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  Elder Arrangement

  by vienne in

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  2. beliefs

  hi everyone, (including the person who down votes all of my posts).

  as some of you know, i'm working toward my master's degree.

  comments from those associated when the elder arrangement was introduced would help me with a research paper.. what was the reaction among adherents?

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  Phizzy

  Where was the Holy Spirit in all this ? absent on leave ? Evidently the H.S is even further away from the Org. these days.
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  An aspect of dealing with my elderly, PIMI, Father

  by joe134cd in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  for a bit of back ground.

  i’m a full blown pomo apostate.

  nothing would please me more to see wt burn to the ground.

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  Phizzy

  Two Elders came to my door, a few years after I had left, the younger of the two, newly appointed, told me the Governing Body had asked them to call on me, as if THAT half-truth would impress me.

  The older of the two got on to the matter of DFing people, somehow, and I said "Well, you can't DF me, I have never been a part of the religion as it is now, you J.W's have changed all the fundamental teachings ! ". I was referring mainly to the laughable overlapping generation nonsense.

  I think if you left before that change, what I said is a good thing to say, telling them they no longer have any power over you.

  I concur with the advice not to D.A. For anyone ! when you first leave it is tempting, to get some closure, but the J.W's do not suffer if you do it, you do.
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  Geographical inaccuracies you cant shake

  by GabeAthouse in

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  2. friends

  where your mental image of a place does not match up with where you intellectually know it actually is?

  1. great britain: i always picture it to the west of france.

  if i'm reading about the norman invasion or d-day i always see it in my head as crossing the channel east-west / west-east.

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  Phizzy

  " a quick look at it on a globe reveals its true size."

  True, a Flat Map cannot really show the true size of a Country, as that Country sits on the outer surface of a ball, but a flat map gives a quick idea of how many sq. miles a Country has, for some, and Greenland has a good few ! And importantly for some, the actual location of Countries, in relation to each other, and the Equator etc.

  I want to get a really old fashioned Globe, just to see the errors made before Satellites etc ! As to the relative sizes of say the USA, which is, 9.834 million sq.km. and Greenland is , 2.166 million sq.km. It is far easier to appreciate this on a Globe, thanks for pointing that out LUHE ! Perhaps all Geography Classrooms should have a Globe, as in my youth, we had one at home too.
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  WT Finger Pointing

  by Vanderhoven7 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  do you have examples of wt style finger pointing (with 3 pointing right back).

  "satans organization claims to be gods organization, and persecutes those who are actually members of gods organization.

  satans organization sails under the high-sounding name of "christendom".

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  Phizzy

  I remember a guy giving a Talk at what we called a Circuit Assembly in those days, he said "Remember, when you point the finger, there are three fingers pointing back at you !".

  OH how that applies to the J.W org !!
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  I’m a current elder ex bethel in London

  by Mikejw in

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  2. friends

  i was in bethel for years early 2000s and was heavily involved with brd from start to finish .

  im current elder in one of the congregations in london.

  what i’ve noticed is huge changes since covid .

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  Phizzy

  What is BRD ? short for bird ?
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  No pension no preparation for retirement

  by Mikejw in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a lot of my ex fellow servants must be now in their seventies, what can you do?.

  no children no money no home.

  it is so sad.. so many decided not to have children as the end was right around the corner and that was decades ago.

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  Phizzy

  When I was a young fella in August 1975, I started my private Pension, thinking the State Pension here in the U.K would not be sufficient. I was right, though being a J.W, I really did not expect to draw any pension from any source.

  Remember, the End of the World, Armageddon and the New Order were all supposed to kick off in October '75.

  As a serving M.S I was criticised by some Elders, lack of faith and all that, but I said "If I do not draw a pension, then great, but if I have to, I have one".

  I realise now I did not have any faith in the words of those men who ruined so many lives with their Bullshit. Thankfully.
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  BBC article on leaving JWs

  by usualusername1 in

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  https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct37m5.

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  Phizzy

  Well worth a listen. Two intelligent ladies, who had similar experiences, as they both left different religions, but both religions are High Control Mind Control Cults.

  Thank you UUN for Posting this !
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  Do you think the brothers who wrote watchtower articles are living in real world?

  by Longlivetherenegades in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  do you think the brothers who wrote watchtower articles are living in real world?........

  david splane........ powerful by faith convention 2021 video.

  please i got an excerpt of this from another video but the response by david splane is not included.

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  Phizzy

  Ding said " I often wonder to what extent they believe their own teachings."

  I came to the firm conviction,years ago, that most of the Writing Dept. and the Legal Dept. do NOT believe to any extent. Some not at all, it is just a cushy life and Career.

  The Writing Dept, because it has always, and still does, use Mind Control and Loaded language etc.etc. If they believed it was the Truth, they would not have to do this, they are like lying Politicians in this.

  The Legal Dept, if they believed they served a loving God, they would not spend their time trying to help in the cover up and protection of paedophiles, and making sure that the poor Victims suffer again, by limiting any rightful compensation as much as they can, to save the Org. from paying what they should.

  These two Departments, along with the G.B are Disgusting and Evil. But J.W's think it is "the truth" and god's Org.
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  WHEN is the Kingdom of God coming?

  by Fisherman in

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  when is the kingdom of god coming?.

  on being asked by the pharisees when the kingdom of god was coming, he answered them: “the kingdom of god is not coming with paratherisis; 21 nor will people say, ‘see here!’ or, ‘there!’ for look!

  the kingdom of god is in your midst.” —lu 17:20,21. .

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  Phizzy

  Never.
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  Kneel before me, for I am an ... Activist!

  by Simon in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i thought it was just me that had a negative view of people who proclaim themselves to be activists.. but no, it seems i'm not alone!.

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  Phizzy

  "stan livedeath
  

  i'm an xjw activist."

  Not sure I was ever an Activist, I used to be far more active than I am now, on here, on FB and some other places. I really can't be arsed most of the time now. The J.W org and individual J.W's are of little real interest to me, the subject is boring.

  I am now virtually an XJW Armchair Activist.