Welcome to the forum!
I felt the same way for years. WHY am I doing this? Preaching about love and paradise and there was nothing but cold rules and judgments. I'm glad you see it too.
Posts by TOTH
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17I Quit Preaching The "Door To Door and Tract Work" No Time For March 2012.
by Creep Side Congregation inwhy i have stopped preaching door to door, inactive now for march 2012!.
i can't participate in the door to door ministry anymore, how can i guarantee my bible studies won't experience the "dark side"?
are we providing a spiritually safe environment for new believers, free of sex offenders, thieves, gossiping bitter old women and "rock throwing hypocrites"?
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Thought on the new 16 page Watchtower
by Paralipomenon indear brothers,.
wecome to the first issue of the smaller version of the watchtower.
in this current digital age, more people are turning less to the printed page and more to online sources for their reading material.
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LOL
Now I have to add newspaper to my cage liners....
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on the fence - an introduction
by so confused ini was brought up around the truth.
my dad was disfellowshiped when i was young, around 6-7. he was a elder and very devoted even going to jail when he was younger for the truth.
he had a stroke and started preaching things that the society was not teaching and he was disfellowshiped.
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Welcome to the forum! There is lots to take in so like others have said, take it nice and easy. I hope to hear more from you.
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JW News, Library, History, Videos, Talks, Illustrations Facebook Page...
by misguided inhttps://www.facebook.com/pages/jehovahs-witnesses-news-library-history-videos-talks-illustrations/252294947042.
what's your thoughts?.
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I read a few of teh comments. Madde me sad to see such misguided people...
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How Many Here Were Ever "Hit On" By A JW?
by minimus indid you ever get hit on by a member of the " christian congregation" ???.
ever get hit on by an elder, pioneer or ms?.
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I was hit on by the LOVELY wife of a ms. Her hubby it was later revealed cheated on her and tried to molest a 15 year old girl. I was also hit on by the married wife of an Arabic brother. My wife almost unhaired her right there in the kh...LOL
My wife was hit on by a married jw at a dc. She was still single and staying with her mom at the Airport Hilton in San Francisco. The guy was an "Undocumented Mexican wetback" that followed her up to her room when she left her mom in the hotel lobby. He told her he wanted to F^^^...She said she would tell his wife and he said she would NEVER believe her. Ummm YA she did! LMAO!
Unhappy marriages must be caused by strict wt bedroom laws...I guess.
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Awkward Silences
by TOTH ini can rememebr many such silences growing up in the wt.
one that comes to mind was back in the mid 80's.
i was a young twenty something fellow and had gone to the dc in fresno, ca with my parents and my brother.
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LMAO! My dad used to say cornhole too! He used to cuss a lot at home too. It's somethng that I do often as well.
My wife's dad was never big on cussing but in their family the word joder/jodido is used as a word to describe annoying behavior or an annoying person. In MOST Spanish speaking countries it is the height of offensive and insulting language. Joder means to Eff someone or a jodido is an effer. So one of my wife's aunties was sitting at lunch with her kids during a dc. One of them was being bratty so she called him a jodido and the group of fellow lunchers fell silent. She looked around and asked, "Is that a curse word?" LOL
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exJW artist,,, amazing paintings, and heart-warming video. :))
by talesin ini came across this artist in my internet travels .... his paintings are just,, well, you have to see them for yourself!
it's abstract expressionism at its finest, and easy to relate to the symbolism, especially as explained in the vid.
many of you, reading this, may find joy and release in expressing yourself in artistic mediums; here's what can happen if you 'go for it'.
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Thanks TAL! Yea it was inspirational!
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Awkward Silences
by TOTH ini can rememebr many such silences growing up in the wt.
one that comes to mind was back in the mid 80's.
i was a young twenty something fellow and had gone to the dc in fresno, ca with my parents and my brother.
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I can rememebr MANY such silences growing up in the wt. One that comes to mind was back in the mid 80's. I was a young twenty something fellow and had gone to the dc in Fresno, CA with my parents and my brother. We stayed at one hotel and were invited to another hotel for an after session get together with some of the others from our congregation. I showed up with my brother and there sitting in the hotel lobby like bumps on logs were several of the twenty somethings we went to the hall with.
We said hi to everyone and sat down. No one spoke so I asked how they liked the day's session and they all nodded and said that it was very nice. WOW, such enthusiasm I thought as I looked at their blank stares. I wish I could have perceived their response as I could now! LOL
So this one MARRIED sister came up to me and asked me if I wanted a drink from the bar and I declined. I had had a drinking problem in my teens and had sworn off the stuff but tried to keep THAT out of the conversation. She asked me a couple of times to join her and her husband for a drink at the bar and I declined again. Eventually I tired of saying no and I told her that I had a problem with alcohol, became very surly and combative and that it was BEST for me to NOT drink. She said that one little drink could not possibly be bad and her husband said for her to drop it. So they went to the bar. No one else went with them.
So there we sat, about 9 or 10 of us just looking at each other. My brother rest his soul saved the evening though! He said that we had to go and digest the wonderous meal Jehovah had provided through his Faithful Slave. Meditation and scripture to prepare us for Sunday's presentation was what he and I needed. We thanked them for their invitation and bid them all goodnight.
We drove back to our hotel and talked about what a bunch of fish they all are. When we got up to our room we turned on the tv and watched HOWARD THE DUCK! Ahh perfect meditation.....LOL Oh and he did read out of the bible about how bad associations spoil useful habits.
Anyone else ever experience those weird moments with other young people at gatherings???
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exJW artist,,, amazing paintings, and heart-warming video. :))
by talesin ini came across this artist in my internet travels .... his paintings are just,, well, you have to see them for yourself!
it's abstract expressionism at its finest, and easy to relate to the symbolism, especially as explained in the vid.
many of you, reading this, may find joy and release in expressing yourself in artistic mediums; here's what can happen if you 'go for it'.
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Great talent! He has courage too for coming out as he has. Commendable for a young man. I wish I could do the same with my music. I am unfortuinately afraid to lose my wife. She is not "IN" 100% anymore but she is terrified of losing her jw family. I fear that if they found out just how much I despise that organization that they would pressure her to pressure me and she just might pick them over me.
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Do the Jehovah Witnesses break up families?
by trailerfitter inthe answer is yes in my case.
for some of you wonderful people on here will remember i asked a few questions and was concerned about my wife becoming a jehovahs witness,...well, she is baptised now and fully fleged (committed).. i have been called possessed by satan , mentally ill, a schitzophrenic and was beaten emotionally and mentally.
eventually i had to leave our house after 2 years of this situation getting worse.
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TOTH
I'm saddened by your story. I feel your pain...