed the typo in the header--if should be of ).

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  Mother shuns me 37 years now as well as an uncle and his wife.

  Hi Lee,

  When I first read this I thought “sheesh, how could they hate so long” but then I realised my own family shunning is 25+ years.

  So for me every relative, whether children, siblings or whatever share in this hate cult towards me.

  How sad for them that they are in bondage, i pray that they will eventually know true christian freedom.

  Cheers,

  Ozzie 🍷
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  Becoming a JW

  by Mum in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i rarely post here, but i often check in.

  i used to post on h2o as well.

  i think i once posted some of this on h2o, but there are many new ones who have joined since then.. i first encountered jw's at the age of 9. it wasn't in the door-to-door work, however.

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  My dear late wife (Mrs Ozzie) had a good friend who was a former Gilead missionary who continually was looking for “new truths” in the pages of the Watchtower magazine. So she earnestly read ‘between the lines’ looking for new insights, being ready to announce to us less gifted some new ‘gem’ straight from on high.
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  A Great Life After Leaving

  by Lost in the fog in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/shunned-jehovahs-witnesses-life-now-7613921.

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  Freedom !!!
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  Becoming a JW

  by Mum in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i rarely post here, but i often check in.

  i used to post on h2o as well.

  i think i once posted some of this on h2o, but there are many new ones who have joined since then.. i first encountered jw's at the age of 9. it wasn't in the door-to-door work, however.

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  new boy: I will be 74 on November 1, 2022, almost 80.

  Did we ever think we’d be able to say that when we were “in” ?

  I always told my kids I’d never get old but now I’m here, I gotta say, it aches !!!
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  Next time a jw says "the end is sooo close now"

  by nowwhat? in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  say this.

  with what's going on the world does it look like they are going to proclaim peace and security anytime soon?!

  or was the organization wrong again about the end times?.

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  No and Yes

  Next.

  😀🍷
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  Becoming a JW

  by Mum in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i rarely post here, but i often check in.

  i used to post on h2o as well.

  i think i once posted some of this on h2o, but there are many new ones who have joined since then.. i first encountered jw's at the age of 9. it wasn't in the door-to-door work, however.

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  I rarely post here, but I often check in. I used to post on H2O as well. I think I once posted some of this on H2O

  Well G’day Mum ! I remember you from h2o days. So much has happened since those ‘early days’!

  Good to ‘hear’ from you again. As we say Downunder, owyergoin ? I hope life has been good for you these past years. I’m sure your story will help many.

  Cheers,

  Ozzie 🍷 (still of the shiraz class)